EDO4323 - Southern Dorchester By-pass, Middle Farm; evaluation (Trench FR15)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 67243 89963 (48m by 67m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY68NE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
1987
Description
A trial trench (FR15) was excavated to investigate a number of soilmark features, by Wessex Archaeology as part of the evaluation of the course of the Southern Dorchester By-pass in 1987 (1).
Trench FR15 was sited across the eastern side of a rectilinear soilmark enclosure. This revealed the ditch of the enclosure, which produced some Bronze Age pottery, a number of postholes and a gully within the enclosure and a substantial Bronze Age boundary ditch on the SE side of the enclosure. A single inhumation burial was found in this ditch.
This trench was incorporated within a larger area excavation undertaken in 1987 by Wessex Archaeology and the results 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
Mar 10 2017 11:52AM
