EDO3841 - Poundbury Depot, Poundbury West Industrial Estate

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 68135 90767 (10m by 5m)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Technique(s)

Organisation

AC archaeology

Date

January 2005

Description

An archaeological evaluation at the West Dorset District Council Depot, Poundbury West Industrial Estate, Dorchester was undertaken by AC archaeology during January 2005. The work comprised the machine-excavation of a single 10 m long and 1.6 m wide trench located at the southwest corner of the depot close the projected line of the Dorchester Roman aqueduct. No trace of the aqueduct was located in the trench, but it did reveal a possible Bronze Age boundary ditch running roughly E-W downslope. This ditch contained some Bronze Age pottery, worked flint and animal bone. This ditch was sealed beneath a deep sequence of modern infilling layers.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Unpublished document: Laidlaw, M and Valentin, J. 2005. Poundbury Depot, Poundbury West Industrial Estate, Dorchester, Dorset: Results of an archaeological evaluation.
  • --- Article in serial: Robinson, S. 2005. Dorchester, Poundbury West Industrial Estate. Proceedings of the Natural History and Archaeology Society. 127.
  • --- Unpublished document: Robinson, S, and Valentin, J. 2005. A Multi-Phase Prehistoric Site at Poundbury Depot, Poundbury West Industrial Estate, Dorchester, Dorset. Post-excavation Assessment Report.
  • --- Unpublished document: Robinson, S, and Laidlaw, M. 2005. A Multi-Phase Prehistoric Site at Poundbury Depot, Poundbury West Industrial Estate, Dorchester, Dorset.

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Record last edited

Mar 27 2006 4:53AM

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