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Wessex Archaeology
August 2008 Ref: 65304
Blackhills Farm and The HollysWickenby, Lincolnshire
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Blackhills Farm and The Hollys, Wickenby, Lincolnshire
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
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Report reference: 65304.01
August 2008
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Blackhills Farm and The Hollys, Wickenby, Lincolnshire
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Contents
SummaryAcknowledgements
1BACKGROUND..................................................................................................11.1Introduction................................................................................................11.2Site Location, Topography and Geology..................................................11.3Archaeological Background......................................................................1
Prehistoric....................................................................................................1 Romano-British............................................................................................2 Anglo-Scandinavian.....................................................................................2Medieval.......................................................................................................2
1.4Previous Archaeological Work.................................................................22AIMS AND OBJECTIVES.................................................................................33METHODS...........................................................................................................43.1Geophysical Survey....................................................................................43.2Landscape and Earthwork Survey...........................................................43.3Evaluation Trenches..................................................................................44RESULTS.............................................................................................................54.1Introduction................................................................................................54.2Geophysical Survey....................................................................................54.3Landscape and Earthwork Survey...........................................................64.4Evaluation Trenches..................................................................................7
Introduction..................................................................................................7 Trench 1 (
Figure 3
).....................................................................................8Trench 2 (
Figure 4
).....................................................................................9Trench 3 (
Figure 5
).....................................................................................9Trench 4.....................................................................................................10Trench 6 (
Figure 7
)...................................................................................11Trench 7 (not illustrated)...........................................................................11Trench 8 (
Figure 8
)...................................................................................12
5FINDS.................................................................................................................125.1Introduction..............................................................................................125.2Pottery.......................................................................................................135.3Ceramic Building Material (CBM)........................................................145.4Stone..........................................................................................................145.5Flint...........................................................................................................155.6Glass..........................................................................................................155.7Coins..........................................................................................................155.8Metalwork.................................................................................................155.9Animal Bone.............................................................................................155.10Other Finds...............................................................................................175.11Potential and further recommendations................................................17
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