Monument record MLI34057 - PREHISTORIC ACTIVITY, DEEPING ST JAMES
Summary
PREHISTORIC ACTIVITY, DEEPING ST JAMES
Type and Period (5)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 4000 BC to 401 BC)
- PIT (Early Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 4000 BC to 401 BC)
- GULLY (Early Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 4000 BC to 401 BC)
- POST HOLE (Early Neolithic to Early Iron Age - 4000 BC to 401 BC)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 34057
A MAJOR SITE ON A DISTINCT SILTY RIDGE. THE POT IS MAINLY BRONZE AGE AND INCLUDES FUNERARY SHERDS. THERE IS ALSO BURNT STONE, FIRED CLAY (DAUB?) AND ANIMAL BONE. 125 POTSHERDS WEIGHING 0.755KG AND 86 FLINTS WEIGHING 0.7KG.{1}, AREA 0.7H, HTM 4M
Evaluation work carried out as part of the Fenland Management Project revealed numerous features. Trench 1 contained assorted pits, gullies and postholes with Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age flints and pottery of Neolithic, Early to Middle Bronze Age and Iron Age date. A C-shaped gully was also recorded. Trench 2 contained a series of four intercutting gullies, thought to be from around circular structures; one of these gullies had a 3.2m wide entrance. Beaker pottery and middle Iron Age scored ware were recovered from one of the gullies, although the scored ware may be intrusive. Trench 3 contained several large pits of probable Bronze Age date, one of which contained a sherd of Beaker pottery, a loomweight and an alder stake in the very base. The function of the pits is uncertain, but they may be quarry pits or wells.{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. DEJ 4.
- <2> SLI7859 Bibliographic Reference: Crowson, A.; Lane, T. and Reeve. J. (eds). 2000. Fenland Management Project Excavations 1991-1995. DEJ 4 (DJS92), pp.90-95.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1723 1110 (80m by 149m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEEPING ST JAMES, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Survey: Fenland Management Project contour survey at Tye's Drove (ELI4093)
- Event - Intervention: Fenland Management Project trial trenching at Tye's Drove (ELI4095)
- Event - Survey: Fenland Survey Field Walking (ELI595)
- Event - Survey: Magnetometry survey at Tye's Drove (ELI4092)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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