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Excavations at Mucking: Volume 3, The Anglo-Saxon cemeteries
The Anglo-Saxon cemeteries at Mucking, Essex, represent the burials of over 800 individuals from the 5th to early 7th centuries. This long-awaited report includes detailed illustrated catalogues in Part i, and comprehensive analysis and discussion of the burials and their context in Part ii. The large, mixed rite Cemetery II...Hirst, Sue ; Clark, Dido
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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
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The Rose and Globe - playhouses of Shakespeare's Bankside, Southwark
Excavations at the sites of two famous playhouses of Tudor London, the Rose and the Globe in Southwark, provided physical evidence for the size, layout and development of these playhouses; they are presented here in detail for the first time in 400 years.The hundreds of individual structural elements, objects and...Bowsher, Julian ; Miller, Pat
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Great Houses, moats and mills on the south bank of the Thames
Regeneration in the 1980s–90s on the south bank of the Thames resulted in archaeological and historical investigations at Platform Wharf, Rotherhithe, and next to London Bridge, in Southwark. The first was the site of a house acquired by 1349 by Edward III and rebuilt by him in 1353–61; the second...Blatherwick, Simon ; Bluer, Richard
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Tracks Through Time: Archaeology and history from the London Overground East London Line
The East London Line Project, London’s latest railway, presented a unique opportunity to discover more about some of London’s earliest railways, including parts of one of the world’s first passenger railways, the Eastern Counties of 1840. Construction led to important archaeological discoveries in Shoreditch. The sparsely occupied hinterland of Roman...Birchenough, A. ; Dwyer, E. ; Elsden, N. ; Lewis, H.
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The glass workers of Roman London
Recycling may be a topical subject today, but it is an ancient practice. Glass was regularly recycled to make new vessels during the Roman period and important new evidence for glass working in London came from 35 Basinghall Street, with the discovery, in 2005, of over 70kg of broken glass...Shepherd, John ; Wardle, Angela
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Roman Southwark settlement and economy
This report presents an overview of Roman urban development in London south of the Thames. The establishment of the Roman bridge and the first approach roads and landing places made Southwark an ideal location for the development of facilities for the trans-shipment of goods between land and river. A wide...Cowan, Carrie ; Seeley, Fiona ; Wardle, Angela ; Westman, Andrew
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Stepney Gasworks: the archaeology and history of the Commercial Gas Light and Coke Company's works at Harford Street, London E1, 1837-1946
The Commercial Gas Company set up its principal works in Stepney in the late 1830s and generated coal gas until the mid 20th century. As London expanded, the Stepney Works was transformed from a tiny site in rural surroundings into a massive industrial complex packed with buildings, including in 1864...Francis, Antony
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Tin-glazed tiles from London
Tin-glazed tiles from London looks at the rich diversity of decorative tile designs used in the capital over 400 years. Starting with Moorish- and Renaissance-style designs from Spain, the book traces the importation of decorative tiles from the Low Countries and their eventual manufacture in London itself. The early tiles...Betts, Ian M. ; Weinstein, Rosemary I.
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The Royal Navy victualling yard, East Smithfield, London
London’s Royal Navy victualling yard, the first large-scale naval food supply base in Britain, was founded in 1560 and closed in 1785, having proved inadequate for the needs of the expanding Georgian navy. A substantial part of the ground plan of the yard was recorded and combined with documentary evidence...Grainger, Ian ; Phillpotts, Christopher
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A dated type series of London medieval pottery: Part 5, Shelly-sandy ware and the greyware industries
An essential survey for all interested in the pottery of the London area, this study charts the development, peak and decline of two ceramic traditions: the shelly wares of c 1140–1220, mainly city-based but reaching Scotland and across the North Sea to Norway, and the greywares of c 1170–1350, widely...Blackmore, Lyn ; Pearce, Jacqueline
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The City Bunhill burial ground, Golden Lane, London
The City Bunhill burial ground on Golden Lane, London, was in use between 1833 and 1853, and archaeological investigations here recovered 248 burials. Burial practice, the use of space and the burial population itself are examined, supported by information from the burial registers and contemporary sources. Osteological analysis proved a...Connell, Brian ; Miles, Adrian
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The development of early medieval and later Poultry and Cheapside: Excavations at 1 Poultry and vicinity, City of London
This volume presents the evidence for Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval development at 1 Poultry and vicinity from one of the largest excavations in the heart of the Roman and medieval city. An integrated account of the sequence, based on archaeological and documentary records, describes Late Saxon reoccupation of the...Burch, Mark ; Treveil, Phil
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Three Ways Wharf, Uxbridge: a Lateglacial and Early Holocene hunter-gatherer site in the Colne valley
A series of five in situ lithic and faunal scatters in the Colne valley at Three Ways Wharf, Uxbridge, belong to two main phases of hunter-gatherer activity. The earlier, characterised by Late glacial bruised-edge ‘long blades’ associated with reindeer and horse, is dated to c 10,000 BP. The succeeding Early...Lewis, John C. S. ; Rackham, James C.
