Two enclosures were recorded - near Rodway was discovered a small Middle Bronze Age farmstead containing evidence of two roundhouses, with associated pottery and plant remains; and at Sandy Lane a Roman villa was shown to have developed from a Late Iron Age ridge-top settlement.
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| Preface |
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| Summary |
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Location, topography and geology |
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Archaeological background |
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Results summary and structure of report |
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Chapter 2 A Middle Bronze Age Enclosure at Rodway and other Bronze Age Features |
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Middle Bronze Age trough at Sandy Lane |
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Lithics from Rodway and Sandy Lane |
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Chapter 3 Iron Age Settlement, Roman Villa and post-Roman Structure at Sandy Lane |
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Iron Age, Roman and post-Roman settlement at Sandy Lane |
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62 | (6) |
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Iron Age and Roman pottery |
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Ceramic building material |
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Bronze Age settlement at Rodway in its context |
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Iron Age and Roman settlement chronology |
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Design and purpose of the buildings |
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The character of the Iron Age and Roman occupation |
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The Sandy Lane villa: its wider context |
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The post-Roman occupation |
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The early medieval territory associated with Cannington |
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Jon Hart is a Senior Publications Officer with Cotswold Archaeology. He studied Archaeology at the University of Durham and has worked in commercial archaeology since then, having directed numerous excavations and contributed to many reports. in addition, he has played a lead role in a number of outreach projects.