Blagg-Newsome, M. (2019). 1 City Bank Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire: Archaeological Evaluation. Foundations Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1110016. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 1 City Bank Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire: Archaeological Evaluation
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Series:		 Foundations Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 A 1.5m by 1.5m test pit was excavated within the footprint of the proposed extension. The test pit was hand-excavated by archaeologists to the top of demonstrable Roman deposits or other significant archaeological deposits. Spoil heaps were visually scanned for artefacts. The archaeological evaluation has identified the presence of well stratified Roman layers within this location, with layer (1008) probably representing a Roman demolition layer or collapsed wall. The top of deposit (1008) is situated at a height of between 105.00m and 105.08m AOD and is present approximately 0.95 to 1m below the Modern ground level. No material was recovered below the Modern driveway which could be demonstrably dated to later then the 3rd century AD. The overall quality of the pottery assemblage was very good, with moderately large, well preserved sherds which suggested relatively undisturbed deposits. No evidence was encountered within the test pit which could be confidently attributed to the former railway embankment known within the vicinity. It would seem likely that the area of the test pit was just outside the footprint of the previous embankment, which was supported from an examination of early OS maps. The presence of wall plaster within layers (1005-7), would suggest that there was previously a Roman building within the vicinity, possibly associated with probable demolition layer (1008), it is interesting to note that no wall plaster or CBM was found beneath this probable demolition layer.
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Author:		 Mark Blagg-Newsome
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Publisher:		 Foundations Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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County: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Parish: Cirencester
District: Cotswold
Grid Reference: 402929, 201189 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN AMPHORA (Tag)
WALL PLASTER (Object England)
CERAMIC (Object England)
AMPHORA (Object England)
ROMAN COIN (Tag)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
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ROMAN WALL PLASTER (Tag)
COIN (Object England)
ROMAN BOWL (Tag)
UNCERTAIN ANIMAL REMAINS (Tag)
ROMAN CERAMIC (Tag)
SHERD (Object England)
BOWL (Object England)
ROMAN SHERD (Tag)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: foundati1-504511
Report id: 1283
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Created Date:		 11 Jul 2023