Overview

Archaeological work on land at Upton Park south of Weedon Road, Northampton, uncovered, among other evidence, two Bronze Age/early Iron Age sinuous pit alignments. The extensive work and examination of the two pit alignments at Upton has allowed a typology of the variable areas of pits (and related ditches) to be postulated.

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Author:   Yvonne Wolframm-Murray ,  Jim Burke ,  Rob Atkins
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Archaeology
Weight:   0.594kg
ISBN:  

9781803276229

ISBN 10:   1803276223
Pages:   116
Publication Date:   26 October 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Project background Location and topography Geological background by Steve Critchley Historical and archaeological background Archaeological investigations within and close to the site Objectives and methodology Site phasing   Chapter 2 The archaeological evidence Period 1: Palaeochannel Period 2: Neolithic (c4000BC – 2500BC) Period 3: Early to early middle Bronze Age (c2500BC – 1500BC) Period 4: Late Bronze Age to early middle Iron Age (c1100BC – 400BC) Period 5: Roman (AD43 – AD400) Period 6: Medieval to post-medieval Period 7: Modern   Chapter 3 Finds Worked Flint by Yvonne Wolframm-Murray Bronze Age pottery by Andy Chapman Iron Age and Roman pottery by Adam Sutton Post-Roman pottery by Jennifer R McNulty Small finds by Tora Hylton Radiocarbon dating   Chapter 4 Human, faunal and environmental evidence Cremated human remains by Chris Chinnock Animal bone by Adam Reid Environmental analysis by Sander Aerts   Chapter 5 Discussion Period 2: Neolithic (c4000BC – 2500BC) Period 3: Early to early/middle Bronze Age (c2500BC - 1100BC) Period 4: Late Bronze Age to early Iron Age pit alignments (c1100 – 400BC) Recommendations for excavation of pit alignments Period 5: Roman (AD43 – AD410)   Bibliography

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Yvonne Wolframm-Murray graduated from Bradford University in Archaeological Sciences and then immediately studied for and then achieved a PhD in 2005 at the same university. She has worked for MOLA (formerly Northamptonshire Archaeology) since 2005 and amongst other sites supervised parts of the excavations at Stanground. She has written many site reports as well as specialists reports on worked flint. Yvonne has published articles in journals and has contributed to monographs.

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