Monument record 0505300000 - MANSFIELD FARM

Summary

Mesolithic occupation layer excavated in advance of the M25 at Mansfield Farm

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • OCCUPATION SITE (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)

Description

Dimensions - Depth/Thickness 0030 cm
TRIAL EXCAV IN ADVANCE OF MOTORWAY TO LOOK AT EXTENT OF LACAILLE'S MESOLITHIC HORIZON (CASS 00842) NEARBY, & TO FIND PEAT FOR SAMPLING. DEPOSIT THIN & DISTURBED, BUT CALCAREOUS SHORELINE DEPOSIT SEEN. AREA NEARER RIVER LOOKED AT: THICK PEAT, BUT HAD UNDERGONE DRYING & UNSUITABLE FOR SAMPLING (B1).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC375 Unpublished document: D W H Allen. 1981. ALLEN D W H AUG 1981 FIELD WORK (INTERIM STATEMENT FILED, WITH LOCATION MAP, PLAN & SECTION).
  • <2>SBC5100 Verbal communication: Michael Farley (BCM). 1983. FARLEY M E SEPT 1983 FIELD WORK.

Location

Grid reference TQ 03970 83360 (point)
Civil Parish IVER, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Excavation (Ref: IMF) (EBC11192)

Record last edited

Dec 13 2023 1:10PM

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