T H A M E S V A L L E Y ARCHAEOLOGICAL S E R V I C E S

Chineham Park School, Shakespeare Road, Popley, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Archaeological Evaluation

by David Sanchez

Site Code: CPB18/125

(SU 4640 5370) Chineham Park School, Shakespeare Road, Popley, Basingstoke, Hampshire

An Archaeological Evaluation

for Hampshire County Council

by David Sánchez

Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd

Site Code CPB 18/125

October 2018 Summary

Site name: Chineham Park School, Shakespeare Road, Popley, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Grid reference: SU 4640 5370

Site activity: Archaeological Evaluation

Date and duration of project: 11th - 17th October 2018

Project manager: Steve Ford

Site supervisor: David Sánchez

Site code: CPB 18/125

Area of site: 6200 sq m

Summary of results: Eight trenches were successfully excavated during the course of the evaluation revealing a moderate amount of features of archaeological interest along with a number of doubtful ones thought more likely to be of natural origin. The chronology of these features remains uncertain as only a few sherds of probable prehistoric pottery were recovered along with a small collection of durable struck flint. The site is considered to have some archaeological potential.

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Tel. (0118) 926 0552; email [email protected]; website: www.tvas.co.uk Chineham Park School, Shakespeare Road, Popley, Basingstoke, Hampshire An Archaeological Evaluation

by David Sánchez

Report 18/125

Introduction

This report documents the results of an archaeological field evaluation carried out at the former Chineham Park

School, Shakespeare Road, Popley, Basingstoke (SU 4640 5370) (Fig. 1). The work was commissioned by Mr.

Andrew Parker, Senior Architect of Hampshire County Council, HCC Property Services, Three Minsters House,

76 High Street, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8UL

Planning permission is to be sought from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to develop the site for the construction of a new school. As a consequence of the possibility of archaeological deposits on the site which may be damaged or destroyed by the proposed re-development, a field evaluation was required to determine the archaeological potential of the site and to help formulate a mitigation strategy as necessary. This is in accordance with the Department for Communities and Local Government’s National Planning Policy

Framework (NPPF 2012), and the Council’s policies on archaeology. The field investigation was carried out to a specification approved by Mr. Neil Adam, Senior Archaeologist of Hampshire County Council. The fieldwork was undertaken by David Sánchez, Cosmo Bacon, Daena Guest and Ashley Kruger between 11th and 17th

October 2018 and the site code is CPB 18/125. The archive is presently held at Thames Valley Archaeological

Services, Reading and will be deposited with Hampshire Cultural Trust in due course.

Location, topography and geology

The site is located in the northern margins of Basingstoke, in the residential area of Popley located just to the northwest of the A33 road between Reading and Basingstoke (Fig. 1). The site itself lies to the west of the A33 with the Sportlight Centre and a day nursery to the south and southeast and residential houses to the east. It is located in the former playing fields of the school and the topography shows a gentle slope to the south were was truncated by previous developments (Fig. 2). The underlying geology is mapped as Upper Chalk (BGS 1978), which was observed in all the trenches excavated, and the site lies at a height of between c.92m and c.96m above

Ordnance Datum.

1 Archaeological background

The archaeological potential of the site stems from its location close to areas where excavation fieldwork in advance of new housing has revealed a wealth of archaeological deposits. To the north excavation has revealed prehistoric and Roman landscape and occupation (Wright et al. 2009) and to the west a further component of

Roman occupation has also been recorded (Elliott 2017). Additional Roman deposits have also been examined further afield at Park Prewett hospital (Coles et al. 2011) and a range of other sites and finds are recorded in north Hampshire.

Objectives and methodology

The purpose of the evaluation was to determine the presence/absence, extent, condition, character, quality and date of any archaeological deposits within the area of development. The specific research aims of this project were:

to determine if archaeologically relevant levels had survived on this site;

to determine if archaeological deposits of any period were present;

to determine if there was any prehistoric or Roman settlement on the site; and

to inform a strategy for mitigation if required.

Eight trenches were to be dug, each 25m long and 1.6m wide. A contingency for the equivalent of an additional 15m length of trenching was included within the proposal should this be required to clarify any deposits found in the initial trenching, but this was not required. Topsoil and any other overburden was to be removed by a JCB-type machine fitted with a toothless ditching bucket under constant archaeological supervision. The excavation had to be undertaken in spits, to enable the recovery or artefactual remains from individual layers and spoilheaps were to be searched for finds. Where archaeological features were certainly or probably exposed, the stripped areas were to be cleaned using appropriate hand tools.

