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High Wycombe Roman villa
51.6236° N, -0.7389° E
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High Wycombe Roman villa is a Roman villa and bath house complex located in High Wycombe, England.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Early Modern Period
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First recorded mosaic discovery
1 July 1724
Colmer excavation and reburial
25 April 1932
Initial construction
150–170 CE
Medieval reuse of roof tiles
1170s–1180
Battle at the site
1642
Site clearance for modern bath house
1855–1856
Payne excavation
1862
Damage during allotment and building activity
early 1950s
Extensive excavation and plan established
1954–1955
Latest excavation with in situ plaster
2002
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Military Installations
Battlefields
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Public and Civic Structures
Public Baths
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Artistic and Decorative Features
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Domestic and Habitation Structures
Houses
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