EDO4049 - Proposed Sports Centre and Cemetery, Poundbury, Dorchester; Evaluation Trench 12
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 67720 90715 (30m by 3m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
1997
Description
In March 1997 Wessex Archaeology undertook an archaeological field evaluation of three fields between the Bridport Road and Poundbury Road, Dorchester, proposed for development. Forty machine-excavated trenches, plus additional contingency trenches, were investigated.
Trench 12 measured 30m by 1.6m and was excavated to a maximum depth of 0.5m. It was aligned E-W, in the central part of the site. It contained the possible remnant of a ploughed out lynchet. This feature was 15m wide and comprised a deposit of dark yellowish-brown clay silt, aligned N-S between exposures of chalk bedrock. It contained a single small sherd of post-medieval pottery.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SDO9539 Unpublished document: Grove, J, and Smith, R J C. 1997. Proposed Sports Centre and Cemetery, Poundbury, Dorchester: Archaeological Evaluation.
- --- SDO9540 Article in serial: Smith, R. 1997. Dorchester: Proposed Sports Centre and Cemetery, Poundbury. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 119. 160.
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EDO4078 Proposed Sports Centre and Cemetery, Poundbury, Dorchester; evaluation 1997
Record last edited
Oct 10 2006 5:38AM
