Find Spot record 0579701000 - AMERDEN LANE EAST Site 2:

Summary

A hollow adjacent to higher ground containing sherds, struck flint and fragments of fired clay was excavated at Amerden Lane East

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • HOLLOW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)

Description

CENTRED ON TRENCH D67 & SIMILAR TO SITE 1: COMPRISING SUBSOIL FEATURES ON HIGHER GROUND WITH A DENSE LAYER OF BURNT FLINT (C112) DIPPING INTO AN ADJACENT HOLLOW. LAYER ALSO CONTAINED A SMALL NUMBER OF SHERDS, STRUCK FLINTS & FIRED CLAY FRAGMENTS PROBABLY OF BRONZE AGE DATE (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC23793 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Service. 1991. Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme: Archaeological Evaluation Stage 3 1991. p7, Figs 5a-c.

Location

Grid reference SU 91060 80820 (point)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

Finds (3)

  • FLAKE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
  • SHERD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)

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Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching, test pitting and auger surveys (EBC10294)
  • Event - Intervention: Investigations for Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme (EBC16358)

Record last edited

Jul 20 2011 4:10PM

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