H 290 x W 205 mm
328 pages
75 figures, 94 plates, 52 tables, 22 charts (colour throughout)
Published Jun 2022
ISBN
Paperback: 9781803271521
Digital: 9781803271538
Keywords
Fenland; Neolithic; Beaker; Bronze Age; Iron Age; barrows; farmstead; smithy; metalworking; landscape; burial; ancestors
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Edited by Andy Richmond, Karen Francis, Gary Coates
Presenting the results of a decade-long archaeological investigation at Bar Pasture Farm, Pode Hole Quarry, Peterborough, this book represents one of the most significant landscape excavations carried out in recent years. The 55-hectare site was the scene of human activity on the fenland edge from the Mesolithic through to the Late Iron Age.
Chapter 1: Introduction ;
Background to the Project ;
Project Aims ;
Methodology ;
Report Structure ;
Chapter 2: The Project Area ;
The Landscape Context ;
The Geological Context ;
Implications for Archaeological Survival ;
The Archaeological Context ;
Chapter 3: The Excavations ;
Summary ;
PERIOD 0: MESOLITHIC (c. 9000 to 3500 BC) ;
PERIOD 1: EARLY TO LATE NEOLITHIC (c. 3800 to 2000 BC) ;
PERIOD 2A: BEAKER (c. 2400-1900 BC) ;
PERIOD 2B: EARLY BRONZE AGE (1916-1640 cal BC) ;
PERIOD 3: MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (c. 1600-1100 BC) ;
PERIOD 3A: EARLY MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (1623-1463 cal BC) ;
PERIOD 3B: LATER MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (1400-1130 cal BC) ;
PERIOD 4: LATE BRONZE AGE TO EARLY IRON AGE (c. 1100 - 500 BC) ;
PERIOD 4A: LATE BRONZE AGE (c. 1100 - 800 BC) ;
PERIOD 4B: LATE BRONZE AGE / EARLY IRON AGE (c. 800-500 BC) ;
PERIOD 5: MIDDLE TO LATE IRON AGE (EARLY LA TÈNE) ;
PERIOD 5A: EARLY LA TÈNE IRON AGE 1 (511-207 cal BC) ;
PERIOD 5B: EARLY LA TÈNE IRON AGE 2 (350-53 cal BC) ;
Chapter 4: Material Culture ;
Introduction ;
PREHISTORIC POTTERY – Elaine L Morris ;
CLAY WEIGHTS – Elaine L Morris ;
FIRED CLAY – Elaine L Morris ;
BRIQUETAGE – Elaine L Morris ;
ROMAN POTTERY – Ruth Leary ;
STRUCK LITHICS – Hugo Anderson-Whymark ;
QUERNS – Karen Francis ;
METALWORKING RESIDUES – Gerry McDonnell ;
Chapter 5: Environmental Archaeology ;
THE PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL REMAINS – John Summers ;
POLLEN – Rob Scaife and Catherine Langdon ;
CARBONISED PLANT MACROFOSSILS – John Summers ;
WATERLOGGED PLANT MACROFOSSILS – John Summers ;
CHARCOAL – John Summers ;
PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL SUMMARY – John Summers ;
WATERLOGGED WOOD – Michael Bamforth and Maisie Taylor ;
ANIMAL BONE – Julia E M Cussans and James Rackham ;
Chapter 6: Human Bone – Katie Keefe, Elina Petersone-Gordina and Malin Holst, with contributions by Harriet Jacklin ;
Chapter 7: Discussion and Synthesis ;
INTRODUCTION ;
THE EARLIEST EVIDENCE ;
EARLY TO LATE NEOLITHIC ;
BEAKER ;
EARLY BRONZE AGE ;
MIDDLE BRONZE AGE ;
LATE MIDDLE BRONZE AGE ;
LATE BRONZE AGE ;
LATE BRONZE AGE / EARLY IRON AGE ;
EARLY LA TÈNE IRON AGE 1 ;
EARLY LA TÈNE IRON AGE 2 ;
RE-USE OF A ONCE ABANDONED LANDSCAPE ;
Appendix A: Prehistoric Pottery, Ceramic Phases 1-5 ;
Appendix B: XRF Methodology ;
Appendix C: Table 22. Waterlogged plant macrofossil remains from selected contexts ;
Appendix D: Table 23. Quantified charcoal data from selected contexts ;
Appendix E: Table 53. Radiocarbon results ;
Bibliography
'As a site report, there is much to recommend this publication and its many colour plates show features expertly excavated. The remarkable plan of the field system alone represents a major contribution to Fenland research, especially in relation to contemporary systems excavated east of Peterborough.' – Mark Knight (2023): Current Archaeology Issue 396