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Cotton ‘Henge’ to Craft: Neolithic to Anglo-Saxon Remains at Warth Park, Raunds, Northamptonshire

Louise Moan et al.

Oxford Cotswold Archaeology Monograph 36

Excavations at Warth Park revealed 5,000 years of activity, from the early Neolithic Cotton ‘Henge’ and Bronze Age barrow to Iron Age settlement, Roman craft and agrarian features—including a unique carved wooden arm—and Saxon sunken-featured buildings, showing long-term landscape use near Raunds. READ MORE

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Broughton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Rob Atkins et al.

Oxford Cotswold Archaeology Monograph 22

Excavations near Broughton revealed shifting settlements from the Iron Age to medieval times. A middle Iron Age hamlet gave way to Roman‑period farmsteads with rich cremation cemeteries, later abandoned as new sites emerged. Saxon activity followed, and after the Norman Conquest a farmstead formed the origins of Broughton. READ MORE

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From Bronze Age Enclosure to Saxon Settlement: Archaeological Excavations at Taplow Hillfort, Buckinghamshire, 1999-2005

Tim Allen et al.

Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph 30

This book reveals the long urban history of Finzel’s Reach, from Saxon defences and medieval Templar‑ and Hospitaller‑led development to later sugar refining and brewery use. Excavation, building survey and geoarchaeology uncover a dynamic landscape of reclamation, streets, tenements and industry at Bristol’s historic core. READ MORE

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Death and Taxes: The Archaeology of a Middle Saxon Estate Centre at Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire

Alan Hardy et al.

Oxford Cotswold Archaeology Monograph 4

Excavations north of Higham Ferrers revealed early Saxon SFBs, followed by an 8th‑century royal tribute centre with enclosures, buildings, a malting oven and execution burials, destroyed around 800. Later activity included 9th‑century farmsteads and a significant medieval pottery industry. READ MORE

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Excavations At Barrow Hills, Radley, Oxfordshire, 1983-5. Volume 2

Richard Chambers et al.

Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph 25

This volume reports a 3rd–4th‑century Romano‑British cemetery of 69 burials and an early Anglo‑Saxon settlement with post‑built and sunken‑featured buildings at Barrow Hills, Radley. The findings illuminate burial organisation, settlement layout, and continuity of use beside earlier prehistoric monuments. READ MORE

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