What does this research mean for the field?

Iron Age features, including pits and a ditch, were identified at Upper Wendover Dean Farm during an archaeological evaluation. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The evaluation aims to uncover and document archaeological features present at Upper Wendover Dean Farm.

March 1, 2026Open Access

Fieldwork Report for Trial Trenching at C21011 Upper Wendover Dean Farm

Key Points

The evaluation aims to uncover and document archaeological features present at Upper Wendover Dean Farm.
Conducted an archaeological evaluation by excavating 51 trenches.
Documented the features and artifacts uncovered in the trenches.
Collected environmental soil samples for further analysis.
Unearthed a small scatter of Iron Age features including four pits and a ditch.
Enhanced findings included an additional pit, gully, ditch, and three post holes in different trenches.
Recovered a fragment of human vertebra from an environmental soil sample.

Abstract

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken on land at Upper Wendover Dean Farm (C21011), located between Great Missenden and Wendover, Buckinghamshire by Infra. A total of 51 trenches were excavated. A total of 51 trenches were excavated, which exposed a small scatter of Iron Age features, including four pits and a ditch in three trenches. A further four trenches exposed another pit, gully, ditch and three post holes which were undated. A single fragment of human vertebra was recovered from an environmental soil sample.

Fieldwork Report for Trial Trenching at C21011 Upper Wendover Dean Farm

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