Papers by Lorraine Mepham
An archaeological evaluation at the site of an Anglo-Saxon great hall complex at Sutton Courtenay... more An archaeological evaluation at the site of an Anglo-Saxon great hall complex at Sutton Courtenay/Drayton (NGR 448733, 193671), previously known primarily from aerial photographs and metal-detector finds, included the partial excavation of two large timber buildings. One of these proved to be the largest Anglo-Saxon great hall yet identified and had been cut into a prehistoric mound or bank. The smaller building overlay an earlier sunken-featured building of probable sixth-century date. The geophysical survey and excavation provide significant new information regarding the site, which is probably that of an undocumented royal centre associated with the earliest rulers of the West Saxons.
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The detailed specialist reports in this volume, the fourth of four, cover all the Saxon and later... more The detailed specialist reports in this volume, the fourth of four, cover all the Saxon and later finds recovered during the excavations, as well as human bone and animal bone, environmental remains and dating evidence relating to contemporary landscape, subsistence and economy. Fifth to early 6th century pottery was recovered from the Northfleet Roman villa site, including from demolition layers over the villa buildings, as well as from nine sunken-featured buildings spanning the 5th to 8th centuries, and the area of the late 7th/early 8th century Saxon mill (reconstructed above). The metal small finds derive largely from parts of two late 7th/early 8th century cemeteries, containing at least 30 individuals, and located at Springhead on the brow of Wingfield Bank overlooking the Ebbsfleet Valley. Also recovered were small quantities of smithing slag, ceramic building material, fired clay and daub, and objects of bone. Unusual and comparatively rare finds include a wooden bowl and a...
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An archaeological watching brief undertaken during the redevelopment of land adjacent to Warnford... more An archaeological watching brief undertaken during the redevelopment of land adjacent to Warnford Road, Corhampton, Hampshire revealed Early Holocene stratigraphic sequences including a palaeosol within which molluscs and pollen were preserved. A radiocarbon date of 9160–8790 cal BC was obtained on charcoal from the palaeosol. A Middle Iron Age ditch into which an apparently in situ inhumation burial, radiocarbon dated to 400–230 cal BC, had been placed at its base, was also found.
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Archaeological Journal, 2013
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Post-Medieval Archaeology, 2013
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Proceedings of the …, 2008
Résumé/Abstract Des études archéologiques, financées par des promoteurs, sur l'île de Sheppe... more Résumé/Abstract Des études archéologiques, financées par des promoteurs, sur l'île de Sheppey, se sont conclues par la découverte de deux enclos néolithiques à chaussée empierrée sur le même sommet de colline et très proches l'un de l'autre (env. 300 m). A l' ...
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Sussex Archaeological …, 2005
ABSTRACT In the summer of 2001, Framework Archaeology was commissioned to undertake a programme o... more ABSTRACT In the summer of 2001, Framework Archaeology was commissioned to undertake a programme of archaeological investigations in advance of car park development in the North-West Zone of Gatwick Airport. The investigations culminated in the excavation of a partially enclosed Late Bronze Age settlement lying on the edge of the River Mole floodplain. Pollen, plant and insect remains indicated that the settlement occupied an area of previously cleared forest and woodland. An open landscape of grassland floodplain with scattered clumps of trees provided browsing and grazing for domestic animals. We can suggest that tillage occurred on the higher ground beyond the floodplain. The settlement developed and the landscape was cleared for pasture. The floodplain became drier, possibly because of modification and management of the watercourses and the increasing intensity in land-use. The excavation has demonstrated the archaeological and palaeo-environmental potential of the Mole Valley as it cuts through the Weald. by Framework Archaeology
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