Overview

Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) carried out a programme of archaeological investigations at Magna Park, Lutterworth, Leicestershire between June 2020 and March 2021. A total of just over 12ha was examined as part of the archaeological works, which were separated into eight mitigation areas. The archaeological works revealed the second largest middle Bronze Age cemetery yet found in the county, comprising a group of 30 cremation burials. A further two contemporary cremation burials located 500m away were likely part of the extended funerary landscape. The area of investigation is located along the present A5 which follows the Roman road of Watling Street. This major routeway was hugely influential to the development of the settlements at the site from the middle/ late Iron Age throughout the Roman period and into the medieval period. The site saw four separate farmsteads established in the 1st century BC, and two additional settlement sites established in the early Roman period. These were all gradually abandoned before the late 4th century AD. The presence of a possible shrine attached to one of the settlement areas is suggested by finds of nine silver coins dating from the 1st and early 2nd centuries, as well as brooches and other objects. Two smaller excavation areas examined parts of the periphery of the deserted village of Bittesby. Limited Saxon features along with a small routeway, plots and enclosures dating to the 11th–14th centuries were identified. Minor activity in these areas was recorded up to the mid-16th century.

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Author:   Stephen Morris (Reporting and Publications Supervisor, MOLA)
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Archaeology
Weight:   1.021kg
ISBN:  

9781803277851

ISBN 10:   1803277858
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   04 July 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Introduction Project background Topography and geology along the route Historical and archaeological background Archaeological work in the area Approach to the archaeological investigation Summary and site phasing Planning application and 106 agreement   2: The archaeological evidence Period 1, Areas A13 and A15, middle Bronze Age funerary sites (1500-1000BC) Period 2a, Areas A2, A15 and X25, middle-late Iron Age settlements Period 2b, Areas A1, A10, A13 and A15, late Iron Age/early Roman transition (late 1st century BC- middle 1st century AD) Periods 3a-3e, Roman occupation, Areas A1, A2, A10, A13 and X25 (AD43-AD350+) Period 3a, Areas A1, A10, A13 and X25, early-middle Roman (AD43-AD150) Period 3ai, Areas A2, A10 and A13 early Roman (early-middle 2nd century AD) (AD100-AD150) Periods 3b-3d, Area A1, A2, A10 and A13, middle-late Roman, (AD150-AD350) Period 3d, Areas A1 and A2, late Roman activity (AD250–350) Period 3e, Area A1, Roman quarrying activity (AD350+) Periods 4, 5 and 6: Medieval to post-medieval (Early-middle Saxon to the late 17th – 18th century) Periods 4a-4aii, 5a-5e, Areas A 15, A18, X24 and X25, Saxon and medieval activity Period 5a, Areas A15, A18 and X25, medieval settlement activity (11th–12th century) Periods 5a, 5ai, 5aii and 5b, Area X25, 11th-12th century medieval settlement Periods 5a-5b, Areas X25, 12th century medieval settlement Period 5c, Areas A18 and X25, 12th-middle 13th century medieval activity Period 5d, middle 13th-14th century medieval activity, Areas A18 and X25 Period 5e, Area A18, late 14th-middle 16th century activity Period 6a, Area X24, post-medieval track 3: Finds Worked Flint – Ann Bojko Middle Bronze Age pottery cremation vessels – Nicholas J Cooper Iron Age and Roman pottery – Nicholas J. Cooper Saxon to post-medieval pottery – Paul Blinkhorn Fired clay loomweights and oven plates – Pat Chapman The slag – Andy Chapman The stone – Andy Chapman Ceramic building material and fired clay – Rob Atkins Metal and non-metallic small finds – Nina Crummy 4: Human remains Human bone – Chris Chinnock   5: The faunal and environmental evidence The animal bone – Adam Reid Charred plant remains – Wendy Smith Wood-Charcoal Analysis – Marvin Demicoli   6: Discussion by Rob Atkins and Stephen Morris Landscape characterisation Early prehistoric activity Middle Bronze Age burials Late Bronze Age and early Iron Age Roman occupation (AD43-middle 4th century) Area Trench X24, medieval/post-medieval track   Bibliography

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