Kipling, R. (2010). An Archaeological Excavation at Dean Street/Upper Dean Street, Birmingham . Leicester: University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS). https://doi.org/10.5284/1006341. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Excavation at Dean Street/Upper Dean Street, Birmingham
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Series:		 University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological excavation was undertaken by University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) between 26th October and 6th November 2009 at Dean Street/Upper Dean Street, Birmingham, in advance of a proposed mixed use development scheme. Trench 01 revealed truncated river gravels and silts likely to represent part of the post-medieval Dirty Brook also identified in excavations in 2003 to the north. The full width of this channel could not be ascertained due to truncation by modern cellars. A wide expanse of river gravels and silts was also identified in Trench 02. Although this evidence was clear with two channel bases and a large spread of river gravels and silts it seems likely that this also represents the Dirty Brook. It is possible that this was a marshy area created by river meanders and overbank flooding episodes. Post-medieval deposits of compacted rubble along the western edge and overlying part of the brook deposits seems to indicate some form of consolidation of the area adjacent to the brook, with twigs and branches found on the surface representing either waterside trees or the remnants of some form of revetment. A pit partly lined with wooden planks and plant debris was cut into the made-ground adjacent to the brook. Worked fragments of wood from the backfill may suggest it was originally a more robust structure, truncated by later disturbance. The lower fill of the pit comprised willow twigs and bark and given the presence of osier pits marked on an early 19th-century map of the area, it seems likely that willow processing was taking place here during this time.
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Author:		 Roger Kipling
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Publisher:		 University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS)
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Birmingham City Council (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2010
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Site: Dean Street/Upper Dean Street, Birmingham
Parish: BIRMINGHAM
District: Birmingham
County: West Midlands
Country: England
Grid Reference: 407267, 286352 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Brook (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Osier Pit (Monus)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: universi1-75352
OBIB: ULAS Report 2010/034
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016