6 Church Street, Wimborne Minster, Dorset
6 Church Street, Wimborne Minster, Dorset
6 Church Street
Wimborne Minster, Dorset
Archaeological Evaluation Report
Ref: 70990.01
January 2009
Prepared for:
Tim Pantlin
by:
Wessex Archaeology
Portway House
Old Sarum Park
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP4 6EB
Reference: 70990.01
February 2009
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INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................1
1.1 Project Background .................................................................................1
1.2 Location, topography...............................................................................1
1.3 Archaeological and historical background ............................................1
AIMS....................................................................................................................1
METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................2
RESULTS ............................................................................................................2
FINDS ..................................................................................................................3
ENVIRONMENTAL .............................................................................................3
CONCLUSIONS ..................................................................................................3
ARCHIVE.............................................................................................................4
8.1 Preparation and Deposition.....................................................................4
APPENDIX 1: TRENCH SUMMARY...................................................................5
Figure List
Figure 1
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Acknowledgements
The project was commissioned by Tim Pantlin and Wessex Archaeology
would like to thank him for his assistance.
The archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Chloe Hunnisett and
Duncan Wright. This report was compiled by Chloe Hunnisett with the
illustrations prepared by Kenneth Lymer. The project was managed on behalf
of Wessex Archaeology by Mark Williams.
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INTRODUCTION
1.1
Project Background
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.2
Location, topography
1.2.1
1.2.2
The site was used as a car park at the time of the evaluation.
1.3
1.3.1
AIMS
2.1.1
METHODOLOGY
3.1.1
3.1.2
3.1.3
3.1.4
A full written and graphic record, including hand drawn plans and
sections, was created using Wessex Archaeologys pro forma recording
systems. A digital photographic record of the site was also created.
3.1.5
The extent and location of the works were planned by hand as weather
conditions and poor signal quality prevented the accurate use of a GPS
on the Site. The locations of the trench and the archaeological feature
were tied to the ordnance survey.
3.1.6
RESULTS
4.1.1
The evaluation revealed a rather deep sequence within the trench. The
Site, in its current usage as a car park, was surfaced with modern
concrete, overlying modern gravel underlay. Below the made ground
was dark brown loamy topsoil, a very loose garden soil deposit with
common modern finds, which were noted but not retained. This deposit
was c 0.3m thick, and overlay a yellow brown silty-clay subsoil,
containing rare animal bone and ceramic building material (hereafter
CBM). Natural deposits occurred at 1.1m BGL and consisted of orange
brown silty clay with rare gravel.
4.1.2
A single feature was revealed within the trench, a narrow gully aligned
north to south. The cut was shallow with steep to moderate sides and a
concave base. The feature contained a single secondary fill, which was
indistinguishable from the subsoil and accumulated gradually in situ.
The fill contained very rare animal bone, a single struck flint and a single
piece of burnt flint. The feature remains undated.
4.1.3
FINDS
5.1.1
Finds were noted within the topsoil but were not retained, comprising
mainly modern brick/CBM, modern glass and ceramics, plastic and
animal bone.
5.1.2
Finds were retained from two contexts, the subsoil (4) and the fill of the
gully, (6).
Animal Bone
Burnt Flint
Struck Flint
(Number)
(Weight)
(Number)
(Weight)
(Number)
(Weight)
(4)
131g
(6)
60g
56g
18g
5.1.3
Animal bone from the subsoil, context (4), was identified as cattle bone.
5.1.4
Animal bone collected from the fill of the gully, (6), was identified as
cattle and pig. This fill contained in addition a single piece of burnt flint,
and a single non-diagnostic struck flint flake.
ENVIRONMENTAL
6.1.1
CONCLUSIONS
7.1.1
and these are residual artefacts, re-deposited within the fill of the gully
at a later date.
7.1.2
ARCHIVE
8.1
8.1.1
TRENCH 1
Length (m)
Depth (m)
2.9m
1.3m
Context
No.
Width (m)
1.3m
Description
Depth
(1)
Concrete surfacing
0 0.07m
(2)
0.07 0.33m
(3)
Topsoil: Dark brown silty loam with rare gravel inclusions. Loose,
friable garden soil-type deposit. Clear but undulating interface with
subsoil (4). Contains tile, brick/ceramic building material (CBM),
modern glass and china, and animal bone.
0.33 0.65m
(4)
Subsoil: Mid yellow brown silty clay. Rare gravel inclusions. Fairly
compact, bioturbated. Contains CBM and animal bone.
0.65 1.10m
[5]
(6)
Secondary fill: Fills gully [5]. Mid yellow brown silty clay with rare
gravel inclusions. Indistinguishable from subsoil (4). Contains
animal bone, CBM flecks, a burnt flint and a single struck flint.
(7)
Natural: Mid orange silty clay with rare flint gravel inclusions.
Compact, cohesive. Has a rather indistinct interface with (4). Root
disturbance is common.
+ 1.10m