Early Neolithic, Iron Age and Roman settlement at Monksmoor Farm, Daventry, Northamptonshire / Tracy Preece ; with contributions by Rob Atkins [and seven others] ; illustrations by Olly Dindol and Rob Reed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Preece, Tracy, author.

Contributor:

Dindol, Olly, illustrator.

Reed, Rob, illustrator.

Series:

Archaeopress archaeology.

Archaeopress Archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--England--Daventry.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Daventry (England)--Antiquities.

Daventry (England).

Daventry (England)--Antiquities, Roman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, plans.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2019]

Summary:

MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) has undertaken archaeological work at Monksmoor Farm on the north-eastern edge of Daventry in six different areas. Finds presented here include two early Neolithic pits, a middle Iron Age settlement and two late Iron Age settlements.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright page

Contents Page

List of Figures

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1

Introduction

Location, topography and geology

Project background

Archaeological work within the area

Historical and archaeological background

Prehistoric

Late Iron Age and/or Roman period

Saxon/medieval and later

Site phasing

Figure 1.1 Site location

Figure 1.2 Site topography

Figure 1.3 Site geology

Figure 1.4 Geophysical survey interpretation and trenches to the north

Figure 1.5 Geophysical survey interpretation and trenches to the south

Table 1.1 Summary of site chronology and significant archaeological features

Figure 1.6 Areas 1-4 overlying geophysical survey

Figure 1.7 Area 6 overlying geophysical survey

Figure 2.1 Area 6: Early Neolithic pits and middle Iron Age features

Figure 2.2 Area 6: Early Neolithic pits [356] and [359], looking north-west

Figure 2.3 Area 2: Section of ditch [9144/9149], looking south-west

Figure 2.4 Area 1: Late Iron Age settlement

Figure 2.5 Area 1: Late Iron Age ditched enclosure E1 [7124]

Figure 2.6 Area 1: Late Iron Age pit [7094]

Figure 2.7 Area 1: Late Iron Age ditched enclosure E2 entranceway and cobbled surface

Figure 2.8 Area 1: Late Iron Age posthole [7543]

Figure 2.9 Area 1: Late Iron Age ditched enclosure E3 looking west

Table 2.1. Comparison of the late Iron Age ring gullies in Areas 1, 2 and 6

Figure 2.10 Area 1: Late Iron Age gully RG2 [7559]

Figure 2.11 Area 1: Late Iron Age pit [7601]

Figure 2.12 Area 1: Late Iron Age pit [7513]

Figure 2.13 Area 1: Late Iron Age ring gully RG5, looking north-east

Figure 2.14 Area 1 : Late Iron Age ring gully RG8, looking west

Figure 2.15 Area 1: Late Iron Age pit [7315]

Figure 2.16 Area 2: Late Iron Age enclosure E11.

Figure 2.17 Area 2: Late Iron Age ditched enclosure E11

Figure 2.18 Area 2: Late Iron Age ditched enclosure E11 showing revetment

Figure 2.19 Area 2: Late Iron Age ring gully RG13, looking north

Figure 2.20 Area 6: Late Iron Age settlement

Figure 2.21 Area 6: Late Iron Age enclosure E4, looking south-west

Figure 2.22 Area 6: Late Iron Age ring gully RG12

Figure 2.23 Area 6: Late Iron Age ring gully RG10

Figure 2.24 Area 6: Late Iron Age ring gully RG9, looking west

Figure 2.25 Areas 1, 3, 4 and 5: Early Roman activity

Figure 2.26 Area 6: Early Roman settlement

Figure 2.27 Area 6: Early Roman settlement initial phase

Figure 2.28 Area 6: Early Roman ditched enclosure E15

Figure 2.29 Area 6: Early Roman ditched enclosure E15 showing re-cuts and stake holes

Figure 2.30 Area 6: Early Roman ladder enclosures E12, E13 and E14, looking south-west

Figure 2.31 Area 6: Early Roman settlement second phase

Figure 2.32 Area 6: Early Roman ditched enclosure E16

Figure 2.33 Area 6: Early Roman wattle-lined well [222]

Figure 2.34 Medieval field systems and post-medieval quarrying in Areas 1 to 6

Figure 2.35 Post-medieval quarrying in Area 2

Table 3.1. Quantification of worked flint from pits [356] and [359]

Table 3.2. Catalogue of flint from pit [356]

Figure 3.1 Flake from polished stone axe, showing flat facet, left and finely worked, broken flint arrowheads, right, all from early Neolithic pit [356]

Table 3.3: Catalogue of flint from pit [359]

Table 3.4. Quantification of worked flint as residual finds from Areas 1-5

Figure 3.2 The radiocarbon determination

Table 3.5 Late Iron Age pottery by feature group quantification

Table 3.6 Roman pottery fabric quantification

Table 3.7 Roman vessel forms per fabric

Table 3.8. Roman pottery feature group quantification.

