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| Name: | Two features - Bridge Street junction with IDR, Reading, Berkshire |
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| HER Number: | 02113.20.600 |
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| Record Type: | Monument |
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Summary
Two intercutting features, the earlier being c.12th/13th century, containing pottery, animal bone and residual prehistoric flint.
Monument Type(s):
- PIT (Unknown date)
- PIT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Description
Watching brief on new office construction. New foundation trench showed two intercutting features, the earlier being c.12th/13th century, containing pottery, animal bone and residual prehistoric flint; both sealed by made ground. Second trench revealed struck flint and 1 sherd medieval pot. All of the 68 bone fragments were well-preserved, moderate fragmentation, 3 with gnawing marks. 15 cattle, 15 sheep/goat, 4 pig, 5 chicken, 2 goose, plus 10 cattle-size and 16 sheep-sized fragments. Most mature probably not reared for meat. 3 with butchery marks <1>.
<1> Thames Valley Archaeological Services, 1995, Bridge Street, Reading, Berkshire - An Archaeological Watching Brief (Unpublished document). SRD12592.
<2> Berkshire Archaeological Society, 1994-7, Berkshire Archaeological Journal, Pages 95-6 (Journal). SRM14105.
Sources
| <1> | Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 1995. Bridge Street, Reading, Berkshire - An Archaeological Watching Brief. [Unpublished document / SRD12592] |
| <2> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1994-7. Berkshire Archaeological Journal. Pages 95-6. [Journal / SRM14105] |
Associated Events:
| ERM545 | Bridge Street, Reading, Berkshire (Ref: BSR95) |
Associated Monuments
| MRD3959 | Waterfront - Bridge Street (West) Reading, Berkshire (Monument) |
Associated Finds:
FRD11130 - ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)FRD11126 - SHERD (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)FRD11129 - SHERD (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1300 AD)Search results generated by the HBSMR Gateway from exeGesIS SDM Ltd.