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Collection: Cotswold Archaeology Monograph

On the Edge, Above the Vale

Jonathan Hart et al.

Archaeological excavations on the former RAF Wroughton site revealed a sequence of activity from the Neolithic to the Roman period, including pit alignments, an Early to Middle Iron Age open settlement and burials, and a Late Roman cemetery, charting the long-term transformation of this chalkland plateau. READ MORE

Hardback: £25.00

The Archaeology of Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station, Somerset. Excavations in 2012-16. Volume 1

Andrew Mudd et al.

Later prehistoric remains included Bronze Age burnt mounds, boundary ditches, a Late Bronze Age enclosure, Iron Age and Roman activity, including a seasonally occupied linear settlement with evidence of salt-making. On another site a sequence of occupation from the Late Iron Age to modern eras was examined. READ MORE

Hardback: £35.00

The Archaeology of Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station, Somerset. Excavations in 2012-16. Volume 2

Andrew Mudd et al.

The cemetery had many characteristics in common with other cemeteries of this period in the western British Isles, including the extended, supine posture of the deceased in simple earth-cut graves largely aligned in a west/east orientation. There were a limited number and range of grave accompaniments. READ MORE

Hardback: £30.00

The A120 Bypass and Flood Alleviation Scheme Little Hadham, Hertfordshire Archaeological Investigations 2019–2020

Jo Barker et al.

Limited evidence for earlier prehistoric archaeology was found. During the later Bronze Age and Iron Age the first permanent settlements were established. They were characterized by post-built circular structures, pits and cremation burials. READ MORE

Hardback: £30.00

The Evolution of a Romano-British Courtyard Villa

Tom Brindle et al.

The volume explores the development of the villa over time and reports on the finds and environmental remains which shed light on every day life. A rare copper alloy figurative lamp of probably foreign origin was recovered. READ MORE

Hardback: £35.00

In the Shadow of Segsbury

Paulo Guarino et al.

Ephemeral traces of Mesolithic and Neolithic activity, including a possible Neolithic timber structure, were found. The remains of a probable Late Bronze Age pit alignment were also found. Small Iron Age settlements comprising roundhouses, pits, and burials were revealed. One burial in a pit had been subjected to unusual treatment. READ MORE

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Timeline: The Archaeology of the South Wales Gas Pipeline

Timothy Darvill et al.

Excavations along the South Wales Gas Pipeline revealed sites from the Mesolithic to the industrial era, including a Neolithic henge and Bronze Age settlements, alongside major new radiocarbon and environmental datasets that illuminate long-term landscape and settlement change. READ MORE

Hardback: £20.00

The Prehistoric Archaeology of the A477 St Clears to Red Roses Road Improvement Scheme 2012

Alistair Barber et al.

A Mesolithic site in the lower Tâf valley. Early Neolithic pits and a post-built structure at Cildywyll. Near St Clears the remains of an Early Bronze Age barrow, 38 burials (some urned) and pyre site, also a Middle Bronze Age drying oven. A Bronze Age burnt mound near Red Roses. READ MORE

Hardback: £19.95

Cannington Bypass, Somerset: Excavations in 2014

Jonathan Hart et al.

Two enclosures were recorded – near Rodway was discovered a small Middle Bronze Age farmstead containing evidence of two roundhouses, with associated pottery and plant remains; and at Sandy Lane a Roman villa was shown to have developed from a Late Iron Age ridge-top settlement. READ MORE

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Medieval and Post-Medieval Occupation and Industry in the Redcliffe Suburb of Bristol

ed. Mary Alexander

Cloth-dying was the dominant industry in Redcliffe in the 12th and 13th centuries, and the well preserved remains of dye-stuffs as well as leather shoes and off-cuts from a cobbler’s workshop were recovered from water-logged pit fills. The pits also yielded the largest assemblage of pottery of its kind from the city to date. READ MORE

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Living Near the Edge

Jonathan Hart et al.

Archaeological work along the Wormington to Sapperton Gas Pipeline revealed new sites from the Neolithic to medieval periods, including prehistoric pits and burials, Iron Age and Roman settlements, Anglo-Saxon boundary graves, and medieval buildings, enriching understanding of life on the western Cotswold margins. READ MORE

Paperback: £21.95

Excavations at Newport Street, Worcester, 2005

Peter Davenport

The results complement previous major investigations of the Roman and medieval town, providing valuable insights into the economic and social status of the medieval town’s expansion onto a former floodplain. Particularly valuable is the integrated study of the later archaeological evidence with documentary and historical sources., READ MORE

Hardback: £21.95

The Archaeology of the South-West Reinforcement Gas Pipeline, Devon

Andrew Mudd et al.

Neolithic and Bronze Age pits and Middle Bronze Age land division were revealed. Iron Age iron smelting was found near Dartington. A Roman hillslope enclosure was identified near the River Dart and an open settlement engaging in pewter close to the River Avon. A medieval sunken outbuilding near Powderham contained charred cereals READ MORE

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Friars, Quakers, Industry and Urbanisation

ed. Victoria Ridgeway et al.

The remains of a Dominican Friary and a Friends’ Meeting House were already well known, and surviving buildings remain within a large open piazza in the new development. Further elements of the friary complex, including remains of the church and two cloisters, were revealed, enabling a reconstruction of the precinct and its environs to be made. READ MORE

Hardback: £34.95

Excavations on the Wormington to Tirley Pipeline, 2000

Laurent Coleman et al.

Geophysical and cropmark evidence has been used to enhance interpretation of the excavated 'slices' across these sites, revealing a changing pattern of human activity and density of settlement from the Mesoltihic to the medieval period. READ MORE

Paperback: £14.95

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