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<< Other Photo Pages >> Wickhurst Green - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in West Sussex

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 07 October 2014  Page Views: 13093

Multi-periodSite Name: Wickhurst Green
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.126 km away from the location you searched for.

County: West Sussex Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Horsham  Nearest Village: Broadbridge Heath
Map Ref: TQ14953060
Latitude: 51.063238N  Longitude: 0.360973W
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Wickhurst Green submitted by dodomad : Archaeologists from Archaeology South-East found what they think could be a Neolithic mortuary structure upon which the dead were laid out before burial - also known as excarnation. Photo credit: Archaeology South-East (Vote or comment on this photo)
Possible excarnation site found in Sussex. Archaeologists suspect they have found evidence that the Weald area of Sussex was cleared of woodland and used for agricultural purposes much earlier than was previously thought.

In a year-long dig at Countryside Properties’ Wickhurst Green development near Horsham, archaeologists from Archaeology South-East found what they think could be a Neolithic mortuary structure upon which the dead were laid out before burial - also known as excarnation.

The small square enclosure is possibly the earliest Neolithic structure of its type in Sussex, and could indicate settlement in the area earlier than previously believed.

The findings suggest that the Weald was not, as was previously believed, an unpopulated wilderness during prehistoric times. Further tests will be carried out to definitively date the discoveries.

Archaeologists also discovered five roundhouses from the Iron Age, and four medieval settlements. They also found three structures similar to the suspected Neolithic burial enclosure, dated to the Iron Age period.

More, with a plan of the site at BBC History Magazine and see also the West Sussex County Times

Note: Saturday October 11, Dorking, Surrey - Andy Margetts from Archaeology SE talk on Iron Age Weald / Wickhurst Green dig - see latest comment on our page
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TQ1430 : Looking north across junction on Old Wickhurst Lane by Shazz
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TQ1430 : Looking south on Old Wickhurst Lane by Shazz
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TQ1430 : Footpath 1633 junction with Old Wickhurst Lane by Robin Webster
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TQ1430 : Looking West along the A264 from old Wickhurst Lane by Thoma
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TQ1530 : View from Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre by Andy Potter
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Saturday October 11 - talk on Iron Age Weald / Wickhurst Green, Dorking by Andy B on Tuesday, 07 October 2014
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ASE Senior Archaeologist Andy Margetts will be giving a talk in Dorking, Surrey this Saturday, presenting some interesting findings on Iron Age Wealden exploitation and settlement.

Saturday, October 11, 2014 - 14:00 to 16:00

Andy Margetts will present the findings from Wickhurst Green near Horsham. The site is awaiting full publication so the results are still open to change but the prehistoric findings do give some important insights into the nature of (particularly Iron Age) Wealden exploitation and settlement.

Location: Dorking Christian Centre RH4 1DW Dorking

http://www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/node/901
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    Re: Saturday October 11 - talk on Iron Age Weald / Wickhurst Green, Dorking by AngieLake on Tuesday, 07 October 2014
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    Torking in Dorking .. sorry! ;-)
    If anyone goes along to this it would be interesting to hear if they discuss any finds of Celtic sanctuaries or votive deposits that might have been made at any shrines during the Iron Age, which might include that period?
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Archaeologists make discovery on site of controversial Bexhill road scheme by Andy B on Tuesday, 18 February 2014
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Archaeologists from Oxford surveying the site of a controversial road scheme have found flint tools dating back 12,000 years. The scientists have been carrying out excavations along the route of the Bexhill to Hastings link road in Sussex.

Protesters say the road is unnecessary and a blight on the landscape.

But its construction is giving archaeologists a unique opportunity to discover more about the way our ancient ancestors lived. Malcolm Shaw reports for ITV News:

Video at
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2014-01-30/archaeologists-make-discovery-on-site-of-controversial-road-scheme/
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Sussex Archaeology Symposium, Saturday 15 March 2014 by Andy B on Sunday, 16 February 2014
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Sussex Archaeology Symposium 2014
The Cockcroft Building, Lecture Room C101, University of Brighton

Run in conjunction with the new Archaeology Section of the Department of Geography,
University of Brighton, this event provides illustrated accounts of recent archaeological
fieldwork and research in Sussex.

Programme: Saturday 15 March 2014

9.20 REGISTRATION
There will be various book stalls in the lounge area next to C101.

10.00 Welcome by the Chairman David Rudling (Sussex School of Archaeology)
Welcome by Dr Chris Carey (Archaeology Section, University of Brighton)

10.15 The Archaeology of the Bexhill-Hastings Link Road [BOO - MegP Ed]
Casper Johnson (East Sussex County Council)

10.45 Multiplying Bastions – New Discoveries on the Roman Defences of Chichester
George Analey (West Sussex Archaeology)

11.15 COFFEE
11.45 Finding Nero and other Roman emperors: Investigating Roman sculpture in Sussex and other parts of Roman Britain
Dr Miles Russell (University of Bournemouth)

12.30 Questions
12.45 LUNCH

1.45 Excavations at Bridge Farm 2013
Rob Wallace and David Millum (Culver Archaeology Project)

2.15 Plumpton Roman Villa 2013 and 2014
David Rudling and David Staveley (Sussex School of Archaeology)

2.30 ‘Wickhurst Green’ Broadbridge Heath: The Making of a Wealden Landscape
Andrew Margetts (Archaeology South-East)


3.00 TEA
3.30 The Eastbourne Ancestors Project
Jo Seaman and Hayley Forsyth (Eastbourne Ancestors Project)

4.15 Tidemills, Newhaven
Luke Barber (Sussex Archaeological Society)
4.45 Questions
5.00 CLOSE

Symposium fee £30, or £15 for students or aged 18 or below.

http://www.sussexarchaeology.org./#!events/c22ae
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