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Archaeology event on significant discovery at Calthorpe Gardens

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Local residents are invited to view a host of exciting archaeological artefacts at Banbury Town Hall on Thursday 6th June from 7 pm – 9 pm.
Excavations by Border Archaeology, at Orbit Homes development Calthorpe Gardens, recently unearthed archaeological evidence dating from the Prehistoric Mesolithic, Late bronze Age-Middle to Late Iron Age, and through to early Anglo-Saxon times, including the remains of what is thought to be a small sized settlement from the Late Bronze Age to Middle/ Late Iron Age along with a later Anglo-Saxon cemetery containing the remains of at least 52 individuals.
Over 18,800 artefacts were recovered including finds from the prehistoric settlement (handmade pottery and textile tools) and rich grave goods from the Anglo-Saxon burials (bead necklaces, pendants, personal objects and weapons) in addition to the 9,310 litres of paleoenvironmental samples also taken to help shed light on the human activity of the past.
Orbit Homes and Border Archaeology are hosting a free event for local residents to find out more about the exciting discovery and even see some of the artefacts for themselves. Representatives from Border Archaeology will be on hand to talk through the significance of the finds, what they tell us about daily life at the time and most importantly, the role this landscape played to prehistoric and early Medieval communities of the Bretch Hill, as well as its possible links to the continent.
We look forward to seeing you there.

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