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CASTLE HILL AND ITS LANDSCAPE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT THE WITTENHAMS, OXFORDSHIRE

by Tim Allen; Kate Cramp; Hugo Lamdin-Whymark; Leo Webley

Published by Oxford Archaeology. 1st. 2010

Nearly fine condition. Oxford Archaeology Monograph No.9. With a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Northmoor Trust asked Oxford Archaeology to undertake a varied programme of archaeological research in and around Castle Hill hillford, Little Wittenham. This action revealed on e of the most significant later prehistoric settlements in the region. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colopur & b/w illustrations. xxiv and 286 pages.

A very nice copy with minimal scuffing.

ISBN: 9780904220612
Stock no. 1829486

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Contents

  • Chapter 1: the Evolution of the Wittenhams Project
  • Introduction
  • The Background and Scope of the Project
  • Location and Topography of the Site
  • Archaeological and Historical Background
  • Structure of the Report
  • Chapter 2: Castle Hill
  • The Geophysical Surveys by Andy Payne
  • The Excavations
  • Earlier Prehistoric Period
  • Late Bronze Age
  • Early Iron Age
  • Middle Iron Age
  • Late Iron Age and Early Roman
  • Late Roman
  • Medieval
  • Post -Medieval
  • Chapter 3: Castle Hill Artefacts
  • Flint by Kate Cramp and Jugo Lamdin-Whymark
  • Prehistoric Pottery based up the report by Emily Edwards
  • Late Iron Age and Roman Pottery by Paul Booth
  • Post-Roman Pottery by Paul Blinkhorn
  • Prehistoric Fired Clay by Cynthia Poole
  • Roman and Post-Roman Fired Clay and Ceramic Building Material by Paul Booth
  • Metalwork by Ian Scott
  • Roman Coins by Paul Booth
  • Roman Glass based up on comments by Hilary Cool
  • Worked Bone by Leigh Allen
  • Worked Stone by Fiona Roe
  • Chapter 4: Castle Hill Environmental Evidence
  • Human Bone by Peter Hacking, Annsofie Witkin and Ceridwen Boston
  • Animal Bone Fay Worley and Jennifer Kitch with Gill Cox and Emma-Jayne Evans, fish bones by Rebecca Nicholson
  • Oyster Shell by Leo Webley
  • Land Snails by Amy Reynolds
  • Charred Plant Remains by Wendy Smith, Mark Robinson and Ben Harrold
  • Pollen and Phytoliths by Adrian G Parker
  • Radiocarbon Dating by Leo Webley
  • Chapter 5: Excavations around Castle Hill
  • The Geophysical Surveys
  • The Excavations
  • The Earlier Prehistoric Period
  • Late Bronze Age Activity
  • The Early Iron Age
  • The Middle Iron Age
  • Early or Middle Iron Age Features
  • Late Iron Age and Roman
  • The Medieval Period
  • Chapter 6: Artefacts from Castle Hill Environs
  • Prehistoric Pottery by Emily Edwards
  • Late Iron Age and Roman Pottery by Paul Booth
  • Prehistoric Fired Clay by Cynthia Poole
  • Flint by Kate Cramp and Jugo Lamdin-Whymark
  • Worked Stone by Fiona Roe
  • Worked Bone by Rosemary Grant
  • Metalwork by Ian Scott
  • Roman Coins by Paul Booth
  • Iron Slag and Other Debris by Lynne Keys
  • Chapter 7: Environmental Evidence from Castle Hill Environs
  • Human Remains by Peter Hacking and Ceridwen Boston
  • Animal Bone by Fay Worley wit Jennifer Kitch and Rebecca Nicholson
  • Oyster Shell by Adam Partington
  • Charred Plant Remains by Wendy Smith, Mark Robinson and Ben Harrold
  • Charcoal by Wendy Smith
  • Pollen and Phytoliths from Trench 14 by Adrian Parker
  • Soil Micromorphology by Marta Perez
  • An Integrated Interpretation of the Environmental Evidence
  • From the Midden by Adrian Parker
  • Paleoenvironmental Evidence from a Peat Flush in Little Wittenham Wood by Adrian Parker
  • Radiocarbon Dating by Tim Allen
  • Chapter 8: Neptune Wood
  • Introduction
  • Summary of Results
  • Finds and Environmental Reports
  • Discussion
  • Chapter 9: Discussion of Castle Hill and its Immediate Environs
  • The Nature of the Surviving Evidence within the hillfort
  • Early Prehistoric Activity
  • The Late Bronze Age Enclosure
  • The Early to Middle Iron Age Hillfort
  • The Late Iron Age and Roman Period: Abandonment and Reoccupation of teh Hilltop
  • Post-Roman Occupation and Agriculture
  • The Settlement Outside the Hillfort
  • Bibliography

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