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2022
Book
Parishioner and pauper burials from St James Westminster (1695–1790), Excavations at Marshall Street, London W1, 2008–9
In the 17th to 18th century the expansion of the population of the parish of St James Westminster led to the development of two new burial grounds (1695–1733 and 1733–90), along with the new workhouse complex (1725–1913) and the workhouse burial ground (1733–93). From the three burial areas archaeologists recorded...MOLA
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2021
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MSR08 Marshall Street Publication data tables
PDF of Data Tables referred to in the publication of Marshall Street (site code MSR08).MOLA
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2021
Dataset
MSR08 Marshall Street Osteology data
Excel spreadsheet with osteological data from Marshall Street excavations (site code MSR08).MOLA
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2021
Dataset
MSR08 Marshall Street Osteology metadata
Excel spreadsheet with conventions and list of values describing the Marshall Street Osteology data (site code MSR08).MOLA
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2020
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2019
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The Prittlewell princely burial: excavations at Priory Crescent, Southend-on-Sea, Essex 2003
In 2003 MOLA archaeologists carried out an evaluation of a site in Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, known to be the location of Roman burials and an early Anglo-Saxon cemetery, and discovered an intact Anglo-Saxon princely burial along with up to three further Anglo-Saxon inhumations, and limited evidence of prehistoric and Roman...MOLA
evaluation and burial
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2019
Research report
St Mary Magdalene Church, Paradise Road, London TW9: report on an archaeological watching brief
A4 client report with figs and photosMOLA
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2019
Research report
Guildhall Yard Security Bollards, London EC2V: Report on an archaeological excavation
A4 client reportMOLA
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2019
Research report
40 Bermondsey Street, 42-44 Bermondsey Street and 1-7 Snowsfields, London SE1
A4 unpublished client reportMOLA
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2019
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2019
Journal article
Phylogeography of the second plague pandemic revealed through analysis of historical Yersinia pestis genomes
The second plague pandemic, caused by Yersinia pestis, devastated Europe and the nearby regions between the 14th and 18th centuries AD. Here we analyse human remains from ten European archaeological sites spanning this period and reconstruct 34 ancient Y. pestis genomes. Our data support an initial entry of the bacterium... -
2019
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A 3rd century AD cremation cemetery at Franklands Drive, near Addlestone
Archaeological investigations on an open field site to the south-west of Addlestone revealed two foci of Middle-Late Bronze Age activity that involved the setting of pottery vessels in pits. A lone Late Iron Age unurned cremation burial was accompanied by an unusual North Gaulish Gallo-Belgic facet-cut barrel beaker, dated to...Howell, Isca J. ; Henderson, Michael
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2019
Journal article
Mesolithic, Iron Age and Saxon findings from excavations at Esher Park Avenue, Esher
An archaeological excavation at Esher Park Avenue, Esher revealed a 0.40m-thick layer of sand that produced some 1522 Early Mesolithic flints, including microlithic flint points, microburins and at least four core adze fragments and a scraper (c 9.3-9.0 ka BP). The flint assemblage suggests the presence of a discrete short-stay...Saxby, Dave
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2019
Journal article
Whither archaeologists? Continuing challenges to field practice
Current archaeological practice in the UK and elsewhere focuses on the collection of empirical data. While scholars have proposed theoretical advances in field techniques, very few of these methods have been adopted in commercial archaeology. A combination of increased time pressure on development projects and the conservatism of the sector...Watson, Sadie
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2019
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2019
Journal article
Prehistoric ploughing and post-medieval occupation at 7-9 Holland Street, Bankside, Southwark
In the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age the Holland Street site occupied a Thames flood plain eyot surrounded by tidal channels. It was fertile, well-drained, farmed land and fieldwork recovered ard marks, cut features, pottery and evidence of on-site flint working. In the later prehistoric period, the eyot became inundated...Saxby, Dave ; Francis, Antony
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2019
Journal article
Excavations at 78 Eden Street, Kingston upon Thames, 2016-17
An archaeological excavation took place at 78 Eden Street, Kingston upon Thames on the site formerly occupied by an 18th century Friends’ Meeting House that had been demolished in 2016, and an associated burial ground from which the burials had been exhumed. The excavation revealed evidence for a single Saxon...Good, O.
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2019
Book
The Prittlewell princely burial: excavations at Priory Crescent, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 2003
This internationally important, late 6th-century AD princely burial was discovered in 2003 at Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, within an existing early Anglo-Saxon cemetery. Detailed research, scientific analyses and investigative conservation since have produced exciting new information, enabling the reconstruction of the large wooden chamber grave and the coffin of a man...Blackmore, Lyn ; Blair, Ian ; Hirst, Sue ; Scull, Christopher
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2019
Book
A Bronze Age barrow cemetery at Andover Airfield, Penton Mewsey, near Weyhill, Hampshire: excavations 2007-10
Archaeological excavation by MOLA on a chalk downland site near Andover revealed funerary activity from the Chalcolithic (‘Beaker’) period to the Late Bronze Age. A single inhumation became the focus for later cremation burials; these were succeeded by two isolated barrows and a barrow cemetery, which in turn attracted further...Howell, Isca