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2015
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An early Roman fort and urban development on Londinium's eastern hill: Excavations at Plantation Place, City of London, 1997-2003
This publication details the discovery and excavation in 1997–2003 at Plantation Place of a previously unknown Roman fort, on the edge of the early town. Built c AD 63 as a direct response to the sacking of Londinium by queen of the Iceni, Boudica, in AD 60/61, the formidable earthwork...Dunwoodie, Lesley ; Harward, Chiz ; Pitt, Ken
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2013
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Medieval to early post-medieval tenements and Middle Eastern imports
Excavations at Plantation Place provided evidence for medieval and early post-medieval occupation of an entire block in the eastern part of the City of London near the Thames waterfront. Contemporary ground surfaces and buildings did not survive, but associated pits and wells have been related by documentary and cartographic research...Pitt, Ken ; Blackmore, Lyn ; Dyson, Tony
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2006
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Roman and medieval development south of Newgate: excavations at 3-9 Newgate Street and 16-17 Old Bailey, City of London
Excavations near Newgate revealed important evidence of the area’s development, beginning with a natural stream which flowed south-west to the River Fleet. Early Roman activity included roadside timber buildings, with a roadside cemetery, quarrying and pitting to the west. A large 2nd-century AD masonry foundation, located near the road and...Pitt, Ken
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2009
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Finsbury's Moated Manor, Medieval Land use and later development in the Finsbury Square area, Islington
Archaeological investigations at seven sites within the Finsbury Square area of London have revealed important evidence for the medieval and post-medieval development of this former marshy area north of the city walls. Evidence was recovered for Finsbury manor house, documented from 1272 and moated by the 14th/15th centuries, and for...Pitt, Ken ; Taylor, Jeremy