A Romano-British enclosure near Rossington, South Yorkshire

Abstract

Excavations in 2012 and 2014 examined a small sub-square enclosure, associated field system and four adjacent waterholes. A patch of cremated human bone radiocarbon dated to the early–mid-Romano-British period was revealed in the partially silted enclosure ditch; the small quantity of bone recovered may suggest that it was a secondary deposit. A small assemblage of finds including Romano-British pottery was collected. The wider landscape setting of the site is examined.

Keywords:

• Enclosure
• field system
• waterhole
• cremation
• environmental remains

Acknowledgements

The fieldwork was commissioned by CgMs Consulting, and Wessex Archaeology is grateful to Paul Chadwick for his support during the project. The assistance of Andy Lines of the South Yorkshire Archaeology Service who monitored the work is also acknowledged. The Decapitalise Project was managed for Wessex Archaeology by Andrew Norton, and the fieldwork was directed by Chris Harrison. This report was edited by Bob Clarke and Philippa Bradley. The archive and finds are currently stored at the offices of Wessex Archaeology, Old Sarum, Salisbury, under project codes 84750–4, and will be deposited in due course with Doncaster Museum Service under an agreed accession number.

Note on dating

Radiocarbon dates have been calculated using the calibration curve of Reimer et al. (2013) and the computer program OxCal (v4.2.3) (Bronk Ramsey and Lee 2013) and cited at 95% confidence and quoted in the form recommended by Mook (1986), with the end points rounded outwards to 10 years.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Notes on contributors

Andrew B. Powell

Andrew Powell, BA was a Senior Archaeologist at Wessex Archaeology, specialising in post-excavation analysis and publication; he is now enjoying retirement in Scotland. He has authored and contributed to many journal articles, monographs and popular publications, on subjects ranging from prehistoric sites to industrial archaeology, including reports on a number of major infrastructure projects; he was lead author for the report on archaeological investigations on the site of the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games. He also has research interests in the megalithic tombs of the Irish Neolithic.

Patrick Daniel

Patrick Daniel, ACIFA, is a Senior Project Officer at Wessex Archaeology working in their Sheffield office. He has twenty years’ experience, and has worked on many Iron Age and Romano-British sites in northern England, at both the fieldwork and publication stages. Email: [email protected]

Chris Harrison

Chris Harrison, BSc, MA, was a Project Officer at Wessex Archaeology working in their Sheffield office. Chris worked on a number of rural sites in the north of England including Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Scheme, the Humber Gateway Scheme and Lodge House, Derbyshire. He is now employed as an archaeological consultant by RPS.