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Monument Number 220793

Hob Uid: 220793
Location :
Wiltshire
Avebury
Grid Ref : SU1070069250
Summary : Neolithic "settlement" excavated by Stuart Piggott and Alexander Keiller in 1934 along the course of the West Kennet Avenue (SU 16 NW 101). The site comprised a scatter of "hearths" and pits situated between stones 27 and 32, plus an assmeblage of Peterborough and Grooved Ware sherds and a range of lithic implements.
More information : Ne occupation site was discovered by Piggott and Keiller
in 1934, along the West Kennet Avenue (see plan) between stones 27
and 32, 10706925, which antedated the Avenue across it (see
SU 16 NW 22.2).

A number of hearths or fire-pits and two rubbish pits were excavated
and the whole area yielded Peterborough and Rinyo-Clacton sherds,
petit tranchet derivatives, knives, scrapers with polished edges,
two fragments of Niedermendig Lava, arrowhead of Portland chert, and
two fragments of axes of Graig Lwyd stone.

Finds now in Devizes Museum. (1-3)

No surface evidence. (4)

Discussion of finds from the site.
[See Avebury (SU 16 NW 22) and West Kennet Avenue (SU 16 NW 101) for
additional bibliography] (5)

Sources :
Source Number : 1
Source :
Source details : pp210-215, 233-243
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Source Number : 2
Source :
Source details : S Piggott & A Keiller: The Recent Excavations at Avebury
Page(s) : 417-427
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Vol(s) : 10, 1936
Source Number : 3
Source :
Source details : L Grinsell: Archaeological Gazetteer
Page(s) : 31
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Source Number : 4
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Source details : F1 MJF 24-JUN-74
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Source Number : 5
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Source details :
Page(s) : 288
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Vol(s) : no.29

Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Neolithic
Display Date : Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Pit, Hearth
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Find

Components and Objects:
Period : Neolithic
Component Monument Type : Pit, Hearth
Object Type : TRANSVERSE ARROWHEAD, KNIFE, SCRAPER (TOOL), AXE, VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Wiltshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 103
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : WI 6
External Cross Reference Notes :
External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 16 NW 39
External Cross Reference Notes :

Related Warden Records :
Associated Monuments :
Relationship type : General association

Related Activities :
Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1934-01-01
End Date : 1934-12-31
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1974-06-24
End Date : 1974-06-24
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD SURVEY
Start Date : 1997-08-01
End Date : 1998-12-01
Associated Activities :
Activity type : GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY
Start Date : 2012-01-01
End Date : 2012-12-31