Grant, K. (2012). An Archaeological Watching Brief at St. John the Baptist Church, Findon, West Sussex. Archaeology South-East. https://doi.org/10.5284/1055794. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 An Archaeological Watching Brief at St. John the Baptist Church, Findon, West Sussex
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Series:		 Archaeology South East unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Between 11th and 26th October 2012 Archaeology South-East was commissioned by Mackellar Schwerdt Architects on behalf of St. John the Baptist Parish Church Council to undertake an archaeological watching brief during ground works at St John the Baptist Church, Findon, West Sussex (NGR TQ 1163 0845). A total of 18 burials were encountered during the groundwork excavations. Frequent disarticulated human bones were also identified within the cemetery soil during excavations. All of the individuals recovered from these graves were adult. An abraded base fragment from a well-used grinding mortar in Caen stone of 13th-14th century date had been reused as a pillow stone in one grave and indicated the potential for medieval and possibly even earlier graves to have survived post-medieval burial activity at the site. If earlier remains were once present on the site, it is likely that they would not have survived the level of truncation caused by burial activity. Other than medieval and post-medieval burial activity, no other archaeological remains were identified during the groundwork programme. No earlier construction phases of the church were identified during the groundwork programme. Natural chalk geology was encountered between 69.9m AOD and 74.75m AOD. The natural horizon had been truncated by grave-digging activity.
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Author:		 K Grant
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Publisher:		 Archaeology South-East
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
West Sussex SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2012
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Site: St John the Baptist Church
County: West Sussex
District: Arun
Parish: FINDON
Country: England
Grid Reference: 511630, 108450 (Easting, Northing)
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) CAEN GRINDING MORTAR/PILLOW STONE (Find)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) BURIAL (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods) INHUMATION (Monument Type England)
WATCHING BRIEF (Event)
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OASIS Id: archaeol6-137969
OBIB: ASE Report No. 2012235
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Created Date:		 16 Aug 2019