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| HER Number | MWB3790 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | WAWCOTT 23 (XXIII), Welford |
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Summary
Mesolithic site discovered and excavated
Other Statuses and Cross-References
- Berkshire SMR No. (pre 2000): 01884.00.000
- National Monuments Record No.: EHNMR-627995 English Heritage NMR Excavation Index for England
SU 41 67
Monument Type(s):
Full Description
YIELDED VIRTUALLY NO SURFACE FINDS, SEALED BELOW 50CM OF ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS. TRIAL TRENCH. 1971, EXCAVATED, PRODUCE 1200 FLINTS. EXCAVATION NOT ADEQUATELY REPORTED, FOLLOWING FLINT DESCRIPTION IS FROM TRIAL TRENCHING ONLY. ORGANIC REMAINS AND HEARTHS WITH CHARCOAL WERE FOUND.
Wawcott XXIII (23) was subject to several investigations: the original excavations in 1967 were just large enough to check casual observations from mole workings; in 1968 an array of small trenches delimited the site; a major excavation was conducted in 1971 and finally an extension was cut in 1975. A definitive report was written in 1976-8 and finally published in Froom's 2012 volume <6>.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | 1969. BERKS FIELD RESEARCH GROUP BULLETIN 1969 7. 7. p4. [Article in serial / SWB7079] |
| <02> | 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] |
| <03> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1971-2. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1971-72 66. 66. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. P15, 17, 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> | Council for British Archaeology. 1972. CBA GROUP 9 NEWSLETTER 1972 NO 2. 1. p4-5. [Article in serial / SWB146848]
http://www.archaeologyuk.org/cbasm/index_htm_files/2%201972.pdf (Accessed 26/08/2015) |
| <05> | Council for British Archaeology. 1976. CBA Group 9 Newsletter 1976 6. 6. p11 Wawcott XXIII (23) by F R Froom for St Bartholomew's Grammar School Arch. Soc, Newbury. [Article in serial / SWB13697]
http://www.archaeologyuk.org/cbasm/index_htm_files/6%201976.pdf (Accessed 28/09/2016) |
| <06> | Froom, F R. 2012. The Mesolithic of the Kennet Valley. p208-239. [Monograph / SWB148389] |
Related Monuments
| MWB3791 | WAWCOTT 23 (XXIII), 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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