Monument record 0531303200 - N OF FAWLEY COURT

Summary

Possible Neolithic animal remains, flint flakes and worked wood found in lower layers of palaeochannel during watching brief.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • PALAEOCHANNEL (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)

Description

Dimensions - Thickness 25cm-75cm, Width 500cm.
LAYER (LAYER 3) VISIBLE IN DEEPEST PART OF CHANNEL, BELOW 03:100. WOODY BROWN PEAT WITH SAND. FINDS INCLUDED BONES OF DOG/WOLF & ROE DEER OR SHEEP, FLINT FLAKES & A FRAGMENT OF WORKED OAK. DATING IS UNCERTAIN, BUT POSS THAT SOME OF THE FLINT IS RESIDUAL FROM 01:00 0 & 02:000. NEOLITHIC?. SAMPLES TAKEN (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC9289 Unpublished document: David Start (British Gas Archaeologist). 1983. SITE RECORDING FORMS & CORRESPONDENCE (FILED).

Location

Grid reference SU 76780 84700 (point)
Civil Parish FAWLEY, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (4)

  • FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
  • WORKED OBJECT (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)
  • PEAT (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2351 BC?)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Watching brief during pipeline construction (Ref: NA520, NA521, NA522, NA540, NA541 & NA553) (EBC13061)

Record last edited

Jan 7 2024 9:43PM

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