This report contains an assessment of the Roman pottery finds from the excavation. The report was written by Amy Thorp, but has been edited for web by Chaz Morse and Guy Hunt. For a full index of the assessment reports, please see the assessment report index.
Tags: dating,
evidence,
feature,
finds,
georgian,
grave,
horn core,
medieval,
pit,
post-medieval,
prescot street,
south tenter street,
work
Gary discusses his weeks activities.
Tags: context,
dating,
deposits,
ecofact,
environmental archaeology,
evidence,
feature,
objects,
organic material,
site staff,
soil,
soil samples,
work
Steve Campion, from L -P : Archaeology’s environmental department explains why and how environmental evidence is important at Prescot Street.
Posted under: journal >> Reports
Tags: aggregates,
construction,
cremation,
cut,
dating,
deposits,
evidence,
feature,
fill,
georgian,
horn core,
horn core pit,
organic material,
pit,
post-medieval,
quarry pit,
soak-away,
south tenter street
Field Officer’s report for 21st April 2008
This article explains what happens to the finds and records once they have been recorded and processed on site.
An article that explains the basics of archaeological dating techniques.
Posted under: learning >> FAQ
Tags: archive,
census,
community,
dating,
documentary sources,
evaluation,
evidence,
feature,
history,
maps,
medieval,
methodology,
post-medieval
This article explains how archaeologists know where to look. It explains in more depth how sites are found and the process of desk based research.
Glossary definition of pot
Posted under: glossary >> Glossary
Tags: dating,
layer
Glossary definition of carbon 14 dating.
Glossary definition of terminus ante quem/terminus post quem
Glossary definition of stratified/unstratifed
Glossary definition of Samian Ware
Posted under: glossary >> Glossary
Tags: dating
Glossary definition of relative dating
Posted under: about >> Reports Previous-archaeological-work
Tags: basement,
building materials,
burials,
context,
cut,
dating,
deposits,
ditch,
drain,
evaluation,
evidence,
feature,
fill,
georgian,
grave,
grave goods,
horn,
horn core,
horn core pit,
hornworking,
inhumation,
layer
This article provides an overview of the evidence from the Prescot Street evaluation undertaken by L – P : Archaeology in 2006.
Posted under: the-site >> Post-Medieval
Tags: building materials,
census,
community,
data,
dating,
documentary sources,
evidence,
georgian,
goodman's fields,
history,
hornworking,
medieval,
post-medieval,
prescot street,
second world war,
settlement,
south tenter street,
tenter ground
This article discusses the development of the Prescot Street site illustrated through documentary sources.
Posted under: the-site >> Roman
Tags: burials,
cemetery,
cremation,
dating,
deposits,
evaluation,
evidence,
feature,
grave,
grave goods,
roman,
settlement,
south tenter street,
website,
work
Further information on excavations of the East London Roman Cemetery undertaken by other archaeological organisations.