Title: |
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester: Archaeological Field Evaluation |
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Terrain Archaeology unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Terrain Archaeology carried out an archaeological evaluation of the site of the proposed Dorset County Museum Extension. Eight c. 1m2 testpits were excavated, investigating a sample of approximately 1.06% of the site. The evaluation demonstrated that Roman stratigraphy survived across most of the site except in two courtyard areas where it had been terraced away. Along the west side of the site is the remains of what may be the principal N-S street of the Roman town of Durnovaria, which survived beneath thick deposits of post-medieval garden soil. To the east of the street, a series of early Roman soil layers and a cobbled surface were discovered, relating to roadside activity. A series of medieval and post-medieval pits were also found together with remnants of eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings. |
Author: |
P Bellamy
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Publisher: |
Terrain Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
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Year of Publication: |
2016
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Locations: |
Site: |
Dorset County Museum Extension |
County: |
Dorset |
District: |
Dorset |
Parish: |
DORCHESTER |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 369140, 90770 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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IMBREX
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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PIN
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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ROTARY QUERN
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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TEGULA
(Object England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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FEATURE
(Monument Type England)
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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ROAD
(Monument Type England)
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TEST PIT
(Event)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
terraina1-255776 |
OBIB: |
Terrain Archaeology Report No. 53408/2/1 |
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Created Date: |
12 Jun 2020 |