Table 3.9 Roman pottery feature group vessel form quantification

Table 3.10. Roman pottery quantification Area 6, enclosure E12

Table 3.11. Roman pottery quantification Area 6, enclosure E13

Table 3.12 Roman pottery quantification Area 6, enclosure E14

Table 3.13 Roman pottery quantification Area 6, enclosure E15

Table 3.14 Roman pottery quantification Area 6, enclosure E16

Table 3.15 Roman pottery quantification Area 6, trackway E17

Figure 3.3 Pottery illustration catalogue 1-10

Figure 3.4 Pottery illustration catalogue 11-21

Figure 3.5 Pottery illustration catalogue 22-28

Table 3.16 Quantification of querns and grinding stones

Table 3.17. Daub

Table 3.18. Kiln, oven or hearth material

Table 3.19. Quantification of slag

Table 3.20. Roman ceramic tile

Table 3.21. Small finds quantified by material type

Figure 5.1 Daventry Monksmoor and surrounding sites

Figure 5.2 Area 1 phase plan

Figure 5.3 Area 6 phase plan

Figure 5.4 Artist impression of Wootton Hill enclosure (after Jackson, 2010, 108)

Figure 5.5 Iron Age gateways in Northamptonshire

Figure 5.6 Comparative plans of paddocks and routeways

Chapter 2

The archaeological evidence

Period 1: Early Neolithic (4000BC to 2500BC)

Neolithic pits

Period 2: Middle Iron Age (400BC to 100BC)

Period 3: Late Iron Age to post-Conquest (100BC-AD60)

Area 1

Enclosure E1

Enclosure E2

Enclosure E3

Ring gully RG1

Ring gullies RG2 and RG3

Ring gullies RG4 and RG5

Ring gullies RG6, RG7 and RG8

Area 2

Enclosure E11

Ring gully RG13

Area 6

Enclosure E10

Enclosure E4

Enclosure E5

Ring gully RG11

Ring gully RG9

Period 4: Early Roman (AD60-AD150)

Initial phase of enclosure system E15

Routeway 1

Enclosure E9

Enclosures E12, E13 and E14.

Second phase of enclosure system E16

Wattle-lined well

Areas 1, 3, 4 and 5

Period 5: Medieval to post-medieval

Open field system

Post-medieval quarry pits

Chapter 3

Finds

Worked Flint

Raw material and condition

Pit [356]

Pit [359]

Areas 1-5

The Neolithic pottery

Iron Age and Roman pottery

Fabrics and sources

Overview

The Iron Age pottery

Enclosures

Roundhouses and ancillary features

The features

Forms

Date

Iron Age pottery from Roman features

The Roman pottery

Roman features

Enclosure E7

Enclosures E8 and E9

Enclosure E12

Enclosure E13

Enclosure E14

Enclosure E15

Enclosure E16

Roman pottery from Iron Age features

Querns and grinding stones

Fired Clay

Daub

Floor surface

Kiln, forge, oven or hearth material

Slag

Other finds

Roman

Catalogue

Copper alloy

Glass

Iron

Lead

Post-medieval

Tile

Chapter 4

The faunal and environmental evidence

Animal bone

Environmental remains

Introduction and method statement

Phase 1: Early Neolithic, Area 6

Phase 2: Middle Iron Age, Area 6

Phase 3: Late Iron Age Area 6

Phase 3: Late Iron Age Area 1

Phase 4: Roman Area 6

Conclusions

Chapter 5

Discussion

Period 1: Early Neolithic

Period 2: Middle Iron Age

Period 3: Late Iron Age

Wootton Hill type enclosure

Ring gullies

Period 4: Early Roman

Field system

Paddocks and well

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781789692112

1789692113