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Turner
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Publications :
Reference
Sussex archaeological collections : relating to the history and antiquities of the counties of East and West Sussex
Sussex Archaeological Society
7/1854/2:37
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Purpose and Level of Recording:-
The Air Photograph Primary Recording Project creates and enhances records in the National Monument Record, at level 1, on a county by county basis from the rapid examination of the specialist oblique collection of air photographs held in RCHME's National Monument Record Centre. This collection comprises over 700,000 oblique photographs of archaeological sites and buildings, taken between the 1920's and the present day.
The main reason prompting the development of the programme is the existence of a backlog of uninvestigated photography in the oblique collection. RCHME's Air Photographic Unit has embarked upon a major country-wide air photographic recording programme - the National Mapping Programme. This will consult all available photography and will record monuments to level 2, a greater level than AP Primary Recording. However, because of the extent and the level of recording of the National Mapping Programme, it is envisaged that it will take from ten to fifteen years to complete. AP Primary Recording, therefore, provides a comparitively rapid method of getting the most important information contained within the oblique collection, into the National Monuments Record.
Although AP Primary Recording is intended to be a national programme, priority will be given to those counties which are not involved in other recording projects, in order to avoid duplication of effort.
Recording Specifications:-
The sphere of interest for AP Primary Recording equates to that of the National Monuments Record (all sites up to 1945). In examining photography of rural landscapes, all major monuments should be recorded and located, although discretion should be shown as to the value of recording upstanding buildings or buildings in use, also, medieval and post-medieval agricultural remains (particularly ridge and furrow) and enclosures. geological and other natural features should only be recorded in exceptional circumstances. Twentieth century industry, settlement remains and communication features should also be treated lightly.
It is important, however, to highlight some of the limitations of this recording programme. In most cases air photography is not the most efficient or informative source from which to record upstanding buildings, especially in urban areas; other recording programmes (architectural recording, listed buildings computerisation and urban archaeological databases) are prime movers in creating records in urban environments. Complex archaeological sceneries can be difficult to record from a limited number of oblique air photographs - AP Primary Recording can usefully flag such sceneries, but depending on the quality of the APs, further detailed classification is problematical. Caution is necessary when a potential site is seen in a single AP or a limited number of APs, especially if the quality of the photography is poor; decisions about dubious or poorly understood sites are better made by the National Mapping Programme (described above) for which a wider representation of photography and sources are being consulted. Also, the fact that AP Primary Recording is a rapid recording project covering large areas in relatively short amounts of time means that the geology and the archaeology of the areas will not be so well undrstood, this again will inhibit the ability of the recorder to make decisions in certain cases. To summarise, AP Primary Recording should concentrate on recording major sites/features clearly visible in oblique APs and which at present are not represented in the National Monuments Record.
Project on-going.
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Evaluation ahead of a new community centre on the site of the former scout
hut at Boxgrove. A hand-dug trench 2m x 2m x 1m revealed a possible 11th/
13th century post-hole and another possible medieval feature in the north
east corner of the trench, which may relate to the early development of
Boxgrove Priory, whose church lay c.100m to the north-west.
| Archive Holder |
Chichester District Museum
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| Archive Holder |
National Monuments Record Centre
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| Auspices |
CKC Archaeology
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| Director of fieldwork |
C K Currie
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| Finds Holder |
Chichester District Museum
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| Funding Body/Financier |
Parish Council
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Publications :
Full report
An archaeological evaluation on the site of St. Blaise Centre, Boxgrove, West Sussex
by Christopher K Currie
CKC Archaeology [archaeological evaluations]
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Project No: 627. Small-scale excavation and monitoring recorded the remains of at least three inhumations of uncertain date.
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Archaeology South East (formerly SEAS)
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| Auspices |
Archaeology South East (formerly SEAS)
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| Director of fieldwork |
Lucy Kirk
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| Funding Body/Financier |
Developer
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Publications :
Full report
Archaeology South-East [archaeological evaluation reports]
Kirk L/1998/Archaeological monitoring and excavation at Boxgrove Priory, West Sussex.
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Monitoring of groundworks for a new community centre on the site of a former scout hut followed an earlier evaluation (Event 1066248) and recorded a probable boundary ditch, either of monastic date or later. Funded by Boxgrove Parish Council. Archive to be deposited with Chichester Museum.
NMR Microfilm Index; PRN: 11668.
| Archive Holder |
Chichester District Museum
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| Archive Holder |
National Monuments Record Centre
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| Auspices |
CKC Archaeology
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| Director of fieldwork |
C K Currie
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| Finds Holder |
Chichester District Museum
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| Funding Body/Financier |
Developer
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Publications :
Full report
CKC Archaeology [archaeological evaluations]
Currie C K/1999/An archaeological watching brief on St Blaise Centre, Boxgrove, West Sussex.
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Magnetometer and Resistivity surveys over c.0.15ha on the site of the claustral buildings indicated the location of the probable Brewhouse as well as several rubble spreads.
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English Heritage Centre for Archaeology, Fort Cumberland
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| Auspices |
English Heritage Centre for Archaeology, Fort Cumberland
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Publications :
Full report
Centre for Archaeology Report series
Martin L & Linford P K/2001/Boxgrove Priory, West Sussex: report on geophysical survey, May 2001/Report No 35/2001.
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