Site Event/Activity record ECH4299 - Chester Amphitheatre Investigations Summer 2000 (Amphitheatre Site I)

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Chester Archaeology

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Summer 2000

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Limited excavation on the exposed part of Chester's Roman amphitheatre in the summer of 2000 focused on a small number of specific questions (1). It improved knowledge about the extent and nature of the archaeological remains, and helped generate suggestions for the future management of the site. Chester archaeology excavated nine trenches between July and September 2000, to determine how much, if any, archaeology survived the excavations carried out during the 1960s (ECH8209).

Sources/Archives (21)

  • <1> Client Report: Chester Archaeology. 2001. Chester Amphitheatre Investigations Summer 2000. R2705. N/A. N/A. R2705.
  • <3> Newsletter: Chester Archaeology. 2000. Dig News. June 2000.
  • <4> Newsletter: Chester Archaeology. 2000. Dig News. July 2000.
  • <5> Newsletter: Chester Archaeology. 2000. Dig News. October 2000.
  • <6> Newsletter: Chester City Council Archaeology Service. 2000. The Past Uncovered. Summer 2000.
  • <7> Newsletter: Chester City Council Archaeology Service. 2001. The Past Uncovered. February 2001.
  • <8> Newsletter: Chester City Council Archaeology Service. 2001. The Past Uncovered. October 2001.
  • <9> Newsletter: Chester City Council Archaeology Service. 2002. The Past Uncovered. October 2002.
  • <10> Newsletter: Chester City Council Archaeology Service. 2003. The Past Uncovered. October 2003.
  • <11> Newsletter: Chester City Council Archaeology Service. 2001. Annual Review 2000-2001. 2000-2001.
  • <12> Newsletter: Chester City Council Archaeology Service. 2002. Annual Review 2001-2002. 2001-2002.
  • <13> Newsletter: Chester City Council Archaeology Service. 2003. Annual Review 2001-2003. 2001-2003.
  • <14> Article in Journal: Beaumont James T. 2001. Medieval Britain and Ireland in 2000. Medieval Archaeology. 45.
  • <15> Article in Journal: Morris M. & Matthews K.. 2000. Excavating Chester’s Amphitheatre. Archaeology North West: The Council for British Archaeology (Group 5). 15.
  • <16> Article in Journal: Ponsford, Michael. 2001. Post-Medieval Britain and Ireland in 2000. Post-Medieval Archaeology. Volume 35.
  • <17> Article in Journal: Matthews K J. 2004. Chester's amphitheatre after Rome: a centre of Christian worship?. Cheshire History. 43.
  • <18> Unpublished Report: Chester City Council. 1999. Chester Ampitheatre Site: Archaeological issues and constraints.
  • <19> Newspaper-Magazine: Chester Evening Leader. 1998. Ropman Plans under Fire.
  • <20> Newspaper-Magazine: Chester Evening Leader. 1998. Legions of History Here.
  • <21> Newspaper-Magazine: Chester Chronicle. 1998. Hunt is on for the best of both worlds.
  • <22> Article in Journal: Ward, S. W.. 2000. Recent Work at St John the Baptist, Chester's Medieval Cathedral. Archaeology North West: The Council for British Archaeology (Group 5). 15.

Related Monuments/Buildings (7)

  • Amphitheatre 1 (Phases 1a and 1b) (Monument)
  • Amphitheatre 2 (Monument)
  • Probable Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval Stone-lined Pit, Amphitheatre Site (Monument)
  • Saxon Stone Robbing, Amphitheatre Site (Monument)
  • St John's House, Little St John Street (Monument)
  • Sub-Roman or Mid-Saxon Period Midden Deposits, Amphitheatre Site (Monument)
  • Well or Void Below Foundations of St John's House, Little St John Street (Monument)

Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (2)

  • Chester Amphitheatre Investigations Summer 2001-2003 (Amphitheatre Site II) (Ref: CHE/AMP01)
  • Chester Amphitheatre Project 2004 - 2007 (Amphitheatre Site III) (Ref: CHE/AMP04)

Location

Location nr Vicar's Lane
Grid reference Centred SJ 408 661 (71m by 40m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SJ46NW
Civil Parish CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER

Record last edited

Jul 26 2013 12:57PM