Archaeology of Marlow  (and the surrounding area)  

ISBN 978-1-904898-05-4  J. Eyers (2003) 32 pages, 30 figures.

This part of the River Thames has been a popular place to live for hundreds of thousands of years - from the Palaeolithic to today. This book looks at the evidence showing us who lived there, where they lived and were buried, and generally what life was like in the Marlow area during the period from the Stone Age to the Anglo-Saxons.

CONTENTS: Introduction; The Ice Age and the Thames Valley; Palaeolithic - people on the move; Mesolithic - semi-nomadic groups; Neolithic - the first farmers; Bronze Age to Iron Age - new technologies and warfare; The Romans - specialists in army and organisation; the Anglo-Saxons - place names give them away; Suggested walks: Winter Hill and the Ice Age; Late Bronze age barrow cemetery Cockmarsh; Danesfield Camp and Medmenham Camp; Bancroft Roman Villa; Taeppa's mound, Taplow; Further reading; Useful addresses and websites.

To order a copy: send a cheque for £4.50 made payable to 'Dr J. Eyers' to 13 Pusey Way, Lane End, Bucks, HP14 3LG.

Queries? Write to the above address or e-mail: jee8@tutor.open.ac.uk

                                Winter Hill

Winter Hill is one of the suggested walks to see part of our Ice Age history from half a million years ago. It is a fascinating story which is still very clear in the landscape here.

A Late Bronze Age burial mound at Cockmarsh.

Who were these people, where did they live and why did they bury their dead in this area?

                                           Geophysics plot

Geophysics can tell us a lot about what is hidden under the surface, without the need to excavate. Here, beneath a level floodplain next to the river Thames at Marlow, a large burial mound is revealed. It also reveals that the mound has been robbed at some time in its past (probably in 18th or 19th century) - the 'chunk' missing from the right hand side indicates where it has been dug into in the past.