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Plot 4a, Cabot Park, Poplar Way East, Bristol: archaeological watching brief
CONTENTS Page
Summary.......................................................................................................................2Acknowledgements......................................................................................................2Copyright notice...........................................................................................................21.
Introduction............................................................................................................
1.1 Project background........................................................................................31.2 Archaeological background...........................................................................3
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Methodology.........................................................................................................6
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Results.....................................................................................................................
3.1 The topsoil strip.............................................................................................83.2 The drainage work.........................................................................................93.3 The dock levellers........................................................................................10
4.
Conclusions.........................................................................................................11
Bibliography...............................................................................................................11Appendix 1:
Context index
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Finds index (topsoil strip)
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FIGURES Page
Figure 1:
Location of development area (red)..............................................................
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Figure 2:
Location of topsoil strip, drainage work and dock levellers.........................
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PLATES Page
Plate 1:
View to northwest of topsoil stripping in area of Little Googs prehistoric site
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Plate 2:
View to west of topsoil stripping and the partial removal of the historic rhine
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Plate 3
: N-layer preserved in excavated spoil...............................................................
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Plot 4a, Cabot Park, Poplar Way East, Bristol: archaeological watching brief
Summary
GGAT Contracts undertook a watching brief, in accordance with the archaeologicalwritten scheme of investigation (Dunning 2006), during topsoil stripping and partialexcavation of the subsoil, subsequent drainage and other groundworks, in advance of a development at Plot 4a, Cabot Park, Poplar Way East, Bristol. The onlyarchaeologically significant deposits encountered were of a post-medieval or moderndate, furthermore all the observed material culture was of a post-medieval or medieval date. The line of a historic rhine was also noted. No features or artefactsassociated with the known prehistoric site of Little Googs were noted, although thehorizons potentially associated with prehistoric and Roman settlement were noted during the deeper groundworks.
Acknowledgements
The project was managed by Richard Roberts BA, the fieldwork undertaken byRichard Lewis BA, and the report prepared by Rob Dunning BSc and Steve Sell BAof GGAT Contracts.The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of Bob Jones (Bristol CityCouncil Archaeologist) during the project. Thanks are also due to Malcolm Sainsburyof Midas Construction and to Martin Lally of Sharemills for their assistance duringthe project.
Copyright notice
The copyright of this report is held by the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological TrustLtd, which has granted an exclusive licence to Terramond Severnside LLP to use andreproduce material it contains.2
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