EDO6477 - Longham Lakes, Hampreston, Ferndown; excavation
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Location
| Grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | |
| Civil Parish | Ferndown Town; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Southern Archaeological Services
Date
2002
Description
Top-soil and stoneless clay layer removed by back-acting excavator until features observed. Features then investigated by hand until origin established.
SAS 272: A roughly circular feature was identified as a hearth, due to evidence of in-situ buring, but was undatable. Another pit was found to contain the articulated skeleton of a horse with post-mediaeval horseshoes and a deposit of decomposing straw/ manure. This was interpreted as a relatively revent deposit.
SAS 293: A number of straight linear features were observed which were intrepreted as modern plough scars. Other linear features were interpreted as post-Mediaeval field boundaries and some circular features as animal burrows and plant disturbance. At the end of the investigation of this section, part of a ring ditch and several Bronze Age cremation urns were uncovered and investigated in detail.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO15970 Unpublished document: Whitehead, B. 2014. Report on Archaeological Investigations at Longham Lakes 2002-2003.
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Record last edited
Jul 18 2018 10:58AM