Dodd, M. (2022). Evaluation at St Edmund Hall, Norham Gardens, Oxford. Oxford: Oxford Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1116114. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Evaluation at St Edmund Hall, Norham Gardens, Oxford
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Series:		 Oxford Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The investigation comprised the excavation of five trenches, each measuring 1.8m wide and between 5m and 15m in length (Fig. 2). The trenches were initially laid out using a GPS with sub‐15mm accuracy. Due to the proximity to existing flower beds, Trench 1 was moved 0.5m to the north‐east of its original position. Trench 4 was also amended following the exposure of numerous tree roots during excavation. Its final layout included an extension to the north‐west, the position of which required the consideration of a mature hedge and a foul water service known to be in this location. Due to access constraints, the trenches were excavated using a 1.8 ton mechanical excavator fitted with a toothless bucket under the direct supervision of an archaeologist. The machine was tracked around the site on plastic ground protection boards to prevent unnecessary damage to the existing landscaping. Spoil was stored adjacent to, but at a safe distance from the trench edges. Turf and topsoil were stored separately on one side of the trench and subsoil on the other. Machining continued in even spits down to the top of the undisturbed natural geology or the first archaeological horizon, depending upon which was encountered first. The exposed surface was sufficiently cleaned to establish the presence/absence of archaeological remains. Once archaeological deposits had been exposed, further excavation proceeded by hand. Oxford Archaeology was commissioned by Turnberry on behalf of St Edmund Hall Design and Build Ltd to undertake a trial trench evaluation at the site of a proposed development at St Edmund Hall, Norham Gardens, Oxford. The work comprised the excavation of five trenches targeted within the footprint of the proposed development. The fieldwork was undertaken over the course of five days, between 23 and 27 May 2022. The earliest activity on the site was represented by three pieces of struck flint recovered from Trench 3. Although these were found as residual artefacts, they have been broadly identified as Neolithic to Bronze Age in date. Several ditches apparently forming part of a rectilinear enclosure system were revealed in Trenches 1 and 3. Only a small quantity of early to mid‐Roman pottery was recovered from one of these ditches but based on their appearance and alignment it is thought likely that they were broadly contemporary and Roman in date. The NE‐SW and NW‐SE alignments of these ditches fit well with the cropmark features recorded in University Parks to the south and they are likely to be related. Two larger features of uncertain extent were also revealed in the north‐east of the site in Trench 4, but no dating evidence was recovered. Varying levels of overburden across the site demonstrate that various landscaping and terracing work associated with the construction of the hall have had a reasonable impact on the topography and deposits. However, the archaeological remains appear unaffected by this landscaping. Although they are likely to have been truncated by medieval and post‐medieval agricultural activity in the area.
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Author:		 Mark Dodd
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Publisher:		 Oxford Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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Parish: Oxford, unparished area
Country: England
District: Oxford
County: Oxfordshire
Grid Reference: 451509, 207515 (Easting, Northing)
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DITCH (Monument Type England)
PIT (Monument Type England)
CERAMIC (Object England)
BRONZE AGE LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag)
BODY SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL BODY SHERD (Tag)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
UNCERTAIN PIT (Tag)
ROMAN DITCH (Tag)
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SHERD (Object England)
UNCERTAIN DITCH (Tag)
MEDIEVAL CERAMIC (Tag)
ROMAN SHERD (Tag)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
UNCERTAIN (Historic England Periods)
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Created Date:		 30 Nov 2023