Archaeological Excavations at Little Paxton Quarry Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire : 2017 To 2021.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fairclough, James.

Contributor:

Atkins, Rob.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--England.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Environmental archaeology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress, 2024.

Summary:

Archaeological excavations at Little Paxton Quarry, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire were undertaken by MOLA 2017-2021 reveal evidence of Neolithic pits, a middle Bronze Age cremation cemetery, and more. Permanent occupation took place from the middle Iron Age period, with one settlement continuing into the middle Roman period.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright page

Contents Page

List of Figures

Introduction

Figure 1.1. Site location and excavation areas within Little Paxton (Scale 1:25,000)

Figure 1.2. All features plan of MOLA and Phoenix excavations at Areas B, C, D and L (Scale 1:10,000)

Figure 1.3. Aerial photograph of Area B, looking north

Figure 1.4. Aerial photograph of Area C, looking north

Figure 1.5. Excavation areas overlying cropmarks including ridge and furrow (Scale 1:20,000)

Figure 1.6. General site plan of Area B (Scale 1:7500)

Figure 1.7. General site plan of Areas D, C and L (Scale 1:5000)

The archaeological evidence

Figure 2.1. Neolithic to middle Bronze Age features in Area B (Scale 1:5000)

Figure 2.2. Neolithic pits [410] and [2039] in Area B (Scale 1:20)

Figure 2.3. Early Bronze Age pit [7096] in Area D (Scale 1:20)

Figure 2.4. Middle Bronze Age cremation cemetery in Area B (Scale 1:1500)

Figure 2.5. Selected cremations (photographs and sections) (Scale 1:20)

Figure 2.6. Late Bronze Age to Iron age features in Areas C and L (Scale 1:1250)

Figure 2.7. Late Bronze Age to early Iron Age pit alignment (Scale 1:750)

Figure 2.8. Late Bronze Age to early Iron Age pit alignment looking south-west, 1m scales

Figure 2.9. Pit alignment sections and photographs (Scale 1:20)

Figure 2.10. Pit alignment sections and photographs (Scale 1:20)

Figure 2.11. Middle Iron Age features in Area B (Scale 1:4000)

Figure 2.12. Middle Iron Age: enclosure E1 (Scale 1:500)

Figure 2.13. Buried vessel in pit [2742], looking east, scale 0.50m

Figure 2.14. Middle Iron Age: enclosures E2, E3, E4 and E5 (Scale 1:1250)

Figure 2.15. Pit [1790], looking south-west, scale 2m

Figure 2.16. Corner of E4, looking west, scale 1m Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9781803278322

1803278323

OCLC:

1470910221