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Author Flaherty, Simon, author

Title A medieval manor house rediscovered : excavations at Longforth Farm, Wellington, Somerset / Simon Flaherty, Phil Andrews and Matt Leivers ; with contributions by Bob Davis [and five others] ; illustrations by Karen Nichols and S.E. James
Published Salisbury : Wessex Archaeology Ltd, 2016
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Description 1 online resource (viii, 60 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Series Wessex Archaeology Occasional Papers
Contents Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- site -- Archaeological background -- Previous investigations -- Outreach at Longforth Farm / Laura Joyner -- ch. 2 Historical Evidence / Mary Siraut -- site -- manor of Wellington -- manor house -- Thomas family and Drakes Place -- Culverhayes and neighbouring fields -- Longforth Farm -- ch. 3 Excavations -- Chronology and phasing -- Period 1 Prehistoric to Romano-British -- Earlier prehistoric finds -- Bronze Age landscape organisation -- Iron Age and Romano-British material -- Period 2 Medieval -- Early features -- building complex -- Drainage -- Associated enclosures -- Palaeochannel 10112 -- Other ditches and gullies -- Period 3 Later medieval/post-medieval -- Area B -- Areas C and D -- ch. 4 Building Materials -- Building stone / Bob Davis -- Foundations -- Walling -- Roofing slate / Lorraine Mepham -- Ceramic building material / Lorraine Mepham -- Ridge tiles -- Floor tiles -- Floor/hearth tiles -- ch. 5 Finds -- Pottery / Lorraine Mepham -- Prehistoric and Romano-British -- Medieval -- Post-medieval -- Discussion -- Worked and burnt flint / Man Leivers -- Other finds / Lorraine Mepham -- ch. 6 Environment and Economy -- Animal bone / L. Higbee -- Preservation -- Medieval material -- Marine shell / Sarah F. Wyles -- Charred plant remains / Sarah F. Wyles -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- ch. 7 Discussion -- Prehistoric and Romano-British -- Medieval and later -- Conclusion
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 58-60)
Notes Print version record
Subject HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
Antiquities
SUBJECT Wellington (Somerset, England) -- Antiquities
Subject England -- Wellington (Somerset)
Form Electronic book
Author Andrews, Phil, 1954- author.
Leivers, Matt, author
Davis, Bob, author
Nichols, Karen (Illustrator), illustrator.
James, S. E. (Illustrator), illustrator
ISBN 9781874350866
1874350868