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11-16 Biggin Street (CRS Store), Dover

OAU, OAU 11-16 Biggin Street (CRS Store), Dover. [Client Report] (Unpublished)

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Abstract

An archaeological field evaluation was carried out at 11-16 Biggin St, Dover. Two evaluation trenches (to a maximum 1.5m depth) and observations in cellared areas showed a well-preserved sequence of medieval deposits - cobbled and chalk surfaces, loams - dating from at least the 13th century and possibly earlier. These were overlain by later garden loams and then by brick rubble. The medieval archaeology is consistent with the picture obtained from historic maps of ribbon development along Biggins St with gardens or yards lying behind the buildings to the north. Very small quantities of residual Roman and early medieval pottery were also recovered. The complex, underlying palaeoenvironmental sequence was not fully evaluated, but is known to be up to 7 m deep in some areas.

Item Type: Client Report
Subjects: Geographical Areas > English Counties > Kent
Period > UK Periods > Early Medieval 410 - 1066 AD
Period > UK Periods > Medieval 1066 - 1540 AD
Period > UK Periods > Roman 43 - 410 AD
Divisions: Oxford Archaeology South > Fieldwork
Depositing User: Scott
Date Deposited: 13 Jun 2018 09:24
Last Modified: 13 Jun 2018 09:24
URI: http://eprints.oxfordarchaeology.com/id/eprint/3789

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