Coles, S., Ford, S. and Taylor, A. (2003). White Swan Public House, Yabsley Street, Blackwall, Tower Hamlets, A Post-Excavation Assessment. Reading: Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd.

Title:

White Swan Public House, Yabsley Street, Blackwall, Tower Hamlets, A Post-Excavation Assessment

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Biblio Note

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Publication Type:

Report

Abstract:

Excavation in advance of redevelopment of the former White Swan public house revealed traces of Neolithic settlement and burial located on a sand and gravel bar beneath alluvium. A single grave cut into the natural sand contained a poorly preserved crouched inhumation, possibly a woman. The burial was accompanied by a fragment of a carbonated bowl, a flint knife and other struck flints. A radiocarbon date obtained from an oak retaining plank within the grave was calibrated to 3220-3979 BC. This burial was the earliest known from London. A nearby hearth contained 9 fragments of Early Bronze Age pottery. [Au(abr)]

Author:

Sarah Coles
Steve Ford
Andrew (Andy) Taylor

Publisher:

Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd

Year of Publication:

2003

Locations:

Location - Auto Detected:

White Swan

Subjects / Periods:

NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
EARLY BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)

Note:

Date Of Issue From: 2003 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: WHITE SWAN PUBLIC HOUSE, YABSLEY STREET
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Tower Hamlets
Monument: GRAVE. Neolithic, BURIAL. Neolithic, [finds]. Neolithic, [finds]. Early Bronze Age, SETTLEMENT. Neolithic
Ngr: TQ38448040
Parish: Poplar Borough
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Source:

BIAB (Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))

Created Date:

19 Jan 2009