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Systematic fieldwalking, as part of a multi-phase, non-intrusive examination of a proposed mineral extraction site, was undertaken on land south of Biscathorpe. The site produced a total of 31 artefacts; the majority being retrieved from the southern half of the field. Half of the assemblage comprised sherds of pottery (3 pieces) and fragments of tile (13 pieces), all of which were considerably abraided. The pottery was dated to the 2nd or possibly 3rd century, the tile (including one fragment of combed flue tile) could not be accurately dated but the type of clay and its method of preparation were consistent with fragments of Romano-British date.
Geophysical survey over the same site recorded a complex of linear anomalies which seem to represent enclosures. Their form suggests a late prehistoric and/or Romano-British date. {1}
Seven trial trenches were excavated at field no.6217, near Biscathorpe in respect to a proposed drilling platform. This uncovered extensive evidence for a settlement dated to the 3rd and 4th centuries on this site, with the focus of activity in the south-west corner of the site. Further tile and flue tiles fragments were recovered, suggesting that there was a building with a hypocaust located in the vicinity. The pottery collection suggests that the main thrust of activity on the site was in the 3rd century. {2}{3} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 43 - 299 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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