| Title: |
St Martin's Car Park, Chichester. Archaeological Watching Brief |
| Number of Pages: |
8 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
A trench for a soakaway was excavated without Scheduled Monument Consent within a car park, the whole of which was a SAM. Traces of Roman streets had been recorded 50m to the north and 30m to the west, and a substantial Roman building lay less than 50m to the south of the trench. Field archaeologists were informed during excavation, and visited the site. A layer which may have sealed a pit was noted, and a small number of finds were recovered. These comprised two fragments of Roman roof tile (tegula), two sherds of Roman pottery, a post-medieval sherd, three sandstone fragments, a fragment of opus signinum and a further piece of possible tile. It was concluded that the Roman building materials recovered were sufficient to indicate the proximity of a substantial tile-roofed house, and that the debris may have come from a building other than the one confirmed to the south. It was recommended that a second soakaway pit planned in the vicinity should be hand-excavated by archaeologists, once Shceduled Monument Consent had been obtained. [AIP] |
| Author: |
Southern Archaeology (Chichester) Ltd
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| Publisher: |
Southern Archaeology (Chichester) Ltd
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| Year of Publication: |
1997
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1997
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: ST MARTIN'S CAR PARK, CHICHESTER
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Chichester
Monument: [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901)
Ngr: SU86240489
Parish: Chichester
Postcode: PO191PH
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
