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E-book Pits and Boots : Excavation of Medieval and Post-medieval Backlands under the Bon Accord Centre Aberdeen

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The archaeological works at the Bon Accord Centre, Aberdeen, have identified the changing nature of this area of the medieval and post-medieval city at the junction of the two major thoroughfares of Upperkirkgate and Gallowgate. In the earliest centuries of the medieval burgh’s existence, the site formed part of an industrial quarter, peripheral to the core of the medieval town, where odoriferous activities such as tanning, shoemaking and dyeing were undertaken behind the Upperkirkgate. One of the most significant assemblages of leather and leatherworking waste from a European urban medieval site was recovered, consolidating the evidence for such activity in this part of the burgh.Also identified was evidence for non-ferrous metalworking, while in the later medieval period, there is evidence for continued industrial activity, including smithing. In the early post-medieval period, the area largely formed relatively open gardens associated with properties on the Gallowgate and Upperkirkgate, including those of provosts of the city. By the 19th century the area was again associated largely with commercial and industrial activity, culminating in the construction of the offices and printworks of Aberdeen University Press. the development area, centred at NGR: NJ 941 064, was located at the corner of Gallowgate and Upperkirkgate. It was bounded to the east by Gallowgate, to the north by St Paul Street and the Portland Club, to the west by the service yard of the Bon Accord Centre, and to the south by the Marischal Bar and other premises along the Upperkirkgate. Apart from the north-west of the excavation area, the site had previously been occupied by 20th century buildings. The site is referred to in the text as ‘Bon Accord’, as the greater part of the area of archaeological works was contained within service areas associated with the shopping centre.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

930.1 ROY p

Penerbit

: Archaeopress Publishing., 2021

Deskripsi Fisik

369 hlm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

9781789694888

Klasifikasi

930.1

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text

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computer

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online resource

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Archaeology

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