Rainbird, P., Caine, C. and Coles, C. (2019). Bronze Age, Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon Funerary Remains on the Line of the Cirencester to Fairford Buried Electricity Cable Route. Chicklade: AC Archaeology Ltd. https://doi.org/10.5284/1057567. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Bronze Age, Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon Funerary Remains on the Line of the Cirencester to Fairford Buried Electricity Cable Route
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DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1057567
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Archaeological investigations during the groundworks for a buried cable route over a distance of approximately 13km from Cirencester substation to Fairford substation, was carried out by AC archaeology between May and September 2016. Stripping of the easement for the cable trench revealed archaeological features in three main areas: a small Romano-British cemetery, probably related to a known villa site at Harnhill, Driffield; a cemetery of Saxon date at Meysey Hampton; and medieval and post-medieval activity in the environs of Siddington village. In addition, there was dispersed evidence for prehistoric, mostly Bronze Age and Iron Age, and Romano-British use of the landscape, largely in the form of ditches and pits, although there was little to indicate that the route crossed settlement sites of these dates. The most significant results all related to funerary archaeology with two Bronze Age cremation burials in pits, at least two, possibly three, Roman period cremation burials, two associated with pots, a small cluster of late Roman graves, one with rich grave goods, and probably associated with the Harnhill villa and a small middle Saxon cemetery at Meysey Hampton. A decapitated man in the Meysey Hampton cemetery is of particular interest. The finds assemblage is not especially large, considering the length of the cable route.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Paul Rainbird C Caine C Coles
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	AC Archaeology Ltd
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Please note: this record has been validated by-proxy by Historic England.
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2019
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	County: Gloucestershire Location - Auto Detected: Harnhill Site: Cirencester to Fairford 33kV Cable Installation Location - Auto Detected: Fairford Location - Auto Detected: Siddington Location - Auto Detected: Cirencester Parish: SIDDINGTON District: Cotswold Country: England Location - Auto Detected: Driffield Grid Reference: 402928, 200334 (Easting, Northing) Grid Reference: 414419, 200593 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal) Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) late Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal) Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) Romano-British (Auto Detected Temporal) post-medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) middle Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal) medieval (Auto Detected Temporal) Saxon (Auto Detected Temporal) cemetery (Auto Detected Subject) cremation burials (Auto Detected Subject) pits (Auto Detected Subject) villa (Auto Detected Subject) settlement (Auto Detected Subject) ditches (Auto Detected Subject) grave (Auto Detected Subject) graves (Auto Detected Subject) funerary (Auto Detected Subject) Harnhill villa (Auto Detected Subject)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: acarchae2-293249
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	13 Jan 2020

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