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Holywell Priory and the development of Shoreditch to c1600: Archaeology from the London Overground East London Line
The upgrade and extension of the East London Line created an opportunity for archaeologists to discover more about Shoreditch. Archaeological investigations followed the proposed route and this volume examines the landscapes concealed beneath modern-day Shoreditch. Roman burials were discovered here, close to Ermine Street. The area was transformed in the...Bull, Raoul ; Davis, Simon ; Lewis, Hana ; Phillpotts, Christopher
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Londinium: a new map and guide to Roman London
Londinium was founded by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago, shortly before AD 50. Roman London was built on a ‘green-field’ site which is now occupied by the City of London and north Southwark. The early frontier town was an immediate success and was occupied for almost four centuries. For...MOLA
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Roman London and the Walbrook stream crossing: excavations at 1 Poultry and vicinity, City of London
1 Poultry proved to be one of the most significant Roman sites ever excavated in the City of London, with an unparalleled sequence of buildings, roads and open spaces. A timber drain of AD 47/8 beneath the main road is the earliest securely dated structure yet known from Londinium, and...Hill, Julian ; Rowsome, Peter
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Medieval settlement to 18th-/19th-century rookery. Excavations at Central St Giles, London Borough of Camden, 2006-8
The development of this London suburb from the medieval period to the early 20th century is illustrated by excavations on the site of St Giles Court. Houses were first built along the High Street in the mid 16th century and 100 years later St Giles was at the heart of...Anthony, Sian
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Archaeological landscapes of east London: six multi-period sites excavated in advance of gravel quarrying in the London Borough of Havering
Six archaeological sites investigated in advance of gravel extraction in the London Borough of Havering, between 1963 and 1997, form the basis of a landscape history of the locality. Significant monuments include an Early Neolithic ring ditch. The Bronze Age and Iron Age were periods of woodland clearance followed by...Howell, Isca ; Swift, Dan ; Watson, Bruce
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Mapping past landscapes in the Lower Lea Valley. A geoarchaeological study of the Quaternary sequence
This monograph presents the results of the Lea Valley Mapping Project, funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund, which takes a geoarchaeological approach to reconstructing the past landscape and its relationship to archaeological distributions. It will be indispensable for those seeking to understand past landscape characteristics or predict the archaeological...Corcoran, Jane ; Halsey, Craig ; Spurr, Graham ; Burton, Emily ; Jamieson, David
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The Royal Ordnance Factory at Hayes: The Story of a World War II Gun and Tank Factory at Hayes in the London Borough of Hillingdon
This is the fascinating story of how ROF Hayes, a World War II tank and gun factory in west London, played its part in the war effort. Using wartime documents, specially commissioned architectural photographs and the recollections of some of the factory’s workers, this book highlights the important contribution of...Holder, Nick
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The Cluniac priory and abbey of St Saviour Bermondsey, Surrey: excavations 1984-95
Bermondsey Priory was founded on the south bank of the Thames, across the river from the White Tower, in the 1080s. Bermondsey became a centre of pilgrimage and in 1399 the priory’s status was raised to that of an abbey, before its transformation in the 16th century into a courtier’s...Dyson, Tony ; Samuel, Mark ; Steele, Alison ; Wright, Susan M.
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St Pancras Burial Ground: excavations for St Pancras International, the London terminus of High Speed 1, 2002-3
St Pancras Churchyard was extended several times in the post-medieval period, culminating in the creation of the ‘New Burying Ground’ in 1792, with the last burial occurring in 1854. This study focuses on the southernmost ‘Third Ground’, where 1383 burials were recorded archaeologically. Analysis included reconstruction of coffin stack sequences...Emery, Phil ; Wooldridge, Keven
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Roman London's Amphitheatre
For over a hundred years people searched for the Roman amphitheatre of London. Finally, in 1988, during a dig at the City’s medieval Guildhall, the astonishing discovery was made. A curving stone wall around the arena and timber beams for the seating tiers confirmed that the gladiators’ place of spectacle...Bateman, Nick
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The Cistercian abbey of St Mary Graces, East Smithfield London
Founded in a time of war and pestilence by a renowned king, St Mary Graces, East Smithfield, was established in 1350 by Edward III on the site of a Black Death burial ground. This report presents the results of large-scale excavation in 1983–8 and post-excavation analysis of this, the last...Grainger, Ian ; Phillpotts, Christopher
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The Impact of the Railways in the East End, 1835-2010: Historical Archaeology from the London Overground East London Line
The upgrade and extension of the East London line and its incorporation into the London Overground network provided an opportunity to examine life in London’s inner city and suburban districts between the 19th and 21st centuries, and the impact that the railways had on life for Londoners from Dalston in...Dwyer, Emma
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The discovery of a Roman fort at Cripplegate, City of London: Excavations by W F Grimes 1947-68
