An Iron Age Settlement and Roman Complex Farmstead at Brackmills, Northampton.

An Iron Age Settlement and Roman Complex Farmstead at Brackmills, Northampton.

MOLA undertook archaeological excavations at Brackmills, Northampton, investigating part of a large Iron Age settlement and Roman complex farmstead. The remains were very well preserved having, in places, been shielded from later truncaton by colluvial deposits. Earlier remains included a late Bronz...

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Chinnock, Chris,
Place / Publishing House:Oxford : : Archaeopress,, 2023.
©2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (416 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright page
  • Contents Page
  • List of Figures
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Fig 1.1 Site Location
  • Fig 1.2 Engineering excavations in the Stage 1 area following completion of the archaeological works, shows the broad geological stratification, looking north
  • Fig 1.3 Excavated trial trenches overlying geophysical survey results
  • Fig 1.4 Plan of excavated areas
  • Fig 1.5 Development area, looking south-east, during earthwork survey prior to excavation
  • Fig 1.6 Initial machine strip of the excavation area nearing completion, looking south-east
  • Fig 1.7 General shot of site showing areas most prone to flooding at the north-western edge of site, looking north-east
  • Fig 1.8 Comparison of high contrast and unedited composite drone images
  • Chapter 3 Phasing and chronological framework
  • Fig 3.1 Multi-plot of all radiocarbon date determinations (95.4% probability) for Brackmills
  • Chapter 4 The excavation results
  • Fig 4.1 Phased all features plan
  • Fig 4.2 Phase 2 plan
  • Fig 4.3 Pit [580], scale 1m, looking south-west (before being completely excavated)
  • Fig 4.4 Pit [461] and gully [457], scale 2m, looking south-west
  • Fig 4.5 Pit alignment
  • Fig 4.6 Plan of central pits and selected sections
  • Fig 4.7 Shallow gully [1141], part of rectilinear field system, looking south-east
  • Fig 4.8 Phase 3 plan
  • Fig 4.9 Phase 3 plan - Enclosures E1 and E2
  • Fig 4.10 Southern arm of enclosure E1, looking north-west
  • Fig 4.11 Internal sub-dividing ditch [332] in enclosure E1, looking south-south-east
  • Fig 4.12 Enclosure E1, ditch [900], looking south-west
  • Fig 4.13 E2 enclosure ditch [297], looking south-west
  • Fig 4.14 Recut ditches on the northern side of enclosure E3, looking west
  • Fig 4.15 Southern enclosure ditches for E4, looking south-west
  • Fig 4.16 Phase 3 plan - Enclosures E9, E10 and E24.
  • Fig 4.17 Ditch [1596], part of enclosure E9, looking south
  • Fig 4.18 Ditch [1593] possibly part of E24, looking south-east
  • Fig 4.19 Ditch [926], looking north-west
  • Fig 4.20 Phase 3 plan - Enclosures E11, E15 and Boundary ditch B10
  • Fig 4.21 Enclosure E11 with ditch [1656] in the foreground, looking north
  • Fig 4.22 Section through the northern arm of enclosure E11, looking west
  • Fig 4.23 Southern side of entrance into enclosure E11, looking south-west
  • Fig 4.24 Aerial view of enclosure E15 during excavation, looking north
  • Fig 4.25 Series of ditches, which comprised the northern arm of enclosure E15, looking west
  • Fig 4.26 Enclosure E15, ditch terminus [2121], looking south-east
  • Fig 4.27 Metalled surface which overlay the southern arm of enclosure E15
  • Fig 4.28 Phase 3 plan - Structure S1 and associated features
  • Fig 4.29 Aerial photograph showing the excavated sections through ring gully S1
  • Fig 4.30 Phase 3 plan - Structure S2 and Boundary ditch B4
  • Fig 4.31 Ring gully S2, looking west
  • Fig 4.32 Aerial view of long sections excavated through the intercutting mass of features, which comprised elements of boundary B1 as well as earlier and later enclosures and pit groups (top right corner is north)
  • Fig 4.33 Ditches [962] and [965], looking north-west
  • Fig 4.34 Ditch [2309] part of boundary ditch B4, looking east
  • Fig 4.35 Ditch [1652], looking east
  • Fig 4.36 Pit [541], part of pit group PG3, looking south
  • Fig 4.37 Pit [653], part of pit group PG3, looking south-west
  • Fig 4.38 Phase 3 excavated sections
  • Fig 4.39 Phase 3 excavated sections
  • Fig 4.40 Phase 3 excavated sections
  • Fig 4.41 Phase 3 excavated sections
  • Fig 4.42 Phase 3 excavated sections
  • Fig 4.43 Phase 3 excavated sections
  • Fig 4.44 Phase 4 plan
  • Fig 4.45 Enclosures E5, E16 and Pit group PG9.
  • Fig 4.46 Enclosure E5, ditch terminus, looking north-east
  • Fig 4.47 Pit [637] within enclosure E5, later ditch [639] in the foreground, looking east
  • Fig 4.48 Pit [1205] adjacent to enclosure ditch E5, looking north-west
  • Fig 4.49 Phase 4 plan - Enclosure E6 and Pit group PG7
  • Fig 4.50 Radiocarbon date determination for human foot from pit [880], Beta-555457
  • Fig 4.51 Dismembered foot placed in the upper fill of pit [880]
  • Fig 4.52 Phase 4 plan - Enclosures E7, E8, E22 and associated features
  • Fig 4.54 Enclosure E7, posthole [794], looking south-east
