Neolithic hearth and pits at Bonhunt Farm (EHER 182)

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Summary

Excavations by K. Wade and A. Rogerson for the then Ministry of Public Building and Works from 1971 to 1973 produced evidence of a flint industry, pottery and hearth, and a few pits belonging to the Neolithic.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 5112 3349 (396m by 283m)
Civil Parish	WICKEN BONHUNT, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

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1971-1973. Excavations. Rescue excavations by K. Wade and A. Rogerson for the then Ministry of Public Building and Works from 1971 to 1973 produced evidence of a flint industry, pottery and hearths, and a few pits belonging to the Neolithic. Pottery included: Mortlake ware, Fengate ware, Peterborough ware, Grooved ware, and Beaker. The flint includes arrowheads, knives, polished axes and sickles probably indicating a mixed farming economy of crop production and hunting. There was no evidence of structures, possibly indicating temporary occupation with tents or flimsy shelters. <1> - <5>

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<1> SEX1031 DESC TEXT: Savory, L.S.. unknown. SMR.
<2> SEX1089 Article in monograph: Wade, K. in Buckley, D.G.. 1980. A settlement site at Bonhunt Farm, Wicken Bonhunt, Essex: Archaeology in Essex to AD 1500. CBA Research Report. no.34, p.96-102.
<3> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL53SW04, 1975.
<4> SEX1091 Article in serial: Wilson, D.. 1968. Medieval Britain in 1967. Medieval Archaeology. 12. p.20.
<5> SEX1092 Report: Department of the Environment. 1972. Archaeological Excavations. p.27.