8. SOUTH-WESTERN COUNTIES

GLOUCESTERSHIRE (1) Eastington, Land at M5, Junction 13 (SO 7778 0645): excavation adjacent to the site of Whitminster Roman villa identified a small number of pits and short ditches containing transitional late Iron Age to first-century a.d. pottery; a buried soil also probably dates to this period...

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Published in:Britannia (Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies) 2023-11, Vol.54, p.384-389
Main Author: Salvatore, John P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Ceramics
Iron Age
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Summary:GLOUCESTERSHIRE (1) Eastington, Land at M5, Junction 13 (SO 7778 0645): excavation adjacent to the site of Whitminster Roman villa identified a small number of pits and short ditches containing transitional late Iron Age to first-century a.d. pottery; a buried soil also probably dates to this period. A cobbled surface dating within the second to fourth centuries corresponds with the location of an east–west street identified during excavations in the 1950s.127 SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE (1) Wickwar, Churchend Extension, Wickwar Quarry (ST 7142 9108): excavation recorded elements of the Roman road between Berkeley and Bitton (Margary route 541a), the course of which was identified by a prior geophysical survey and archaeological evaluation. A large number of archaeological features were present in the western part of the site (known as Chilton Trinity Borrow Pit), suggesting agricultural and settlement activity of Iron Age, Roman and post-medieval date. A handful of ditches in the central and southern part of this area contained later Iron Age pottery.
ISSN:0068-113X
1753-5352
DOI:10.1017/S0068113X23000338