Monument record MLI34044 - ROMANO-BRITISH SETTLEMENT SITE, MARKET DEEPING
Summary
ROMANO-BRITISH SETTLEMENT SITE, MARKET DEEPING
Type and Period (7)
- FARMSTEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 399 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 399 AD)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 399 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 399 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Roman - 43 AD to 399 AD)
- STRUCTURE (Roman - 43 AD to 399 AD)
- FLOOR (Roman - 43 AD to 399 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 34044
AS WELL AS IRON AGE MATERIAL (34043) THIS LARGE MOUNDED SITE PRODUCED CONSIDERABLE ROMAN MATERIAL. FINDS INCLUDE ROMAN POTTERY, LOOMWEIGHTS, A QUERN FRAGMENT, FIRED CLAY, TILE AND ANIMAL BONES (SHEEP, CATTLE, HORSE). 422 SHERDS OF POTTERY WEIGHING 5.790KG. {1} A MIDDLE IRON AGE SITE (SEE PRN 34043) WITH AMBIGUOUS EVIDENCE FOR CONTINUITY THROUGH THE LATE IRON AGE AND INTO THE ROMAN PERIOD. A FEW POSSIBLE IRON AGE SHERDS WERE FOUND, BUT SIMILAR HAND-MADE SHERDS SOMETIMES OCCUR IN DEFINITELY ROMAN FORMS, SO THE LOCAL IRON AGE POTTERY TRADITION SEEMS TO CONTINUE INTO ROMAN TIMES. {2} PARTLY EXCAVATED BY TOM LANE IN WINTER 1991 ON BEHALF OF ENGLISH HERITAGE. SEE SITE PLAN IN PARISH FILE. INTERIM REPORT IN FENLAND RESEARCH 1992. {3}{4}~, AREA 0.56H, HTM 3.5M
Excavation carried out as part of the Fenland Management Project recorded a series of ditches and enclosures. A shoe was recovered from the fill of an enclosure ditch. A probable circular structure and a floor level were also recorded. The pottery assemblage indicated occupation from the first to fourth centuries.{5}
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. MAD 2.
- <2> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. No. 55 p.188 Fig. 114.
- <3> SLI2021 Graphic Material: 1991. PARISH FILE. MARKET DEEPING. MARKET DEEPING '91: SITE PLAN.
- <4> SLI631 Article in Serial: LANE, T.W.. 1992. FENLAND RESEARCH. FENLAND RES. No. 7 pp.43-47.
- <5> SLI7859 Bibliographic Reference: Crowson, A.; Lane, T. and Reeve. J. (eds). 2000. Fenland Management Project Excavations 1991-1995. MAD 2 (MAD91), pp.119-125.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1584 1154 (88m by 84m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MARKET DEEPING, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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