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London's Transport Museum, Covent Garden, City of Westminster - A Post-Excavation Assessment Report |
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AOC Archaeology unpublished report series
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ADS Terms of Use and Access
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Between June and October 2005 a programme of archaeological work was undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group at London''s Transport Museum and comprised an initial watching brief on seven pile holes, followed by a full excavation of the area affected by the development. The earliest archaeological features were dated to the Early Saxon period (mid 6th to early 7th centuries) and consisted of two inhumations and nine cremations , concentrated in the southwest part of the site. Several grave goods were retrieved from one inhumation including approximately 19 amber beads from a necklace and an oval loop and cello-shaped shield buckle. Between the early to mid 8th century occupation of the site occurred and was represented by a series of large waste pits, wells and stake and postholes. Dumped deposits of burnt debris were also prevalent towards the mid 8th century. A series of gravel layers dating to the mid to late 8th centuries probably represented yard or alley surfaces. From the late 8th to the mid 9th century a series of dumped deposits and waste pits were the latest evidence for Saxon activity on the site. Truncating the Saxon deposits were substantial postmedieval drains, pits and walls. These were the remnants of late 17th and 18th century basements and their associated features believed to be of a hotel of ill repute! |
Author: |
A Leonard
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Publisher: |
AOC Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Greater London HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2007
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London's Transport Museum, Covent Garden, City of Westminster |
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CITY OF WESTMINSTER |
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Westminster |
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Greater London |
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England |
Grid Reference: 530420, 180850 (Easting, Northing)
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aocarcha1-25631 |
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A4 text and illustrations document
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Created Date: |
22 Nov 2016 |