| Title: |
12 Arthur Street, EC4, City of London. An Archaeological Evaluation Report |
| Number of Pages: |
23 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
Six evaluation trenches were excavated. These revealed that a sequence of archaeological deposits up to c.5m thick in the south of the site, up to c.2.5m thick in the middle of the site, and c.0.5m in the north of the site, survived beneath the existing basement slab. Natural foreshores were identified sloping from approx. 0.0m to 4.5m OD at the north end of the site. The key to the archaeology of the site was likely to have been the middle zone; to the north there appeared to be considerable truncation from existing basements; while to the south lay considerable depths of Thames silts, foreshore deposits, and waterfront infills. Evaluation showed that the truncation horizon associated with the present (just demolished) buildings ranged between c.4.0m and 4.70m OD (though in one test-pit localised reduction in the centre of the site was seen down to 2.8m OD). At the north end this was more or less the same level as the top of the natural slope and little other than cut features would have survived. At the south end between 4m and 5m of ancient deposits had survived. It was still expected that the majority of structural remains on the site would be of Roman date, including particularly the remains of three or more successive early Roman waterfront structures (pre-Boudican, Neronian and early 2nd century). The tops of the Roman structures should have survived, based upon the evidence from adjacent sites, at between c.1.85 to 2.20m OD, and more or less passing through the zone of TP6 in the evaluation. No direct evidence for any of the structures was identified in the evaluation, even though TP6 was locally excavated down to 1.85m OD, and Roman waterfront backfill deposits were found. There was no reason to suppose that some or all of these waterfronts had not survived, at least in part, through the site. Similarly, it was likely that buildings and structures behind these waterfronts also survived at similar levels. Deep Saxon, medieval and post-medieval intrusions, such as pits, wells and foundations, may have survived, depending on the level of truncation. The evaluation also recorded a range of evidence for Roman and medieval buildings behind relevant waterfronts. [Au(abr)] |
| Author: |
D Swift
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| Publisher: |
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
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| Year of Publication: |
2001
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Saxon Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Early 2nd Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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MEDIEVAL
(Historic England Periods)
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| Preboudican Neronian (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
2001
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: 12 ARTHUR STREET
Study area:
Investigation type: Evaluation
District: City of London
Monument: WALL. Undated, WALL. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FEATURE. Medieval (1066-1540), FEATURE. Roman (AD43-410), RUBBISH PIT. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Medieval (1066-1540), [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), WALL. Roman (AD43-410),
Ngr: TQ32778076
Parish:
Postcode: EC4R9AB
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
18 Jan 2009 |
