Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age pits and ditches, New Street (EHER 81921)

Trial trenching and archaeological excavation in 2014 recorded 19 Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age pits, two postholes and two ditches, which were spread across the excavation area and Trenches 1 and 3 of the evaluation. The consistent presence of pottery within features as well as the high density of the features themselves indicate that these features are likely to represent either part of a settlement or an area directly adjacent to one.

October 2014. Trial trenching and archaeological excavation. The excavation recorded 19 Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age pits, two postholes and two ditches, which were spread across the excavation area and Trenches 1 and 3 of the evaluation. Finds were scarce and limited almost exclusively to pottery, much of which consists of small flint- and sand-tempered body sherds. The consistent presence of this pottery within features, albeit in small quantities, as well as the high density of the features themselves within the small site, indicate that these features are likely to represent either part of a settlement or an area directly adjacent to one. Three of the pits also contained very small quantities of intrusive pot and/ or tile of late medieval date. A number of the pits and other features did not contain any finds but have been assigned to the Late Bronze Age/ Early Iron Age based on their size, shape and the similarity of their fills to dated features. <1> <2>