Sheldon, S. (2014). King's Quarter, Gloucester: Archaeological Evaluation.. Cirencester: Cotswold Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1029665. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 King's Quarter, Gloucester: Archaeological Evaluation.
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Series:		 Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Cotswold Archaeology between May and July 2014 at King's Quarter, Gloucester. Five trenches were excavated. The evaluation has demonstrated that Roman structural remains as well as evidence for medieval and post-medieval activity survives throughout the proposed development area. Within the Roman and later town (King's Square) the evaluation identified Roman structural remains, comprising compacted limestone surfaces and walls and most probably dating to the 2nd-century, at depths of between 2.6m and 3m below the present ground level (14.34m- 14.11m AOD). Within Trench B, these earlier Roman structures were replaced by a mid to late 4th-century building within which pilae stacks, indicative of a surviving hypocaust system, were identified. This later building incorporated large, re-used masonry blocks that may have originated from a renovated or demolished civic structure such as the town wall, the forum or bath house. Evidence of post Roman demolition deposits was also revealed, as were a number of later cut features, including medieval and possibly post-medieval robber trenches that targeted the Roman walls, and two pits/postholes that may be representative of later, wooden structures. A series of post-medieval deposits observed sealing the latest of the identified cut features have been interpreted as heavily re-worked cultivation soils or episodes of ground make-up/levelling.
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Author:		 Steve Sheldon
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Publisher:		 Cotswold Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Gloucester City Council (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2014
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Site: King’s Quarter, Gloucester
County: Gloucestershire
District: Gloucester
Parish: GLOUCESTER
Country: England
Grid Reference: 383460, 218600 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) HYPOCAUST (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ROBBER TRENCH (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) TOWN (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) WALL (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) YARD (Monument Type England)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
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OASIS Id: cotswold2-191498
OBIB: CA typescript report 14314
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Created Date:		 01 Feb 2018