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| HER Number | MWB3779 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | WAWCOTT 12 (XII), Welford |
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Summary
Mesolithic site discovered through observation of field surface material and then trial trenched
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01873.00.000
- National Monuments Record No.: EHNMR-627991 English Heritage NMR Excavation Index for England
SU 40 67
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
A 'LONG BLADE' SITE, ALTHOUGH NO TRUE LONG BLADES FOUND. SITE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY AGRICULTURE. SURFACE COLLECTION & TRIAL EXCAVATION = TYPICAL LOCAL MESO INDUSTRIAL TRADITION, BUT WITH LARGER SIZE RANGES. IRISH HILL (CHALK) ADJACENT, POSS FLINT SOURCE. LACK OF FINISHED FORMS MAY MEAN PRIMARY KNAPPING
Sources and further reading
| --- | 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] |
| --- | Froom, F R. 2005. Late Glacial Long Blade sites in the Kennet Valley: Excavations and Fieldwork at Avington VI, Wawcott XII and Crown Acres. [Monograph / SWB14491] |
| --- | 1966. BERKS FIELD RESEARCH GROUP BULLETIN 1966 4. 4. P3-4. [Article in serial / SWB146847] |
| --- | Froom, F R. 2012. The Mesolithic of the Kennet Valley. p112 in Early Mesolithic sites in the Wawcott-Marsh Benham area. [Monograph / SWB148389] |
| --- | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1971-2. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1971-72 66. 66. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. p17, 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) |
| --- | 1967. BERKS FIELD RESEARCH GROUP BULLETIN 1967 5. 5. [Article in serial / SWB9286] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3868 | Kennet Valley mesolithic 'landscape' (Landscape) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
| EWB603 | Survey and excavation of Mesolithic sites around Hungerford |
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