Site record LD76
Site name
London Docks
Site location
The Highway, E1
Borough
Tower Hamlets
Year
1976
Greater London SMR No.
080752
Location
Latitude: 51.5094828 Longitude: -0.0567683
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National Grid Ref.
TQ34958074
Organisation
ILAU
Type of fieldwork
excavation
Archaeological periods
Roman
Summary
Excavation in 1976, E of the signal tower (see ld74 above), revealed evidence of a late Roman timber building with an associated ditch system and metalled surface. Five early 2nd-c cremation burials were found to the E of the building. (For plan, see ld74.)
Source: Thompson, Alan, Westman, Andrew and Dyson, Tony (eds.) (1998). Archaeology in Greater London 1965 - 1990: a guide to records of excavations by the Museum of London. The Archaeological Gazetteer Series, Volume 2. London: Museum of London. ISBN 0-904818-80-2.
Related sites:
None linked
No. of Related publications:
2 publication(s).
The Roman Tower at Shadwell, London: a reappraisal
Archaeology Studies Series 8 (2002). Lakin, David with Seeley, Fiona, Bird, Joanna, Rielly, Kevin and Ainsley, Charlotte (Site code: LD74; HIG74; LD76, book). Published by Museum of London Archaeology Service/English Heritage
Recent work on London's defences [Roman urban defences in the west: a review of current research on urban defences in the Roman Empire with special reference to the northern provinces]
CBA Research Report 51 (1983). Maloney, John (Site codes LD74; BC75; LD76; DUK77; HOU78; TOL39; XWL79, archive report section). Published by London: Council for British Archaeology
Total Registered Find records in database
0
Total Bulk Find records in database
0
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Project planning, Site, Post-ex
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