Monument record 0038004000 - GREAT PENNS MEAD/THE RYE
Summary
Neolithic and Early Bronze Age pottery, flint and features found during excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- SHINE: West Wycombe medieval and post medieval designed park and Holywell Mead Roman villa site
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Type and Period (2)
- HEARTH? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- PIT? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
Description
NEOLITHIC WORKED FLINTS & SHERDS OF EBBSFLEET & BEAKER POTTERY FOUND BENEATH ROMAN VILLA DURING EXCAVATION (B7).
TRACES OF NEOLITHIC USE OF SITE FOUND BY B R HARTLEY IN 1954 EXCAVATIONS (B8).
Features including a possible hearth and a pit (approx 0.5-0.6m diameter and 0.3m deep) apparently found in prehistoric occupation layers or cut into 'old ground surface' beneath Roman layers during excavations in October and December 1954. Finds, some apparently stratified, included pottery and possible flintwork. Much of pottery apparently lost before 1969, a few remaining sherds given to BCM in March 1998. See correspondence (B20).
Sources (3)
- <7>SBC6286 Bibliographic reference: HEAD J F 1955 EARLY MAN IN SOUTH BUCKS PP37,81,156 ,157.
- <8>SBC6152 Article in serial: B R Hartley. 1959. 'ROMANO BRITISH VILLA AT HIGH WYCOMBE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 16 PP227-257. Vol 16.
- <20>SBC20241 Unpublished document: Brian Hartley, Arthur ApSimon & Mike Farley. 1994-1998. Correspondence between B R Hartley, A ApSimon and M E Farley December 1994 - March 1998.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 87380 92410 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HIGH WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (2)
- SHERD (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- DEBITAGE (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10042)
Record last edited
Jul 31 2009 7:18PM
