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| Name: | Hearths at The Forbury near the Plummery Wall, Reading, Berkshire |
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| HER Number: | 01022.08.300 |
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| Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
Two burnt clay hearths, not in-situ were noted in a section during an archaeological excavation at the Plummery Wall.
Monument Type(s):
- HEARTH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
Two burnt clay hearths , not in-situ were noted in a section during an archaeological excavation at the Plummery Wall. One was on the junction of the soil and the underlying gravels, the other within the soil c. 1m below the modern road level. Immediately above this second hearth a number of unburnt human bones from at least three individuals were recovered <1>.
<1> Trust For Wessex Archaeology, 1989?, Archaeological observations along the line of the Plummery Wall, Reading Abbey, 1987-1989 (Unpublished document). SRM13130.
Sources
| <1> | Trust For Wessex Archaeology. 1989?. Archaeological observations along the line of the Plummery Wall, Reading Abbey, 1987-1989. [Unpublished document / SRM13130] |
Associated Events:
| ERM493 | Forbury Roundabout, Reading (Ref: W181) |
Associated Monuments
| MRD1383 | Precinct Wall - Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
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