Allan, J. and Steinmetzer, M. F R. (2021). Archaeological evaluation in the choir, presbytery and aisles of Exeter Cathedral. Oakford Archaeology: Oakford Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1098128. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Archaeological evaluation in the choir, presbytery and aisles of Exeter Cathedral
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Series:		 Oakford Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Between January and March 2021 archaeological evaluation was carried out by Oakford Archaeology in the presbytery, choir, choir aisles, retrochoir and crossing of Exeter Cathedral. A total of 21 trenches were excavated in an area of the cathedral were no archaeological excavations had previously been undertaken in these parts of the cathedral. The most significant find was in the western bay of the presbytery, where a small part of a massive and deeply robbed foundation of the apsidal end of the Romanesque Cathedral was exposed. As well as establishing the precise position of the apse, the excavation showed that contrary to previous impressions much of it remained undisturbed. On its eastern (outer) side a humic soil was preserved. This key discovery showed that the apse was the eastern end of the building, with garden soil outside, rather than being an internal wall within an ambulatory. The evaluation also demonstrated that the medieval floor had been removed from nearly all the areas sampled, although a small fragment of medieval tile pavement survived in the presbytery. It consisted mainly of Low Countries tiles, probably attributable to a documented repair to the pavement in 1392, while loose tiles suggested the former presence of inlaid tile pavements of c.1300 in the presbytery and aisles, the latter repaired with late 15th/early 16th-century tiles imported from Normandy.
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Author:		 J Allan
Marc F R Steinmetzer ORCID icon
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Publisher:		 Oakford Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2021
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County: Devon
District: Exeter
Country: England
Parish: Exeter, unparished area
Grid Reference: 292119, 92539 (Easting, Northing)
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TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
GRAVE (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL GRAVE (Tag)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Object England)
MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Tag)
GRAVE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL GRAVE (Tag)
FLOOR TILE (Object England)
MEDIEVAL FLOOR TILE (Tag)
ROBBER TRENCH (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL ROBBER TRENCH (Tag)
FLOOR TILE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL FLOOR TILE (Tag)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: oakforda1-425974
OBIB: 21-05
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Created Date:		 08 Aug 2022