{"id":68,"date":"2016-08-22T14:26:23","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T14:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guard-archaeology.co.uk\/carnoustieHoard\/?p=68"},"modified":"2018-04-04T13:24:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T13:24:53","slug":"initial-archaeological-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/carnoustieHoard\/?p=68","title":{"rendered":"Initial archaeological evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Between 17th and 19th August 2016, a small GUARD Archaeology team led by Maureen Kilpatrick carried out an archaeological evaluation\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">of ground off Balmachie Road, Carnoustie. This work\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">was undertaken on behalf of Angus Council to address a planning condition related to the development of the land into two football pitches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-69 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/guard-archaeology.co.uk\/carnoustieHoard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/evaluation-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/carnoustieHoard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/evaluation-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/carnoustieHoard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/evaluation-768x1071.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/carnoustieHoard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/evaluation-734x1024.jpg 734w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/carnoustieHoard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/evaluation-624x870.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.guard-archaeology.co.uk\/carnoustieHoard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/evaluation.jpg 857w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/>Archaeological evaluations are often required for planning developments where there is a potential for unknown archaeology to be encountered and which would otherwise be destroyed by proposed development. Though there were no known archaeological remains within the development area,\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">the Aberdeenshire Council Archaeology Service (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">archaeological advisers to Angus Council) considered there was a potential for unknown archaeology given that Neolithic and Bronze Age pits had been encountered nearby.\u00a0The main aim of the archaeological evaluation was therefore to establish the presence or absence of previously unknown archaeological deposits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">The trial trench evaluation investigated a 5% sample (1,415 m\u00b2) of the proposed development area of 2.83 hectares. A total of 15 trenches were excavated by machine excavator under the watchful eyes of the GUARD Archaeologists, with a further 162 m\u00b2 excavated when archaeological features containing sherds of prehistoric pottery were uncovered. During the evaluation, and subsequent expansion, 19 features of archaeological significance were uncovered, predominantly comprising pits and post-holes, all concentrated within the south-eastern area of the site.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Between 17th and 19th August 2016, a small GUARD Archaeology team led by Maureen Kilpatrick carried out an archaeological evaluation\u00a0of ground off Balmachie Road, Carnoustie. This work\u00a0was undertaken on behalf of Angus Council to address a planning condition related to the development of the land into two football pitches. 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