The Archaeological Landscape of Frampton on Severn, Gloucestershire

This archive results from the combination of two ALSF projects. 1) The Archaeological Landscape of Frampton on Severn (ALSF 4625) :Gravel extraction in Frampton on Severn and adjacent parishes during the twentieth century resulted in the collection of archaeological finds, very few of which had been adequately published. In particular the excavation of five ring ditches at Netherhills Quarry, directed by Richard Atkinson in 1948, had not been written up. The project involved the examination of the (partial) Atkinson archive and of other finds from the area held in Stroud and Gloucester Museums, in order to publish Atkinson's excavations in their landscape context. It also included the mapping and recording of archaeological features visible on available aerial photographs as part of the English Heritage National Mapping Programme. 2) Netherhills Quarry, Frampton on Severn (ALSF 5171) While project 4625 was underway Netherhills Quarry was extended into an area south of that excavated by Atkinson. The quarry had old planning permissions, lacking any archaeological condition, and English Heritage provided PPG16 Assistance funding through the ALSF that allowed GCCAS to undertake an evaluation in November 2006, and then 'salvage' excavations in early 2007. This revealed further evidence for prehistoric activity spanning the Neolithic and Bronze Age as well as later features.

本档案库由两项ALSF项目整合而成。
1) 弗拉姆河畔弗拉姆普顿考古景观项目（ALSF 4625）：20世纪，弗拉姆河畔弗拉姆普顿及邻近教区的砾石开采活动出土了大量考古遗存，其中仅有极少数得到了充分刊布。尤为关键的是，1948年由理查德·阿特金森（Richard Atkinson）主持在内瑟希尔采石场开展的5座环壕发掘工作，始终未形成正式发掘报告。本项目通过整理阿特金森的部分档案，以及收存于斯特劳德博物馆与格洛斯特博物馆的该区域其他出土遗存，结合景观背景对阿特金森的发掘工作进行正式刊布；同时还完成了英国遗产国家测绘项目（English Heritage National Mapping Programme）提供的航空照片中可见考古遗迹的绘图与记录工作。
2) 弗拉姆河畔弗拉姆普顿内瑟希尔采石场项目（ALSF 5171）：在项目4625推进期间，内瑟希尔采石场的开采范围被扩展至阿特金森此前发掘区域以南的地块。该采石场原有的规划许可未附带任何考古相关约束条款，英国遗产通过ALSF渠道拨付了《规划政策指南16》（PPG16）援助资金，使格洛斯特郡考古服务中心（GCCAS）得以于2006年11月开展考古评估，并于2007年初实施抢救性发掘工作。本次发掘揭示了更多史前活动证据，涵盖新石器时代至青铜时代的遗存及年代稍晚的遗迹特征。