ABSTRACT

The unique early medieval assemblage of tools, other objects and fragments of metal and glass described in this monograph was discovered in February 1981 during excavations directed by Dr Peter Chowne, then of the Trust for Lincolnshire Archaeology. Prehistoric material, of various dates, and three Roman pits were found on the site, but the only later features were a medieval ditch and a single, sub-rectangular feature, 19, which contained the assemblage. There was no reason to think that Feature 19 would be complicated to excavate, but it proved to contain a large quantity of artefacts, many of which had corroded together. At first it was thought that the material was Roman, because of the coins that were observed, and the original site drawings are labelled 'Roman disturbance'. Most of the small amount of glass from the assemblage appears to be Roman, and it has not been considered necessary to undertake analyses to test this.