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Wessex Archaeology 
January 2009Ref: 68733
 Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
RadcotOxfordshire
 
Radcot, Oxfordshire
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Prepared on behalf of 
Videotext Communications Ltd49 Goldhawk RoadLONDONSW1 8QP
By
Wessex ArchaeologyPortway HouseOld Sarum ParkSALISBURYWiltshireSP4 6EB
Report reference: 68733.01
January 2009
© Wessex Archaeology Limited 2009, all rights reserved Wessex Archaeology Limited is a Registered Charity No. 287786 
 
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Radcot, Oxfordshire
Archaeological Evaluation and Assessment of Results
Contents
Summary Acknowledgements
1BACKGROUND...................................................................................................11.1Introduction...............................................................................................11.2Site Location, Topography and Geology................................................11.3Archaeological and Historical Background...........................................1
Prehistoric to Romano-British.....................................................................1Saxon ........................................................................................................2 Medieval.....................................................................................................2 Post-Medieval.............................................................................................4
1.4Previous Archaeological Work................................................................4
Geophysical Survey....................................................................................4 Archaeological Evaluation..........................................................................4
2AIMS AND OBJECTIVES...................................................................................53METHODS...........................................................................................................53.1Geophysical Survey.................................................................................53.2Evaluation Trenches................................................................................54RESULTS............................................................................................................64.1Introduction...............................................................................................64.2Geophysical Survey.................................................................................6
Gradiometer Survey ( 
Figure 2A
 )...............................................................6 Ground Penetrating Radar ( 
Figure 2B
 ).....................................................7 Resistance Survey ( 
Figure 2C 
 )..................................................................7 Conclusions................................................................................................7 
4.3Evaluation Trenches................................................................................84.4‘The Garrison’...........................................................................................8
Site-Wide Stratigraphy................................................................................8 Trench 1 ( 
Figures 3 & 4
 )...........................................................................8 Trench 2 ( 
Figure 5 
 )....................................................................................9Trench 3 ( 
Figure 6 
 )..................................................................................11Trench 4 ( 
Figure 7 
 )..................................................................................11Trench 5 ( 
Figure 8 
 )..................................................................................12 Trench 7 ( 
Figure 9
 )..................................................................................12 
4.5South of ‘The Garrison’..........................................................................13
Trench 6 ( 
Figure 10 
 )................................................................................13
5FINDS................................................................................................................135.2Pottery.....................................................................................................135.3Ceramic Building Material (CBM)..........................................................165.4Clay Pipe.................................................................................................175.5Stone........................................................................................................175.6Glass........................................................................................................175.7Metalwork................................................................................................17
Copper Alloy.............................................................................................17 Lead/Lead alloy........................................................................................18 Iron ......................................................................................................18 
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