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An Archaeological Watching Brief at Wallingford School, St Georges Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire |
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John Moore Heritage Services unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
John Moore Heritage Services undertook a watching brief during ground reduction in advance of a new all weather sports pitch at Wallingford School, St Georges Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire (SU 8066 9000). A total of 15 site visits were made intermittently over the period from 25th October to 8th March 2011. The monitored ground works involved initial topsoil stripping followed by further reduction to finished levels across the area of the new sports field which impacted upon natural geology across the northern side of the new sports pitch. The ground levels were raised across the southern side of the new pitch. The earliest feature was a pit dated by a high density of flintwork to the Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age. The presence of flint debitage and tools indicate this feature may have been the remains of a cremation or of a short stay camp site with cooking pit. The medieval features consisted of two pits probably contemporary and one late medieval/early post medieval field ditch which once formed a now extinct boundary. |
Author: |
P Riccoboni
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Publisher: |
John Moore Heritage Services
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Oxfordshire SMR (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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Wallingford School playing field, St Georges Rd, Wallingford, Oxfordshire |
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WALLINGFORD |
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South Oxfordshire |
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Oxfordshire |
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England |
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Wallingford School St Georges Road Wallingford Oxfordshire |
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Wallingford School St Georges Road Wallingford Oxfordshire |
Grid Reference: 460660, 190000 (Easting, Northing)
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johnmoor1-118302 |
OBIB: |
2319 |
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |