Origins, Development and Abandonment of an Iron Age Village : : Further Archaeological Investigations for the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, Crick and Kilsby, Northamptonshire 1993-2013 (DIRFT Volume II).

• Author: Masefield, Robert.
• TeilnehmendeR: Chapman, Andy.; Ellis, Peter.
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress,, 2015.; ©2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (346 pages)

Excavations of a large Iron Age farming settlement in Northamptonshite spread across five sites, four studied here (The Lodge, Long Dole, Crick Hotel and Nortoft Lane, Kilsby) with Covert Farm, Crick studied in Volume I (9781784912086).

Table of Contents

Cover -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Summary -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Robert Masefield (unless stated) -- Setting the Scene Robert Masefield with a contribution by Charles LeQuesne -- Report Structure -- Geological and Geographical Background Robert Masefield with Charles LeQuesne -- An Overview of the Landscape Development at Crick and Kilsby -- History of Archaeological Exploration at DIRFT -- Terminology and Chronology -- Project Aims -- Chapter 2 - Iron Age settlement at the Long Dole -- Andy Chapman -- Illustrations by Pat Walsh, James Ladocha, Amir Bassir and Andy Chapman -- Site methodology -- Post-excavation analysis and reporting -- Acknowledgements -- The worked flint from the Long Dole by Andy Chapman -- The Iron Age structures at the Long Dole -- Cluster 2, Phase1: Ring-gullies RG6, RG11, RG5 and RG19, and linear flanking ditches -- Ring-gully RG11 (Roundhouse?) -- Ring-gully RG5 (Enclosure) and flanking ditches -- Ring-gully RG6 -- Ring-gully RG19 -- Enclosure E1 -- The early southern arm (E1.1) -- The eastern arm -- The new southern arm and the eastern arm (E1.2) -- The northern arm -- Ring-gully RG13 and the south-western entrance -- The western arm, the western entrance and the palisade slot -- The northern boundary ditch, enclosure E3, and a later Iron Age trackway -- The boundary system and the northern trackway -- Enclosure E3 -- Cluster 1: Ring-gullies RG1, RG2 and RG3 -- Enclosure and ring-gully RG1 -- Ring-gully RG2 -- Ring-gully RG3 -- Four-post structure -- Other related elements -- Cluster 2, Phases 2 &amp -- 3: Ring-gullies RG6, RG12, RG4 and Enclosure E2 -- Ring-gully RG6 -- Enclosure E2.1 -- Enclosure E2.2 (H3) -- Ring-gully RG12 -- Cluster 3: Ring-gullies RG7, RG8 and RG18 -- Ring-gully RG18 (domestic?).

Ring-gully RG7 (ancillary/domestic) -- Ring-gully RG8 (4-poster) -- Tree throws pre-dating Cluster 3 -- Cluster 4: Enclosure E4, Ring-gullies RG9 and RG10 and a four-post structure -- Enclosure E4 (H3) -- Four-post structure -- Ring-gully RG10 -- Ring-gully RG9 -- Cluster 8: RG23 and RG24 -- Cluster 5: Ring-gully RG14, RG15, RG16 and RG22 -- Ring-gully RG14 -- Ring-gully RG15a (enclosure) (H3) -- Ring-gully RG15b -- Ring-gully RG16 -- Ring-gully RG22 -- Enclosure E -- Cluster 6: Ring-gullies RG17 and RG20 -- Ring-gully RG17 -- Ring-gully RG20 -- Cluster 7: Ring-gully RG21 and an unexcavated ring gully -- Ring-gully RG21 -- Unexcavated ring-gully within Enclosure E5 -- Other unexcavated ring-gullies to the south of enclosure E5 -- The Iron Age pottery from the Long Dole By Paul Blinkhorn, Dennis Jackson and Andy Chapman -- Fabrics -- Decoration -- Chronology by Andy Chapman -- Earlier Middle Iron Age (400-200BC) -- Late Iron Age (100BC-AD43) -- Later Middle Iron Age (200-100BC) -- Illustrated Iron Age pottery from the Long Dole (Fig 2.30) -- Roman pottery -- Other Iron Age finds from the Long Dole -- by Andy Chapman and Pat Chapman -- Worked bone -- Querns and grinding stones -- Fired clay -- Animal bone from the Long Dole -- by Alison Locker -- Plant macrofossils and charcoal from the Long Dole by Sarah Cobain -- Results -- Earlier Middle Iron Age to Later Middle Iron Age -- Charcoal from the Long Dole by Rowena Gale -- Methodology -- The wood charcoal -- Discussion -- A history of settlement at the Long Dole -- Site chronology and radiocarbon dating -- Settlement development -- Roundhouse doorways -- The distribution of Iron Age pottery and animal bone -- Four and six-post structures -- with contributions from Paul Blinkhorn, Pat Chapman, Sarah Cobain, Rowena Gale, Dennis Jackson, Alison Locker and Stephanie Vann -- Chapter 3 - Crick Hotel.

