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The Vicarage, St Andrew's Street, St Ives, Cornwall - Results of Archaeological Monitoring and Recording |
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South West Archaeology Ltd. unpublished report series
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This report presents the results of archaeological monitoring and recording that was carried out by South West Archaeology Ltd. (SWARCH) as part of exploratory geotechnical works that were associated with a building extension at The Vicarage, St Andrew's Street, St Ives, Cornwall. The work was carried out in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation (Boyd 2020) that was supplied to Cornwall Council prior to the work commencing on site. An initial excavation was conducted in the driveway area to calculate the risk of coming into contact with modern services at the front of the house, after which a 0.41m wide by 0.26m wide and 1.43m deep irregular pit (Pit 1) was excavated by hand between the porch and the shed on the eastern side of the house. The purpose of Pit 1 was to investigate the soils and the depth of any potential solid ground for foundations to the side of the house as this area was raised c.1.00m above the height of the driveway. A 0.35m wide by 1.50m wide and 2.20m deep trench (Trench 1) was then excavated by machine with a toothed bucket at the front (northern side) of the house. This was located in front of the entrance to the driveway and it was positioned c.2.80m to the north of the conservatory. A 0.30m wide by 0.30m wide and 1.20m deep irregular pit (Pit 2) was finally excavated at the rear (southern side) of the house on the south-eastern corner of the building. The observed stratigraphy of the site below the modern surface treatments was comprised of a thick soil-based made ground (100)/(200)/(300), a dark-mid grey-red-brown friable silt-soil, with fragmented concrete and brick inclusions that varied from c.1.40m in depth in Pit 1 to at least 2.00m in depth in Trench 1. The thick soil-based made ground directly overlaid natural (101), a light-mid yellow-brown silt-clay, with frequent small stone inclusions. The natural (101) was only observed in Pit 1 and this was at a depth of c.2.15m below the present ground surface. No archaeological features were identified, however a modern service pipe was visible within Pit 1 at a depth of c.0.75m below the present ground surface. The presence of grave cuts cannot be discounted given the limited width of the investigations. Human skeletal remains were discovered within Trench 1 at a depth of c.2.00m below the present ground surface and close to the base of the made ground deposit. The remains were seemingly disarticulated and not within any discernible grave cuts. The remains included: 1x largely intact skull; 4x probable forearm bone fragments; 4x rib fragments; 1x possible scapula fragment; and 6x unidentified fragments. The remains were carefully and respectfully re-buried after being photographed. A small assemblage of finds was recovered from the site. A total of 5 pottery sherds were recovered from soil layer (200). The sherds included: 4x sherds (14g) of White Refined Earthenware; and 1x sherd (6g) of Post Medieval local coarseware. The finds were all 18th century or 19th century in date and all finds were subsequently discarded. |
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S T. J Stevens
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South West Archaeology Ltd.
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| Year of Publication: |
2020
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Cornwall |
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St. Ives |
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Cornwall |
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England |
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Grid Reference: 151804, 40457 (Easting, Northing)
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POST MEDIEVAL
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CERAMIC
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HUMAN REMAINS
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WATCHING BRIEF
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POST MEDIEVAL HUMAN REMAINS
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POST MEDIEVAL CERAMIC
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southwes1-389553 |
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04 Jul 2023 |
