Bronze and Iron Age settlement finds in Buckinghamshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistoryCountry: England County: Buckinghamshire Type: Ancient Village or SettlementInternal Links:
Archaeologists working ahead of contractors building the Linslade/Stoke Hammond bypass have uncovered the remains of an ancient settlement overlooking the town. The team of 10, led by Martin Lightfoot of Buckingham-based Network Archaeology Ltd, have been painstakingly excavating three sites along the route of the new road and evidence shows that people were living there during the late Bronze Age and into the Iron Age.
Among the artefacts prised from the clay, and Martin's favourite piece, is pottery clearly showing the fingerprints of whoever made it more than 3,000 years ago.
"It's quite exciting to be the first person to touch something that has been buried for all those years," he said.
Other significant finds include a cremation urn containing fine Roman pottery that was unfortunately shattered during the laying of land drains in more recent times.
"The first period of activity recorded on Site A was probably during the later Bronze Age continuing into the Iron Age (about 750 BC to AD 43)," said Martin.
The remains of some ring gullies indicate the presence of round houses, which were the usual buildings during this time.
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