Peter Ellis and Roy King -- Acknowledgements -- Results -- Period 2.2/2.3a: Earliest/Early Iron Age, c.800-400 BC (Fig. 3.3) -- Linear ditch LD1 -- Enclosure E2 -- Ring-gully RG3 -- Finds and dating -- Period 2.3b: Early Iron Age c.600-400 BC (Fig 3.3) -- Linear Ditch LD2 -- Enclosure E1 -- Enclosure E2 -- Finds and dating -- Linear gullies LG1 and LG2 -- Linear gullies, LG4-6 -- Ring-gully RG10 -- Ring-gully RG3 -- Period 3: Earlier Middle Iron Age: c.400-200 BC (Fig. 3.3) -- Linear ditch LD2 -- Ring-gully RG1 -- Ring-gully RG2 -- Ring-gully RG3 -- Ring-gully RG7 -- Ring-gully RG8 -- Ring-gully RG9 -- Access road watching brief -- Enclosure E1 -- Enclosure E2 -- Finds and dating -- Period 4: Later Middle Iron Age: c.200-100 BC (Fig 3.3) -- Linear ditch LD2 -- Ring-gully RG2 -- Enclosure E1 -- Ring-gully RG4 -- Ring-gully RG5 -- Ring-gully RG6 -- Access road watching brief -- Enclosure E2 -- Enclosure E3 -- Enclosure E4 -- Finds and dating -- Specialist Reports -- The Worked Flint Andy Chapman -- (incorporating work by P. Blinkhorn and D. Jackson) -- Introduction and assemblage characteristics -- Quantification and condition -- Fabric -- Vessel forms (Table 3.7) -- Evidence for use -- Rim morphology -- Surface treatment/decoration (Tables 3.9-3.11) -- Vessel profile -- Vessel size analysis (Table 3.8) -- Stratigraphy (Tables 3.6 and 3.7) -- Stylistic affinities and dating -- The Late Prehistoric Pottery E.R. McSloy -- The Fired Clay Pat Chapman -- Fabric -- Structural evidence -- Clay plates -- Loomweights -- (with specialist identifications by Rob Ixer) -- Stone and Small Finds Lynne Bevan -- The Animal Bone Philip L. Armitage -- Methodology -- Preservation and modification of the bone -- Descriptions of the species by period -- Periods 2.2/2.3a and 2.3b - Earlier Iron Age -- Periods 3 and 4 -Middle Iron Age -- Interpretation and discussion.

