Archaeology
Littlehampton Museum is the repository for professional archaeological digs for a wide area surrounding Littlehampton including Angmering, Barnham, Climping, Eastergate, Felpham, Ford, Littlehampton, Lyminster, Crossbush, Middleton-on-sea, Poling, Walberton and Yapton. This wide array of finds covers the history of the area from prehistory to the present day, with the largest proportion of the collection relating to Roman or Iron Age material. The vast majority of our collection remains uncatalogued and is a big part of our current documentation project.
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Mesolithic to Neolithic
10,000 BCE - 2,500 BCE
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Mid-late medieval period
c. 12th - 16th centuries (1100 - 1500 CE)
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Romano British 1st - 3rd Century ACE
43 CE - 299 CE
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Frazer Hearne
1928
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Shepherd's Garden, Arundel Park, 1935.
1st Century CE
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Royal Oak, Slindon
1929
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Highdown Hill
1969
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Romano British
1st Century CE
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Romano British
1st - 4th Century CE
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Angmering Roman Villa
1st Century CE
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800 BCE - 100 CE
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Romano British
1st - 4th Century ACE
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Toddington Lane
c. 1st - 4th Century CE
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Portable Antiquities Scheme Treasure Find
600 - 725 ACE
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Portable Antiquities Scheme Treasure Find
50 - 30 BCE