Excavations at Mucking. Vol. 1. The Site Atlas

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Excavations by Margaret and Tom Jones. With contributions by J. Bayley, J. N. Carreck, J. P. A. Etté, C. J. Going, H. Hamerow, E. Healey, M. U. Jones, I. H. Longworth, G. McDonnell, D. N. Riley, and F. Talbott. E-book (PDF) published 2012. This volume is the first in a series which reports on the multi-period site at Mucking, Essex. The excavations lasted for 13 years, from 1965 to 1978, and covered an area of over 18 hectares. This first part of the publication consists of an atlas of the site, together with a short report. The atlas is presented, at a scale of 1:180, on 25 plans which are unphased and include all investigated features; the reader will be able to join the plans and view larger areas and enclosures. The short text which accompanies the atlas consists of a brief history of the excavation and its aftermath, a series of period summaries, and a number of specialist reports which relate to the site as a whole, for example: geology and cropmarks. The site atlas plans form an indispensable source of reference for the individual volume on the Anglo-Saxon settlement at Mucking. List of illustrations and tables v Foreword / J. H. Longworth vi Publisher's note vii 1. Introduction 1 The archive 1 Location 2 Acknowledgements 5 2. Background / M. U. Jones 6 Introduction 6 Trial excavation 6 Mechanical excavation and quarrying 6 Planning 7 Excavation strategy 7 Geology, soils, and weather 7 Patterned ground 8 Acknowledgements 9 3. The excavation 11 Methods 11 Plans ll 4. Post-excavation 12 Mucking Post-excavation (M PX) 12 Post-excavation and publication (BM/ EH) 14 Conclusion 17 5. Summary by period 18 Early prehistory / E. Healey 18 The Late Bronze Age / J. P. A. Etté 18 The Iron Age / C. J. Going 19 The Roman period / C. J. Going 20 Thee early to middle Anglo-Saxon period / H. Hamerow 21 Middle Saxon, medieval, and later / C J. Going 22 6. The Mucking cropmarks / D. N. Riley 23 Discovery and photography 23 The plan 23 Cropmarks and excavation results - the archaeological features 24 Cold climate patterned ground 24 7. Specialist reports 26 The geology / J. N Carreck 26 The rock types / F. Talbot 31 The slags and metallurgical residues / G. McDonnell 31 Non-ferrous metalworking finds / J. Bayley 34 8. Radiocarbon dates 35 Appendix: a bibliography of publications on Mucking up to 1989 37 Bibliography 39 Index 40