Amabilino, A. (2019). The Canons, Mitcham: Community Archaeological Excavation. Addyman Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1093059. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 The Canons, Mitcham: Community Archaeological Excavation
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Series:		 Addyman Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 Addyman Archaeology undertook a community excavation at The Canons, Mitcham as part of a 'Parks for People' Lottery Project . The site of The Canons is focused on the Grade II* Listed Canons manor house and gardens and also includes a 15th century Grade II Listed Dovecote and a former medieval fishpond. The trenches were sited to target a possible medieval building close to the dovecote previously identified in a desk-based assessment and through geophysics. Two trenches were hand excavated on the East Lawn of the house, sited based on the findings from of the geophysical survey. In Trench 1 a compact pebbled surface was revealed at approx. 0.5m below ground surface, into which was a small, shallow square cut of unknown function. Beneath the pebbled surface was a dark homogenous garden soil. Trench 2 was heavily disturbed by roots and in the north end of the trench there were no archaeological features. In the south end of the trench a possible mud plaster facing for a timber wall was found, abutted by a possible mud-pebbled floor surface. Below this was a pebbled surface similar to that found in Trench 1. The lowest deposit reached suggested a previously standing brick and daub building. The results from both the trenches correlated with the results of the geophysical survey undertaken. As part of the community excavation we had a number of school groups on site to learn about archaeology. This included a chance learn to some excavation skills, sieving for finds from the soil we had excavated and also participating in a number of archaeological activities such as finds drawing and 'piece the pot back together'. The community excavation also included supervised open digging on all three days for members of the community.
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Author:		 A Amabilino
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Publisher:		 Addyman Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2019
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County: Greater London
Parish: Merton, unparished area
District: Merton
Country: England
Grid Reference: 527801, 168468 (Easting, Northing)
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CERAMIC (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL CERAMIC (Tag)
CERAMIC (Object England)
ROMAN CERAMIC (Tag)
TRIAL TRENCH (Event)
CERAMIC (Object England)
LATER PREHISTORIC CERAMIC (Tag)
BUILDING (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL BUILDING (Tag)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
LATER PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
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Created Date:		 20 May 2022