Monument record MLI35109 - Neolithic-Bronze Age features, The Meadows, Langtoft

Summary

Neolithic-Bronze Age features, The Meadows, identified during several phases of excavation in advance of quarrying.

Type and Period (7)

  • (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
  • (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
  • (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
  • (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
  • (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
  • (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
  • (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 35109 During an evaluation at The Meadows in Langtoft, Bronze Age features were recorded. These comprise a ring ditch and a pit. It was not interpreted as a barrow with its central burial pit for several reasons. The pit did not contain any evidence of human remains, and the pit had been recut, which is uncharacteristic of a burial pit. It contained several fills, which suggests that it was exposed for some time. The finds from the pit suggest that it was used for the disposal of domestic refuse. Additonally, the ring ditch did not seem to be substantial enough to have produced material to create a mound or bank for a barrow. Therefore the function of the ring ditch is uncertain. {1} The area of 'The Meadows' was excavated in advance of quarrying. Two features were identified during the excavation which contained late Neolithic or early Bronze Age pottery. One contained 3 beaker sherds and 1 sherd of Peterborough ware. The other was a pit which contained 26 sherds of beaker pottery and 24 sherds of post Deverel Rimbury pottery. Late Bronze Age settlement activity was also identified and includes 31 large pit features or wells (pit-wells are a common feature of late Bronze Age or Iron Age settlement in this region) and three cohesive post structures, including two four post structures. One of these contained a central cut which may be either a further post setting or a hearth. The third structure is smaller and comprised a group of 10 post holes that form a trapezoidal or subrectangular shape. At the southern corner of this structure is an arc of 5 post holes. It is suggested that this has an ancillary function, maybe processing or storage. One of the pits contained a large amount of bone displaying butchery marks. Previous to this it appears to have served as a clay-lined hearth. The artefactual evidence in the pits appears to be most abundant in the pits which lie at the edge of the structures. The evidence from the pits seems to suggest that the focus of settlement is in the north east of the site, and that domestic structures lie beyond the edge of excavation. It is also suggested that the unconsolidated nature and high number of pits indicates that the settlement was seasonal and that a single pit serves only a single season. The presence of some briquetage suggests localised salt production in the area. {2}

Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Report: Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire. 1992. Archaeological Evaluation at The Meadows, Langtoft. -.
  •  Report: Cambridge Archaeological Unit. Feb 2000. The Excavation of Terminal Bronze Age and Medieval Settlement at Baston Quarry (No 2), Langtoft. -.

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Grid reference Centred TF 1306 1307 (236m by 253m)
Civil Parish LANGTOFT, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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