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Archaeology South-East2008058: Holbury Infants School, Holbury, Hampshirethe two pits. The third pit [1010] was located outside the footprint of theproposed extension and was to be preserved in-situ.3.5 All encountered archaeological deposits, features and finds were recordedaccording to accepted professional standards in accordance with theapproved ASE Written Scheme of Investigation using pro-forma contextrecord sheets. Archaeological features and deposits were planned at a scaleof 1:100 and a general site plan was kept at 1:250. Sections and profileswere drawn at a scale of 1:10. Deposit colours were verified by visualinspection and not by reference to a Munsell Colour chart. A total of 27environmental samples were taken from suitable contexts.3.6 A full photographic record of the work was kept (monochrome prints, colourslides and digital), and will form part of the site archive. The archive(including the finds) is presently held at the Archaeology South-East officesat Portslade, and will in due course be offered to a suitable local repository.6© Archaeology South-East
Archaeology South-East2008058: Holbury Infants School, Holbury, Hampshire4.0 RESULTS4.1 Overview of Results4.1.1 A full register of contexts can be found in Appendix 1.4.1.2 The topsoil [1001] was a mid greyish brown clayey silt [1001] overlyingsubsoil [1002], a mid brown silty clay. The underlying natural [1003] was avariable orangey brown clayey sand with gravel and orangey brown gravelThere were areas of mixed made ground [1131] underlying the topsoil[1001], most notably along the southern edge and in the southwest cornerof the area monitored. The made ground [1131] was a mixed yellowishbrown silty clay with moderate fragments of modern Ceramic BuildingMaterial (CBM). Post-medieval peg tile dated to approximately 1700-1900was recovered from the topsoil [1001] along with Roman brick and onesherd of Roman pottery.4.1.3 A drainage trench extending across the access roadway into the schoolgrounds to the southeast corner of the development site, across the schoolaccess road and car park (Figure 2) was monitored. This revealed a depthof made ground (Appendix 1) comprising of a tarmac surface [1132] withunderlying gravel make up deposit [1133] and concrete and gravel layer[1138] towards the westernmost end of the trench. Underlying [1133] and[1138] there was a light orangey brown to orangey greyish brown gravel[1134] above a blackish grey to grey clay [1135] overlying a grey gravel[1136] above natural [1137]. Grey clay [1135] directly overlay natural [1137]towards the westernmost end of the trench. Natural [1137] was encounteredat a depth of 0.55m- 0.80m below the ground surface along the length of thetrench. No archaeological deposits or features were observed and it is likelythat former ground reduction and development has had a detrimental effecton the survival of archaeological remains within this area. Further servicetrenches were to be excavated however after consultation with DavidHopkins (HCC) it was deemed that no further monitoring was required.4.1.4 Eleven features were recorded within the main strip area comprising of ninediscreet features and two linear features (Figure 5). Most notable were threelarge pits, probably quarries, [1004], [1009] and [1010], the latter of whichwas not excavated, and two possible hearths/large pits with burnt fills [1051]and [1057], which were truncated by a probable tree throw [1050]. Threesmaller discreet features, a pit [1047] and two smaller pits or postholes[1045] and [1043], were located to the immediate east of the probablehearths of which pit [1047] and pit/posthole [1045] also had partially burntfills.4.1.5 Two of the three possible quarry pits [1004] and [1009] were half sectionedto a depth of 1.20m and recorded in section to this depth. Following whichthey were fully excavated to a depth of 1.20m and the profiles wererecorded. Subsequently, auger sampling was undertaken to investigate thepotential maximum depth of the features. The two possible hearths [1051]and [1057] and inter-cutting tree throw [1050] were half sectioned as werepit [1047] and the two smaller pits or postholes [1045] and [1043]. All ninediscreet features appeared to be partly ‘enclosed’ by two linear features, thefull extents of which were not visible but the revealed plan shows that they7© Archaeology South-East
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