A rubble-wall constructed from septaria, greensand and Roman brick/tile bonded in a pale yellow mortar (F5) was encountered at a depth of 1m below modern ground level in FP7. Some of the stone and brick/tile pieces had mortar on their upper surfaces. However, the top of the rubble-wall was flat and it is unlikely that there had been any further courses above this point. This would indicate that the building materials were re-used and probably originated from a nearby Roman building. The rubble-wall continued beyond the limit of excavation to the north, east and west. It was overlain by a thick layer of dark sandy-silt (L8) which, in turn, was overlaid by the post-medieval/modern topsoil L2. To the south of F5, the foundation-pit was hand-excavated down to the required depth of 1.1m below modern ground level. This exposed the southern face of the rubble-wall which was relatively smooth and even.<1>
Two sherds of Roman greyware (Fabric GX, 31g) and one fragment of Roman tile (85g) were recovered during the reduction of the southern half of the pit. A small sondage was hand-excavated against the southern face of the rubble-wall to try to ascertain its depth. However, excavation of the sondage ceased when the distal end of a human femur and part of a pelvis were encountered c.75mm below the base of the pit.
The human bone was covered over with soil and the rubble-wall was protected with plastic sheeting and a layer of soil before the pit was infilled with concrete.