  • Fig 4.55 Working shot of small ring gully, looking north
  • Fig 4.56 Posthole [888], looking north-west
  • Fig 4.57 Sub-rectangular pit [764], looking north-west
  • Fig 4.58 Clay-lined pit [751] with in situ pot, looking west
  • Fig 4.59 Phase 4 plan - Enclosures E12, E14, pit group PG4, and other associated features
  • Fig 4.60 Enclosure E12, ditches [1683] and [1686], looking south
  • Fig 4.61 Phase 4 plan - Enclosure E25, pit groups PG5 and PG7, and boundary ditch B1a
  • Fig 4.62 Ditches [2249] (centre left) and [2247] (centre right), looking north-west
  • Fig 4.63 Ditch [1025], looking south-east
  • Fig 4.64 Plan of kiln K1
  • Fig 4.65 Kiln K1 partially excavated with enclosure ditch E7 beyond, looking north-east
  • Fig 4.66 Kiln K1, top down view showing distribution of kiln furniture
  • Fig 4.67 Kiln K1, fully excavated, looking north
  • Fig 4.68 Kiln K1, large fragment of kiln lining showing finger impressions on the surface
  • Fig 4.69 Kiln K1, large fragment of kiln lining with groove impressed into the edge
  • Fig 4.70 Intercutting pits part of pit group PG5, looking south-east
  • Fig 4.71 Pit [1170], looking north-north-west
  • Fig 4.72 Pit [773], looking west
  • Fig 4.73 Pit [790], looking north.
  • Fig 4.74 Working shot showing crouched burial B13 (1377), with remnants of excavated later kiln K2 to the left hand side
  • Fig 4.75 Radiocarbon date determination for crouched burial (1630), Beta-555461
  • Fig 4.76 Crouched burial B14 (1630) in pit [2284]
  • Fig 4.77 Excavated pit after removal of crouched burial B14 (1630)
  • Fig 4.78 Iron Age burial plans
  • Fig 4.79 Articulated cattle pelvis and spine in the base of pit [1958], looking west
  • Fig 4.80 Working shot of parallel linear gullies and the north-eastern corner of enclosure E18
  • Fig 4.81 Pit [2014], looking south
  • Fig 4.82 Pit [1947], looking south-east
  • Fig 4.83 Pit [1639], looking south-east
  • Fig 4.84 Fragmented vessel recovered from pit [1639]
  • Fig 4.85 Pit [1039], looking south-east
  • Fig 4.86 Kiln K2 plan
  • Fig 4.87 Kiln K2 part way through excavation, looking north
  • Fig 4.88 Kiln K2 fully excavated with buried soil visible in the edge of the pit cut
  • Fig 4.89 Kiln K3 plan
  • Fig 4.90 Kiln K3 during excavation showing parts of the kiln structure collapse, looking north-west
  • Fig 4.91 Kiln bar sockets set into the kiln wall segments
  • Fig 4.92 Stoking area within ditch [1359] showing clay arch framing the flue, looking west
  • Fig 4.93 Kiln K3 following excavation of the main chamber and flue with the stoking area beyond, looking south-west.
  • Fig 4.94 Phase 4 sections
  • Fig 4.95 Phase 4 sections
  • Fig 4.96 Phase 4 sections
  • Fig 4.97 Phase 4 sections
  • Fig 4.98 Phase 4 sections
  • Fig 4.99 Phase 5 plan
  • Fig 4.100 Phase 5 plan - enclosures E17, E18 and routeway R1
  • Fig 4.101 South-west corner of enclosure E17, looking south
  • Fig 4.102 Ditch [2518] (left) and ditch [2520] (right), looking north-east
  • Fig 4.103 Phase 5 plan - enclosure E19.
  • Fig 4.104 Working shot of internal features underneath hillwash layer with gully [2480] in the foreground, looking north-east
  • Fig 4.105 Phase 5 plan - boundary ditches B2, B3, B6, and B9
  • Fig 4.106 Boundary ditch B2, ditches [642], [644] and [646], looking east
  • Fig 4.107 Ditch [38] part of boundary ditch B9, visible on the left cutting the south-eastern corner of enclosures E1/E2
  • Fig 4.108 Ditch [1934] part of boundary ditch B3, looking west
  • Fig 4.109 Boundary ditch B3 at sections 270 and 468, respectively looking west (left) and east (right)
  • Fig 4.110 Phase 5 plan - boundary ditches B6 (scale 1-750).pdf
  • Fig 4.111 Routeway R1 prior to hand-excavation, looking south
  • Fig 4.112 Ditch [1385] flanking the northern edge of routeway R1, looking west
  • Fig 4.113 Aerial view of the metalled and kerbed surface of road
  • Fig 4.114 Section through the central part of routeway R1
  • Fig 4.115 Phase 5 plan - Structure S3
  • Fig 4.116 Aerial view of structure S3 with north to the top of the image
  • Fig 4.117 Structure S3 internal features
  • (A) Hearth?, (B) Oven?
  • Fig 4.118 Supine human skeleton, overlaying the south-eastern part of the wall and possible backfilled pit to the south of the wall
  • Fig 4.119 The upper, hand-excavated part of well [1901], looking south
  • Fig 4.120 Well [1901] following machine excavation of its full depth, looking south
  • Fig 4.121 Associated bone group in pit [439], looking north-east
  • Fig 4.122 Phase 5 sections
  • Fig 4.123 Phase 5 sections
  • Fig 4.124 Phase 5 sections
  • Fig 4.125 Phase 6 plan
  • Fig 4.126 Phase 6 plan - enclosure E13
  • Fig 4.127 Phase 6 plan - enclosure E20, drying oven and associated features
  • Fig 4.128 Field system ditches, boundary ditch B8, and enclosures E23 and E26
  • Fig 4.129 Ditch [1598], looking south-east.
  • Fig 4.130 Enclosure E28, ditches [2638] and [2419], looking north.

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