Trial Trench, Evaluation at Land north of Hemingfield Road, Hemingfield, South Yorkshire

22 Trenches excavated (planning permission refused (appeal pending). The trench positions were located and levelled using a Trimble GPS Rover. The trench positions were selected to assess anomalies highlighted in the results of the Geophysical Survey and also to cover areas which the Geophysical Survey suggested would be devoid of archaeological activity. All but three trenches measured 40m x 2m, while trenches 3, 14 and 19 measured 25m x 4m. The intention of the wider trenches was to allow for a wider view of geophysical anomalies in areas of presumed archaeological activity. Once positioned the trenches were excavated using a tracked mechanical excavator, fitted with a wide toothless bucket operating under close archaeological supervision. In each trench, soils were removed down to the perceived archaeological horizon. The exposed surfaces were cleaned appropriately, and any subsequent excavation was carried out by hand. A sufficient sample of archaeological features and deposits were hand excavated, to address the aims of the Archaeological Evaluation by Trial Trenching. All excavation and recording were carried out in line with the approved specification Further work may be undertaken depending on planning appeal