Results

All eight trenches were dug as intended ranging in length between 26.20m and 24.40m and with a depth between

0.55m and 0.30m. (Fig. 2) A complete list of trenches giving lengths, breadths, depths and a description of sections and geology is given in Appendix 1. The excavated features, with dating evidence, are summarized in

Appendix 2.

2 Trench 1 (Figs 3, 4, 6) Trench 1 was aligned WNW - ESE and was 26m long and 0.32m deep. The stratigraphy consisted of 0.32m of topsoil overlying natural chalk. At 10m from the WNW end of the trench two intercutting shallow pits (22 and

23) were uncovered. Pit 22 had circular shape with a diameter of one meter and a depth of 0.12m, filled with one single deposit (72) of dark greyish brown silty clay with chalk inclusions. One flake of flint was recovered from this fill. Pit 23 was cut by pit 22 and it had circular shape with a diameter of 0.70m and a depth of 0.18m. It was filled with one single deposit (73) of mid greyish brown silty clay with very frequent chalk inclusions. No finds were recovered from this feature.

Trench 2 (Figs 3, 4, 6, 7; Pl. 1 and 4 ) Trench 2 was aligned NW - SE and was 25.50m long and 0.55m deep. The stratigraphy consisted of 0.25m of topsoil and 0.25m of subsoil overlying degraded natural chalk with frequent plough scars. Six possible linear features were uncovered in this trench. Ditch 25 and gully 24 were uncovered at 10m from the SE end of the trench with a relationship uncertain and a NE - SW alignment. A one meter slot was dug in these features, subsequently extended after recording to the full length exposed in the trench by request of the Senior

Archaeologist of Hampshire County Council, showing gully 24 to be 0.48m wide and 0.31m deep, with concave base and steep sides. It was filled with one single deposit (81) of mid brownish red clay silt with occasional inclusions of gravel and flint. Ditch 25 was 1.05m wide and 0.47m deep, with V shape profile and concave base.

It was filled with one deposit (82) with similar composition and inclusions to fill 81 and one flint spall was recovered from this fill.

At 19m from the SE end two very similar features were uncovered with the same alignment that the features described above. A one meter slot was dug in these features, then extended after recording to the full length exposed in the trench, by request of the Senior Archaeologist of Hampshire County Council. Gully 20 was 0.50m wide and 0.31m deep with concave base and steep sides, and it was filled with one deposit (77) of mid brownish red clay silt with occasional gravel, chalk and flint inclusions. One flake of flint was recovered from this deposit. Ditch 21 cut gully 20, and was 1.05m wide and 0.42m deep, with a V-shaped profile and concave base. It was filled with one deposit (78) of mid orange red silty clay with occasional flint, chalk and gravel inclusions.

Gully 28 was aligned approximately north-south and measured 0.45m wide, with a concave profile and was

0.18m deep, infilled with deposits 79 (a light red brown clay silt deposit 0.15m thick, with sparse gravel) and 80

3 (a red brown clay silt 0.04m thick, with sparse gravel). A 1m long slot was excavated through it and the feature did returned one flake of flint.

Also in this trench, gully terminus 29 was aligned SW-NE, with the terminus at the southwest and extending beyond the edge of the trench to the northeast. It was 0.55m wide in section, with a concave profile, and was disturbed at the southwest by a tree root disturbance. It was infilled with a mid brown red clay silt deposit with occasional chalk fragments (83) but did not contain any finds or dating evidence.

In addition one single sherd of possible Roman pottery was recovered from the subsoil spoilheap of this trench.

Trench 3 (Figs 3, 4, 6, 7) Trench 3 was aligned NNE - SSW and was 26.20m long and 0.48m deep. The stratigraphy consisted of 0.27m of topsoil and 0.15m of subsoil overlying degraded natural chalk with frequent plough scars. At the south end, two pits (31 and 32) and a gully terminus (30) were recorded, and at the north end, a further two pits (26 and 27).

Pit 31 was 0.45m wide, 0.23m deep with concave sides and base. The infilling deposit (84) was a mid brown clay silt with moderate small chalk and flint fragments. Pit 31 truncated an earlier pit 32, which was

0.53m as surviving in section, with a concave base and sides, and a depth of 0.26m. It was infilled with a firm mid brown clay silt with moderate small chalk and flint fragments (85) which did not contain any finds or dating evidence. After recording, both slots were extended to fully excavate the features, on the request of the county archaeologist.

