Cabot Park, Bristol Final Report

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Plot P9, Cabot Park, Avonmouth: post excavation analysis

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Contents Page

Background..................................................................................................................3

1. Palaeotopographic Background.............................................................................4

1.1

Geoarchaeological investigation at Stinkums................................................4

1.2

Palaeoenvironmental Summary.....................................................................6

2. Investigations of Late Bronze Age Sites.................................................................8

2.1

Introduction......................................................................................................8

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Stratigraphic Description................................................................................8

2.3

Finds Reports.................................................................................................12

2.3.1 Prehistoric Pottery - Lorraine Mepham...............................................122.3.2 Unworked Stone - Jana Horák.............................................................132.3.3 Animal bone - Martin Locock..............................................................192.3.4 Lithic Analysis - Richard Lewis..........................................................202.3.5 Molluscs - Andy Sherman...................................................................22

3. Discussion................................................................................................................24 Figures

Figure 1. Site location (not to be included in final publication)..................................26Figure 2. Trench and borehole locations at Stinkums – P9.........................................27Figure 3. Illustrations of prehistoric pottery 1-6 (scale 1:1)........................................28Figure 4. Photomicrographs of stone samples 1..........................................................29Figure 5. Photomicrographs of stone samples 2..........................................................30Figure 6. Grain sorting classification...........................................................................31Figure 7. Grain shape classification.............................................................................31

Tables

Table 1. Radiocarbon dates..........................................................................................32Table 2. Bone condition (after Locock

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1992, 209).............................................33Table 3. Summary of analysed bone............................................................................33Table 4. Animal bone catalogue..................................................................................34Table 5. Grain size classification scale........................................................................33Table 6. Summary of flint assemblage........................................................................35

Bibliography...............................................................................................................36 Appendix I: Palaeoenvironmental Evidence at Stinkums (Martin R. Bates, M.Allen, J. Crowther, S. Davis, K. Griffiths, S. Jones, P. Robinson, E. Tetlow, J.Whittaker ).................................................................................................................38

Appendix II: Notes on the Archive...........................................................................79

Stinkums Palaeoenvironmental Assessment Figures (not for finalpublication)

SPA Figure 1. Borehole 9 stratigraphy........................................................................59

Plot P9, Cabot Park, Avonmouth: post excavation analysis

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Stinkums Palaeoenvironmental Assessment Tables (not for finalpublication)

SPA Table 1. Analytical data.....................................................................................62SPA Table 2. Pollen data from Cabot Park BH9.......................................................63SPA Table 3. Diatom assessment results...................................................................66SPA Table 4. Plant macro fossil remains from borehole 1........................................67SPA Table 5. Plant macro fossil remains from boreholes 8 and 9............................68SPA Table 6. Foram and ostracod assessment from borehole 1................................70SPA Table 7. Foram and ostracod assessment from borehole 9................................73SPA Table 8. Mollusc from the Cabot Park 9 borehole samples...............................75SPA Table 9. Insect assessment of the samples from Borehole 2.............................75SPA Table 10. Insect assessment of the samples from Borehole 7.............................75