Hampshire Treasures

Volume 10 ( Fareham)

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Description and Date	Remarks		Protection	Grid Ref. and Punchcard No.
Site	Red Barns, Lower Paleolithic site. A number of unabraded Lower Paleolithic flint tools was discovered by J C Draper during building works. Excavations revealed substantial quantities of flint working debris and a number of tools. The geological environment and the nature of the flint assemblage indicates that the site was used briefly to manufacture tools, exploiting a localised exposure of good raw material. The discovery of an undisturbed site of this type is rare. SMR SU60NW39.			SU 608 063 0705 127
Finds	South of Portchester Castle. A number of flints, a polished edge, scrapers and a Mesolithic core found along the shoreline. SMR SU60SW6		CA	SU 624 044 0705 55
Finds	Portchester Sea Banks. Flakes, core trimmings, a scraper, blades and a core found on two Mesolithic sites centred on grid reference given. SMR SU60SW19			SU 624 049 0705 41
Roman
Find	Portchester Castle. A Roman coin, of Tetricus I, was found on the beach. Now in Winchester City Museum. SMR SU60SW38		CA	SU 624 044 0705 126
Find	White Hart Lane. Bronze Roman coin of Valens found in the topsoil. SMR SU60SW22			SU 619 049 0705 53
Medieval
Finds	Medieval pottery found during roadworks on A27. SMR SU50NE38			SU 595 064 0705 125
Post Medieval
Site	In the bank of the creek opposite Gas Works Quay, J C Draper located the site of a pottery kiln. Over forty types of domestic C.18 pottery were collected. Given to Portsmouth Museum. SMR SU50NE59.			SU 586 058 0705 79
Excavations	Portchester Castle. Extensive excavations were conducted within the walls of the Roman fort during 1960s. These revealed a sequence of occupation beginning in the Late Roman Period and extending through to the post Mediaeval.		SAM No. 4 T&CP Act CA	SU 624 045 0705 137

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