Gully terminus 30 was 0.50m wide in section and 0.14m deep, with a concave base and sides, and was aligned approximately east-west, extending beyond the eastern trench edge. A slot 1.07m was excavated through it, showing that it was infilled with a dark red brown silt clay deposit (76) which contained occasional flint and chalk fragments but no finds or dating evidence.

Pit 26 was located at the NNE end of the trench and part of the feature remained uncovered beyond the limit of the trench. It had possible oval shape with a width of 0.60m and a depth of 0.40, filled with one single deposit (74) of mid greyish brown clay silt with frequent chalk and flint inclusions. Two flakes of flint and one small sherd of pottery of possible Bronze Age or Iron Age date were recovered from this feature. Pit 26 cut a previous pit (27) with possible oval shape, a width of 0.80m and a depth of 0.36m. It was filled with one single deposit (75) of mid yellowish brown clay silt with frequent chalk and flint inclusions but no finds were recovered from this feature.

4 Trench 4 (Figs 3, 4, 7 ) Trench 4 was aligned NNE - SSW and was 24.40m long and 0.54m deep. The stratigraphy consisted of 0.20m of topsoil and 0.25m of subsoil overlying degraded natural chalk with frequent plough scars.

Trench 4 contained two possible postholes at the south-southwest end (33 and 34) and a further two (35 and 36) at the north-northwest. Posthole 33 measured 0.25m in diameter, 0.17m deep, with steep sides and a concave base. It was infilled with 86 (a firm dark brown silty clay with occasional small flint inclusions). Posthole 34 was

0.47m in diameter, with concave sides, gently stepped with a flattish base at the south and a concave base at the north, and a maximum depth of 0.14m. It was infilled with a dark brown silty clay deposit which contained occasional flint and chalk inclusions (87).

Posthole 35 was 0.30m in diameter, shallow (0.09m deep) with a concave base and a single infilling deposit

(88), a dark brown silt clay with occasional chalk. It was sampled <8> but contained no finds or dating evidence.

Posthole 36 was 0.32 in diameter, 0.34m deep, with steep sides and a concave base, and an infilling deposit (89) comprising dark brown silty clay with occasional chalk fragments.

None of the postholes in trench 4 contained finds or dating evidence.

Trench 5 (Figs 3, 4, 6 ) Trench 5 was aligned NNW - SSE and was 25.80m long and 0.30m deep. The stratigraphy consisted of 0.30m of topsoil overlying natural chalk. Here, two intercutting pits (16 and 17) were recorded, with a further pit (19) at the northwest end of the trench.

Pit 16 was oval in plan, 0.65m wide as dug, and 0.31m deep, with sloping sides and a fairly flat base. The infilling deposit (68) was a firm dark brown silty clay with chalk inclusions and occasional small flint. Pit 16 truncated the fill of a further small pit 17 to the northwest, which was subrounded in plan, 0.65m in section and

0.37m wide in plan. The infilling deposit (69) comprised a light brown chalky clay silt with frequent small chalk inclusions, and did not contain any finds or dating evidence.

Feature 19 was circular to kidney shaped in plan, with gently concave sides and base. The fill comprised a mid brown silty clay with moderate chalk inclusions and occasional flint. No finds or dating evidence were recovered and it is likely that it represents a tree bole rather than a pit.

Trench 6 (Figs 3, 5, 6 ; Pl. 2, 5 and 6) Trench 6 was aligned NW - SE and was 25.10m long and between 0.25 and 0.40m deep. The stratigraphy consisted of 0.20m of topsoil overlying natural chalk at the NW half of the trench with 0.18m of subsoil between topsoil and natural chalk at the SE end.

5 At the northwest end were two intercutting pits (1 and 2), with three further pits (3, 9 and 13) and one pit

(12) which was not excavated.

Pit 1 was 1.10m in diameter and 0.38m deep, with steep sloping sides and a flat base. The infilling deposit

(52) was a mid brown silty clay with small flint and chalk fragments, which contained a small sherd of pottery of possible Iron Age or Roman date. The infilling deposit was truncated at its northwest by a smaller circular pit or possible posthole 2, which was infilled in turn with 53, a dark brown silty clay with small flint and chalk fragments. No finds or dating evidence was recovered from this feature.

