Fowler, P. J. (1967). The archaeology of Fyfield and Overton Downs, Wiltshire: third interim report. Wiltshire Archaeol Natur Hist Mag 62. Vol 62, pp. 16-33.

Title:

The archaeology of Fyfield and Overton Downs, Wiltshire: third interim report

Issue:

Wiltshire Archaeol Natur Hist Mag 62

Series:

The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine

Volume:

Page Start/End:

16 - 33

Biblio Note

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Publication Type:

Journal

Abstract:

SU 131702. In continued investigations to establish the history of land-use for the grass-covered chalk downland now largely contained within the Fyfield Down National Nature Reserve, excavation of one site on the Overton Down part of the reserve has shown a sequence of Beaker graves, an enclosed pre-Roman Iron Age settlement with timber structures, Celtic fields with ploughmarks cultivated before and during the early Romano-British period, and medieval ridge-and-furrow; while another settlement on top of "Celtic" fields in the same system has been dated to the late Roman period during excavations of two of its rectangular stone-based buildings. Au

Author:

Peter J Fowler

Year of Publication:

1967

Subjects / Periods:

	SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
Timber Structures Celtic Fields (Auto Detected Subject)
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
Late Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
Beaker Graves (Auto Detected Subject)
Preroman Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)

Source:

BIAB (British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))

Created Date:

05 Dec 2008