| Title: |
Archaeological evaluation excavation at 66 High Street (Pouparts), Southampton |
| Number of Pages: |
62 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An evaluation was carried out at a proposed development site which lay within a Local Area of Archaeological Importance. Stray finds of prehistoric and Roman date had been found in the vicinity, and a human burial had been found when the east end of the Pouparts warehouse had been extended in 1957. This was not dated, but was thought to have been pre-Christian. Evidence of late Saxon occupation had been found at several sites in the vicinity, and the line of the medieval town wall had crossed the site. During the evaluation, the fills of a large late Saxon feature, probably a major boundary ditch, were found. The remains of medieval and later buildings were revealed near the High Street frontage, and a sequence of garden deposits dating from the late Saxon or early medieval period to the 19th century was recorded. The line of at least one property boundary was identified, and the former alignment of Back of the Walls, an intra-mural road, was found near the east end of the site. Post-medieval road levels overlay the rampart built against the west (internal) face of the medieval town wall. Remains of the late 18th century Southampton to Salisbury Canal, which had been backfilled by 1846, were found to the east of the town wall. Boreholes suggested the depth of the town ditch deposits below the canal, but these were not exposed during the evaluation. Remains of the Hartley Institute were found to the west of Back of the Walls. These included a largely intact range of basements, with elements of earlier basements, and the remains of above-ground structures. Possible late medieval cellars were identified. Artefacts recovered included post-medieval pottery, clay pipe and ceramic building materials, early and late medieval pottery, sherds of possible late Saxon pottery and the bones of animals, birds and fish. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Michael P Smith
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| Publisher: |
Southampton City Council Archaeology Unit
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| Year of Publication: |
1998
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
High Street |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Southampton |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Salisbury Canal |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Late 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Late Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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EARLY MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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PREHISTORIC
(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: 66 HIGH STREET (POUPARTS), SOUTHAMPTON
Study area: 0.3ha
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: Southampton UA
Monument: RAMPART. Medieval (1066-1540), ROAD. Post-medieval (1540-1901), BUILDING. Medieval (1066-1540), BUILDING. Post-medieval (1540-1901), CANAL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), CELLAR. Undated, ?BOUNDARY DITCH. Early Medieval (410-1066), [finds]. Medieval (1066-154
Ngr: SU42101114, SU42601140
Parish:
Postcode: SO143EN, SO9 1AX
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
