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Wessex Archaeology 
New Moreton Farm, Standish,Gloucestershire
Interim Report on an Archaeological Evaluation
December 2004Ref: 55760.01
 
NEW MORETON FARM, STANDISH,GLOUCESTERSHIRE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATIONAND ASSESSMENT OF THE RESULTS
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Wessex ArchaeologyPortway HouseOld Sarum Park SalisburySP4 6EBReport reference: 55760June 2005
© Wessex Archaeology Limited 2005 all rights reserved Wessex Archaeology Limited is a Registered Charity No. 287786 
 
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NEW MORETON FARM, STANDISH, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATIONAND ASSESSMENT OF THE RESULTSContents
Summary Acknowledgements
1 Introduction.........................................................................................................1
1.1 Description of the site..................................................................................11.2 Previous archaeological work......................................................................11.3 Archaeological and historical background...................................................2
2 Methods................................................................................................................2
2.1 Introduction..................................................................................................22.2 Aims and objectives.....................................................................................22.3 Fieldwork methodology...............................................................................3
3 Results...................................................................................................................4
3.1 Geophysical survey......................................................................................43.2 Evaluation trenches......................................................................................4
4 Finds....................................................................................................................13
4.2 Pottery........................................................................................................134.3 Ceramic building material..........................................................................154.4 Fired clay....................................................................................................154.5 Stone...........................................................................................................164.6 Glass...........................................................................................................164.7 Metalworking slag......................................................................................164.8 Metalwork..................................................................................................174.9 Worked bone..............................................................................................174.10 Human bone...............................................................................................174.11 Animal bone...............................................................................................184.12 Other finds..................................................................................................204.13 Potential.....................................................................................................20
5 Palaeoenvironmental evidence.........................................................................20
5.2 Charred plant remains and charcoal...........................................................215.3 Land snails.................................................................................................225.4 Potential.....................................................................................................22
6 Discussion...........................................................................................................227 Recommendations..............................................................................................248 Archive................................................................................................................24References....................................................................................................................25
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