Stowe Farm, Lincolnshire: A Multi-Period Archaeological Site in its Landscape

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Stowe Farm is located near West Deeping, Lincolnshire, in the Lower Welland Valley, a landscape characterised by the presence of many important archaeological sites discovered during past and more recent gravel extraction.
Stowe Farm was one of the many projects instigated by extraction which prompted investigations between 1994 and 2000. This MPhil project has collated the Stowe Farm archival material and completed the work that was started back in 1994, with the aim to produce a cohesive site narrative and offer further contribution to the characterisation and contextualisation of the rich archaeological landscape of the Lower Welland Valley. In order to construct a more informed narrative, it has included broader comparative information complemented by environmental evidence.
One of the major difficulties encountered during this MPhil research project was represented by the paucity of dating evidence. In addition, the loss of the material archive has precluded the possibility to reassess the original generic date range offered for the ceramic assemblages. Despite these issues, a cohesive narrative of the site of Stowe Farm has been constructed.
The analysis of the evidence has offered the opportunity to gain further insight into the spatial and chronological development of the Lower Welland Valley landscape during the later prehistoric period. It has also enabled the author to identify Neolithic settlement of regional and national importance, Bronze Age ritual, funerary and agricultural activities and specialisation in livestock management during the Iron Age.
The archaeological record from Stowe Farm shows patterns of local and regional variations, as well as patterns of similarities with sites distributed across Britain and Ireland, the interaction of which contributes to the distinct character of the Lower Welland Valley.

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Supervisors:	Johnston, Robert
Awarding institution:	University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Archaeology (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Archaeology (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield)
Depositing User:	Mr Andrew Hatton
Date Deposited:	30 Sep 2019 14:07
Last Modified:	01 Aug 2020 00:18
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:etheses.whiterose.ac.uk:24560

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Stowe Farm, Lincolnshire: A Multi-Period Archaeological Site in its Landscape

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Site Plan

Early Neolithic Landscape - Phase 1

Early Neolithic Nucleated Settlement

Late Neolithic/Early bronze Age Landscape - Phase 2

Curvilinear feature with associated postholes (Y217) and Hengiform monument (E136)

Bronze Age Landscape - Phase 3

Bronze Age Enclosure 1

Iron Age Landscape - Phase 4

Iron Age Landscape - Phase 4A

Iron Age Landscape - Phase 4B

Iron Age Landscape - Phase 4C

Roman Landscape - Phase 5

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