Hassall, T. G. (1973). Oxford 1971--1972. Council for British Archaeology Group 9 Newsletter 3. Vol 3, pp. 30-31.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Oxford 1971--1972 |
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Council for British Archaeology Group 9 Newsletter 3 |
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Council for British Archaeology Group 9 Newsletter |
Volume Volume number and part |
3 |
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report |
48 |
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
30 - 31 |
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Journal |
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Fourteen rescue and salvage excavations were undertaken in Oxford by the Oxford Archaeological Excavation Committee from autumn 1971 to autumn 1972, and the findings are presented here as a series of summaries arranged on an approximate period basis. Roman kiln sites were investigated at Churchill Hospital and at St Luke's Road, Cowley. Trial excavations at sites around Linacre College/St Aldate's confirmed the presence of middle Saxon occupation evidence. Observations during works in Tom Quad, Christ Church, revealed two charcoal burials of a type thought to be Danish. Salvage excavations in the front quadrangle at Corpus Christi College, aiming to shed light on the original plan of the late Saxon town, revealed a gully or ditch which yielded no dating evidence. Salvage excavations at 1--4 Castle Street and 13 High Street revealed late Saxon pits. Observations and excavations at the Castle Mound found that practically nothing of the pre-mound ground surface survived, although parts of two late Saxon pits were excavated. Similarly, rescue excavations on the north-east side of the castle bailey and the castle ditch found that extensive post-medieval disturbances had virtually destroyed all the stratified deposits with the exception of parts of three pits presumably predating the castle. Rescue excavations on the site of the Littlegate and city wall recorded a sequence of occupation from a prehistoric pit to a mid-13th-century wall built by the Greyfriars, abutted by a possible later structure. Rescue excavations on Albert Street revealed remains of the Blackfriars site; an outstanding find was a gold and sapphire ecclesiastical ring. Trial trenching and rescue excavations at New Inn Court revealed traces of a building dating to the 16th century or earlier as well as an apparent late Saxon timber-lined feature. Observation and salvage excavation at 28--31 St Ebbe's Street found that extensive cellarage had destroyed most medieval features; however, one stone-lined 14th-century pit produced some glass. At 126 High Street below-ground domestic features were observed during major works involving the destruction of a mid-16th-century rear wing. This late medieval structure had replaced an earlier building with a semi-basement with a partially tiled floor, possibly dating from the 14th century. LD |
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1973 |
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30 Jan 2016 |
