Lodoen, A., Meckseper, C. and Wardill, R. (2011). Merton Hall, Northampton Street, Cambridge: Archaeological Monitoring, Investigation and Recording. Bedford: Albion Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1012496. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Merton Hall, Northampton Street, Cambridge: Archaeological Monitoring, Investigation and Recording
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Series:		 Albion Archaeology unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1012496
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Planning permission was granted for the refurbishment and repair of Merton Hall North Wing, Northampton Street, Cambridge. Because of the archaeological importance of the site, a condition was attached to the permission requiring the implementation of a programme of archaeological work. Albion Archaeology was commissioned by St John's College to carry out the archaeological works which comprised the monitoring of construction groundworks and the investigation and recording of revealed archaeological remains. The archaeological works took place during the summer of 2008 and identified Roman archaeological remains and some of the development history of the building. Findings included the remains of walls indicating the addition of the bay windows and the removal of internal room and building divisions, and other remains indicative of old floor surfaces and supporting structures. Human skeletal remains dating to the late Roman period were also found. These included a complete inhumation burial of a female and the disturbed remains of a juvenile burial with fragments of Nene Valley ware. The disarticulated remains of a minimum of 8 further individuals were recovered from make-up layers underneath Merton Hall. These findings, along with archaeological evidence of burials encountered during previous building work in the School of Pythagoras and the Cripps Building, confirm the presence of a Roman cemetery in the area. Radiocarbon dates obtained from the human bones and ceramic evidence place the cemetery in the late 3rd and 4th centuries. The burial ground therefore complements the evidence from other late Roman cemeteries outside the Roman settlement of Cambridge, most notably in Jesus Lane and Park Lane on the eastern side of the river.
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Author:		 A Lodoen
Christiane Meckseper ORCID icon
R Wardill
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Publisher:		 Albion Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2011
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Site: Merton Hall, Northampton Street, Cambridge
Parish: CAMBRIDGE
District: Cambridge
County: Cambridgeshire
Country: England
Location - Auto Detected: Merton Hall Northampton
Location - Auto Detected: Merton Hall North Wing Northampton Street Cambridge
Location - Auto Detected: Park Lane
Location - Auto Detected: Nene Valley
Location - Auto Detected: Cambridge
Location - Auto Detected: Jesus Lane
Grid Reference: 544490, 258940 (Easting, Northing)
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20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) HUMAN REMAINS (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Fireplaces (Monus)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Floors (Monus)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) INHUMATION (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) Walls (Monus)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT) (Event)
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OASIS Id: albionar1-45425
OBIB: 2010/106 version 1.1
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Note:		 Comb bound, client report, white cover
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Created Date:		 24 Nov 2016