Batey, C. E., Sharpe, A. and Thorpe, C. M. (1993). Tintagel Castle: archaeological investigation of the steps area 1989 and 1990. Cornish Archaeol 32. Vol 32, pp. 47-66.
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Tintagel Castle: archaeological investigation of the steps area 1989 and 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cornish Archaeol 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cornish Archaeology | ||||||||||||||||||||
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47 - 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Outlines previous excavation/work in the vicinity, prior to details of work during renovation of the steps. Adam Sharpe details `Work in 1989' (49-53) which consisted of two exploratory trenches. Trench A produced evidence of a possible platform. Although whether it was naturally occurring or deliberately constructed remains uncertain, it is thought that there was some human impact on the area prior to construction of the medieval curtain wall upslope. Slate, pottery and rubble possibly discarded during wall construction had accumulated over this area. A charcoal deposit confirms that the platform was exposed to the elements at some point in time. Trench B, excavated from the western face of the curtain wall towards the main path, produced a layer of disturbed medieval soil with mortar fragments and a stony layer, both thought to stem from the wall construction, but little other sign of human agency. `1990' by Colleen Batey (53-5) details work the following year which uncovered rich dark deposits containing many sherds of imported pottery in layers immediately over the bedrock. Three layers were isolated, layer fifteen, containing stones and some roofing slate, layer sixteen charcoal flecks, some pottery, and a glass fragment, and layer seventeen a deposit of midden like material containing some mammal bone. Environmental sampling, the first to be undertaken on the island, indicated the presence of carbonised grain (no mineralisation) and only two seeds. Interpretation deems layer fifteen redeposited material from adjacent building; layers sixteen and seventeen were less disturbed, producing much imported pot, with the lower apparently being a midden-like development suggesting an adjacent site. The finds section includes details of pottery -- predominantly Roman and post-Roman wares from the Eastern Mediterranean -- and a table presenting other classes of data (glass, copper alloy, and stone) with a finds discussion section. `Comment' by A C Thomas & C M Thorpe (58-60) places the pottery assemblage in the broader context of all Tintagel finds. `Comment' by Leslie Alcock (60-1) discusses a rim-sherd probably from a flat-based dish of D ware, tentatively suggesting that this, along with the glass, may represent the beginning of continental imports circa sixth-century. Scientific analysis of the pottery and examination of the glass and other finds are also reported. Overall, the work on a small area yielded a relatively high amount of evidence and indicated an uninvestigated structure to the north. Given the primary impetus for the work here reported -- namely the refurbishment of steps used by visitors -- it is also cautioned that the archaeology of the island must continue to take precedence over visitor and management considerations. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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20 Jan 2002 |
