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Report Title
Land North of Bannold Road, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. Archaeological Field Evaluation
Publisher and Publication Year
Albion Archaeology - 2004
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Summary
Non-Technical Summary The South Cambridgeshire Local Plan (adopted February 2004) has allocated a gross area of 4.23ha for residential development at land north of Bannold Road, Waterbeach. Cambridgeshire County Council's Principal Archaeologist had previously indicated that a pre-determination archaeological evaluation would be recommended for any planning application received for the site. A design brief for an archaeological evaluation was issued by the County Archaeology Office. Albion Archaeology was commissioned by Old Road Securities plc to undertake the archaeological evaluation. It comprised a desk-based assessment, followed by trial excavation. The aims of the investigation were to determine the date, character and extent of any archaeological remains within the development area. The desk-based assessment revealed the development area to be on the fringes of the historic core of Waterbeach. Fifteen trial trenches were opened around the periphery of the site. The majority did not contain archaeological deposits. However, two linear gullies (likely to represent Roman enclosure boundaries) were identified in the south- western and south-eastern corners of the site. Albion Archaeology Land North of Bannold Road, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire Archaeological Field Evaluation 5 1. INTRODUCTION-----------------------------
Table of Contents
List of Figures.....................................................................................................................................2 Preface.................................................................................................................................................3 Structure of this report......................................................................................................................3 Key Terms...........................................................................................................................................3 Non-Technical Summary...................................................................................................................4 1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 5 1.1 Planning Background ..........................................................................................................5 1.2 Stages of the Evaluation ......................................................................................................5 1.3 Site Location and Description.............................................................................................5 1.4 Archaeological Background................................................................................................5 2. TRIAL EXCAVATION .............................................................................. 7 2.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................7 2.2 Method Statement................................................................................................................7 2.3 Results of the Trial Excavation...........................................................................................7 3. SYNTHESIS........................................................................................... 11 3.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................11 3.2 Former Land Use within the Development Area ............................................................11 3.3 Significance of Results .......................................................................................................11 4. APPENDIX 1: TRENCH SUMMARIES .................................................. 12Headings
PrefaceKey Terms
Non-Technical Summary
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Planning Background
1.2 Stages of the Evaluation
1.3 Site Location and Description
1.4 Archaeological Background
2. TRIAL EXCAVATION
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Method Statement
2.3 Results of the Trial Excavation
2.3.1 Ploughsoil and Subsoil
2.3.2 Evidence for Recent Human Activity
2.3.3 Archaeological Features
2.3.4 Geological Strata
2.3.5 Confidence Rating
2.3.6 Deposit Model
2.4 Artefact Assemblage
2.4.1 Introduction
2.4.2 Pottery
2.4.3 Ceramic building material
2.5 Ecofact Assemblage
2.5.1 Animal Bone
3. SYNTHESIS
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Former Land Use within the Development Area
3.3 Significance of Results
4. APPENDIX 1: TRENCH SUMMARIES
15. Drainage / enclosure gulley.