Monument record MLI84675 - Roman soil horizon by the Brayford Pool
Summary
Roman soil horizon by the Brayford Pool
Type and Period (1)
- BURIED SOIL HORIZON (Roman - 43 AD to 300 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 70327
Investigation of buried deposits with environmental analysis and radiocarbon dating has produced results consistent with previous findings: that Brayford pool has a stratigraphy stretching back to at least the late Bronze Age, and that sedimentation was predominantly 'natural' in origin until the late Iron Age/early Roman transition. During this phase, land clearance and arable crop cultivation take over (with increasing levels of wheat pollen) leading to the formation of a Roman soil horizon, probably agricultural in origin. The horizon was dated to the 1st to 3rd century AD by pottery retrieved during excavation. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI8716 Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. March 2003. University of Lincoln: Architecture, Media and Communications Building.. UCLG02.
- <2> SLI8717 Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. March 2003. University of Lincoln: Architecture, Media and Communications Building.. LCNCC 2002.260.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 97008 71069 (100m by 70m) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BOULTHAM, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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