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Land at Damson Parkway, Solihull Archaeological Strip, Map and Excavation: Post-excavation Assessment Land at Damson Parkway, Solihull Archaeological Strip, Map and Excavation Post-excavation Assessment Contents Summary........................................................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................ v 1 INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................1 1.1 Project background ..............................................................................................................1 1.2 Site location and topography ...............................................................................................1 2 ARCHAEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND ...............................................................................2 2.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................2 3 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................3 3.1 Aims and objectives .............................................................................................................3 3.2 Fieldwork methodology ........................................................................................................3 3.3 Monitoring ............................................................................................................................3 3.4 Specialist strategies .............................................................................................................4 4 ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESULTS .........................................................................................4 4.1 Summary ..............................................................................................................................4 4.2 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................4 4.3 Building ................................................................................................................................4 4.4 Stone-lined well ....................................................................................................................5 4.5 Field system .........................................................................................................................5 4.6 Ridge and furrow ..................................................................................................................6 4.7 Putative hollow-way .............................................................................................................6 4.8 Discussion ............................................................................................................................6 5 ARTEFACTUAL EVIDENCE ...............................................................................................7 5.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................7 5.2 Pottery ..................................................................................................................................8 5.3 Ceramic building material...................................................................................................12 5.4 Animal bone .......................................................................................................................12 5.5 Other Finds ........................................................................................................................12 6 ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE ........................................................................................12 6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................12 6.2 Charred plant remains........................................................................................................12 i 106652.03 Land at Damson Parkway, Solihull Archaeological Strip, Map and Excavation: Post-excavation Assessment 6.3 Wood charcoal ...................................................................................................................13 6.4 Waterlogged plant remains ................................................................................................13 7 STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL ..........................................................................................13 7.1 Summary ............................................................................................................................13 3.3 Stratigraphic evidence ........................................................................................................14 7.2 Artefactual evidence...........................................................................................................14 7.3 Environmental evidence .....................................................................................................14 8 RESEARCH AIMS .............................................................................................................15 8.1 Reappraisal of the project aims ..........................................................................................15 9 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................15 9.1 Stratigraphic and other archaeological evidence ...............................................................15 9.2 Finds ..................................................................................................................................16 9.3 Environmental evidence .....................................................................................................16 9.4 Publication .........................................................................................................................16 10 RESOURCES AND PROGRAMME ..................................................................................17 10.1 Named project team ...........................................................................................................17 10.2 Task list ..............................................................................................................................18 10.3 Management structure .......................................................................................................18 10.4 Performance monitoring and quality standards ..................................................................18 10.5 Programme ........................................................................................................................19 11 STORAGE AND CURATION .............................................................................................19 11.1 Museum