The evaluation fieldwork comprised the excavation of 13 trenches measuring 30m in length and 1.8m in width. In February 2023, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation of Land South of A415 Marcham, Oxfordshire. A total of 13 trenches were excavated. The evaluation identified archaeological features in all the trenches. A concentration of features, mostly ditches and pits, was recorded in trenches located toward the north and northwest of the site. Pottery broadly dated to the Roman Period were encountered in ditches and pits towards the centre of the site. A broadly north-west/south-east aligned ditch, identified by the preceded Geophysical Survey, was identified during the evaluation and Medieval finds were recovered from one of its fills. Shallow and undated intercutting linear features were found towards the north of site, as well as one large pit of unclear function. Undated pits and ditches were recorded across site, possibly related to land management, as drainage or land division, and quarry pits. Ditches towards the south of site were filled with much darker more humic fills possible due to seasonal flooding in this part of the site. A long cross penny identifiable as of Edward I or Edward II and datable c. 1279-1327 was recovered from the topsoil towards the north of the site.
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