SDO9526 - Poundbury Phase II, Dorchester. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society

Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by the Duchy of Cornwall to carry out an archaeological evaluation of land, designated as Poundbury Phase II, in advance of a proposed light industrial development. The evaluation was undertaken to establish the nature, extent, date, and character of areas of archaeological interest. Geophysical and fieldwalking surveys were carried out to identify areas of archaeological potential. The areas thus identified were then evaluated with seven trenches which were excavated by Wessex Archaeology in December 1996. No evidence of archaeological features were recorded during the trenching phase of the evaluation. The absence of any archaeological features within the evaluation trenches is noteworthy, given the abundant features noted by previous work in the area. Ploughing may have destroyed any archaeological features and the geophysical anomalies recorded recently may have been geological in origin.