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5 East Street, New Alresford, Hampshire. Post-Excavation Assessment Report |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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This report was uploaded to the OASIS system by the named Publisher. The report has been transferred into the ADS Library for public access and to facilitate future research.
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (PCA) were appointed by Steven Cowen of H. Woollhead Ltd. to under- take archaeological investigations as a requirement of planning consent in advance of development at the rear of no 5 East Street, New Alresford, Hampshire. The investigations exposed evidence of medieval and post-medieval activity in the form of linear features, pits and numerous postholes and stakeholes. The medieval activity, which was confined to the southern end of the site, comprised two pits. Both pits contained small find assemblages including pottery, building roof tile and slate. The contents of an environmental sample taken from the primary fill from one pit suggested it may have served as a pit latrine. The dating evidence from the two features, consisting of four largely-complete vessels including a near-complete glazed ‘face-jug’ and roof tile, provides a coherent mid-11th to 13th century date for the construction and use of the pits which most likely represent backlands activity to the pre-existing medieval tenements fronting East Street. The pits may also have formed an eastern boundary to the medieval activity. With the exception of a well cutting the one of the medieval pits, post-medieval activity on the site was concentrated to the north of the medieval activity and comprised numerous sub-square and sub-circular postholes of pre-existing structures, although no discernible footprints for those structures were identified. This activity is dated broadly to the 17th century. Other features included two discontinuous linear features of unknown function which were aligned north-east to south-west across the site and a posthole and pit cluster that may represent a boundary division. Early modern activity was represented by an early 19th century midden in the north-west corner of the site which produced copious amounts of ceramic, glass and oyster shell remains and a pit recorded in section which served, partially, as a depository for butchered animals. A cobble surface at the northern end of the site represents a yard surface post-dating the demolition of the mid-16th-18th century structures. |
Author: |
T Molloy
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org: |
Winchester HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2018
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Locations: |
Country: |
England |
County: |
Hampshire |
District: |
Winchester |
Parish: |
New Alresford |
Grid Reference: 458898, 132723 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
MEDIEVAL RUBBISH PIT
(Tag)
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POST MEDIEVAL MIDDEN
(Tag)
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FACE JUG
(Object England)
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POST MEDIEVAL FEATURE
(Tag)
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EXCAVATION
(Event)
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POST MEDIEVAL WELL
(Tag)
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RUBBISH PIT
(Monument Type England)
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MEDIEVAL FACE JUG
(Tag)
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POST HOLE
(Monument Type England)
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POST MEDIEVAL BOUNDARY
(Tag)
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MEDIEVAL LATRINE PIT
(Tag)
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MIDDEN
(Monument Type England)
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STRUCTURE
(Monument Type England)
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POST MEDIEVAL LINEAR FEATURE
(Tag)
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WELL
(Monument Type England)
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POST MEDIEVAL POST HOLE
(Tag)
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MEDIEVAL BOUNDARY
(Tag)
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LINEAR FEATURE
(Monument Type England)
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LATRINE PIT
(Monument Type England)
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FEATURE
(Monument Type England)
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POST EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT
(Event)
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POST MEDIEVAL STRUCTURE
(Tag)
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BOUNDARY
(Monument Type England)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
preconst1-329228 |
Report id: |
R13405 |
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Created Date: |
19 Oct 2023 |