Grosso, I. (2008). Assessment of an Archaeological Excavation at 551 Old Kent Road, London Borough of Southwark. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1016952. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Assessment of an Archaeological Excavation at 551 Old Kent Road, London Borough of Southwark
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Series:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1016952
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Abstract:		 An archaeological field excavation followed an earlier evaluation of the site. The earlier evaluation of the site demonstrated archaeological preservation in trench 1 and further archaeological work was undertaken with the excavation of trenches 3 and 4. Natural sandy brick earth was found across the excavation area at a level of 0.65m OD to the south in trench 3 and gradually sloping downwards, at a level of 0.20m OD, to the north in trench 4. An E-W prehistoric ditch, already observed during the initial evaluation, truncated the natural sandy brick earth and presented a terminus to the west in trench 3. Another possible curvilinear prehistoric cut feature was observed just next to the ditch but unfortunately no cultural material was found in its fill. A peat layer, sealing the prehistoric cut features, contained a single cattle bone and few burnt flints. Although the near absence of cultural material, this layer, occasionally disturbed by rooting, indicates that the study site was marshy, marginal land possibly during the Saxon and Medieval periods. The post medieval activity on the study site was represented by two postholes sealed by a sequence of homogenous clay layers, largely devoid of cultural material, indicating the site had been largely flooded and abandoned in the post-medieval period until the beginning of the ground works associated with the construction of the Georgian terrace house and of the N-S sewer to the west of the study site.
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Author:		 I Grosso
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Publisher:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Southwark Borough Council (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2008
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Site: 551 Old Kent Road
Parish: SOUTHWARK
District: Southwark
County: Greater London
Country: England
Grid Reference: 535010, 177400 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) AMPHORA (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Burnt Bone (Find)
MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) BURNT FLINT (Object England)
MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods) Flakes (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SLAG (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) TOBACCO PIPE (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods) DITCH (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) MARSH (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Georgian (Auto Detected Temporal)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
EXCAVATION (Event)
PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: preconst1-38300
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016