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A Roman enclosed settlement with evidence for early medieval Iron smelting at Staveley Lane, Eckington

Allen, Martyn and Biddulph, Edward and Donnelly, Mike and Meen, Julia and Simmonds, Andrew and Webb, Helen and Young, Tim and Champness, Carl (2018) A Roman enclosed settlement with evidence for early medieval Iron smelting at Staveley Lane, Eckington. [Client Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Excavation by Oxford Archaeology in advance of residential development in Eckington investigated
part of a rural settlement dating from the Roman period, situated within a large curvilinear enclosure
ditch. The settlement was occupied from the late Iron Age or early Roman period until c AD 200, but
had been substantially affected by ploughing during the medieval and modern periods and few
internal features survived. The enclosure was subsequently used for an episode of iron smelting,
which was dated by radiocarbon to the mid-7th-8th century. This represents an extremely rare
discovery, since a recent survey identified only eight smelting sites in the entire country that date from
the early and middle Anglo-Saxon period.

Item Type: Client Report
Subjects: Geographical Areas > English Counties > Derbyshire
Period > UK Periods > Early Medieval 410 - 1066 AD
Period > UK Periods > Iron Age 800 BC - 43 AD > Late Iron Age 100 BC - 43 AD
Period > UK Periods > Roman 43 - 410 AD
Divisions: Oxford Archaeology South > Fieldwork
Depositing User: Scott
Date Deposited: 27 Oct 2023 11:08
Last Modified: 27 Oct 2023 11:08
URI: http://eprints.oxfordarchaeology.com/id/eprint/7261

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