Digital Archive from an Archaeological Evaluation of Barnsley Road, West Melton, South Yorkshire, July 2022

This collection consists of images, text, spreadsheets and site record data from an archaeological evaluation by trial trenching by MAP Archaeological Practice Ltd. The work occurred at land South of Barnsley Road, West Melton, South Yorkshire from July to August 2022. The evaluation, which consisted of twenty-three trenches, revealed a total of twelve archaeological features. Results had showed that trackway diches likely formed the earliest phase of this site followed by the addition of at least one appending enclosure. Dates derived from optically stimulated luminescence samples suggest the establishment of the trackway likely took place during the Bronze Age, with the addition of appending enclosures occurring during the late Iron Age and Romano-British period.

本数据集涵盖图像、文本、电子表格及遗址记录数据，由MAP考古实践有限公司（MAP Archaeological Practice Ltd）通过试掘探沟法开展的考古评估项目采集所得。该项目于2022年7月至8月间，在南约克郡西梅尔滕镇巴恩斯利路南侧地块实施。本次评估共布设23个探沟，共发现12处考古遗迹。评估结果显示，步道沟渠构成了该遗址的最早遗存阶段，后续至少新增了一处附属围合设施。通过光释光（optically stimulated luminescence）样品测定的年代数据表明，该步道沟渠的形成年代约为青铜时代，而附属围合设施的增建年代则为铁器时代晚期至罗马-不列颠（Romano-British）时期。