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In all, nine trenches were opened and substantial,flint wall foundations.
were discovered with traces of tile and mortar'floors and:large'spreads
Of building debris :(flint nodules, chalk blocks and tiles),'Figure One
corner of a building was examined and revealed several phases drconstruction;
floors overlaid earlier ones.or were cut into by a later wall, and
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the walls showed different techniques of construction.
The finds were remarkably few: some bones, oyster shells, a few iron
nails, two iron knives and a bronze spoon, and a small amount of pottery,
dated to the early 14th Century. This appeared to be related to the destruction
leVela.
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It was evident that the building was much larger and more substantial
than a simple farm, and the surveys indicated that the structures extended
far beyond the excavation in all directions..
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Taken with the extensive documentary. redearches of Dame Audrey 'Baker,
there is every indication that-this is a building aasociated with the'
Khights 'Templars.' At the time of the sale this'portion'of the field was
withdrawn, and thanks tO.this evidenbe, it is now in the process of being
scheduled.
NORTHAMPTONSH IRE'
NORTHAMPTON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ARCHAEOLOGICAL UNIT
John Williams
Although there has not been so much actiVity on the excavation front
this year, 1979 has nevertheless.been busy'. The St...Peter's'Street.ex-.
cavations were finally published in monographform and'can.be obtained.
from the Development Corporation (352 pages x.A4 hardback, price £12).
This volume covers our most'important excavations.to date on the Saxon
and Medieval town.
- Other final reports published in Northants Archaeology 14 (1979) were
(a)' the' Camp Hill .kilns by M. Shaw et al, dealing with'e.small group of
Romano-British kilns just to'the.south of Northampton, and (b)-the,Marefair
Excavationel)y F. Williams, which considered a small multi-periOd'
site within the town, of Main interest for the Saxon 'and Medieval periods.
This latter is notable as our first exCursion into the Split level. 3/
level 4 report, the level 3 being oontained.on microfiche 'in the back or
every jounral.
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to be modified.
The idea* is Obviously Still eXperimental and. maY well have
In the summer we held a major exhibitiOn'"Northampton, the first t000
years" summarising how the WOrk of theDevelopment COrporation's Archeeoloigcal
Unit has 'altered established views of Northampton's past'. The
exhibition was opened by Andrew Saunders,. ChierInspector of Ancient-
Monuments.. After.a stay in theDevelOPment Corporation's offices it was
taken to Northampton Show before a:lengthy sojourn'in Northampton Museum.
Finally in January, to coincide with the opening'of a-new. Inter-City
train service between.Northempton and London ii resided on.Euston Station
Concourse .for.10-days. Ibe'exhibition was'well attended:and seems to.have
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