Feature 13 was originally left unexcavated and later investigated to clarify its nature showing a irregular shape more likely to represent a tree throw that a feature of archaeological nature.

Pit 3 was oval in plan, 0.82m wide in section, 0.52m wide, and 0.12m deep. The profile was gently sloping to a concave base, and it was infilled with 54, a brown silt clay with frequent small flint and chalk deposit which did not contain any finds or dating evidence.

To the southeast, a pit (13) was excavated against the edge of the trench. It was 1.03m wide and the excavated portion was 0.55m in plan, with gently concave sides and base. The infilling deposit 65 was a dark brown silty clay with frequent small chalk inclusions and 4 flakes of flint were recovered

The pit (9) at the southeast end of the trench was 1.20m in diameter, with the depth 0.32m and the two infilling deposits. An upper fill 62 (firm, dark brown silty clay with moderate chalk fragments) overlay a lower fill (63) which comprised dark brown silty clay with sparse chalk and flint inclusions. One narrow flake of flint was recovered from this feature.

Trench 7 (Figs 3, 5, 6 ) Trench 7 was aligned W - E and was 25.20m long and 0.51m deep. The stratigraphy consisted of topsoil 0.24m thick and 0.24m of subsoil overlying degraded natural chalk with frequent plough scars.

At the southeast, two slots (4 and 5) were excavated through two possible features, both irregular in plan.

Possible pit or tree bole 4 was infilled with a dark brown silty clay with occasional chalk and flint fragments.

Slot 5 was 0.35m wide, with an infilling deposit 57 comprising a light yellow brown silty clay with moderate chalk, from which no finds or dating evidence were recovered.

A slot (11) 0.88m long was excavated through a gully aligned southwest-northeast. This was 0.35m wide and 0.14m deep, with steep sides and a v-shaped base. It was infilled with 63, a dark brown silty clay with sparse chalk and flint inclusions. The feature is interpreted as a gully though it is possible that it represents a ploughscar and only crumbs of pottery were recovered from its fill.

6 To the northwest, two intercutting features were excavated. Pit 14 was roughly sub-rectangular in plan,

0.81m wide and 0.24m deep, with a gently sloping side and undulating base. The single fill (66) comprised a dark brown silty clay with sparse chalk and flint inclusions, with no finds or dating evidence present. Pit 15 had a steep side at the east-southeast and a fairly flat base, and was . The relationship between them was unclear.

At 9.50m from the west end of the trench a possible pit or tree throw (18) was excavated against the edge of the trench. It had steep irregular sides and concave base with a width of 0.94m and a depth of 0.33m. Its fill (70) consisted of dark brown silty clay with frequent flint and chalk inclusions. No finds were recovered from this feature.

Trench 8 (Figs 3, 5, 6 ) Trench 8 was aligned NW - SE and was 25.50m long and 0.47m deep. The stratigraphy consisted of a topsoil layer 0.22m thick, which overlay 0.18m of subsoil, overlying degraded natural chalk with frequent plough scars.

100% on the request of the county archaeologist. At 23m from the NW end of the trench a possible cluster of pits was investigated revealing at least one pit (6)of circular shape with concave sides and base, a diameter of 1.00m and a depth of 0.30m. Its fill (58) consisted of light yellowish brown silty clay with frequent chalk inclusions and it was fully excavated after been recorded in half section by request of the Senior Archaeologist of Hampshire

County Council, recovering only one spall of flint from this feature. Two additional intercutting pits (7 and 8) were uncovered just to the SE of pit 6, with circular shapes and dimensions of 0.60 and 0.45m diameter and depths of 0.15 and 0.13m. Their fills (59 and 60) were similar to deposit 58 and no finds were recovered from any of these features. Pits 7 and 8 as well as the area between them and pit 6 was heavily rooted and the relationship between these features was uncertain.

Finds

Pottery

A small collection of 6 sherds of pottery was recovered as detailed in Appendix 3. Three sherds were no more than small unidentifiable crumbs. One hand-made flint-gritted sherd is likely to be of Bronze Age date whereas two sand-tempered sherds may be of Roman date.

7 Flint by Steve Ford

Some 13 struck flints were recovered from the evaluation as detailed in Appendix 4. The collection contained a mixture of patinated and unpatinated pieces. Two pieces were spalls (pieces less than 20x20mm) with the remainder being flakes. One possibly two may have measurements as narrow flakes but do not imply a

Mesolithic or Early Neolithic component. The pieces are not closely datable but are probably of later neolithic or

Bronze Age date.

