Archaeology of East Oxford - Headington and Marston

Lithic artefacts from test pits in East Oxford

Olaf Bayer — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 17:29:28 +0000

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This report summarises the results of an analysis of lithic artefacts recovered during a programme of test pit excavation carried out between 2010 and 2014 by the East Oxford Archaeology and History Project, or ARCHEOX. A total of 71 pieces of flint with a combined weight of 411g were recovered from 31 of the 73 test pits excavated by the project. These finds are grouped into a series of 10 loosely defined test pit clusters. With the exception of a post-medieval gunflint and a Mesolithic microlith none of these artefacts is chronologically diagnostic.

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Archeox_Testpit_Lithics_web.xlsx

Archeox_testpit_lithics_web_small.pdf

Geophysical Survey at St Michael's Primary School, Marston

Olaf Bayer — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:14:40 +0000

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Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3 0EJ, UK

The East Oxford Archaeology and History Project conducted 0.04 hectares of gradiometer survey on land immediately to the south east of St Michael’s CE Primary School, Marston Road, Oxford. Interference from ferrous reinforcing in a nearby area of concrete hard-standing caused magnetic interference across much of the small survey area. Several strongly magnetic signals probably

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St Michaels geophysical survey report.pdf

Headington field names

Olaf Bayer — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:04:30 +0000

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Field Names of Headington (including Old Headington, New Headington, Quarry, Barton and Wick)

by Nina Curtis and Anita Martin

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Headington Field Names.pdf

Tamesubugus made this

Olaf Bayer — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:05:19 +0000

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Investigation into the Roman name Tamesubugus found inscribed into a piece of pottery during the construction of the Churchill Hospital, Headington. For more information see the attached .pdf document

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Tamesubugus for web.pdf

Test Pit 43: Fairview Allotments, Town Furze, Headington

Olaf Bayer — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:32:58 +0000

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EOXP TEST PIT 43_Fairview Allotments.pdf

Test Pit 42: 25 Pitts Road, Headington Quarry

Olaf Bayer — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:23:30 +0000

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EOXP TEST PIT 42_Pitts Road.pdf

Test Pit 46: St Michael’s C of E First School, Marston Road

David Griffiths — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 13:18:25 +0000

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EOXP TEST PIT 46_St Michaels_School.pdf

Test Pit 20 - Warneford Hospital Grounds

David Griffiths — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:16:13 +0000

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Warneford Hospital and Clinic, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3, UK

The evidence from this test pit, dug in Warneford Hospital’s grounds, added interesting aspects to the story of this part of East Oxford. The hospital was built in 1831 to house mentally disturbed patients.

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Test Pit 16 - Edgeway Road, Marston

Paula Levick — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:37:18 +0000

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Edgeway Rd, Oxfordshire OX3, UK

Test pit 16 was located in the garden of a house on the south side of Edgeway Road in a small level lawn. The house is one of a short terrace of houses ending in an office block. The terrace and the office were built in 1988 on the site of a garage remembered by a local resident in the 1930s. A jump in house numbering suggests that the relatively new terrace may occupy the site of older cottages that preceded the garage, and the test pit results would seem to confirm this.