2,700-Year-Old Wooden Wells Found During Pipeline Excavations in England

Five ancient wooden wells unearthed during Hampshire pipeline project

Radiocarbon dating indicates one of the wells was likely built between 719 and 396 BC, during the Early Iron Age.

Five 2,500 year old wooden water wells discovered in Hampshire

Archaeologists have uncovered five ancient wooden water wells, some dating as far back as the Iron Age.

2,700-year-old wooden wells found during pipeline excavations in England

Archaeologists have discovered five remarkably preserved wooden wells in Hampshire, England, including examples dating back around 2,700 years to the Early Iron Age. The wells were discovered north of Southampton during archaeological excavations ahead of the construction of a new water pipeline between Otterbourne and Southampton. Archaeologists from UCL Archaeology South-East found that the wells tapped into a natural spring that appears to ha…

Five well-preserved wooden wells from Iron Age and Roman periods found during pipeline excavations in England | Archaeology News Online Magazine

Researchers digging north of Southampton in Hampshire have uncovered five wooden water wells, and the oldest four date back to the Iron Age. All of them sit over a natural spring, so people in the area likely drew water from this one spot for hundreds of years. A team from UCL Archaeology South-East found the […]