Archaeological fieldwork in Boston Spa has mainly been undertaken by the Boston Spa Archaeology and Heritage Group (BSAHG), focussing to the north-west of the site. Fieldwalking in 1999 found flint scatters dating from the Mesolithic to the early Bronze Age near Whey Wood (Barnes 2002). Aerial photography analysis identified several possible sites either side of Ley Lane. Geophysical survey of these in 2004 revealed several potential enclosures, and between 2004 and 2007, three trenches were excavated to investigate these, c.600m west of Church Fields. Three potential prehistoric pit alignments and several other gullies and pits/post-holes were found, along with more flint. Further aerial photography analysis identified a prehistoric or Roman trackway and associated field system 700 m south-west of Church Fields, and a further potential enclosure 550 m to the north. Roman activity is known in the wider area, with a Roman villa at Dalton Parlours, 2.2 km south-west of the site, a Romano-British enclosure 550 m to the east, and a Roman ford and road near Thorpe Arch. During the 2004–2007 excavations a small assemblage of mainly third-century pottery was found and a possible contemporary gully was excavated (Barnes 2007; Barnes and Vyner 2013). Fieldwalking 550 m north-west of Church Fields in 2006 found 38 sherds of third-century pottery. In 2007, a further 13 sherds of third-century pottery were found around Jackdaw Crag Field, 350 m west of the site. These were in association with enclosures identified from geophysical survey, but the enclosures may predate the pottery (Barnes and Vyner 2013, 8). During the fieldwalking at Jackdaw Crag Field, 19 sherds of mediaeval pottery were found: the highest concentration was where the geophysical survey indicated the presence of an enclosure (Barnes and Vyner 2013), which was taken to indicate that it was mediaeval. There is no evidence for settlement in the Boston Spa area during the mediaeval period, but the site was covered with extensive ridge and furrow.

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西约克郡波士顿温泉教堂场的发掘

波士顿温泉的考古实地工作主要由波士顿温泉考古和遗产小组 (BSAHG) 承担，重点是该遗址的西北部。1999 年的实地考察发现，在乳清木附近，可以追溯到中石器时代到青铜时代早期的燧石散落物（Barnes 2002）。航空摄影分析确定了 Ley Lane 两侧的几个可能的地点。2004 年对这些进行的地球物理调查揭示了几个潜在的围场，在 2004 年和 2007 年之间，在 Church Fields 以西约 600 米处挖掘了三个壕沟来调查这些。发现了三个潜在的史前坑线和其他几个沟壑和坑/桩孔，以及更多的燧石。进一步的航空摄影分析在 Church Fields 西南 700 m 处确定了一条史前或罗马轨道和相关的场地系统，以及向北 550 m 的进一步潜在围栏。罗马活动在更广泛的地区广为人知，在遗址西南 2.2 公里处的道尔顿客厅有一座罗马别墅，东面 550 米处有罗马-英式围墙，索普拱门附近有罗马浅滩和公路。在 2004 年至 2007 年的发掘过程中，发现了主要是三世纪陶器的小组合，并发掘了可能的当代沟壑（Barnes 2007；Barnes and Vyner 2013）。2006 年，在 Church Fields 西北 550 m 处的野外徒步中发现了 38 片公元 3 世纪的陶器。2007 年，在该遗址以西 350 m 的寒鸦岩原 (Jackdaw Crag Field) 周围又发现了 13 片公元 3 世纪的陶器。这些与地球物理调查中确定的围栏有关，但围栏可能早于陶器（Barnes and Vyner 2013, 8）。在寒鸦峭壁野外徒步旅行期间，发现了 19 片中世纪陶器：浓度最高的是地球物理调查表明存在围栏的地方（Barnes 和 Vyner 2013），这表明它是中世纪的。波士顿温泉地区没有中世纪时期定居的证据，但该地区布满了大面积的山脊和沟壑。