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Weoley Hill Park, Bristol Road, Birmingham |
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Birmingham Archaeology unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological watching brief on land at Weoley Hill Park, Bristol Road, Birmingham (NGR SP 034815) was commissioned by ALS Landscape Architecture Ltd on behalf of Bournville Village Trust. The work was undertaken by Birmingham Archaeology in August 2006 during the monitoring of groundworks associated with flood alleviation and amenity enhancement adjacent to the Wood Brook. The site is situated within the bounds of an extensive survey undertaken in the 1980s, designed to locate and identify Bronze Age burnt mounds, which are indicative of settlement in the mid-late second millennium BC. The survey identified a substantial concentration of these Bronze Age burnt mounds close to the south of the current site. Burnt stones have also been recovered from a sewer trench in close proximity to the Wood Brook to the south of the site. Previous geophysical work as part of the Birmingham Roman Roads Project also surveyed the southern part of the site aiming to identify the crossing point of the Roman road over the water course. Evidence for landscaping and diverting of the Wood Brook was identified at the north end of the site. No other archaeological features and deposits were identified during the watching brief. |
Author: |
E Ramsey
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Publisher: |
Birmingham Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Birmingham City Council (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2006
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Locations: |
Site: |
Weoley Hill Park, Bristol Road, Birmingham |
Parish: |
BIRMINGHAM |
District: |
Birmingham |
County: |
West Midlands |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 403300, 281500 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
birmingh2-28479 |
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Note: |
Birmingham Archaeology Report
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |