Images and GIS Data from an Archaeological Evaluation at A40 Smart Corridor, Oxfordshire, November 2021

This collection comprises images and GIS data from an archaeological evaluation of land alongside the A40 trunk road, Oxfordshire. This evaluation was undertaken in November 2021 by Cotswold Archaeology. The evaluation area comprised a series of land parcels alongside the existing A40 carriageway and a total of 69 trenches were excavated. Significant archaeological remains were encountered only in Areas 11 and 24. This included a kiln/ corn dryer, postholes, pits, and ditches, with pottery suggesting a 2nd to 4th century date. Poorly preserved remains of medieval/ post-medieval ridge and furrow were encountered in Area 12, while a scatter of relatively poorly preserved features was also encountered across trenches in Areas 2, 5, 7, and 8 comprising ditches and pits.