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| Name: | Medieval pit - Land at 67-73 London Street, Reading, Berkshire |
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| HER Number: | RD15615 |
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| Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
A medieval pit which appears to have originated as a cess pit and subsequently was used for rubbish disposal.
Monument Type(s):
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
Evaluation undertaken by John Moore Heritage Services. Three trenches were dug. Trench 3 revealed a medieval pit. The pit appears to have originated as a cess pit,and it contained moderate amounts of oyster shell, tile and some animal bone fragments. The Medieval pit contained a seed of Bromus Eubromus (brome grass) and single grains of Hordem vulgare (barley) and Triticum (wheat) and Quercus charcoal. Subsequently the pit was used for rubbish disposal with considerable amounts of tile and animal bone fragments, also contained some oyster and mussel shell, glass slag, and a few sherds of 13th century pottery and small drops of copper alloy <1>.
<1> John Moore Heritage Services, 2001, An Archaeological Evaluation on Land at 67-73 London St, Reading (Unpublished document). SRD12650.
Sources
| <1> | John Moore Heritage Services. 2001. An Archaeological Evaluation on Land at 67-73 London St, Reading. [Unpublished document / SRD12650] |
Associated Events:
| ERD124 | Land at 67-73 London Street, Reading, Berkshire |
| ERD65 | Land at 67-73 London Street, Reading |
Associated Monuments
| MRM16751 | London Street - Reading, Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
FRD11285 - ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)FRD11281 - MANUFACTURING DEBRIS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)FRD11286 - MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)FRD11283 - OYSTER SHELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)FRD11522 - PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)FRD11523 - PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)FRD11280 - SLAG (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)FRD11284 - TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)FRD11282 - VESSEL (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD?)Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.