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A series of Mesolithic sites located over several years, from Avington to Hamstead Lock, adjacent to the river and mainly on southern aspects
A series of mesolithic 'sites' located by R Froom. How far they represent discrete sites and how far they represent a landscape is a matter of debate. All adjacent to the river, mainly on southern aspects. Stretches from Avington to Hamstead lock
| <01> | RCHM(E) EXCAVATIONS INDEX NMR OS/SU46NW08. [Unpublished document / SWB9472] |
| <02> | Newbury District Field Club. 1965. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1965 VOL 11 NO 3. pp45-50 The Mesolithic around Hungerford by F R Froom (Part IV - V). [Article in serial / SWB9468] |
| <03> | Collcutt, S N (ed). 1986. The Palaeolithic of Britain and its nearest Neighbours: Recent Trends. 2021 WBC Network. p80-4 The Long Blade assemblage from Avington VI, Berkshire by Barton and Froom. [Monograph / SWB9409] |
| <04> | Froom, F R. 1976. Wawcott III: A stratified Mesolithic succession. [Monograph / SWB9284] |
| <05> | Berkshire Archaeological Society. 1971-2. Berkshire Archaeological Journal 1971-72 66. 66. In ADS Journals. 10.5284/1000017. P11-22, 23-44. [Article in serial / SWB8663]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/berks_bas_2007/journal.cfm?volume=66 (Accessed 11/11/2015) |
| <06> | SCROLL 1969 1,6 P5. [Bibliographic reference / SWB7618] |
| <07> | Newbury District Field Club. 1963. TRANS NEWBURY DISTRICT FIELD CLUB 1963 VOL 11 NO 2. pp62-87 The Mesolithic around Hungerford Parts I, II and III by F R Froom. [Article in serial / SWB7018] |
| <08> | Connah, D B and Froom, F R. c1950-80. St Bartholomew's School Archaeological Society Photographs - general archive. Not aerial photo. [Photograph / SWB14721] |
| <09> | Quaternary Research Association. 1998. Quaternary Newsletter 85. 85. No. p21-31 New OSL Dates from a Late-glacial Site in the Kennet Valley at Avington VI by Barton et al. [Article in serial / SWB14493]
http://qra.org.uk/publications/newsletter (Accessed 20/10/2014) |
| <10> | Council for British Archaeology. Archaeological Site Index to Radiocarbon Dates from Great Britain and Ireland. [Digital archive / SWB14492]
https://doi.org/10.5284/1017767 (Accessed 25/02/2019) |
| <11> | 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] |
| <12> | 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] |
| <13> | 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. [Monograph / SWB10038]
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-281-1/dissemination/pdf/cba_rr_020.pdf (Accessed 07/10/2015) |
| MWB3850 | AVINGTON I, Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3849 | AVINGTON II, Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3848 | AVINGTON III, Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3847 | AVINGTON IV, Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3846 | AVINGTON V, Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3844 | AVINGTON VI, Kintbury - Upper Palaeolithic site (Monument) |
| MWB3843 | AVINGTON VII, Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3842 | AVINGTON VIII, Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3841 | BARTON COURT I (Monument) |
| MWB3840 | BARTON COURT II (Monument) |
| MWB3838 | BARTON COURT III (Monument) |
| MWB3839 | BARTON COURT IV (Monument) |
| MWB3832 | KINTBURY I (Monument) |
| MWB3837 | KINTBURY II (Monument) |
| MWB3860 | WAWCOTT 1 (I), Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3777 | WAWCOTT 10 (X), Welford (Monument) |
| MWB3778 | WAWCOTT 11 (XI), Welford (Monument) |
| MWB3779 | WAWCOTT 12 (XII), Welford (Monument) |
| MWB3780 | WAWCOTT 13 (XIII), Welford (Monument) |
| MWB3781 | WAWCOTT 14 (XIV), Speen (Monument) |
| MWB3782 | WAWCOTT 15 (XV), Speen (Monument) |
| MWB3783 | WAWCOTT 16 (XVI), Speen (Monument) |
| MWB3784 | WAWCOTT 17 (XVII), Speen (Monument) |
| MWB3855 | WAWCOTT 18 (XVIII), Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3854 | WAWCOTT 19 (XIX), Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3859 | WAWCOTT 2 (II), Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3853 | WAWCOTT 20 (XX), Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3852 | WAWCOTT 21 (XXI), Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3851 | WAWCOTT 22 (XXII), Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3790 | WAWCOTT 23 (XXIII), Welford (Monument) |
| MWB3789 | WAWCOTT 24 (XXIV), Welford (Monument) |
| MWB3788 | WAWCOTT 25 (XXV), Welford (Monument) |
| MWB3786 | WAWCOTT 26 (XXVI), Welford (Monument) |
| MWB3787 | WAWCOTT 27 (XXVII), Speen (Monument) |
| MWB3785 | WAWCOTT 28 (XXVIII), Speen (Monument) |
| MWB3866 | WAWCOTT 29 (XXIX), Speen (Monument) |
| MWB3764 | WAWCOTT 3 (III), Welford (Monument) |
| MWB3867 | WAWCOTT 30 (XXX), Speen (Monument) |
| MWB3767 | WAWCOTT 4 (IV), Welford (Monument) |
| MWB3858 | WAWCOTT 5 (V), Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3857 | WAWCOTT 6 (VI), Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3856 | WAWCOTT 7 (VII), Kintbury (Monument) |
| MWB3775 | WAWCOTT 8 (VIII), Welford (Monument) |
| MWB3776 | WAWCOTT 9 (IX), Welford (Monument) |