Monument record MWX3529 - Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field C, Bronze Age linears and pits
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Summary
Short length of gully excavated in Field C during 1995. In 1998 five more features were revealed when a spoil heap was cleared.
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Phase 4, 1995. Short length of gully 1m x 0.2m by 0.15m deep containing a fragments of pottery, two blades and a flint flake (1)
Phase 7, 1998. Five features of MBA date were excavated including two ditches with fingernail impressed pottery, a pit with burnt flint and a pit with hearthstone, sandstone, burnt flint, charcoal and raw clay. A fifth feature has been interpreted as a firing floor related to pottery manufacture (see WX3350). These features are only c. 75m from a cremation cemetery (WX3558) and may be contemporary with that site (2)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (5)
Related Monuments/Buildings (12)
- Part of: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Bronze Age settlement (Monument) (MWX2805)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Bronze Age pottery manufacture (Monument) (MWX3350)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field E, Bronze Age cremation cemetery (Monument) (MWX3558)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field E, Bronze Age pits and possible roundhouse (Monument) (MWX3562)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field F, Bronze Age industrial, agricultural and domestic activity (Monument) (MWX3579)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field G, Bronze Age linears and pits (Monument) (MWX3628)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field H, Bronze Age pits (Monument) (MWX3367)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field J, Bronze Age domestic area and cremations (Monument) (MWX3661)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field P, Bronze Age ditches and pits (Monument) (MWX3564)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Field R, Bronze Age settlement (Monument) (MWX3644)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Fields B and D, Bronze Age pits (Monument) (MWX3624)
- Related to: Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Fields T, N and Z Bronze Age cremation, ditches and pits (Monument) (MWX2807)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 9302 8806 (point) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY98NW |
| Civil Parish | Wareham Town; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 024 065
Record last edited
Dec 19 2003 1:52PM