Monument record MLI98295 - Iron Age activity, Nocton Heath
Summary
Iron Age activity, perhaps ceremonial, Nocton Heath
Type and Period (2)
- PIT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- RITUAL PIT (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC to 101 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Thirty two trenches were excavated by Pre-Construct Archaeology Services on the site of the proposed Nocton Heath Dairy in March 2010. Pits were revealed which contained Iron Age pottery, fragments of animal bone and daub. One pit also contained fragments of human skull, fragments of a quern, a knife which may date from the late Iron Age or early Roman period and two flint tools [PRN 65740]. The flint tools were interpreted as objects that had been deliberately deposited in the pit during the Iron Age. The occurrence of these Iron Age deposits in an area that is otherwise barren of archaeological features suggested to the excavators that this site may be an Iron Age ceremonial location, especially given that fragments of human skull were present in the pits. {1}{2}
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SLI13606 Report: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2011. Evaluation trenching at the proposed Nocton Heath Dairy. NHDE10.
- <2> SLI13607 Archive: Pre-Construct Archaeology. 2011. Evaluation trenching at the proposed Nocton Heath Dairy. LCNCC: 2010.22.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 03971 62796 (647m by 646m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DUNSTON, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | NOCTON, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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