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Report Title
Land west of Orchard House, St Ives, Cambridgeshire: Evaluation
Publisher and Publication Year
Wessex Archaeology - 2007
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Summary
Summary Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by CgMs Consulting on behalf of George Wimpey, South Midlands to undertake an archaeological field evaluation of 3ha of land adjacent to Houghton Road and located to the west of Orchard House, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, National Grid Reference 529925 272365. The area either side of the Houghton Road has previously produced numerous findspots of prehistoric worked flint. In the mid-19th century, evidence of an early Romano-British cremation cemetery, with an impressive array of finds, was found to the southwest of the Site, although the precise location remains unknown. The Site is proposed for residential development, for which outline planning permission has been granted. A condition of the planning consent (Condition 14) requires the implementation of a programme of archaeological assessment to be undertaken to inform the determination of a future detailed planning application. An initial geophysical survey of the Site was arranged by CgMs and was undertaken in advance of the evaluation. The results of the survey identified a number of anomalies, which indicated that the Site had the potential to contain archaeological features. The results of the geophysical survey were used to locate evaluation trenches to ensure areas of potential archaeological significance were targeted and fully assessed. The evaluation was undertaken in late February and early March 2007 and comprised the machine excavation of 22 trial trenches, each approximately 30m by 1.8m in size. The majority of the trenches contained no archaeological remains. Two shallow undated ditches were identified in three trenches (Trenches 14, 21 and 23) and a series of burnt tree throws were noted (Trenches 18, 20 and 21). Extensive evidence was found across the Site for medieval/Post-medieval ridge and furrow, which broadly runs across the site, east to west. One trench (Trench 3) was found to contain significant archaeology, in the form of a pit containing an undated cremation burial (303), which was truncated by the medieval/Post-medieval ridge and furrow. Additional trenching radiating from this feature did not identify any further archaeological features in the immediate area. iii Land West of Orchard House Houghton Road St Ives Archaeological Evaluation Report-----------------------------
Table of Contents
Summary ............................................................................................................ iii Acknowledgements.............................................................................................iv 1 PROJECT BACKGROUND ..............................................................................1 1.1 Introduction................................................................................................1 1.2 Site Location, Use and Geology ................................................................1 2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL/HISTORICAL BACKGROUND...............................2 2.1 Archaeological and Historical Background.............................................2 3 AIMS OF THE FIELDWORK PROGRAMME..............................................3 3.1 Objectives....................................................................................................3 3.2 Research Framework.................................................................................3 4 METHODOLOGY..............................................................................................3 4.1 Fieldwork....................................................................................................3 5 RESULTS.............................................................................................................4 5.1 Introduction................................................................................................4 5.2 Soil Profile...................................................................................................5 5.3 Geophysical Anomalies and Negative Features.......................................5 5.4 Archaeological features .............................................................................5 6 FINDS ...................................................................................................................6 6.1 General........................................................................................................6 6.2 Worked and Burnt Flint............................................................................6 6.3 Human Bone...............................................................................................7 7 ENVIRONMENTAL...........................................................................................7 7.1 Introduction................................................................................................7 7.2 Charred Plant Remains and Charcoals ...................................................7 8 DISCUSSION.......................................................................................................9 9 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................10 APPENDIX 1 TRENCH SUMMARY TABLES......................................................11Headings
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Tables
Archaeological Evaluation Report
Summary
Archaeological Evaluation Report
Acknowledgements
Archaeological Evaluation Report
1 PROJECT BACKGROUND
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Site Location, Use and Geology
2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL/HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
2.1 Archaeological and Historical Background
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Romano-British
3 AIMS OF THE FIELDWORK PROGRAMME
3.1 Objectives
3.1.1 The objectives of the evaluation were to;
3.2 Research Framework
4 METHODOLOGY
4.1 Fieldwork
General
5 RESULTS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Soil Profile
5.2.1 Geological deposits were encountered immediately below topsoil.
5.3 Geophysical Anomalies and Negative Features
5.4 Archaeological features
Tree Throws
6 FINDS
6.1 General
6.2 Worked and Burnt Flint
6.3 Human Bone
7 ENVIRONMENTAL
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Charred Plant Remains and Charcoals
Charcoal
8 DISCUSSION
9 REFERENCES
WATER METER
Wessex