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| HER Number: | MDV128922 |
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| Name: | Pit on land near Tesco, Digby |
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Summary
Two intercutting pits. Finds included Late Neolithic Grooved Ware (bowl shaped) and flints. Fill of the pits was reddish-brown silty sand. Charcoal also recovered that was radiocarbon dated to 2890-2630 BC.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 953 912 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| District | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HEAVITREE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PIT (Constructed, Late Neolithic - 3000 BC (Between) to 2201 BC (Between)) + Sci.Date
Full description
Dyer, M. J., 2003, Archaeological Recording and Excavation on Land adjacent to Rydon Lane, Exeter (Report - non-specific). SDV336094.
Quinnell, H. + Farnell, A., 2016, Prehistoric Sites in the Digby Area of Exeter, 80-81, fig 14 (Article in Serial). SDV363832.
Two intercutting pits (982 and 984) with finds of pottery and flints. Identified as Late Neolithic Grooved Ware. Bowl shaped. Fill of the pits was reddish-brown silty sand. Charcoal also recovered that was radiocarbon dated to 2890-2630 BC (calibrated).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336094 | Report - non-specific: Dyer, M. J.. 2003. Archaeological Recording and Excavation on Land adjacent to Rydon Lane, Exeter. Exeter Archaeology Report. 03.16. Unknown. |
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| SDV363832 | Article in Serial: Quinnell, H. + Farnell, A.. 2016. Prehistoric Sites in the Digby Area of Exeter. Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society. 74. Paperback Volume. 80-81, fig 14. [Mapped feature: #127009 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8333 - Archaeological Recording and Excavation on Land adjacent to Rydon Lane, Exeter (Ref: 03.16)
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 16 2022 11:40AM |
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