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Kingsmead Quarry, Horton, Berkshire. Volume 1, 2003-2009 excavations / by Gareth Chaffey, Alistair J. Barclay, Catherine Barnett, Philippa Bradley, Ruth Pelling and Andy Valdez-Tullet ; with contributions by Phil Andrews [and twenty-eight others] ; illustrations by Karen Nichols, S.E. James and Rob Goller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chaffey, Gareth, author.
- Barclay, Alistair, author.
- Barnett, Catherine, author.
- Bradley, Philippa (Archaeologist), author.
- Pelling, Ruth, author.
- Valdez-Tullett, Andy, author.
- Series:
- Wessex Archaeology report ; no. 32.
- Wessex Archaeology monograph ; 32
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Excavations (Archaeology)--England--Horton (Windsor and Maidenhead).
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Horton (Windsor and Maidenhead, England)--Antiquities.
- Horton (Windsor and Maidenhead, England).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 189 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps (colour)
- Place of Publication:
- Salisbury : Wessex Archaeology Ltd, 2024.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- "Excavations at Kingsmead Quarry, Horton, Berkshire, have enabled the investigation of large multi-period site with occupation dating back over 12,000 years. Works undertaken prior to phases of gravel extraction have allowed the study of human interaction within the Colne Valley. This first of two volumes represents the results from 2003–2009 by Wessex Archaeology on over 19 hectares of a vast and complex archaeological landscape. Large quantities of structural evidence, augmented by considerable quantities of artefactual and environmental information, shows Horton to be a significant archaeological site. The investigations at Horton have revealed evidence of five rare and extremely well preserved Early Neolithic timber ‘house’ structures, two of which are discussed within this first volume.The evidence suggests permanent occupation on the site as early as 3800 BC. During the Bronze Age the landscape was transformed from an open area to an enclosed and subdivided agricultural landscape comprising of field systems and two substantial Middle Bronze Age farmsteads. Significant metalwork was found associated with each settlement. The Iron Age and Romano-British periods saw continued development and re-organisation of the landscape, whilst later periods were also represented. This volume represents a detailed and extensive account of the findings and the site’s positioning in the wider archaeological landscape of the Middle Thames Valley"--Back cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-184) and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Wessex Archaeology, viewed 5 December 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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