| Title: |
Archaeological Recording At Mitchell, Near Newquay, Cornwall |
| Number of Pages: |
15 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
The excavations revealed no evidence of medieval or earlier occupation along the street frontage. Pottery recovered from the site (63 sherds) consisted entirely of post-medieval and modern sherds, with one exception of an unglazed sherd of possible late medieval Cornish micaceous coarseware. It is thought that this reflects the absence of earlier settlement in this particular area. (It may be that the medieval settlement was concentrated further west, away from the chapel of St. Francis). The present indications are that the narrow land allotments present on the northern side of the street are of primarily agricultural rather than settlement origin. Both of the ditches present in Trenches 1 and 3 appeared to occupy the position of field or plot boundaries evident on the early OS maps, and subsequent activity, such as the construction of the outbuilding in Trench 3, must therefore date from the modern period, a conclusion supported by the date ranges of the artefacts recovered. The date of the instatement of the boundaries represented by the ditches remained uncertain. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Paul Pearce
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| Publisher: |
Exeter Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2004
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2004
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: MITCHELL, NEAR NEWQUAY
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Carrick
Monument: [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Modern (1901-present)
Ngr: SW86155460
Parish:
Postcode:
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
