Excavations at No.4A Merton St., Merton College, Oxford : the evolution of a medieval stone house and tenement and an early college property

English Reports on the excavation and what it revealed about the history of the domestic structures on and use of the site, principally from the 12th through 16th cs. Also discusses artifacts and what they reveal about the diet and living standards of the burgess family that occupied the stone mansi...

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Published inOxoniensia Vol. 71
Main Authors Poore, Daniel, Score, David, Dodd, Anne, Allen, Leigh, Blinkhorn, Paul, Cotter, John, Evans, Emma-Jayne, Kamash, Zena, Munby, Julian, Nicholson, Rebecca, Pelling, Ruth, Simons, Edmund, Tyson, Rachel, Worley, Fay
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2006
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Summary:English Reports on the excavation and what it revealed about the history of the domestic structures on and use of the site, principally from the 12th through 16th cs. Also discusses artifacts and what they reveal about the diet and living standards of the burgess family that occupied the stone mansion in the 13th c. and about life in an early Oxford college. Finds of note include high lead vessel glass, ceramic lamps, plant remains possibly deriving from medieval ornamental trees and medicinal herbs, and architectural stone.
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ISSN:0308-5562