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Evaluation at Buchan Street Neighbourhood Centre, Buchan Street, Cambridge |
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Cotswold Archaeology unpublished report series
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has not been reviewed by the relevant HER. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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| Abstract: |
The evaluation fieldwork comprised the excavation of five trenches, excavated in
three phases between the 19th and 27th July 2022 as a result of the “live” nature of
the site and parking areas where the trenches were located. As a result of changes
to the intended phasing of the works the trenches were renumbered as-dug from
the sequence shown on Figure 2 of the WSI and the trench numbers shown on
Figure 2 of this report should be regarded as the final/ definitive number sequence.
With the exception of trench 1, all of the trenches were subject to minor positional
changes as a result of the presence of utilities and other constraints. The trenches
were originally intended to comprise 2no. 10m x 1.8m wide trenches and 3no. 5m x
1.8m trenches; however, as excavated trench 1 measured 5m long by 1.2m wide,
the width being constrained by the presence of previously unrecorded utilities
detected by CAT and GENNY scanning; Trench 2 measured 10m long by 1.2m
wide; trench 3 measured 10m long by 1.4m wide; trench 4 measured 7m long by
0.8m wide; and, trench 5 measured 5m long by 1.2m wide, being constrained by the
presence of services to the northeast and southeast. The works were monitored by
the CHET (Andy Thomas - Archaeology Planning Manage) via site monitoring
meetings on the 20th and 25th July (trenches 1-3 and 5) and remote sign-off of
trench 4 via email and photos on the 27th July.
Trenches were set out on OS National Grid co-ordinates using Leica GPS.
Following the removal of block-paving and tarmac, where present, overburden was
stripped from the trenches by a mechanical excavator fitted with a toothless grading
bucket. All machining was conducted under archaeological supervision to the top of
the natural substrate.
Records were maintained in accordance with CA Technical Manual 1: Fieldwork
Recording Manual. Deposits were assessed for their palaeoenvironmental potential
in accordance with CA Technical Manual 2: The Taking and Processing of
Environmental and Other Samples from Archaeological Sites. No deposits were
identified that required sampling. No archaeological deposits were identified and no
artefactual material that predated the modern period.
CA will make arrangements with the Cambridgeshire County Archaeology Facility
for the deposition of the project archive. A digital archive will also be prepared and
deposited with the Archaeology Data Service (ADS). The archives (museum and digital) will be prepared and deposited in accordance with Standard and guidance
for the creation, compilation, transfer and deposition of archaeological archives
(CIfA 2014; updated October 2020).
A summary of information from this project, as set out in Appendix B, will be entered
onto the OASIS online database of archaeological projects in Britain. In July 2022, Cotswold Archaeology carried out an archaeological
evaluation of land at Buchan Street Neighbourhood Centre,
Buchan Street, Cambridge. This evaluation was undertaken for
RPS Consulting, acting on behalf of The Hill
Despite the location of the site in an area of some archaeological
potential for remains of prehistoric and Roman date to be present,
no archaeological features or finds were identified. Evidence for
modern development-related impacts were identified in all
trenches, either in the form of modern deposits associated with the
landscaping of the site directly overlaying the natural substrate, for
example in trenches 3 and 4, or modern services and other sub-surface intrusions including service trenches and post and fence
bases such as were encountered in trenches 1 and 2.. |
| Author: |
Adrian Scruby
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| Publisher: |
Cotswold Archaeology
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| Year of Publication: |
2022
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| Locations: |
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Cambridgeshire |
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Cambridge |
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England |
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Cambridge, unparished area |
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Grid Reference: 545005, 261469 (Easting, Northing)
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| OASIS Id: |
cotswold2-508718 |
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| Created Date: |
15 Aug 2023 |
