Find Spot record 0419400000 - 350M W OF SCOTSGROVE HOUSE
Summary
Mesolithic to Bronze Age flintworking scatters found in fieldwalking survey and evaluation
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Prehistoric flintworking scatters found in fieldwalking and trial trenching
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Type and Period (2)
- LITHIC SCATTER (Early Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 10000 BC to 701 BC)
- LITHIC WORKING SITE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 1501 BC?)
Description
EXTENSIVE FLINT SCATTER LOCATED. FIELD SUBDIVIDED INTO AREAS & COMPLETELY & SYSTEMATICALLY WALKED (SEE PLAN FILED). PARTICULARLY HIGH PROPORTION OF FLINTS SEEMED TO COME FROM THE RISING GROUND FORMING MUCH OF THE E PART OF THE FIELD, OR AT ITS FOOT. QUANTITY OF MATERIAL DECREASES FROM AREA 19-53. TOTAL ASSEMBLAGE MESOLITHIC /BRONZE AGE. A VERY RICH FIELD, POSSIBLY AS ADJACENT TO RIVER (B1).
Evaluation comprising 3 trial trenches and 10 test pits carried out by Oxford Archaeology in March 2004 failed to reveal any archaeological features. 8 worked and 3 burnt flints (all undiagnostic) recovered from ploughsoil in test pits. Report includes a reassessment of the results of the 1979 fieldwalking (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC5173 Unpublished document: 1979. FARLEY M E, OCT 1979.
- <2>SBC22182 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2004. Clacken Arches Farm, Scotsgrove Hill, Haddenham, Archaeological Evaluation Report.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 7075 0747 (420m by 390m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HADDENHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (9)
- FLAKE (Early Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 10000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- BURNT FLINT (Early Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 10000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 10000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- ARROWHEAD (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- CORE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
- VESSEL (1st Century Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching and test pitting (Ref: HACA 04) (EBC16490)
- Event - Intervention: Fieldwalking by CMAG (EBC10492)
- Event - Intervention: Fieldwalking by CMAG (EBC15855)
Record last edited
Jul 15 2021 5:16PM
