Medieval malting oven unearthed in Northampton
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The grain malting oven still had charring from fires lit in the 13th Century [Credit: BBC] |
Evidence from the site, near where Northampton Castle stood, indicates it was a thriving commercial area.
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Other discoveries like these jugs indicated that the site had been a centre of commercial activity [Credit: BBC] |
Baking, brewing and bone recycling to make artefacts and ornaments were carried out on the site.
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Northampton Castle in the 13th Century overlooked a town that was bigger than London at the time [Credit: BBC] |
The dig continues until September and the archaeologists plan to remove the oven before the site is covered over by the office block.
Source: BBC News Website [August 23, 2014]
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