Excavations at Oakham Castle, Rutland, 1953-54
| Autor: | W Gathercole, Peter |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
| DOI: | 10.5284/1108385 |
| Popis: | Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, 34, 17-38 The excavation described in this report was undertaken on behalf of the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments, Ministry of Works, while the author was a student at the Institute of Archreology, London University. It was divided into two parts; in the first instance, a sector of the site was "watched" during March and April 1953 while building operations were in progress�. In the summer of 1954, a controlled excavation took place in an attempt to answer certain questions raised in the previous year. The report on this work, which lasted for a total period of eight weeks, is set out below. I am greatly indebted to many people for their assistance both during the excavation and subsequently in the writing of this report. Acknowledgments are due: For continual guidance to Mr. J. G. Hurst, M.A. For permission to excavate within the Castle grounds, to the Rutland County Council. For co-operation on the building-site, to the contractors, John Cawley and Sons, of Nottingham. Particular thanks are due to Mr. Jack Downes (General Foreman), for unstinted practical advice. For local help, I am particularly indebted to Mr. J. L. Barber, M.A., and to Mr. de la Rue, the County Planning Officer. For excavation: Messrs. Draycott and Stimson (Con-tractors), Mr. J. Hunter, Mr. C. Newton, Mr. J. Dobney, Mr. G. Draycott, Miss Jean Smalley, Master Robert Lewis and Master Christopher Knowles. I would like to thank Mrs. M. F. Pursall and Mr. Brian Roberts for drawing most of the pottery, and Miss Rachel Hunt for typing the manuscript. Acknowledgments to those who assisted in the interpretation of finds are to be found in the appropriate sections. |
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