| Title: |
2-12 Gresham Street, London EC2, City of London. An Archaeological Evaluation Report |
| Number of Pages: |
62 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Eleven boreholes and 28 test pits were excavated, which confirmed that horizontally stratified Roman deposits survived in areas not truncated by later cut features and in pockets. A Roman road running south from the fort was identified. To the west of the road evidence for Roman buildings was encountered and all had brickearth floors. The widespread nature of overlying fire debris confirmed that these structures were built of timber with wattle and clay infill. In general, only one major phase of Roman building appeared to have survived the horizontal truncation. There was one exception, where two phases of building were evident, associated pottery and the physical nature of these buildings was consistent with a late 1st or early second century date. It was unlikely that the fire debris represented the Boudican destruction of AD61. Three medieval foundations were recorded but none were associated with the church of St Michael Wood Street. In addition, medieval pits were evident across the site. The survival of Roman strata suggested that intensive later pitting was absent. There was no indication of horizontal medieval stratigraphy on any of the test pits. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
Julian Hill
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| Publisher: |
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
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| Year of Publication: |
2000
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Gresham Street London |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
St Michael Wood Street |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Early Second Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Late 1st (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2000
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 2-12 GRESHAM STREET
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: City of London
Monument: BUILDING. Roman (AD43-410), FEATURE. Undated, FEATURE. Roman (AD43-410), POST HOLE. Undated, FEATURE. Modern (1901-present), DRAIN. Modern (1901-present), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), FLOOR. Roman (AD43-410), FEATURE. Medieval (1066-1540), [finds]. Roma
Ngr: TQ32288133
Parish:
Postcode: EC2V7PE
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
