More information : (TF 130074 derived from OS 1:10000) The multi-period site at
Maxey was discovered by Dr. J.K.St. Joseph from aerial
photography (see TF 10 NW 1 for an outline of the main features).
Complex cropmarks of ring ditches, linears and enclosures at
Maxey were plotted in the 1956 RCHME survey. (1)
In 1979-81 excavations at Maxey revealed Middle and Late Bronze
age flint scatters. A diffuse, random scatter covers both East
and West Fields. A more concentrated spread of flints was found
in secondary deposits on the sides of the central ring-ditch
mound (TF 10 NW 59) and probably represents casual use of the
mound during winter floods. Finds include a re-worked polished
flint axe. (2) |