'Noah's Ark' Archaeological Site, Frilford, Oxon (formerly Berks)

United Kingdom / England / Marcham /
 temple, cemetery, archaeological site, Roman Empire, amphitheatre
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This site, named after a nearby inn (now closed) is principally noted for its Roman and early Anglo-Saxon remains. The main Roman structures were a temple or shrine within a large sacred enclosure ('temenos') and an ampitheatre. Slightly to the west, on the other side of the road, quarrying in the nineteenth century disturbed a cemetery which contained late Roman and early Anglo-Saxon burials. Two substantial complexes of Iron Age remains also occur.

The site is, at the time of writing (2008), under investigation by archaeologists from Oxford University. There will be a public open day on Sunday 20th July 2008. The project website is www.arch.ox.ac.uk/research/research_projects/marcham
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Coordinates:   51°39'47"N   1°21'47"W
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