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| Haslingfield Test Pit Project 16th/17th June 2012 |
The recent excavation by Oxford Archaeology East on the site of Trinity Farm in New Road, Haslingfield, has shown that on that site there are Iron Age fields, possibly lasting into the Roman period, a late Anglo-Saxon settlement and houses from the late Medieval period to the present day. These finds, plus other evidence of Roman and Medieval settlement in the parish, have been the catalyst to launch this project of a weekend of test pit excavations. The director of the New Road excavation, Rob Atkins, wants to help extend our understanding of the development of Haslingfield by test pits in as many different parts of the village as possible.
The project will be organised by CAFG and Haslingfield Village Society with the support of the Jigsaw Cambridgeshire project team and Rob Atkins of Oxford Archaeology East. About 30 home owners have agreed to allow test pits to be dug in their gardens. Excavation will be by members of CAFG and home owner's families. Finds from this work and previous fieldwalking and test pits in the village will be assessed by Paul Blinkhorn, pottery expert, contributing to an increase of the understanding of the evidence for occupation in all periods of history in the village of Haslingfield.
A summary of the results will be posted on this web site.
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