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Title:

Mythe Medium WAZ - Phase 2, Gloucester. Archaeological Watching Brief

Series:

Wessex Archaeology unpublished report series

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5284/1058927

Publication Type:

Report (in Series)

Abstract:

Wessex Archaeology carried out an archaeological watching brief on the renewal of water mains within the historic core of Gloucester. The excavation of approximately 150 sliplining/pipebursting access trenches and longer, open cut trenches was monitored. Most trenches were archaeologically blank, although access constraints hindered the characterisation of the deposits exposed within them. Walls, predominantly in brick and of probable 19th-century date, were recorded in six trenches. Human remains were present in four trenches, all of which were dug within or close to the position of known burial grounds. Dark earth deposits bearing finds of post-medieval to early 20th-century date were encountered from around 0.5 m below the current ground level at multiple locations in the Clare Street-Mount Street area and appear to signal the presence of extensive post-medieval and modern deposits within this neighbourhood. The medieval pottery assemblage is very small, and only a single piece of pottery of Roman date was recovered. Overall, the finds recovered from the trenches are of 18th to early 20th-century date. This corresponds with the results of previous investigations within Gloucester, which tend to first encounter remains of significant antiquity at well over 2 m below the current ground level. By contrast, the monitored trenches were chiefly less than 1.5 m deep. Therefore, the development did not impact on medieval or earlier horizons, and the medieval and Roman pottery is therefore is believed to be redeposited within later contexts.

Author:

P Daniel

Publisher:

Wessex Archaeology

Other Person/Org:

Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Gloucester City Council (OASIS Reviewer)

Year of Publication:

2017

Locations:

Site:	Phase 2: Mythe Medium - Westgate Street
County:	Gloucestershire
District:	Gloucester
Parish:	GLOUCESTER
Country:	England

Grid Reference: 382860, 218783 (Easting, Northing)

Subjects / Periods:

POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	BUTCHERED ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)	COIN (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	DRAIN PIPE (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)	HUMAN REMAINS (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)	IMBREX (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	OYSTER SHELL (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	PINNERS BONE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	POT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	POT (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)	POT (Object England)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)	SLAG (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	TOBACCO PIPE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	WINE BOTTLE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	CELLAR (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	DEMOLITION DEBRIS (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	PIT (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)	WALL (Monument Type England)
	WATCHING BRIEF (Event)

Identifiers:

OASIS Id:	wessexar1-240895
OBIB:	111970

Note:

c. 100 page comb-bound A4 report with colour plates and figures.

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Created Date:

13 Jan 2020