Non Archaeological Intervention at Church of ST. John the baptist, Leverton Road, Treswell, Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire

The scheme of archaeological monitoring and recording was applied during groundworks in accordance with an approved Written Scheme of Investigation (Savage 2024). The broad aim of archaeological monitoring was to: " Determine the form and function of any archaeological features exposed; " Recover artefactual and other dating material/evidence; " Establish the sequence of, and contextualise archaeological deposits. During development excavations, an excavator equipped with a toothless bucket (800mm) was employed, with an experienced field archaeologist being present at all times. Photographs were taken using a high-resolution digital camera, and a formal written record was supplemented by a narrative account in the form of a site diary. Recording involved the use of standard PCAS Archaeology context record sheets, and a site plan was prepared at a scale of 1:100. An online record of the project data was initiated with the archaeological data service (OASIS database) and includes a digital copy of this report. The scheme of monitoring and recording exposed a total of 2 possible inhumation burials. Only one of these burials was within its original place of rest. The possible charnel burial was heavily disturbed and showed signs of possibly being contaminated with a second burial. The other 4 burials sadly lost their original place of rest. As mentioned within the results section this is most likely due to previous of grave digging which disturbed them. All human remains have been left within the church grounds for later re-burial. Sadly, no nearby pottery sherds were discovered which could not directly date the burials on site. One coffin nail was found near the full east to west burial but no other artefacts were present. No archaeological features were encountered other than the burials themselves.