Cessford, C. (2016). WYNG Gardens, Thompson's Lane, Cambridge: An Archaeological Excavation. Cambridge: Cambridge Archaeological Unit. https://doi.org/10.5284/1047766. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 WYNG Gardens, Thompson's Lane, Cambridge: An Archaeological Excavation
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Series:		 Cambridge Archaeological Unit unpublished report series
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Archaeological excavations revealed a Middle/Late Bronze Age-Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age palaeochannel of the river Cam dated by dendrochronology had good waterlogged preservation, but negligible evidence of human activity. This was followed by alluvial flood deposits dated to the Middle-Late Iron Age, again with relatively little evidence for a human presence in the immediate vicinity. Three phases of Romano-British activity, spanning the late 1st to mid/late 4th centuries, included the rear boundary of the lower town/suburban settlement fronting onto Bridge Street, waterside activity and an area of inhumation burials. After a further period marked by natural alluviation the area was reclaimed in the 11th-12th centuries, probably linked to the enclosure of the area by the King's Ditch in the mid-12th century. During the 13th-15th centuries there is relatively sparse evidence for activity, the area was probably part of the garden or curtilage meadow of a property with its main occupational focus to the west. Occupation increased markedly in the 16th century, when the area was sub-divided into nine plots, probably after St. John's College acquired the site in 1533. There is evidence for communal facilities shared between the plots, including a stone-lined cesspit and a well. Later there was further investment in the early/mid-17th century, with the construction of a new communal well and privy, plus an associated drain. In the 1791-95 the area was converted into a garden and later in 1911 a terrace of buildings was constructed.
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Author:		 C. Cessford
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Publisher:		 Cambridge Archaeological Unit
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2016
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Site: WYNG Gardens, Thompson's Lane
County: Cambridgeshire
District: Cambridge
Parish: CAMBRIDGE
Country: England
Grid Reference: 544843, 259078 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) ANIMAL REMAINS (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BUCKLE (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) COIN (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) HUMAN REMAINS (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) KNIFE (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) PIN (Object England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) SHERD (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) INHUMATION (Monument Type England)
LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods) PALAEOCHANNEL (Monument Type England)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) STRUCTURE (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) STRUCTURE (Monument Type England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) STRUCTURE (Monument Type England)
EXCAVATION (Event)
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OASIS Id: cambridg3-246293
OBIB: Cambridge Archaeological Unit Report 1332
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Note:		 An A4 spiral-bound document with a plastic laminate cover. It is c. 195 pages long and has c. 35 figures. Also a .PDF file
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Created Date:		 02 Jul 2018