Monument record MLI60610 - Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age settlement activity, Ferry Farm
Summary
Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age settlement activity, Ferry Farm
Type and Period (3)
- FLINT SCATTER (Middle Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 3000 BC to 2351 BC)
- PLOUGH MARKS (Middle Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Early Bronze Age - 2000 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 60610
During fieldwalking as part of the Fenland Survey, a scatter of Late Neolithic flint implements were recovered from the southern tip of a sand island (though the site may extend further northwards) and from the surface of adjacent later marine clays. Flints from the marine clays had been incorporated into the topsoil by ploughing through the clays into the sand beneath. Environmental evidence suggests the Late Neolithic landscape around Dogdyke was dominated by increasingly wet conditions and peat formation over lower lying ground.{1}
During the Fenland Evaluation Project, although fieldwalking was not undertaken due to cropping, lithics were noted on a paleosol sealed by marine clays.{2}
As part of the Fenland Management Project, fieldwalking and trial excavations were carried out on this site. Carbonised remains of tree root systems found in Test Pit 18 during excavations were truncated by Prehistoric plough marks, and early second millenium BC potsherds including sherds of collared urn were found on the paleosol. No sherds later than this were recovered (until the post-medeival period); in combination with the environmental evidence, this suggests site abandonment due to increasing wetness in the early Bronze Age.{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI1077 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1993. Lincolnshire Survey, The Northern Fen-Edge. DOG2, pp.14-15.
- <2> SLI7859 Bibliographic Reference: Crowson, A.; Lane, T. and Reeve. J. (eds). 2000. Fenland Management Project Excavations 1991-1995. DOG 2 (DOG 92), pp.95-99.
- <3> SLI7860 Article in Serial: Murphy, P.. 1994. Fenland Research. p.27.
- <4> SLI7861 Article in Serial: Lane, T.. 1993. Fenland Research. pp.31-34.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 2060 5528 (205m by 207m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DOGDYKE, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: Fenland Management Project fieldwalking at Dogdyke (ELI3139)
- Event - Intervention: Fenland Management Project test pits (ELI3140)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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