Site Event/Activity record ECH6404 - Lea Manor Farm, Aldford, Chester, Cheshire: Palaeoenvironmental Assessment

Oxford Archaeology North was commissioned in September 2014 by Nick Higham to assess the flot and residue from one environmental bulk sample taken from a Roman ditch (Feature 12) recorded during archaeological investigations undertaken in 2013, at Lea Manor Farm, Aldford, Chester (see ECH6118). The bulk sample came from the base of the ditch. The sample was 1700ml in volume and was processed by OA North for the assessment of palaeoenvironmental remains. Although the paucity of palaeoenvironmental material meant that there was no potential for further analysis, the surviving remains provide very tentative evidence for the utilisation of heathland resources in the area during the Roman period. (1)