Wessex Archaeology 
Chesham Bois House, 85 Bois Lane,Chesham Bois, Bucks. HP6 6DF
 Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of ResultsRef:62503.01March 2007
 
Chesham Bois House, 85 Bois Lane,Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
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Chesham Bois House, 85 Bois Lane,Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire
Archaeological evaluation and assessment of results
SummaryAcknowledgements1INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................5
1.1 Project Background......................................................................................51.2 Topography and Geology.............................................................................51.3 Archaeological and Historical Background.................................................51.4 Previous archaeological work......................................................................7
2AIMS AND OBJECTIVES.................................................................................83METHODS...........................................................................................................8
3.1 Survey..........................................................................................................83.2 Geophysical survey......................................................................................83.3 Excavation and Recording...........................................................................9
4RESULTS.............................................................................................................9
4.1 Introduction..................................................................................................94.2 Geophysical Survey (Figure 3)..................................................................104.3 Chesham Bois House.................................................................................104.4 Church Field...............................................................................................13
5FINDS.................................................................................................................15
5.1 Introduction................................................................................................155.2 Pottery........................................................................................................155.3 Ceramic Building Material.........................................................................165.4 Glass...........................................................................................................175.5 Metalwork..................................................................................................175.6 Other Finds.................................................................................................175.7 Animal Bone..............................................................................................185.8 Marine Shell...............................................................................................19
6PALAEO-ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE.................................................20
6.1 Introduction................................................................................................206.2 Methods......................................................................................................206.3 Charred plant remains................................................................................206.4 Charcoal.....................................................................................................216.5 Land molluscs............................................................................................216.6 Potential.....................................................................................................21i

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