EDO4322 - Southern Dorchester By-pass, Middle Farm; evaluation (Trench FR14)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 67346 89842 (40m by 52m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Winterborne Monkton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
1987
Description
A trial trench (FR14) was excavated through the eastern side of a colluvial deposit in a dry valley running roughly N-S,by Wessex Archaeology as part of the evaluation of the course of the Southern Dorchester By-pass in 1987 (1).
The excavation revealed an extensive colluvial deposit up to 1.5m thick, which contained both prehistoric pottery and worked flint. Beneath the colluvium an arc of three postholes containing Beaker pottery and a ditch oriented roughly E-W containing Bronze Age pottery.
This trench was incorporated into a larger trench investigating the colluvial deposit, as part of the subsequent large-scale excavations at Middle Farm in 1987. The results from both phases were incorporated and published together (1).
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SDO9381 Article in serial: Woodward, P J and Smith, R J C. 1987. Survey and excavation along the route of the Southern Dorchester By-pass, 1986-1987 – an interim note. 109. 79-89.
- --- SDO9385 Excavation archive: Wessex Archaeology. 1987. Dorchester By-pass.
- <1> SDO9379 Monograph: Smith, R J C et al. 1997. Excavations along the Route of the Dorchester By-pass, Dorset, 1986-8.
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EDO4315 Southern Dorchester By-pass; evaluation 1987
Record last edited
Aug 15 2021 4:55PM
