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Wessex Archaeology 
Picket Farm, Picket Lane, South Perrot, Dorset.
Report on an Archaeological Fieldwalking Exercise and Evaluation, and an Assessment of the resultsRef: 55757.01February 2005
 
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PICKET FARM, PICKET LANE, SOUTH PERROTT,DORSET.
REPORT ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWALKING ANDEVALUATION ANDAN ASSESSMENT OF THE RESULTS
Document Ref. 55757May 2005
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Wessex ArchaeologyPortway HouseOld Sarum Park SALISBURYWiltshireSP4 6EB
© Copyright The Trust for Wessex Archaeology Limited 2005, all rights reserved The Trust for Wessex Archaeology Limited, Registered Charity No. 287786 
 
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PICKET FARM, PICKET LANE, SOUTH PERROTT,DORSET.
REPORT ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWALKING ANDEVALUATION ANDAN ASSESSMENT OF THE RESULTS
Contents1 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................11.1 Project Background...................................................................................11.2 Geology and Topography..........................................................................11.3 Historical background...............................................................................22 METHODS...........................................................................................................22.1 Introduction................................................................................................22.2 Aims and objectives ...................................................................................3
 Fieldwalking and metal detector survey......................................................3Geophysics Survey (by GSB Prospection Limited)......................................3 Excavation....................................................................................................4
2.3 Fieldwalking methods................................................................................42.4 Fieldwork methods.....................................................................................53 RESULTS.............................................................................................................63.1 Introduction................................................................................................63.2 Fieldwalking and metal detector survey..................................................6
 Prehistoric and Roman pottery (Figure 3)..................................................6 Medieval pottery (Figure 3).........................................................................6  Post-medieval pottery (Figure 4).................................................................7  Burnt and worked flint distribution (Figure 4)............................................7 Copper alloy and Iron objects (Figure 5)....................................................7 Ceramic building material (Figure 5).........................................................7 Other finds....................................................................................................8
3.3 Geophysical survey (by GSB Prospection Limited)................................8
Gradiometer Data (Figure 6)......................................................................8 Resistance Data (Figure 7)..........................................................................9
3.4 Excavation...................................................................................................9
Trench 1 (Figures 8 and 9)..........................................................................9Trench 2 (Figure 10)..................................................................................11Trench 3.....................................................................................................12Trench 4 (Figures 8 and 9)........................................................................12
4 FINDS.................................................................................................................164.1 Introduction..............................................................................................164.2 Pottery.......................................................................................................16
Surface artefact collection.........................................................................17  Pottery from evaluation trenches...............................................................18
4.3 Ceramic Building Material .....................................................................194.4 Worked Flint ............................................................................................20
 Raw Material..............................................................................................20
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