When Grimes received a CBE for the discovery of the Temple of Mithras, he remarked that he was proud but wished that it had been in recognition of his work at Cripplegate – the discovery of the Mithraeum was ‘a fluke’. His initial objective at Cripplegate was to understand the...Shepherd, John
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Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men: excavations in the 19th-century burial ground of the London Hospital, 2006 (reprint)
In 2006, archaeological excavations in the grounds of the Royal London Hospital uncovered the remains of a burial ground used primarily for deceased but unclaimed patients. The buried population included at least 259 people who died between c 1825 and 1841. These were mostly adult and male, and many, prior...Fowler, Louise ; Powers, Natasha
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Shakespeare's London theatreland: archaeology, history and drama
This guide to the unique theatrical venues of London, from 1567, when the first playhouse was built, to 1642, when Parliament closed them down, sets out the rich dramatic history of this period in relation to the latest exciting archaeological evidence. The book also details the people involved – the...Bowsher, Julian
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Chichester City Walls
The Roman town’s defences – their date, purpose, construction techniques and materials – are discussed and their subsequent history recounted here, accompanied by a wealth of illustrations. Although dilapidated after centuries of abandonment, the presence of the walls probably led to Chichester’s Anglo-Saxon revival. Rebuilt to protect the medieval city...Westman, Andrew
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A bioarchaeological study of medieval burials on the site of St Mary Spital: excavations at Spitalfields Market, London E1, 1991-2007
Major excavations on the site of the Augustinian priory and hospital of St Mary Spital uncovered the remains of over 10,500 human skeletons. Unprecedented accuracy of dating and phasing of the cemetery was achieved using a targeted programme of stratigraphic and radiocarbon dating techniques, resulting in four chronological periods of...Connell, Brian ; Gray Jones, Amy ; Redfern, Rebecca ; Walker, Don
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New Bunhill Fields burial ground, Southwark: excavations at Globe Academy, 2008
Documentary sources suggest that from c 1821–53 up to 33,000 burials may have taken place in the commercial Nonconformist burial ground at New Bunhill Fields, Southwark. Excavation of 827 wooden coffin burials in 2008 allows comparisons of the use of the burial ground, coffin furniture and burial finds with other...Miles, Adrian
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Doctors, Dissection and Resurrection Men: excavations in the 19th-century burial ground of the London Hospital, 2006
In 2006, archaeological excavations in the grounds of the Royal London Hospital uncovered the remains of a burial ground used primarily for deceased but unclaimed patients. The buried population included at least 259 people who died between c 1825 and 1841. These were mostly adult and male, and many, prior...Fowler, Louise ; Powers, Natasha
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Disease in London, 1st-19th centuries: an illustrated guide to diagnosis
This book is designed to appeal to students and practitioners of osteology and paleopathology, medical historians and forensic archaeologists; it can be used as a reference guide in the field and the laboratory. Human health affects all aspects of everyday life and skeletal remains represent direct evidence of the experiences...Walker, Don
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The Augustinian nunnery of St Mary Clerkenwell, London: Excavations 1974-96
The development of the nunnery site is revealed in this study – from evidence for Iron Age occupation, the nunnery’s foundation in 1144 and the expansion of the early convent, through to its conversion in the 16th and 17th centuries to a close of large mansions surrounding the parish church....Sloane, Barney
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He being dead yet speaketh': excavations at three post-medieval burial grounds in Tower Hamlets, east London, 2004-10
The latest in a series on post-medieval burial produced by MOLA, this volume reports on three non-Church of England burial grounds in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, excavated between 2004 and 2010. It looks at over 1350 burials of Baptists, Roman Catholics and Nonconformists, the majority of whom died...Henderson, Michael ; Miles, Adrian ; Walker, Don
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Roman and medieval development south of Cheapside: excavations at Bow Bells House, City of London, 2005-6
Excavations on the south side of Cheapside found evidence for Roman timber buildings and pits dating to the later 1st and 2nd centuries AD, and a masonry building constructed after c AD 125. The main west–east road through Londinium lay immediately north of the site. Evidence for later Roman occupation...Howell, Isca
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Lundenwic: excavations in Middle Saxon London, 1987-2000
This monograph provides the first detailed overview of the archaeological evidence for the Middle Saxon trading port of Lundenwic, and presents the results of fieldwork at 18 locations on the site of the settlement. The evidence is contextualised in thematic essays on various aspects of the settlement including its origins...Cowie, Robert ; Blackmore, Lyn
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The Hope playhouse, animal baiting and later industrial activity at Bear Gardens on Bankside
Southwark’s famous Bankside was long known as an entertainment area up to the 17th century. This volume provides evidence for the Barge, one of the medieval stewhouses (tavern/brothel) and the later Hope, a dual purpose building hosting animal baiting as well as play performances. The next phase in Bankside’s history...Mackinder, Anthony
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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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