| Title: |
Kingsway Hall, 66-68 Great Queen Street, London WC2, London Borough of Camden. An Archaeological Post-Excavation Assessment |
| Number of Pages: |
49 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
An excavation was carried out at a site which lay within an Archaeological Priority Area covering remains relating to the 7th-9th century settlement of Lundenwic. Evaluation of the site had revealed evidence to suggest good survival of middle Saxon features. The excavation focused principally on the north-west and south-west sides of the site, where previous basements had been relatively shallow. The remains of a weathered soil horizon, which contained a flint scraper of Mesolithic/Neolithic date and which overlay the natural brickearth, were observed. A flint knife of probable Neolithic date was recovered from a later re-worked soil deposit, whilst residual Bronze Age and Iron Age pottery was found within Saxon occupation spreads and pit fills. A sequence of stake-holes was found cut into the weathered surface, which represented lightweight temporary structures, probably fences or animal pens. Two wells and various pits dated to the mid-Saxon period were also revealed, and a probable boundary ditch was found on the eastern side of the site. The finds and environmental records showed that both primary animal butchery and metal working had been carried out nearby, and that some dumping of domestic waste had occurred. The finds also included two examples of Middle Saxon pottery which were the first of this type to have been found in Lundenwic. Post-medieval pits and ditches were found to the east of the Saxon ditch. It was concluded that the site was of local significance with regard to the residual evidence of prehistoric activity, and that it was of regional significance in that it formed part of the middle Saxon urban and mercantile settlement of Lundenwic. [Au(adp)] |
| Author: |
Ken Pitt
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| Publisher: |
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
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| Year of Publication: |
1998
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: KINGSWAY HALL, 66-68 GREAT QUEEN STREET
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Camden
Monument: WELL. Early Medieval (410-1066), [finds]. Bronze Age, BOUNDARY DITCH. Early Medieval (410-1066), DITCH. Post-medieval (1540-1901), FEATURE. Early Medieval (410-1066), PIT. Early Medieval (410-1066), [stake hole]. Early Medieval (410-1066), [finds]. Mediev
Ngr: TQ30558133
Parish:
Postcode: WC2B4AU
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
