Description: Further DetailsTitle: Neolithic Pits, Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Pit Alignments and Iron Age to Roman Settlements at Wollaston Quarry, NorthamptonshireCondition: NewEAN: 9781803277516ISBN: 9781803277516Publisher: Archaeopress ArchaeologyFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/04/2024Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 290mmItem Length: 203mmAuthor: Rob Atkins, Ian MeadowsGenre: HistoryISBN-10: 1803277513Description: Between 1990 and 1998, MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) undertook a series of archaeological excavations within Wollaston Quarry covering an area of 116ha. Eight excavation areas and a watching brief were undertaken. The proximity of the River Nene and at least four palaeochannels formed the dominant natural landscape features. This dynamic environment affected settlement and land use throughout prehistoric and Roman periods. Seventeen pits, largely in small groups, were identified containing early Neolithic to late Neolithic/early Bronze Age pottery. Some of these features were located within the area of the palaeochannels. Later, of especial interest was a notable collection of eleven different late Bronze Age to early Iron Age pit alignments, which were part of a co-axial landscape over an area of 2.5km². There was also a small area of domestic activity reflected by pits dating to the early Iron Age as well as two large watering holes in other locations. The pit alignment boundaries influenced subsequent settlement from the middle Iron Age to the late Roman periods. While individual settlements and related agricultural enclosures changed location over time, they followed the same alignments as the earlier pit alignments suggesting some form of continuity for over 800 years. In the middle to late Iron Age four separate farmsteads were established of which two overlaid the former pit alignments. All four comprised sub-rectangular enclosed farmsteads with internal roundhouses and paddocks. Towards the end of the Iron Age at least one of the middle Iron Age settlements was abandoned, while at roughly the same time an unenclosed settlement was created nearby which continued to the late Roman period. Overall, within the quarry, six new late Iron Age and Roman settlements were established and two more have been preserved without excavation. In the middle Roman period, there was extensive and organised agriculture activity which included two vineyards in two different parts of the site as well as two areas of paddock type enclosures. This level of planning suggests significant investment and could reflect the development by a villa estate. In the early to middle Saxon period there were four different areas of activity which comprised a sunken featured building, pits and a late 7th century grave of a high-status Anglian warrior burial (the latter has previously been reported on separately).Release Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Neolithic Pits, Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Pit Alignments and
Title: Neolithic Pits, Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Pit Alignments and
EAN: 9781803277516
ISBN: 9781803277516
Release Date: 04/04/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 290mm
Genre: History
ISBN-10: 1803277513
Number of Pages: 152 Pages
Publication Name: Neolithic Pits, Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age Pit Alignments and Iron Age to Roman Settlements at Wollaston Quarry, Northamptonshire
Language: English
Publisher: Archaeopress
Publication Year: 2024
Subject: Archaeology, Ancient / General, Europe / Great Britain / General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Subject Area: Social Science, History
Author: Ian Meadows, Rob Atkins
Item Length: 11.4 in
Item Width: 8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
