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Report on Archaeological Monitoring of The Green Townscape Heritage Initiative, Aberdeen City Centre |
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Aberdeen City Council Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Between August 2009 and November 2010, representatives of Aberdeen City Council Museums and Galleries undertook a programme of archaeological monitoring of groundworks associated with The Green Townscape Heritage Initiative, centred. The area is rich in archaeological potential, due to the historical nature of the area, which once formed a medieval religious hub for Aberdeen, a potential which has since been proven by archaeological discoveries in the area since the 1970s. The watching brief monitored all excavation undertaken across ten streets within the Green area. It encountered a total of 26 features during the resurfacing works in The Green area. Despite the fact that the area formed one of the four medieval quarters of Aberdeen, no features relating to this period or earlier were recovered. The majority of the areas investigated showed high levels of disturbance by services and cables relating to the area's dense habitation throughout the Victorian and Modern periods. The earliest features encountered were those found on Rennie's Wynd and on Exchange Street and it is intriguing that it is these two streets whose alignment has changed most since 1867. The majority of other finds probably date to the mid and late 19th century and are good indicators of Victorian habitation of the area. |
Author: |
C Peters
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Publisher: |
Aberdeen City Council Archaeological Unit
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
Aberdeen City Council Archaeological Unit (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2010
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Locations: |
Site: |
The Green |
Parish: |
ABERDEEN |
County: |
Aberdeenshire |
Country: |
Scotland |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Exchange Street |
Grid Reference: 394170, 806050 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
POST MEDIEVAL
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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Ceramic Jar
(Find)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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Cellar Remains
(Monus)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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Cobbled Surfaces
(Monus)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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Walls
(Monus)
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Modern (Auto Detected Temporal) |
VICTORIAN
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Late 19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Mid (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
aberdeen3-113478 |
OBIB: |
Project Code 0467 |
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Note: |
36 page plain paper at A4 size including text and illustrations
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |