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Council for British Archaeology Group 9 Newsletter 1
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Council for British Archaeology Group 9 Newsletter 1
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Council for British Archaeology Group 9 Newsletter
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1
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35
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Journal
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Trevor Rowley
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Council for British Archaeology, South Midlands Group
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1971
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06 Dec 2015
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Investigations into the Mesolithic around Hungerford
F R Froom
2 - 3
Since 1956 the writer of this short article has been systematically investigating a considerable complex of Mesolithic sites in the region of Hungerford in Berkshire. So far about fifty have been located, and these probably represent several different groups and phases within the Mesolithic period. A site known as Wawcott 111 has proved to be of particular interest. A major excavation was carried out here in the summer of 1970, the findings from which are outlined and briefly discussed. LD
Warners Pit, Knowle Hill, Berkshire
6
A rescue excavation was undertaken by the Maidenhead Archaeological Society following the discovery of large quantities of pottery during the removal of clay for brick-making at Warners Pit, Knowle Hill, Berkshire. A series of shallow pits and a number of small hearths were revealed, with the former containing pottery and pieces of baked clay blocks, thought to represent fragments of oven lining. The pottery appears to be a late Belgic assemblage, and a date of AD 1--50 has been tentatively assigned to the site. LD
Ashley, Northants
Steven J Taylor
8 - 9
This short item reports on findings from an excavation undertaken in 1970 at Ashley in Northamptonshire, to determine the nature of remains that had been struck by a plough the previous year. The site lay adjacent to a field where an Iron Age defensive ditch had been located in 1963 and 1966. Although the 1970 investigation covered part of the area of the associated Iron Age settlement, very little trace of buildings was found. However, remains of a Roman building with a mosaic floor or floors, destroyed early in the fourth century, were revealed. LD
Bletsoe, Beds
Christina Colyer
9 - 10
This short item reports on the excavation of a cemetery at Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, adjacent to a site where Roman material has been found over the last thirty years. Forty graves were excavated, some comprising stone cists, including a number made from reused Roman building materials. The site also produced pits and gullies of Roman date. The limits of the cemetery are unknown, but aerial photographs and random digging indicate that it lay on the fringes of the Roman site. LD
Middleton Stoney, Oxon
Trevor Rowley
Don Benson
17 - 18
Four weeks of excavation and fieldwork were carried out at Middleton Stoney in June and July 1971 by the Oxford Delegacy for Extra-Mural Studies, in association with the Oxford City and County Museum and the Oxford Architectural and Historical Society. The site consisted ostensibly of the earthworks of a motte and bailey castle, recorded as having been destroyed in 1216. Preliminary survey of the castle earthworks suggested that a square enclosure to the south-east of the motte was not the bailey as had previously been thought. The aims of the excavation were thus to identify the castle bailey, to investigate any buildings within the square enclosure, and to test the suitability of the site for a research project and teaching purposes. The investigation confirmed that the bailey actually lay to the north-west of the motte, whilst excavation within the square enclosure revealed the remains of a rectangular building, apparently a workshop or agricultural structure of the 2nd century AD. Work is to continue at the site in 1971. LD
Lyveden, Northants
Geoffrey F Bryant
John M Steane
18 - 20
Short report on continuing excavations in 1970 at the deserted medieval settlement and pottery-making site of Lyveden in Northamptonshire. A number of features below a workshop indicated an earlier phase of occupation with timber buildings. Iron-making levels at the site were dated to circa 1100--1150, and pottery-making levels to circa 1250--1350. The workshop, store sheds and pits produced a large number of small finds, a selection of which are noted here. LD
Council for British Archaeology Group 9 Newsletter
This Newsletter, which is to appear annually, aims to cover all the other aspects of archaeology not included in the Council for British Archaeology Group 9 Bulletin of Industrial Archaeology. The contributions included in this edition have been chosen to give some idea of the range of archaeological work being carried out within the counties of Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. The accounts are separately authored and are arranged in sections by period (Prehistoric; Romano-British; Anglo-Saxon and Medieval; Urban and Post-Medieval). These are followed by a section on 'Surveys' which includes articles on work in advance of projects such as motorway construction and development of the new town of Milton Keynes. The more substantial contributions include:
