TREE-RING ANALYSIS OF TIMBERS FROM ELY FOREHILL, ELY, CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Author(s): Nigel Nayling

Excavations along the street frontage of Forehill, Ely, Cambridgeshire carried out in 1995 in advance of development, encountered waterlogged deposits containing medieval structural and artefactual wood. Post-excavation assessment identified the need to assess this assemblage for dendrochronological potential and also that of the one medieval building (47 Forehill) located adjacent to the excavated area. Although the building proved unsuitable for tree-ring analysis, eight timbers held in store were sampled for dating purposes. Of these, three have cross-matched giving dates of after AD 1224, after AD 1119, and one felling date of AD 1181.

Report Number:
48/1999
Series:
AML Reports (New Series)
Pages:
10
Keywords:
Dendrochronology

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