Lane, A. M., Rowe, M. and Savage, R. (2016). Proposed Redevelopment at Platts Orchard, 39, Church Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Brockley: Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited. https://doi.org/10.5284/1047404. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Proposed Redevelopment at Platts Orchard, 39, Church Street, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
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Series:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln) unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 A combined programme of strip, map and record and archaeological monitoring was carried out in advance of a proposed redevelopment at Platts Orchard in the town of Southwell in Nottinghamshire, near the known Roman villa and early medieval cemetery on the site of the former Minster School. A previous evaluation carried out on the site had encountered a number of inhumation burials, one of which was dated to the 7th century, and recorded a range of other features, some of Roman date. The programme of strip, map and record ascertained that a large part of the site was occupied by a very broad ditch or watercourse, which appeared to have originated as a natural prehistoric channel and to have been utilised and maintained by the inhabitants of the Roman villa and its environs, being recut several times and being supplied by a network of drainage ditches. A stone-built kiln at the edge of the 'channel' has been interpreted as a Roman lime kiln, probably associated with the construction of the villa. Two human skeletons have also proved to be of Roman date: one was a formal burial of unusual type, being associated with the skeleton of a dog, while the other lay within the fills of the 'channel' and may have been the victim of an accident or have been clandestinely disposed of. The site appears to have been little occupied after the abandonment of the Roman villa, possibly because a rise in sea level had caused marginal land to revert to wetland and the area was no longer worthwhile for occupation or cultivation. The 'channel' returned to use during the Middle Ages, but the evidence for occupation of and activities on the site remains scanty until the later medieval period and post-medieval period. Wild and exotic species among the faunal remains from these periods are particularly indicative of a wealthy lifestyle being lived in the vicinity at this time, probably associated with the nearby Minster or the medieval Archbishop's Palace.
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Author:		 A M Lane
M Rowe
Rachel Savage ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org:		 Nottinghamshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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County: Nottinghamshire
Parish: SOUTHWELL
Country: England
Site: Platts Orchard
District: Newark and Sherwood
Grid Reference: 470446, 353797 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
BRACELET (Object England)
TILE (Object England)
DRAINAGE SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
LEATHER SHOE (Find)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
LIME KILN (Monument Type England)
WELL (Monument Type England)
SHERD (Object England)
INHUMATION (Monument Type England)
PIT (Monument Type England)
DOG BURIAL (Monus)
POST HOLE (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: preconst3-257392
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Note:		 Report is in three volumes. Volume 1: Text is an A4 thermal-bound report with transparent cover and white spine. Volume 2: Illustrations is an A3 landscape format comb-bound report with laminated cover. Volume 3: Appendices is an A4 thermal-bound report with transparent cover and white spine, including a CD containing some finds databases that have been included in digital form only.
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Created Date:		 02 May 2018