| Title: |
Archaeological Trial Trenching at Rowes Garage Site, The Hornet, Chichester |
| Number of Pages: |
9 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An evaluation was carried out at the site of a garage and car showroom complex. Excavation trenches were targeted to intersect the projected lines of linear features recorded during archaeological work in the surrounding area. However, some relocation of the planned trenches was necessary due to the present occupation of the site, and it proved impossible to investigate some areas of high potential, including one corner which lay close to a known Roman cemetery site. During the evaluation, a feature was revealed which was of similar dimensions to a 'palisade trench' on the eastern side of a 1st century AD military ditch, which had been recorded c. 90m to the north of the site. Its fill contained quantities of Roman pottery, oyster shells, small fragments of daub, and a pair of bronze tweezers. Further features included an undated post-hole and a ditch containing pottery of Roman to post-medieval date. The ditch probably represented part of a field boundary shown on a map of 1769. A layer of hard-packed cobbling, perhaps a trackway, and a further ditch which was contemporary with or later than the cobbling were also recorded. These were likely to have been of Roman date. It was recommended that further evaluation should be undertaken following the vacation of the site. [AIP] |
| Author: |
Southern Archaeology (Chichester) Ltd
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| Publisher: |
Southern Archaeology (Chichester) Ltd
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| Year of Publication: |
1998
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Roman To Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 1769 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 1st Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: ROWES GARAGE SITE, THE HORNET, CHICHESTER
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Chichester
Monument: BOUNDARY DITCH. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), TRACKWAY. Roman (AD43-410), DITCH. Roman (AD43-410), ?TRACKWAY. Roman (AD43-410), POST HOLE. Undated
Ngr: SU86700485
Parish: Chichester
Postcode: PO197TU
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
