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Multi-periodSite Name: Wickhurst GreenCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.607 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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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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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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