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Finds from the River Thames: The Thames Water Collection

Posted on November 6, 2012 by John Laker

Jill Greenaway spoke to the Henley Archaeological and Historical Group on 6 November about this collection which she curates at Reading Museum. Around 500 items were discovered from the non-tidal part of the Thames, from its source in Gloucestershire up … Continue reading →

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Hurley Weir Capstan and the Tea Magnate

Posted on September 15, 2012 by John Laker

A recent National Gardens Scheme open day at the SAS Institute at Medmenham provided access to the Hurley Weir capstan. This is historically important as the only remaining example on the Thames of those capstans that once hauled boats upstream … Continue reading →

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The Queen of the Night

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

The Queen of the Night The British Museum bought the Queen of the Night in 2003 to celebrate its 250th anniversary. It’s a baked clay plaque nearly half a metre tall and was made in ancient Iraq (Babylonia) sometime between … Continue reading →

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Pottery Analysis from Warren Woods -

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

(extracted from) Paul Blinkhorn’s Report to AiM The pottery assemblage comprised 296 sherds with a total weight of 4229g.  It comprised a mixture of Iron Age and medieval fabrics, indicating that there were two entirely separate phases of activity at … Continue reading →

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Hardicanut’s Moat in Burnham Beeches and a Speculative Parallel with Warren Wood

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

Local folklore has it that Hardicanut (Canute’s son and the king of England from 1040 to 1042, also known as Harthacnut) had, as one of his lodges, the intriguing double enclosure in the woods at Burnham Beeches.  After all it’s … Continue reading →

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Lucinda Lambton on Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House at Windsor Castle

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

I attended Lucinda Lambton’s talk this January to the Historical Society in Hedgerley, her home village, as much for the attraction of seeing this colourful character in person as for the topic. However, her subject, the story of Queen Mary’s … Continue reading →

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Why is there a Neolithic Channel Islands monument in Henley? – and other questions

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

Archaeological conferences come up with some odd things, few more so than one on the Prehistory of the Channel islands that I just attended. The “Big Question” was to try to fix one of the “Big Problems” in Archaeology – … Continue reading →

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Finds identification

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

This is a list of simple hints and tips that can be used for identifying and dating some objects. Lack of space sadly means lack of supporting photos.  These tips are not absolute – but they are helpful. Palaeolithic Neanderthal … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth’s Well at Bisham

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

Not far from the roar of traffic on the A404 Marlow by-pass above is the neglected site of a once important part of our local history. Elizabeth’s Well at Bisham carries the name of the Tudor Princess who spent some … Continue reading →

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King Sil of Silbury Hill

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Gerry Palmer

In 1663, the writer John Aubrey was showing Charles II the Avebury henge, when his Majesty “..cast his eye on Silbury-hill about a mile off; which they had the curiosity to see.” He was told that, according to local tradition, … Continue reading →

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