Monument record 10934 - Medieval cultivation soils at Canal Side

Archaeological investigations at the Canal side redevelopment in 2001 identified evidence of medieval cultivations soils. The results of the excavations have not yet been produced, however, and the evidence is based largely on environmental analysis of samples taken from the excavations. (1)

The 2001 phase of evaluation identified traces of a late medieval cultivation soil in trench 5 consisting of two deposits containing mixed medieval ceramics and residual Roman pottery. (2)

<1> Palaeoecology Research Services, 2001, Evaluation of biological remains from excavations at Canalside/Witter Place, Chester in 2001, R3207 (Client Report). SCH6466.

<2> Gifford and Partners, 2001, Draft Report for Canalside/Witter Place, Chester, R3346 (Client Report). SCH6836.