Matthews, L. and Warren, D. (1992). Romano-British Occupation on Puddlehill, near Dunstable. Bedfordshire Archaeology Volume 20 1992. Vol 20, Bedfordshire Archaeological Council. pp. 18-40.
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Romano-British Occupation on Puddlehill, near Dunstable | ||
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Bedfordshire Archaeology Volume 20 1992 | ||
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Bedfordshire Archaeology | ||
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18 - 40 | ||
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The chalk ridge N of Dunstable called Puddlehill, part of the Chiltern Hills, was occupied intermittently by farming communities from the late Neolithic period to the 7th century AD. The successors of the late pre-Roman Iron Age community appear to have continued to live there during the period of the Roman Conquest, and of the construction of Watling Street over the hill, through the area of occupation. A large fire on the summit may have been lit as a beacon to assist surveyors sighting the alignment of the road. Occupation during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD was in two separate areas, in both of which there had been late Iron Age activity, and small dwellings were identified, as well as 'corn-driers', an oven and enclosure ditches. Wheel ruts crossing the hill E-W contained Romano-British debris and 12 coins of the 3rd and 4th centuries. This road may have been an alternative route for the Icknield Way at that period. | ||
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1992 | ||
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28 Apr 2023 |
