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In the early Bronze Age, there was a single isolated burial monument defined by a ring ditch within which were six similarly shaped pits. One of these pits contained urned cremation burials, one pit contained an unurned cremation burial, two pits contained pottery vessels and two pits did not contain human remains or artefacts. The vast majority of the archaeological evidence was associated with enclosures and fields systems that were probably established during the middle to late Iron Age period and were developed and expanded upon in the Roman period, being utilised until the early 4th century. At least two of the enclosures were established during the Iron Age and a further seven enclosures were created during the Roman period, with the earlier enclosures being incorporated. These enclosures and field ditches were part of an extensive landscape across this area, where a vast array of cropmarks have been plotted, making the Redhouse site just one of many in the landscape. Part of the Roman Road from Lincoln to York, known locally as the Roman Ridge, extended across the eastern part of the area. Enclosures were utilised for both domestic and other functions such as crop processing, stock management and smithing. Features found included a crouched inhumation within a pit which was radiocarbon dated to the middle Iron Age. Several Roman coins including three counterfeits were recovered during excavations. Of note were fragments of coin moulds from one of the Roman enclosure ditches, which makes this one of only about 40 sites that have produced evidence for this activity.

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Author:   Tracy Preece
Publisher:   Archaeopress
Imprint:   Archaeopress Archaeology
Weight:   0.327kg
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9781803276885

ISBN 10:   1803276886
Pages:   166
Publication Date:   28 December 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Project background Location, topography and geology Historical and archaeological background Mitigation works Site phasing   Chapter 2: Neolithic and early Bronze Age Overview Ring ditch Pits Worked flint by Yvonne Wolframm-Murray Bronze Age pottery by Blaise Vyner Stone axe by Andy Chapman Bronze awl by Blaise Vyner and Tora Hylton Cremated human remains by Chris Chinnock Environmental remains by Val Fryer Radiocarbon dating   Chapter 3: Iron Age and Roman Overview Iron Age enclosures and field system Roman enclosures and field system The Roman Road by Ian Meadows and Andy Chapman Late Iron Age/early Roman pottery by Chris Cumberpatch Roman pottery by Ruth Leary The Samian pottery by Felicity Wild Post-Roman pottery by Chris Cumberpatch The querns by Andy Chapman Coins and coin moulds by Richard Brickstock Non-destructive chemical and microscopic analysis of the coins and counterfeit coins by Sreelakshmi Sajeevukumar Nair and Nathaniel L. Erb-Satullo Small finds by Tora Hylton with contributions by Ian Meadows and Don Mackreth Human remains by Chris Chinnock Animal bone by Rebecca Gordon Environmental remains by Val Fryer, Matt Law and Robin Putland Radiocarbon dating   Chapter 4: Discussion Bronze Age funerary activity Iron Age crouched inhumation Iron Age and Roman field systems and enclosures Summary   Bibliography

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