Alistair Barclay

BOOKS BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR

On the Edge, Above the Vale

Alistair Barclay

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

In the Shadow of Segsbury

Alistair Barclay

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

Paperback: £25.00

Opening the Wood, Making the Land: The Archaeology of a Middle Thames Landscape

Alistair Barclay

Excavations at the Eton Rowing Course and the Maidenhead–Windsor Flood Alleviation Channel revealed Mesolithic flint scatters, rich early Neolithic middens in former channels, middle–late Neolithic burials, and Beaker/early Bronze Age ring ditches and settlement evidence across a complex Thames palaeochannel landscape. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00

Archaeology of the Wallingford Bypass, 1986-92

Alistair Barclay

Excavations for the Wallingford Bypass revealed a high‑status late Bronze Age settlement on a Thames eyot, early cord‑rig cultivation, and dated Grim’s Ditch to the late Iron Age/early Roman period. Additional sites showed multi‑period activity from the Neolithic to Saxon era, enriching the region’s archaeological narrative. READ MORE

Hardback: £26.95