EDO6306 - 1-3 Weymouth Avenue, Dorchester; evaluation 2015
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Location
Grid reference | SY 6919 9025 (point) |
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Map sheet | SY69SE |
Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Terrain Archaeology
Date
2015
Description
Archaeological evaluation of a plot of land to the rear of 1-3 Weymouth Avenue and situated just outside the Roman defences of Dorchester, in an area where Roman burials had been found previously. The evaluation comprised the excavation of a trench 7.5m long and 1m to 1.5m wide, equivalent to a 2.6% sample of the site. This revealed a thick layer of medieval and later agricultural soil beneath late 19th and 20th-century deposits. No archaeological features were exposed.
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Record last edited
Mar 1 2021 6:44PM