Digital Archive from an Archaeological Excavation at Daventry Apex Park, Northamptonshire, 2019

This archive contains images, reports, site records, database files and GIS from an archaeological excavation at Apex Park, Daventry, Northamptonshire. Oxford Archaeology was commissioned by RPS Consulting Services Ltd, on behalf of Prologis UK to undertake the work between 17th July 2019 and 31st August 2019. Previous geophysical surveys and evaluations established the presence of prehistoric remains including ring ditch. This excavation area targeted these remains. The excavation exposed the Neolithic/early Bronze Age c 16m diameter ring ditch, dated by late flint, and charcoal recovered from its lower fills. Abraded late Neolithic/early Bronze Age (Beaker), Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery from upper fills suggest use continued into the Iron Age. The ring ditch probably surrounded a barrow, though no primary burial was encountered a cremation burial recorded during the evaluation was radiocarbon dated to the middle Bronze Age.