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Quarrendon Fields Aylesbury Buckinghamshire QUARRENDON FIELDS AYLESBURY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD EVALUATION Document: 2009/103 Project: BA1519 15th January 2010 Compiled by Checked by Approved by James Newboult Joe Abrams Drew Shotliff Produced for: Hives Planning On behalf of: Arnold White Estates Ltd © Copyright Albion Archaeology 2010, all rights reserved Albion Archaeology Contents Key Terms...........................................................................................................................................4 Preface.................................................................................................................................................5 Structure of this Report.....................................................................................................................5 Non-Technical Summary...................................................................................................................6 1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 7 1.1 Project background .............................................................................................................7 1.2 Location and Archaeological Background.........................................................................8 2. METHODOLOGY..................................................................................... 9 2.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................9 2.2 Cropmark Analysis..............................................................................................................9 2.3 Fieldwalking .........................................................................................................................9 2.4 Geophysical Survey............................................................................................................10 2.5 Trial Trenching ..................................................................................................................10 3. CROPMARK ANALYSIS RESULTS...................................................... 12 3.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................12 4. FIELDWALKING RESULTS .................................................................. 14 4.1 Collection Conditions.........................................................................................................14 4.2 Artefacts..............................................................................................................................14 5. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY RESULTS.................................................... 16 5.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................16 5.2 Results.................................................................................................................................16 5.3 Reliability of Results..........................................................................................................17 6. TRIAL TRENCHING RESULTS............................................................. 18 6.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................18 6.2 Overburden and Undisturbed Geology............................................................................18 6.3 Late Iron Age and Roman.................................................................................................18 Quarrendon Fields, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 1 Archaeological Field Evaluation Albion Archaeology 6.4 Medieval..............................................................................................................................23 7. SYNTHESIS ........................................................................................... 24 7.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................24 7.2 Discussion ...........................................................................................................................24 7.3 Preservation........................................................................................................................27 7.4 Significance.........................................................................................................................27 8. BIBLIOGRAPHY.................................................................................... 29 9. APPENDIX 1 – TRENCH SUMMARIES ................................................ 30 10. APPENDIX 2 – FIELDWALKING ARTEFACT SUMMARY ............... 56 10.1 Finds Summary ..................................................................................................................61 10.2 Ceramic building material ................................................................................................63 10.3 Other finds..........................................................................................................................63 11. APPENDIX 3 – TRIAL TRENCHING ARTEFACT SUMMARY .......... 64 11.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................64 11.2 Pottery.................................................................................................................................65 11.3 Other finds..........................................................................................................................67 11.4 Animal bone........................................................................................................................67 12. APPENDIX 4 – ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE REPORT.................... 68 12.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................68 12.2 Methods...............................................................................................................................68 12.3 Results.................................................................................................................................68 12.4 Conclusions and Potential .................................................................................................69 12.5 Recommendations..............................................................................................................70 12.6 Bibliography .......................................................................................................................70 13. APPENDIX 5 – HUMAN BONE REPORT .......................................... 72 13.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................72 13.2 Methodology .......................................................................................................................72 Quarrendon Fields, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 2 Archaeological Field Evaluation Albion Archaeology 13.3 Results.................................................................................................................................73 13.4 Recommendations..............................................................................................................73 13.5 References...........................................................................................................................73 Quarrendon Fields, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 3 Archaeological Field Evaluation Albion Archaeology LIST OF FIGURES All figures are bound at the back of the report. Figure 1: Site location and Development Area Figure 2: DA showing selected cropmarks Figure 3: Development of field-systems (pre-medieval and medieval) Figure 4: Development of field-systems (post-medieval and modern) Figure 5: All findspots identified by fieldwalking survey Figure 6: Magnetic susceptibility overlaid with late Bronze Age to Roman findspots Figure 7: Magnetic susceptibility overlaid with medieval and post-medieval findspots Figure 8: Locations of Archaeological Zones (AZ) Figure 9: Magnetic susceptibility showing areas selected for detailed magnetometry Figure 10: Trial trench plan overlaid onto detailed magnetometry results Figure 11: All features plan overlaid onto detailed magnetometry results Figure 12: Trench 1 Figure 13: Trench 2 Figure 14: Trench 3 Figure 15: Trench 4 Figure 16: Trench 5 Figure 17: Trench 6 Figure 18: Trench 7 Figure 19: Trenches 8-9 Figure 20: Trenches 10-11 Figure 21: Trench 12 Figure 22: Trenches 13-14 Figure 23: Trench 15 Figure 24: Trench 16 Figure 25: Trench 17 Figure 26: Trench 18 Figure 27: Trench 19 Figure 28: Trench 20 Key Terms Throughout this document, the following terms or abbreviations are used: Albion Albion Archaeology BCC Buckinghamshire County Council BCAS Buckinghamshire Council Archaeology Service Client Hives Planning acting on behalf of Arnold White Estates Ltd DA Development Area ES Environmental Statement IfA Institute for Archaeologists LPA Local Planning Authority ULAS University of Leicester Archaeological Services Quarrendon Fields, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire 4 Archaeological Field Evaluation Albion Archaeology Preface Every effort has been made in the preparation of this document to provide as complete an assessment as possible, within the terms of the specification. All statements and opinions in this document are
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