T H A M E S V A L L E Y ARCHAEOLOGICAL S E R V I C E S
Land off Huntercombe Lane South, Burnham, Slough, Buckinghamshire
Archaeological Watching Brief
by Aiji Castle
Site Code: WLS12/150
(SU 9335 8082)
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SU93000 94000 WLS 12/150c Land off Huntercombe Lane South, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, 2014 Archaeological Watching Brief Figure 1. Location of site within Bunham and Buckinghamshire. Reproduced from Ordnance Survey Explorer 171 at 1:12500 Ordnance Survey Licence 100025880 3 9 2
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Figure 2. Observed areas of watching brief, in relation to previous work to the north.
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WLS 12/150c Land off Huntercombe Lane South, Burnham, Buckinghamshire Archaeological watching brief
Figure 3. Sections.
0 1m Plate 1. Small filtration pond excavation , looking south, Scales: 2m and 1m.
Plate 2. Large filtration pond, showing linear features, looking east, Scales: 2m and 1m.
WLS 12/150c Land off Huntercombe Lane South, Burnham, Buckinghamshire Archaeological watching brief Plates 1 - 2. Plate 3. South edge strip of pond, exposing gully 18, looking east, Scales: 0.5m and 0.1m.
Plate 4. Ditch slot 23, looking west, Scales: 2m and 0.3m.
WLS 12/150c Land off Huntercombe Lane South, Burnham, Buckinghamshire Archaeological watching brief Plates 3 - 4. TIME CHART
Calendar Years
Modern AD 1901
Victorian AD 1837
Post Medieval AD 1500
Medieval AD 1066
Saxon AD 410
Roman AD 43 BC/AD 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
Palaeolithic: Lower 2,000,000 BC Thames Valley Archaeological Services Ltd, 47-49 De Beauvoir Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5NR
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