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| HER Number | MWB10111 |
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| Record Type | Find Spot |
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| Name | 1-3 Market Place, Newbury (Mesolithic finds) |
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Summary
Bone and worked flint from the Mesolithic Period excavated in 1974
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01460.00.000
- National Monuments Record No.: SU 46 NE 230
SU 4735 6715
Monument Type(s):
- FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 10000 BC to 4001 BC)
Full Description
CALCINATED WORKED FLINT AND ONE SMALL FRAGMENT OF ANTLER FOUND IN SILTS BELOW PEAT DURING EXCAVATION BY S D FORD. SEE ALSO SMR 1389.02.100
Excavations took place at 1-3 Market Place in 1974 and several periods of activity were identified. The earliest evidence of human activity was attested to by bones and worked flint from the Mesolithic Period.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Newbury District Field Club. 1976. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1976 VOL 12 NO 4. Scanned by West Berkshire Museum. p21-41 Excavations Newbury Town Centre, 1971-4, Part I by S D Ford. [Article in serial / SWB8034] |
| <02> | Newbury District Field Club. 1979. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1979 VOL 12 NO 5. Scanned by West Berkshire Museum. p19-40. [Article in serial / SWB10952] |
| <03> | Newbury District Field Club. 1981. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1981 VOL 12 NO 6. Scanned by West Berkshire Museum. p42-55 Excavations Newbury Town Centre, 1971-4. [Article in serial / SWB8044] |
| <04> | Newbury District Field Club. 1989. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1989 VOL 13 NO 4. p21-29. [Article in serial / SWB12916] |
| <05> | Ford, S. 1974. Excavations in Newbury Town Centre, 1 Market Place, Newbury. NEBYM:1979.76. [Excavation archive / SWB13812] |
| <06> | Vince, A G, Lobb, S J, Richards, J C and Mepham, L. 1997. Excavations in Newbury, Berkshire 1979-1990. Wessex Archaeology Report 13. p3. [Monograph / SWB12718] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3436 | CHEAP STREET/MARKET PLACE, NEWBURY (Monument) |
| MWB9919 | 1 Market Place, Newbury (Saxon finds) (Find Spot) |
| MWB3439 | 1-3 Market Place, Newbury (Medieval building) (Monument) |
| MWB9894 | 1-3 Market Place, Newbury (Roman finds) (Find Spot) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB137 | 1 Market Place, Newbury (Stan Ford's Site 2) |
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