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Horcott Quarry, Fairford and Arkell’s Land, Kempsford

Chris Hayden et al.

Excavations at Horcott revealed Mesolithic activity, a major Iron Age settlement with exceptional grain‑storage structures, a Roman farmstead, a 3rd–4th‑century cemetery, and a large Anglo‑Saxon settlement. Nearby Arkell’s land saw only Roman‑period enclosures and fields, likely linked to Claydon Pike, and no later occupation. READ MORE

Hardback: £25.00

Social complexity in early medieval rural communities

ed. Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo

This book presents an overview of the results of the research project DESPAMED funded by the Spanish Minister of Economy and Competitiveness. The aim of the book is to discuss the theoretical challenges posed by the study of social inequality and social complexity in early medieval peasant communities in North-western Iberia. READ MORE

Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00

Between Villa and Town: Excavations of a Roman Roadside Settlement and Shrine at Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire

Alex Smith et al.

Oxford Cotswold Archaeology Monograph 7

The settlement shifted in layout in the late 2nd–3rd centuries, with new roadside buildings and a gravel pavement, while a monumental shrine rose to the west. In the 3rd–4th centuries it expanded north and the shrine was abandoned. The site was deserted by the late 4th century, later seeing Saxon reuse among surviving Roman earthworks. READ MORE

Hardback: £19.99

Roman Rural Landscape at Kempsford Quarry, Gloucestershire

Paul Booth et al.

Oxford Archaeology Occasional Paper 15

Excavation east of Kempsford uncovered a late Iron Age/early Roman field system replaced in the 2nd century by a planned network of Roman trackways linking nearby settlements. After a 3rd‑century hiatus, part of the layout was renewed with a stockade. Pastoral farming dominated, and burials occurred intermittently along the routes. READ MORE

Paperback: £4.50

The Excavation of a Medieval Rural Settlement at the Pepper Hill Lane Electricity Substation, Northfleet, Kent

Alan Hardy

Oxford Archaeology Occasional Paper 10

Excavation at Northfleet uncovered 11th–12th‑century field boundaries, paddocks and structures, likely linked to the medieval settlement of Wenifalle. Finds included Roman and medieval pottery, building materials and environmental remains, adding valuable evidence for medieval occupation in North Kent. READ MORE

Paperback: £4.95