| Title: |
Land To The South Of Andover Primary School, East Street. Report On The Archaeological Watching Brief |
| Number of Pages: |
19 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
A watching brief was carried out during groundworks at a development site which lay near the medieval centre of Andover. Evidence of prehistoric, Roman and medieval activity had been found nearby, and an evaluation on part of the site itself had revealed truncated medieval remains. During the watching brief, the footings of 18th century houses, demolished in the 1960s, were noted. Probable ash pits were associated with these. Pits and gullies containing 18th century clay pipes and ceramics were found, and chalk footings which pre-dated the houses were revealed. An undated child burial with an iron pin, a fragment of silver foil and tiny sherds of probably intrusive medieval pottery was recorded, and a pit containing the skeleton of a horse was found. The latter had probably been deposited no more than 100 years before. Several Bronze Age artefacts were found within a pit, including a bronze dagger, part of an urn, animal bones and a large amount of burnt flint. It was concluded that significant archaeological information was likely to survive on land surrounding the site. [AIP] |
| Author: |
E Wilson
Stephen A Dean
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| Year of Publication: |
No Date
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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PREHISTORIC
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| 18th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: ANDOVER PRIMARY SCHOOL (LAND TO THE SOUTH OF), EAST STREET/LONDON STREET, ANDOVER
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Test Valley
Monument: PIT. ANIMAL BURIAL Modern (1901-present), WALL. HOUSE POST HOLE ?ASH PIT [finds] Post-medieval (1540-1901), WALL. HOUSE POST HOLE [ash PIT] [finds] Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), INHUMATION. [finds] Undated, PIT. [finds] Bronze
Ngr: SU36804540
Parish:
Postcode: SP102PF
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
