Monument record 0990400000 - NE bank of River Chess at Latimer
Summary
Probable Bronze Age burnt mound found during survey and confirmed by trial trenching.
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Bronze Age burnt mound found by earthwork survey and trial trenching (DBC9975)
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Type and Period (1)
- BURNT MOUND (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Description
Probable burnt mound in bank of River Chess identified by Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society whilst surveying in 2007. Trial trenching carried out in November 2008 confirmed the presence of a mound or bank of burnt flint and charcoal at least 0.5m high and 1.7m wide, overlying a deposit of sandy silt and gravel with quartzite cobbles. A small number of worked flints, Late Bronze Age pottery sherds and burnt bone fragments were recovered. Analysis of the sandy silt deposit suggested it was laid down in a moderately high-energy river system, probably a braided river, and formed a sand island with little or no vegetation. See reports for detail (B1-2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC23482 Unpublished document: Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society. 2009. Duck Cover, Latimer: A Burnt Mound on the River Chess (LAT BM08).
- <2>SBC23481 Article in serial: Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society. 2009. Chess Valley Journal (Journal of the Chess Valley Archaeological and Historical Society) 2009. pp1-7.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SU 98799 99330 (12m by 17m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LATIMER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (7)
- SHERD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- THUMB NAIL SCRAPER (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- SIDE SCRAPER (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- MAMMAL REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- GEOLOGICAL SAMPLE (Early Prehistoric - 500000 BC? to 4001 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Trial trenching (Ref: LAT BM08) (EBC17202)
Record last edited
Jul 15 2021 11:07AM