Livestock economy -- Summary -- Plant Macrofossils and Charcoal Sarah Cobain -- Results (Tables 3.24.1-4 in chapter appendix) -- Period 2.2 Earliest Iron Age - Period 4 Later Middle Iron Age -- Discussion -- Settlement beginnings -- The ring-gullies -- Open public areas -- The enclosures -- Functions -- Linking gullies and the overall plan -- Appendix - Tables -- Chapter 4 - Iron Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement at the Lodge -- Andy Chapman -- Illustrations by Pat Walsh, Amir Bassir and Andy Chapman -- Summary -- Introduction -- Site topography and geology -- Site methodology -- Iron Age -- Romano-British settlement -- The worked flint from the Lodge Andy Chapman -- The Iron Age structures at the Lodge Andy Chapman and Pat Chapman -- Cluster 1: Ring-gullies RG7, RG9 and RG10 -- Cluster 2: Ring-gullies RG1-RG6, RG8, and RG25 -- Ring-gully RG5 (roundhouse) -- Ring-gully RG4 (roundhouse) -- Ring-gully RG6 (subsidiary structure) -- Annexe/enclosure RG8 -- Ring-gully RG3 (roundhouse) -- Annexe RG2 -- Ring-gully RG1 (roundhouse) -- A southern enclosure -- Ring-gully RG25 -- Ring-gully RG28 -- Ring-gully RG7 (roundhouse) -- Ring-gully RG10 (enclosure) -- Ring-gully RG9 (roundhouse) -- Cluster 3: Ring-gullies RG11, 14, 15, 17 and 18, and enclosures E13 and E16 -- Ring-gully RG18 -- Enclosure E13 -- Ring-gully RG14 -- Ring-gullies RG11 and RG17 -- The outer enclosure, E16 -- RG14, The post-pits -- Ring-gully RG15 -- The annexe, RG19 -- Cluster 4: Ring-gullies and enclosures RG20-RG24 -- Enclosure RG20 -- Enclosure RG24 -- Ring-gully RG21 -- Ring-gully RG22 -- Ring-gully and enclosure RG23 -- Cluster 5: Ring-gullies RG26 and RG27 -- Outer enclosure -- Ring-gully RG26 -- Ring-gully RG27 -- A further Iron Age cluster? -- Iron Age pottery from the Lodge -- Paul Blinkhorn, Dennis Jackson and Andy Chapman -- Fabrics -- Rim and body decoration -- Rim Diameters.

Iron Age pottery from the watching brief at the Lodge Andy Chapman -- Cluster 2 -- Cluster 5 -- Chronology Andy Chapman -- Earlier Middle Iron Age (400-200BC) -- Later Middle Iron Age (200-100BC) -- Late Iron Age (100BC- AD43) -- Roman pottery -- Abandonment -- Alison Locker -- Illustrated Iron Age pottery from the Lodge -- Iron Age animal bone from the Lodge -- Other Iron Age finds from the Lodge Pat Chapman -- Ceramic disc -- Beads -- Querns -- Plant macrofossil and charcoal from the Lodge Sarah Cobain -- Results -- Period 3-4 Earlier to later Middle Iron Age (H3) -- Charcoal from the Lodge Rowena Gale -- Methodology (see Charcoal from the Long Dole) -- The wood charcoal -- Discussion -- The Lodge -- The Romano-British settlement Pat Chapman and Andy Chapman -- The origins of the boundary ditch -- East of the boundary ditch -- The Roman boundary ditch -- West of the boundary ditch -- Roman pottery from the Lodge E. R. McSloy -- Assemblage composition -- Chronology and Ceramic Phasing -- Ceramic Phase 6.2: Middle Roman (c AD 150/70-250) -- Phases 6.3: Later Roman (c AD 250/70-400+) -- Continental wares -- Samian -- Discussion -- Other Roman finds from the Lodge Pat Chapman and Andy Chapman -- Iron -- Copper alloy -- Fired clay -- Grinding and sharpening stones -- Lead -- Querns -- Roman slag -- Tile -- Roman animal bone from the Lodge Stephanie Vann -- Early/middle Anglo-Saxon occupation -- The sunken-featured building and the pit -- The early/middle Anglo-Saxon pottery from the Lodge Paul Blinkhorn -- Chronology -- Fabrics -- Vessels -- Illustrated Anglo-Saxon vessels from the Lodge -- Other finds from Anglo-Saxon features at the Lodge Pat Chapman and Andy Chapman -- Lamp/cup -- Spindlewhorls -- Bead -- Grinding stone -- Iron objects -- Loomweights -- The structure and organisation of the Iron Age and Roman settlements at the Lodge.

Chronology and radiocarbon dating.