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Slade End Farm and Winterbrook

Alex Davies et al.

Excavations along the A421 Great Barford Bypass revealed sparse early prehistoric evidence, expanding late Bronze Age–Iron Age settlement, widespread middle Iron Age occupation, early Roman decline, a late Roman cemetery, and later Saxon to medieval hamlets, showing long-term shifting land use. READ MORE

Paperback: £20.00

En Tierras de Hércules. Torregorda - Camposoto - Sancti Petri: Una Revisión del Patrimonio

Carlos Bruquetas-Galán

This book explores the history and archaeological heritage of the southwest coast of the Isla Gaditana – the territory where the Temple of Hercules and the Idol of Cádiz are said to have stood for more than twelve centuries: Torregorda, Camposoto and Sancti Petri. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00 | Open Access

Road to the Manor: Excavations at Graven Hill, Oxfordshire, 2015-2016

Martyn Allen et al.

Excavations at Graven Hill revealed activity from prehistory to the post‑medieval era, including a Neolithic axe, Bronze Age cremation, Iron Age and Roman‑period settlements, and a well‑preserved medieval farmstead later abandoned in the 14th century. Finds and structures illuminate the long history of this Oxfordshire landscape. READ MORE

Paperback: £20.00

Cutacre: Excavating a Prehistoric, Medieval, and Post-Medieval Landscape

Richard Gregory

Excavations at Cutacre uncovered early prehistoric finds, a Middle Bronze Age settlement, medieval iron‑smelting, and a 17th‑century great hall and farmstead. The project stands out for its use of modern scientific techniques that greatly enhanced understanding of the site’s archaeology. READ MORE

Paperback: £5.00

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

Down to Weymouth town by Ridgeway: Prehistoric, Roman and Later Sites Along the Weymouth Relief Road

Lisa Brown et al.

Excavations for the Weymouth Relief Road uncovered Neolithic pits, Bronze Age barrows, Iron Age–Roman settlements, shale‑working, and distinctive burials across Ridgeway Hill and Southdown Ridge. These results highlight one of England’s richest prehistoric landscapes and its long‑term ritual, settlement, and agricultural use. READ MORE

Paperback: £29.00

Prehistoric Settlement in the Lower Kennet Valley

Adam Brossler et al.

Excavations at Green Park and Moores Farm revealed middle–late Bronze Age field systems with waterholes preserving wooden revetments and key pottery, alongside earlier Mesolithic–Neolithic activity. Later Iron Age, Roman and post‑medieval features show long‑term landscape change across the Lower Kennet Valley. READ MORE

Paperback: £20.00

The Archaeology of the Gravel Terraces of the Upper and Middle Thames: The First Foundations of Modern Society in the Thames Valley, 1500 BC - AD 50

George Lambrick et al.

This study charts late prehistoric change in the Thames Valley, from monument‑focused landscapes to organised farming, trade and early ironworking. Emerging hillforts and large communal enclosures reflect shifting social and political structures, culminating in new tribal dynamics before the Roman conquest. READ MORE

Hardback: £30.00

Fairfield Park, Stotfold, Bedfordshire

Leo Webley et al.

Excavations at Fairfield Park uncovered late Bronze Age enclosures and cremations, followed by two early Iron Age settlements with roundhouses, four‑post structures and many storage pits, plus rare finds like early querns and 49 bone weaving tools. Limited middle Iron Age activity followed before the hilltop returned to agriculture. READ MORE

Paperback: £14.95

The Archaeology of the Gravel Terraces of the Upper and Middle Thames: The Early Historical Period, AD 1-1000

Jane Timby et al.

This volume reviews late Iron Age, Roman, and Anglo‑Saxon archaeology in the Upper and Middle Thames Valley, outlining landscape change, evolving settlements, lifeways, identities, trade and power. It synthesises rich evidence from extensive gravel‑quarry discoveries and highlights key themes for future research. READ MORE

Hardback: £34.99

Gravelly Guy: Stanton Harcourt Oxfordshire

George Lambrick et al.

Large‑scale excavation at Gill Mill quarry uncovered extensive Iron Age activity and a later 10‑ha nucleated roadside settlement with regular enclosures and few buildings. Strong evidence for organised cattle management suggests an estate‑level role before the site was abandoned by AD 370. READ MORE

Hardback: £34.95

Thornhill Farm, Fairford, Gloucestershire

David Jennings et al.

Excavations at Thornhill Farm revealed a large middle Iron Age–early Roman agricultural complex of paddocks and enclosures for livestock management, with domestic waste and roundhouse traces. The site was extensively reorganised in the early 2nd century AD with new trackways. READ MORE

Hardback: £24.95

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