Source/Archive record SDR19079 - 'Excavations at the Cursus Monument of Aston upon Trent, Derbyshire' in Midlands Prehistory, ed. A Gibson

Title	'Excavations at the Cursus Monument of Aston upon Trent, Derbyshire' in Midlands Prehistory, ed. A Gibson
Author/Originator	Gibson, A & Loveday, R
Date/Year	1989

Abstract/Summary

Small scale excavations undertaken at the Aston Cursus monument at a point where the cursus ditch appeared to be aligned upon and intersected a ring-ditch. The excavations were designed to test the stratigraphy between the two monuments, retreive dating material and assess the effect of modern ploughing on the archaeological deposits. The primacy of the ring ditch was confrimed, though relative and absolute dating material was scarce.

Description

Article in 'Midlands Prehistory, some recent and current researches into the prehistory of central England'. Edited by Alex Gibson. BAR British Series 204 : 1989

Location

Derbyshire County Council SMR Library (BAR box)

Referenced Monuments (2)

MDR5437 Cropmark complex, Aston upon Trent (Monument)
MDR7873 Cropmarks south of Aston-on-Trent, Weston upon Trent (Monument)

Referenced Events (1)

EDR1736

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