Mann, A. (2009). Archaeological Evaluation of land off Farrier Street, Worcester, Worcestershire. Worcester: Worcestershire Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1011628. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological Evaluation of land off Farrier Street, Worcester, Worcestershire
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Series:		 Worcestershire Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken at the site of two proposed office buildings for Sanctuary Housing on Farrier Street, Worcester (NGR SO 84790 55340). Archaeological watching brief and salvage excavation was undertaken in 1995 in advance of the construction of the existing Cameo House, assessment of data retrieved from relevant fieldwork undertaken in 1995 as well as three further trenches excavated in the car park in 2009 was carried out. The site lies on the northern side of the Roman town in an area where previous archaeological intervention has demonstrated that well preserved Roman layers survive. The majority of features recovered from both phases of archaeological investigation at the Cameo House site were of Roman date. The earliest of these comprised a scatter of pits and ditches containing pottery dating to 120 - 160 AD. These features were sealed by a series of metalled surfaces and dumped slag dating to the late 3rd-4th centuries and the presence of furnace material, limestone (flux) and some hammerscale suggest that metalworking was taking place in the vicinity. In the eastern side of the site pits and ditches were recorded cut directly into natural sands and gravels. Roman features were overlain in all trenches by a 'dark earth' layer; a dark grey brown sandy loam with variable amounts of Roman pottery particularly in the lower half. This layer has been interpreted as a post-Roman return to agriculture. The layer was cut by frequent post-medieval and modern features including a large pit backfilled with rubbish and possible plough furrows.
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Author:		 A Mann
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Publisher:		 Worcestershire Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Worcester City SMR and UAD (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2009
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Site: Land off Farrier Street
Parish: WORCESTER
District: Worcester
County: Worcestershire
Country: England
Grid Reference: 384790, 255340 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Metal Slag (Find)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) HEARTH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Metalled Surfaces (Monus)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) PIT (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
CEREAL GRAIN (Object England)
PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Object England)
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OASIS Id: fieldsec1-66493
OBIB: Project 3271, Report 1679, WCM 101701
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Created Date:		 24 Nov 2016