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No. 1, Cottesford Place, James Street, Lincoln: Archaeological Monitoring and Recording of Test Pits |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology (Lincoln) unpublished report series
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| Abstract: |
A scheme of archaeological test pit excavation took place between the 19th and 24th of September 2019 on land at no. 1, Cottesford Place, James Street, Lincoln. The scheme of works consisted of the excavation and recording of five 1m2 test pits located around the external walls of the existing building, in order to investigate the existing foundations and ground floor slab proposals.The majority of test pits recorded only disturbed layers or buried soils; no natural was exposed. The disturbance was most likely due to the works related to the current building's construction and additional services. A steep-sided feature filled with compact limestone and sand in Test Pit 3 seems most likely to derive from previous archaeological work on the site.Material recovered from the test pits supports the known archaeological record of Roman and medieval activity within the area as pottery and tiles (including hypocaust and glazed medieval floor tiles) were recovered. The material was mixed within the contexts and no undisturbed contexts were identified, suggesting poor survival of material to a depth of 1.2m below ground level. A scheme of archaeological test pit excavation took place between the 19th and 24th of September 2019 on land at no. 1, Cottesford Place, James Street, Lincoln. The scheme of works consisted of the excavation and recording of five 1m2 test pits located around the external walls of the existing building, in order to investigate the existing foundations and ground floor slab proposals. The majority of test pits recorded only disturbed layers or buried soils; no natural was exposed. The disturbance was most likely due to the works related to the current building’s construction and additional services. A steep-sided feature filled with compact limestone and sand in Test Pit 3 seems most likely to derive from previous archaeological work on the site. Material recovered from the test pits supports the known archaeological record of Roman and medieval activity within the area as pottery and tiles (including hypocaust and glazed medieval floor tiles) were recovered. The material was mixed within the contexts and no undisturbed contexts were identified, suggesting poor survival of material to a depth of 1.2m below ground level. |
| Author: |
Simon A Savage
J. Lathan
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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| Year of Publication: |
2019
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Lincoln |
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Lincolnshire |
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England |
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Lincoln, unparished area |
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Grid Reference: 497731, 372035 (Easting, Northing)
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preconst3-371201 |
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18 Mar 2025 |
