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| HER Number | MWB3767 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | WAWCOTT 4 (IV), Welford |
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Summary
Mesolithic site discovered through observation of field surface material and excavation
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01868.00.000
- National Monuments Record No.: EHNMR-627989 English Heritage NMR Excavation Index for England
SU 40 67 - National Monuments Record No.: SU 46 NW 8
SU 405 675 - record for 6 separate Mesolithic occupation sites. Wawcott IV SU404 679
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
ON SLIGHTLY ELEVATED GROUND ON FLOODPLAIN BETWEEN THE RIVER AND AN OVERLOOKING BLUFF. SURFACE SCATTERS OBSERVED BEFORE AND AFTER EXCAVATION OF 1962. PLOUGHING AFTER 1962 SHOWED THE SITE TO COVER A LARGE AREA, PROBABLY INCORPORATING MORE THAN ONE TRADITION OF ASSEMBLAGE.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | April 1970. BERKS JOINT COMMITTEE FOR ARCHAEOLOGY NEWSLETTER 1970 (APRIL) NO 1. 1. P6. [Article in serial / SWB9292] |
| <02> | READING MUSEUM INDEX CARD. [Unpublished document / SWB9287] |
| <03> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1971-2. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1971-72 66. 66. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. P13-15, 20 in Some Mesolithic Sites in south-west Berkshire by F R Froom. [Article in serial / SWB8663]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=66 (Accessed 11/11/2015) |
| <04> | Newbury District Field Club. 1963. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1963 VOL 11 NO 2. P74-87 in The Mesolithic around Hungerford Parts I, II and III by F R Froom. [Article in serial / SWB7018] |
| <05> | Froom, F R. 2012. The Mesolithic of the Kennet Valley. p84-93. [Monograph / SWB148389] |
| <06> | 1970. BERKS JOINT COMMITTEE FOR ARCHAEOLOGY NEWSLETTER 1970 1. 6?. p6?. [Article in serial / SWB146845] |
| <07> | Newbury District Field Club. 1970. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1970 VOL 12 NO 1. pp58-67 The Mesolithic around Hungerford Part VI by F R Froom. [Article in serial / SWB10322] |
| <08> | Wymer, J J (ed). 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic Sites in England and Wales with a Gazetteer of Upper Palaeolithic sites in England and Wales. 20. p15. [Monograph / SWB10038]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-281-1/dissemination/pdf/cba_rr_020.pdf (Accessed 07/10/2015) |
Related Monuments
| MWB3773 | WAWCOTT 4 (IV), Welford - hearth (Monument) |
| MWB3774 | WAWCOTT 4 (IV), Welford (Monument) |
| MWB3868 | Kennet Valley mesolithic 'landscape' (Landscape) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB603 | Survey and excavation of Mesolithic sites around Hungerford |
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