Burnt flint

A small collection of burnt flint was recovered as detailed in Appendix 5.

Conclusion

Eight trenches were successfully excavated during the course of the excavation revealing a moderate amount of features of certain or possible archaeological interest. Although a number of these features are likely to be of natural origin, most likely tree throws and areas of rooted natural chalk, others have a clear archaeological nature with pits and linear features uncovered in all eight trenches . The chronology of these features remains uncertain as pottery was sparse and the main dating evidence recovered consisted of small numbers of struck flint flakes which in themselves are prehistoric but not otherwise closely datable, but could also be residual. No evidence of domestic waste such as animal bone, or industrial activities were recovered and the nature of the human activity on the site is unclear. The site is therefore considered to have some archaeological potential .

References

BGS, 1978, British Geological Survey, 1:50 000, Sheet 284, Solid and Drift Edition, Keyworth Coles, S, Lowe, J and Ford, S, 2011, ‘Excavation of a Roman enclosure at Park Prewett Hospital, Basingstoke, Hampshire’, Hampshire Stud 66, 39–74 Elliott, G, 2017, ‘Late Iron Age and Early Roman enclosure at Marnel Park, Popley, Basingstoke’, in G Elliott, J McNicoll-Norbury, J Pine, S Porter and A Taylor, 2017, Archaeological Excavations in North Hampshire: sites in Basingstoke, Andover and Odiham, TVAS Occas Pap 15, Reading, 1–25 EH, 2005, Research Agenda, English Heritage, London NPPF, 2012, National Planning Policy Framework, Dept Communities and Local Govt, London Hey, G and Hind, J, 2014, Solent-Thames Research Framework for the Historic Environment: Resource Assessments and Research Agendas, Oxford Wessex Monogr 6, Oxford Wright J, Powell, B and Barclay, A, 2009, ‘Excavations of prehistoric and Romano-British sites at Marnel Park, (Popley), Basingstoke, 2004–8’, Wessex Archaeology, Salisbury

8 APPENDIX 1: Trench details

Trench Length (m) Breadth (m) Depth (m) Comment 1 26.00 1.60 0.32 0–0.32m topsoil, 0.32m+ chalk natural geology. Pits 22 and 23 0–0.25m topsoil, 0.25-0.50m subsoil, 0.50m+ Chalk natural geology. 2 25.50 1.60 0.55 Gullies 20, 24 and 28, ditches 21 and 25, gully terminus 29 [Pl. 1 and 4] 0–0.27m topsoil, 0.27-0.42m subsoil, 0.42m+ Chalk natural geology. Pits 3 26.20 1.60 0.48 26, 27, 31, 32, gully terminus 30. 0–0.20m topsoil, 0.20-0.45m subsoil, 0.45m+ Chalk natural geology. 4 24.40 1.60 0.54 Postholes 33, 34, 35 and 36 5 25.80 1.60 0.30 0–0.30m topsoil, 0.30m+ chalk natural geology. Pits 16, 17 and 19 0–0.20m topsoil, 0.20-0.38m subsoil, 0.38m+ Chalk natural geology. Pits 6 25.10 1.60 0.40 1, 2, 3, 9 and 13 [Pl. 2, 5 and 6] 0–0.24m topsoil, 0.24-0.48m subsoil, 0.48m+ Chalk natural geology. 7 25.20 1.60 0.51 Gully 11, possible pits 4, 5, 14, 15 and 18 0–0.22m topsoil, 0.22-0.40m subsoil, 0.40m+ Chalk natural geology. Pits 8 25.50 1.60 0.47 6, 7 and 8

9 APPENDIX 2: Feature details.

Trench Cut Fill (s) Type Date Dating evidence 6 1 52 Pit IronAge/Roman? pot 6 2 53 Pit/Posthole 6 3 54 Pit 7 4 57 Possible pit/tree throw - 7 5 55, 56 Possible pit/tree throw - 8 6 58 Pit 8 7 59 Pit 8 8 60 Pit 6 9 61, 62 Pit Void 10 Void Void - 7 11 63 Gully slot Prehistoric? Pot 6 12 64 Tree throw - 6 13 65 Pit Prehistoric? Struck flint 7 14 66 Pit 7 15 67 Pit 5 16 68 Pit 5 17 69 Pit 7 18 70 Pit 5 19 71 Possible pit/tree throw - 2 20 77 Gully slot Prehistoric? Pot 2 21 78 Ditch slot 1 22 72 Pit 1 23 73 Pit 2 24 81 Gully slot 2 25 82 Ditch slot 3 26 74 Pit Bronze Age/Iron Age? Pot 3 27 75 Pit 2 28 79, 80 Gully slot 2 29 83 Gully terminus 3 30 76 Gully slot 3 31 84 Pit 3 32 85 Pit 4 33 86 Possible posthole 4 34 87 Possible posthole 4 35 88 Possible posthole 4 36 89 Posthole

