20-26 College Street, Southampton (OASIS ID thamesva1-40314)

The site is located within the urban environment of Southampton city (Fig. 1). It occupies roughly 0.25ha at the junctions of College Street and Richmond Street with Three Field Lane. To the north of the site, urban development which stretches for some 5km. To the east of the site flows the River Itchen, south is the River Test and the Town Quay, the west is Lansdowne Hill and docks. The site formerly consisted of three buildings fronting both College Street and Richmond Street. The evaluation has revealed just one feature of possible archaeological interest. The earliest feature on the site was a ditch terminal identified in trench 2 The fills within this feature were very different from the overlying deposits but no finds were recovered from it. It was sealed by layer 56, which contained finds possibly as early as the 18th century. However, when cartographic sources are consulted, it seems more probable that this layer relates to land reclamation and development that took place from the mid 19th century onwards. Other deposits and features on the site date from this 19th century and later development. On the basis of these results, the archaeological potential of the site is considered to be low.

该遗址位于南安普顿市（Southampton）城区范围内（图1）。其占地面积约0.25公顷，坐落于学院街（College Street）、里士满街（Richmond Street）与三菲尔德巷（Three Field Lane）的交汇路口。遗址北侧为绵延约5公里的城区建成区域，东侧为伊钦河（River Itchen），南侧为特斯特河（River Test）与镇码头（Town Quay），西侧为兰斯当山（Lansdowne Hill）与港区。
该遗址原建有三栋临街建筑，分别朝向学院街与里士满街。本次考古评估仅发现一处具有潜在考古价值的遗迹。遗址内年代最早的遗迹为2号探方（trench 2）内识别出的沟渠终端，其内部堆积与上覆地层差异显著，但未从中出土任何遗物。该遗迹被第56层（layer 56）叠压覆盖，该层出土的遗物年代最早可追溯至18世纪。
然而，查阅制图史料后可知，该地层更可能与19世纪中期起开展的土地整治与开发活动相关。遗址内其余堆积与遗迹的年代均可追溯至19世纪及后续开发阶段。
基于上述评估结果，该遗址的考古潜力被评定为低等。