Series: Comm Rescue Archaeol Avon Gloucestershire Somerset Occas Pap

ST 593834. A small RB farmstead had at least two structural phases, late 1st to early 3rd century. Numerous features provided one of the largest and most comprehensive pottery assemblages from the region. Au(abr)

SP 089250. Reports the excavation of a cluster of twenty rock-cut pits, including a stone-lined one about 2.6m across, and an associated collection of artefacts and animal remains. The pits, which are too shallow for grain storage, may be associated with an adjacent rectangular ditched enclosure found by magnetometer survey. Pottery is of the pre-Belgic type for the region. Butchery practices evident from the bones are noted.

SP 135262. Describes the excavation of a ploughed-out Cotswold round barrow, Swell 8, of which little remained but the unaccompanied primary cremation in a pit. This pit was overlain by burnt timbers yielding 14C dates not earlier than 15th century bc. Flint artefacts, including a large surface collection from the area, and a fragmentary bronze blade (also a surface find) are discussed in detail and the site as a whole is set within its Cotswold Bronze Age context. Excavation strategy on such severely damaged sites is also discussed.