Monument record 0551300001 - LAKE END ROAD WEST
Summary
Cluster of Middle Neolithic pits, with pottery and flintwork found during excavations for the Maidenhead-Windsor-Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Neolithic pits, multiperiod field system and Saxon pits partly excavated for flood alleviation scheme (DBC9925)
- SHINE: Prehistoric to Roman field systems, farmsteads and Anglo-Saxon pits and trackways, partly excavated in advance of the Jubillee River at Lake End Road (DBC8326)
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Type and Period (1)
- PIT (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
Description
10 Neolithic pits found in 1997 during excavations by Oxford Archaeology in advance of construction of the Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Allevation Scheme (the Jubilee River). The pits were towards the eastern end of the excavation area, in two main clusters of 3 and 4 pits, and with 3 more isolated pits. Radio-carbon dates of 3330-2910 BC and 3340-2910 BC were obtained from hazelnut shells in the fills of two of the pits. The pit fills contained significant amounts of pottery, worked flint, small amounts of animal bone and charred plant remains. See report for detail, and illustrations (B12).
Sources (3)
- <9>SBC20153 Article in serial: Stuart Foreman. 1998. Excavations in advanceof the Environment Agency Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Eleviation Scheme. SMA 28, 1998.
- <11>SBC23791 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeological Unit. 1998. Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme Tranche 2: Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design.
- <12>XYSBC24448 Bibliographic reference: Tim Allen, Alistair Barclay, Anne Marie Cromarty, Hugo Anderson-Whymark, Adrian Parker, Mark Robinson & Gillian Jones et al. 2013. Opening the Wood, Making the Land: The Archaeology of a Middle Thames Landscape: Mesolithic, Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. pp349-376. [Mapped feature: #53074 NGR to approx centre of pits, ]
Location
| Grid reference | SU 92750 79500 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (13)
- SHERD (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
- FLAKE (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
- BLADE (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
- DEBITAGE (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
- CORE (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
- END SCRAPER (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
- RETOUCHED FLAKE (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
- HAMMERSTONE (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
- BURNT FLINT (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
- PLANT MACRO REMAINS / CEREAL GRAIN / SEEDS (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
- PLANT MACRO REMAINS / HAZEL NUT (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Middle Neolithic - 3500 BC to 2701 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Excavations along the line of the Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Eleviation Scheme (Tranche 2) (EBC18990)
- Event - Intervention: Investigations for Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme (Ref: MWE90) (EBC16358)
Record last edited
Oct 13 2026 6:17PM
