Monument record 0688800000 - Land off Main Street
Summary
A few sherds of Roman pottery and a possible pit found during evaluation and subsequent excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Description
A total of 11 Roman pottery sherds found during evaluation and subsequent excavation. All were residual within later features with the exception of a single sherds of Samian found within an otherwise undated large rubbish? pit (approx 3m diameter, and approx 1.2m deep), which also contained animal bone. No other Romano-British features were identified. NGR to approximate location of pit (B1,B2,B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC19054 Unpublished document: Hertfordshire Archaeological Trust. 1998. Land off Main Street, Ashendon: An Archaeological Evaluation.
- <2>SBC20098 Unpublished document: John Samuels Archaeological Consultants. 2003. Main Street, Ashendon: Archaeological Post-Excavation Assessment Report and Updated Project Design.
- <3>SBC22118 Article in serial: Dan Slatcher, John Samuels et al. 2004. 'Multi-Period Activity at Main Street, Ashendon: Excavations in 1999', in Records of Buckinghamshire Vol 44. Vol 44. pp1-20.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 70608 14313 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASHENDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (3)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Area excavation (EBC16302)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (EBC16288)
- Event - Intervention: Programme of archaeological investigations (EBC16316)
Record last edited
Jul 25 2011 1:02PM
