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St Mary Somerset Tower Drainage Works, Lambeth Hill, London, EC4V, Archaeological watching brief report |
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Museum of London Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The watching brief was undertaken to monitor contractors hand-digging a drainage trench on the western side of the tower associated with the church. At the northern end of the drainage trench excavations a stone ashlar foundation was encountered at 0.8m below ground level, evidence of the below ground 17th-century tower foundations. Additionally, disarticulated human bone was observed within the made ground deposits of the drainage excavations. These remains were most probably redeposited near the tower as a result of general activity around the church and church ground after its disuse and as a result of further disturbance during the tower's mid-20th-century restoration. The bone was retained onsite for reburial. |
Author: |
Pat Miller
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MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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City and County of the City of London |
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City of London, unparished area |
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City of London |
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England |
Grid Reference: 532158, 180879 (Easting, Northing)
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Created Date: |
10 Jul 2023 |