Wessex Archaeology
May 2008 May 2008 Ref: 65303.01Ref: 65303.01
‘The Castles’, West Shipley FarmHamsterley, Co. Durham
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
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‘The Castles’, West Shipley Farm, Hamsterley, Co. Durham
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment Results
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Report reference: 65303.01
May 2008
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‘The Castles’, West Shipley Farm, Hamsterley, Co. Durham
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Contents
Summary Acknowledgements
1INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................11.1Project Background...................................................................................11.2Site description...........................................................................................11.3Archaeological Background......................................................................22METHODS..........................................................................................................32.1Introduction................................................................................................32.2Aims and objectives...................................................................................32.3Fieldwork....................................................................................................43RESULTS.............................................................................................................53.1Introduction................................................................................................53.2Geophysical survey....................................................................................53.4Archaeological evaluation.........................................................................84FINDS.................................................................................................................125PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE..................................................125.1Survey results...........................................................................................125.1.6Sample data..............................................................................................136DISCUSSION....................................................................................................137RECOMMENDATIONS..................................................................................168ARCHIVE..........................................................................................................169REFERENCES.................................................................................................17Appendix 1
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