by John Powell, Wessex Archaeology

An Early Neolithic causewayed enclosure, oval monument and associated features.

The talk will discuss the fieldwork at Riding Court Farm, Datchet. The excavations carried out in advance of quarrying identified evidence for 12,000 years of human activity from flint scatters to post medieval land divisions.  Of most significance was the discovery of a previously unknown Early Neolithic causewayed enclosure.

John led the investigations for Wessex Archaeology in Datchet. He has spent 20 years excavating sites in the Middle Thames Valley and Southern England. He is currently working on the publication for the Datchet project and will share updates from the post-ex process.

2.00 pm for 2.30 pm at the RISC Centre, London Street, Reading RG1 4PS and from 2:15 on Zoom

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7:30 to 9:30pm. Please do not arrive before 7:15pm

The agenda for this meeting is:

• Interim results of the analysis of worked flint discovered at Wickham (Fay Heblich – tbc)
• Analysis of the Roman and Medieval Glass discovered at Wickham – and launch of 2026 analysis assemblage (Peter Cliffford)

This meeting will also be available on zoom. To register to attend please email keith.abbott(at)berksarch.co.uk*

Committee Room, Woosehill Community Centre, Emmview Cl, Wokingham RG41 3DA. There is ample parking alongside the Community Centre and in the adjacent Morrisons supermarket car park.

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2:30 to 4:30pm. Please do not arrive before 2:15pm

The agenda for this meeting is:

• The archaeology of watermills (James Peddle)
• Producing reconstructive artwork of archaeological sites (Julian Cabell)

This meeting will also be available on zoom. To register to attend please email keith.abbott(at)berksarch.co.uk*

Committee Room, Woosehill Community Centre, Emmview Cl, Wokingham RG41 3DA. There is ample parking alongside the Community Centre and in the adjacent Morrisons supermarket car park.

*For security we are not publishing email addresses as direct links. Please re-type substituting the @ symbol for (at)