This report contains an assessment of the Post Roman pottery finds from the excavation. The report was written by Lyn Blackmore, 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.
This is a short article giving some of the history of the Abbey of St Clare from its founding to the dissolution of the monasteries.
Posted under: journal >> Reports
Tags: burials,
cremation,
deposits,
drain,
inhumation,
medieval,
pit,
post-medieval,
prescot street,
quarry pit,
roman,
soak-away,
south tenter street
Chaz Morse’s Field Officer’s report for June and July 2008
Activity sheet that explains the range of activities that archaeologists undertake.
Gary writes about National Archaeology Week at Prescot Street.
This article gives and overview of the medieval period in the area of the study site.
Tags: dating,
evidence,
feature,
finds,
georgian,
grave,
horn core,
medieval,
pit,
post-medieval,
prescot street,
south tenter street,
work
Gary discusses his weeks activities.
David Ross – his first week
Posted under: journal >> Reports
Tags: burials,
cemetery,
cremation,
deposits,
drain,
evidence,
feature,
inhumation,
medieval,
pit,
post-medieval,
quarry pit,
soak-away,
stratigraphy,
urn
Filed Officers report for the period ending 22nd May 2008
Łukasz talks about his first few weeks on site.
Tom Lucas talks about his first week on site.
Posted under: galleries >> Video
Tags: construction,
digital project,
evaluation,
georgian,
horn core,
horn core pit,
medieval,
pit,
post-medieval,
roman,
soak-away,
victorian,
website
Episode 1 of our new video series. This film introduces the site and gives a flavour of work on the site
Tags: bone,
burials,
cut,
evidence,
feature,
fill,
georgian,
grave,
grave goods,
medieval,
prescot street,
roman,
site staff,
work
Roman Graves and Roman Grave Goods by Gary Webster
This shows a medieval floor tile found this morning in a pit being excavated by Greg Crees
Posted under: journal >> Reports
Tags: basement,
cellar,
deposits,
ditch,
drain,
horn,
horn core,
horn core pit,
hornworking,
layer,
medieval,
post-medieval,
prescot street,
roman,
soak-away,
south tenter street,
spoil,
victorian,
walls,
well
This article is the report for the week ending 28th March 2008, written by Field Officer Chaz Morse.
Posted under: about >> Methodology
Tags: deposits,
ditch,
drain,
evidence,
feature,
fill,
foundations,
georgian,
layer,
medieval,
objects,
pit,
post-medieval,
post hole,
prescot street,
quarry pit,
roman,
south tenter street,
strategy
This is a brief overview of the excavation strategy.
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 poulaine
Glossary definition of vamp
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.
This article is about the type of late Medieval leather shoe found during the evaluation in 2006.
