The Fenland Project Number 7: Excavations in Peterborough and the Lower Welland Valley 1960-1969

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With major contributions from C. A. I. French, Mary Harman, and Jeffrey May, and contributions from R. C. Alvey, Fiona Cameron, G. Clayton, H. E. M. Cool, C. B. Denston, Brenda Dickinson, D. B. Harden, B. R. Hartley, Kay Hartley, A. J. Hayes, M. U. Jones, R. T. Jones, L. A. Kinnes, R. Neves, D. G. Patterson, D. P. S. Peacock, J. R. Pilcher, H. P. Sherwood, and G. Webster, and principal illustrations by R. W. Brakspeare, Janet Neve, W. G. Simpson and D. Taylor. This volume brings together reports on four excavations in the Welland Valley resulting from the Royal Commission’s assessment of gravel cropmark sites in 1960. They are: a late Neolithic settlement at Barholm, and a double pit-alignment at Tallington (Lincs); a pit-alignment and an Iron Age enclosure at Maxey (Cambs); and Romano-British aisled buildings at Barnack (Cambs). A Neolithic rectangular ditched enclosure and Bronze Age settlement remains at Fengate, Peterborough, are also reported. The information from this group of sites has added considerably to our understanding of prehistoric and Roman land use and boundaries in the Welland Valley region. List of Contents v List of Plates vi List of Figures vii List of Tables viii Contents of Microfiche ix Contributors x Acknowledgements xi 1. Introduction 1 2. The Excavation of a Late Neolithic Settlement at Barholm, Lincolnshire 7 3. A Double Pit-Alignment and other Features at Field OS 29, Tallington, Lincolnshire 29 4. Excavations at Plant's Farm, Maxey, Cambridgeshire 69 5. The Excavation of Romano-British Aisled Buildings at Barnack, Cambridgeshire 102 6. Excavations at Site 11, Fengate, Peterborough, 1969 127 7. Concluding Remarks 141 Bibliography 144 Index 149 Microfiche (79 pp.)