Wessex Archaeology
September 2008 Ref: 65308.01
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Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Shooters Hill, Greenwich, London
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
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Report reference: 65308.01
September 2008
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Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Contents
Summary Acknowledgements
1INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................11.1Project Background...................................................................................11.2Topography and Geology..........................................................................11.3Archaeological and Historical Background.............................................12AIMS AND OBJECTIVES.................................................................................32.2Research Framework.................................................................................32.3Aims and Objectives..................................................................................33METHODS...........................................................................................................33.1Geophysical Survey....................................................................................33.2Evaluation Trenches..................................................................................34RESULTS.............................................................................................................44.1Introduction................................................................................................44.2Geophysical Survey....................................................................................44.3Archaeological Evaluation........................................................................55FINDS...................................................................................................................85.2Iron Age finds.............................................................................................85.3Military finds............................................................................................125.4Potential and recommendations.............................................................126PALAEO-ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE.................................................126.1Introduction..............................................................................................126.2Charred plant remains............................................................................136.3Charcoal....................................................................................................136.4Potential and recommendations.............................................................137DISCUSSION.....................................................................................................147.1Introduction..............................................................................................147.2Barrage Balloon........................................................................................147.3Oxleas Wood.............................................................................................157.4Oxleas Memorial Hospital.......................................................................157.5Spigot Mortar...........................................................................................167.622-23 Ashridge Crescent..........................................................................167.7Conclusions...............................................................................................178RECOMMENDATIONS..................................................................................189ARCHIVE..........................................................................................................1810REFERENCES..................................................................................................19Appendix 1
: Trench Summaries