Site Event/Activity record ECH4983 - Excavations at the Roman Amphitheatre, Chester in 1964 (Amphitheatre-Thompson II)
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Technique(s)
Organisation
Grosvenor Museum
Date
1964
Description
Excavations undertaken by F H Thompson in 1964 (5). Area excavated comprised the seating banks and arena on the southern boundary of the site as a preliminary step towards the stripping of the remainder of the overburden and consolidation of the structures revealed (2). This particular excavation came about when it was decided to face the newly constructed retaining wall with aggregate panels, which involved the cutting of a c 2m wide trench along the north face of the wall (5).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SCH5932 Article in Journal: Lloyd-Morgan G.. 1981. Jet and shale in the archaeological collections of the Grosvenor Museum. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. 64.
- <2> SCH5881 Article in Journal: Anon. 1965. Abstract of Proceedings. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. 52.
- <3> SCH5915 Article in Journal: Lloyd-Morgan G.. 1977. Mirrors in Roman Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. 60.
- <4> SCH5917 Article in Journal: Lloyd-Morgan G.. 1978. Some small Roman Bronzes in the Grovsenor Museum, Chester. Journal of the Chester Archaeological and Historic Society. 61.
- <5> SCH6162 Article in Journal: Thompson A. 1975. The excavations of the Roman amphitheatre at Chester. Archaeologia. 25.
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- ECH5054 Excavations at the Amphitheatre (St John's House), Chester, 1960 (Amphitheatre-Thompson I) (Ref: N/A)
Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 408 661 (86m by 10m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SJ46NW |
| Civil Parish | CHESTER NON PARISH AREA, CHESTER, CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER |
Record last edited
Jul 26 2013 11:48AM