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Archaeology in Windsor

Windsor has been well served by archaeology. The history and prehistory of the area is documented by organisations such as the Berkshire Family History Society and presented in both the Maidenhead Library and Windsor Library.

The only current archaeological dig being carried out in the Windsor area is the Wraysbury Manor Farm site near Runnymede, being excavated by Victor Marchant MBE and his small team from the Windsor & Wraysbury Archaeological Group on alternate Sundays throughout most of the year. It provides a fascinating insight into archaeology for people who live in the local area and no previos experience is necessary. Email Chris or Call 01753 854595

The site is a predominantly a Saxon settlement, although plenty of Roman pottery sherds and other artifacts have also been dug up from Wraysbury. The stratigraphy is complicated by prehistoric atifacts in the area, washed down over the centuries from the higher ground where Wraysbury's church now stands.

The most famous archaeological find at the Wraysbury dig was a beautiful bone comb, discovered a decade ago.

Flint artifacts can be found on field walks all over the Windsor and Thames Valley Area. These date back from the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods.

Becasue the Thames Valley is pebble strewn, geophysical analysis (one of the modern technologies employed in archaeology) is often difficult, so digging is a prime method of finding out about the past.