Monument record MLI34856 - BRONZE AGE REMAINS, WELLAND BANK PIT
Summary
BRONZE AGE REMAINS, WELLAND BANK PIT
Type and Period (3)
- SETTLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- SALT WORKS (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 34856
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS SO FAR ON THE SITE OF WELLAND BANK PIT HAVE REVEALED FEATURES INCLUDING PITS, POST-HOLES, GULLIES, FIELD BOUNDARIES, TRACKWAY AND POSSIBLE ROUND HOUSES. TWO LARGE DITCHES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AREA MAY DEFINE THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF A SETTLEMENT ENCLOSURE. THESE ARE PROBABLY CONTEMPORARY WITH THE DITCHES WHICH CONTAINED LATE BRONZE AGE/EARLY IRON AGE POTTERY. {1}{2}{3}{4}
AN EXTENSION OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED THAT THERE IS FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR TIMBER STRUCTURES. THERE WAS A PIT WHICH CONTAINED A WOODEN STAKE OR POST AND OTHER ARTEFACTS. THESE ARE IN AN EARLY BRONZE AGE ENCLOSURE DITCH PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED. THE MAIN ENCLOSURE DITCHES BECAME REDUNDANT AND WERE BACKFILLED. SUBSEQUENTLY, A GROUP OF PITS WERE CUT, MOSTLY ON THE LINES OF THESE FORMER DITCHES. THESE PITS CONTAINED MANY ARTEFACTS. EVIDENCE FOR SALTMAKING WAS ALSO REVEALED, AS WELL AS A FURTHER PITS (ONE CONTAINING PART OF A POSSIBLE BOAT), AND OTHER STRUCTURAL EVIDENCE. CART RUTS HAVE ALSO BEEN IDENTIFIED. {5}{7}
A FURTHER EVALUATION REVEALED MORE OF THE SETTLEMENT PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED TO THE WEST. {8}
There is an aerial photograph showing part of the work in progress. {10}
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SLI5345 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1994. Archaeological Watching Brief at Welland Bank Pit Phase 1, Deeping St James. WBP94.
- <2> SLI1769 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1994. Archaeological Watching Brief at Welland Bank Pit Phase 1, Deeping St James. LCNCC 135.95.
- <3> SLI697 Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1995. Archaeology in Lincolnshire. VOL 30 P 41.
- <4> SLI5344 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1995. Archaeological Watching Brief at Welland Bank Pit Phase 2, Deeping St James. -.
- <5> SLI1799 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. Archaeological Investigations at Welland Bank Pit, Deeping St James: Interim Report. WBE95.
- <6> SLI3438 Report: Geophysical Surveys of Bradford. 1996. Report on Geophysical Survey: Welland Bank Pit II. -.
- <7> SLI3956 Serial: START, D.. 1996. BRITISH ARCH NEWS. P4 COPY IN PARISH FILE.
- <8> SLI1962 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. Archaeological Evaluation of a Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age Settlement on Sly-Mason Fields, Welland Bank Quarry, Deeping St James. WQE96.
- <9> SLI3766 Photograph: ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT SERVICES. 1997. PARISH FILE. DEEPING ST JAMES. -.
- <10> SLI5483 Aerial Photograph: Palmer, Roger. 1997. Air Photo Services Collection. 97-67/1; 9/5/97.
- <11> SLI10850 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1995. Welland Bank Pit 3rd Interim Statement. -.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1817 0797 (1123m by 1043m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEEPING ST JAMES, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (6)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological evaluation at Welland Bank Pit (ELI6894)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological evaluation of a late Bronze Age - early Iron Age settlement at Welland Bank Pit (ELI6895)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey at Welland Bank Pit II (ELI388)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at Welland Bank Pit (ELI6893)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at Welland Bank Pit phase 1 (ELI6891)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief at Welland Bank Pit phase 2 (ELI6892)
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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