Bronze Age

Manor Park, Guildford

Excavation by J Pine of TVAS on the site of the proposed University of Surrey expansion area. Three possible buildings, a four-post structure, isolated postholes, pits and gullies were recorded in one distinct area, together with isolated postholes, ditches and a gully. The majority of these features contained pottery, which was similar in type to that found during the 2002 evaluation, being of Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age date.

Land adjoining Horton Hospital, Long Grove Road, Epsom

Evaluation and excavation by J Stevenson of ASE in advance of the construction of a new school. Detailed analysis is not yet complete, but preliminary results suggest that the truncated linear features revealed may represent field systems or other agricultural activity, provisionally of Bronze Age date. Postholes and a small number of pits probably represent temporary shelters/structures and associated activity rather than a main settlement.

1–35 and 55–66 Thamesmead, Walton-on-Thames

Evaluation by G Hayman of SCAU in advance of the first phase of residential redevelopment revealed a small number of unstratified struck and burnt flints, unstratified fragments of medieval/post-medieval roof tile, and a Roman cremation burial contained within an Alice Holt plain jar of late 2nd/3rd century date. It is possible that further cremations and other forms of burial may survive within the redevelopment area, and further archaeological work is planned.

Whiteley Village, Weybridge

Evaluation by M Dover of SCAU of further areas of the site, following previous work over the last two years on another part of the Whiteley Village redevelopment. Five trenches were excavated, but only one ditch of possible antiquity was revealed. The ditch could not be dated securely but a possible Bronze Age flint recovered from the fill may point to a prehistoric origin.

Thursley Common

Topographic survey by A and D Graham of SyAS of a suspected Bronze Age barrow. The feature was excavated in 1959 and found to comprise only compacted sand, leading to the conclusion that it was a natural dune. However, this survey revealed a marked and large depression in the centre of the mound, possibly the remains of a backfilled antiquarian investigation. It is suggested that the 1959 investigation was inadvertently cut through this area and therefore only examined modern backfill material, leading to the wrong conclusion as to the date of the feature. (391)

Farnham Quarry, Farnham

Controlled stripping by P Jones of SCAU during quarry operations on areas D and E. A number of geological features were exposed, although no definite archaeological evidence was seen beyond the presence of a post-medieval drain. A sherd of Bronze Age pottery recovered from a tree-throw hollow, two sherds of probable Late Iron Age–Early Roman pottery from the surface of one of the geological features, and a single long-blade flint of Upper Palaeolithic type were the only artefacts recovered.

A3–Hindhead bypass

Large-scale evaluation programme by A Manning of WA. Varied results were recorded, ranging from largely negative areas where no finds or features of archaeological interest were revealed, through to evidence for Neolithic activity, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement, and post-medieval agricultural land management. Subsequent excavation revealed a significant number of pits, postholes and gullies of Late Bronze Age–Early Iron Age date.

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