Corpus Christi College, New Sub Main Works, Oxford, Oxfordshire. Archaeological Watching Brief (OASIS ID: oxfordar1-312885)

Between 15th August and 23rd September 2016 Oxford Archaeology carried out an intermittent watching brief at Corpus Christi College, Oxford on works to replace submains cables. Two sections of cable trench were monitored, and three test pits were observed to inform the depth of a third section of trench, also subsequently monitored. Evidence for burials associated with the 16th chapel was encountered, including the capping of a stone and brick burial vault which contained a coffin observable through a void in the structure. Some disarticulated human bone was also recovered and reburied on the site, providing evidence for additional disturbed burials in the area. A rubbish pit dating from 1650-1700 contained pottery and animal bones, including a rare example of a turkey bone from this date. Walls and pillar bases from earlier incarnations of the College buildings were also recorded.