10 APPENDIX 3: Catalogue of pottery

Trench Cut Fill No Wt (g) Date 2 51 1 4 Roman? 6 1 52 1 5 Roman? 7 11 63 1 crumb - 2 20 77 2 crumbs - 3 26 74 1 8 Bronze Age/Iron Age?

APPENDIX 4: Catalogue of struck flint.

Trench Cut Fill Sample Type 8 6 58 Spall 6 9 61 Narrow flake 6 13 65 3 flakes 6 13 65 10 Flake 2 20 77 Flake 1 22 72 Flake 2 25 82 5 Spall 3 26 74 2 Flakes 2 28 79 Flake 4 36 89 9 Flake

APPENDIX 5: Catalogue of burnt flint.

Trench Cut Fill Wt (g) 5 16 68 14 2 20 77 13 7 14 66 190 6 9 61 52 3 51 183 3 26 74 23 1 22 72 38 8 6 58 134

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Figure 3. Location of trenches and features.

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exc tree throw N 4m 10m 13m 2m 28 8m 14m 17m 21 29 24 25 20

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Figure 4. Detail of trenches.

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Figure 5. Detail of trenches.

0 5m Trench 7 Trench 6 NW SE NW SE Trench 6 Trench 7 50 50 WENNW SSE 51 94.55maOD 94.67m 94.4m 94.41m 53 54 57 55 52 56 2 3 4 5 1

Trench 8 Trench 8 Trench 6 Trench 7

NNE SSW W E S NNS 95.97m 95.94m 94.71m 94.62m 60 59 62 63 58 61

78 6 911

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Trench 6 Trench 7 NS

NW SE S 94.52m N 94.69m 50 94.27m 66 67 65 69 68

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Trench 7 EW Trench 5 Trench 2 50 NSWS/NE 51 SE NW 94.88m 94.03m 92.87m 71 77 70 78 19 20 18 21

Trench 3 SSE NNW/WNW ESE

Trench 1 Trench 2 50 SE NW NE SW 51 94.88m 97.72m 94.88m 72 73 81 75 82 74 22 23 24 27 26 25

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Figure 6. Sections.

0 1m Trench 2 Trench 3

NW SE NNW SSE Trench 3 50 50 W E 51 51 94.77m 92.65maOD 94.04m 84 85 83 76

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Figure 7. Sections.

0 1m Plate 1. Trench 2, looking north west, Scales: horizontal 2m and 1m, vertical 0.3m.

Plate 2. Trench 6 (after excavation), looking north west, Scales: 2m and 1m.

CPB 18/125 Land at Chineham Park, Popley, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 2018 Archaeological Evaluation Plates 1 and 2. Plate 3. General view of site, looking from north east, westwards.

Plate 4. Trench 2, ditch 24, looking south south west, Scales: 1m and 0.5m.

CPB 18/125 Land at Chineham Park, Popley, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 2018 Archaeological Evaluation Plates 3 and 4. Plate 5. Trench 6, pit 9, looking south west, Scales: 1m and 0.3m.

Plate 6. Trench 6, pit 13, looking north west, Scales: 1m and 0.3m.

CPB 18/125 Land at Chineham Park, Popley, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 2018 Archaeological Evaluation Plates 5 and 6. TIME CHART

Calendar Years

Modern AD 1901

Victorian AD 1837

Post Medieval AD 1500

Medieval AD 1066

Saxon AD 410

Roman AD 43 AD 0 BC Iron Age 750 BC

Bronze Age: Late 1300 BC

Bronze Age: Middle 1700 BC

Bronze Age: Early 2100 BC

Neolithic: Late 3300 BC

Neolithic: Early 4300 BC

Mesolithic: Late 6000 BC

Mesolithic: Early 10000 BC

Palaeolithic: Upper 30000 BC

Palaeolithic: Middle 70000 BC

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