Along Prehistoric Lines : Neolithic, Iron Age and Romano-British Activity at the Former MOD Headquarters, Durrington, Wiltshire.

Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Plates -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Abstract -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Location, topography, geology and soils -- Archaeological and historical background -- Chapter 2: Late Glacial -- Chapter 3: Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age -- Late Neolithic -- Posthole alignments -- Pits -- Natural hollows -- Early Bronze Age -- Chapter 4: Iron Age -- Middle Iron Age -- Grave 5206 -- Feature 5642 -- Grave 6548 -- Grave 7530/feature 5187 -- Other Middle Iron Age evidence -- Feature 7280 -- Late Iron Age -- 'Enclosure' ditch and bank -- Chapter 5: Romano-British and post-Roman -- Early Romano-British -- Ditch 6203 -- Trackway -- Field ditches -- Pits -- Feature 5530 -- Solution hollow 6513 -- Solution hollow 6257 -- Ovens/driers -- Pottery kilns -- Middle/Late Romano-British -- Burials -- Other features -- Medieval, post-medieval and modern -- Chapter 6: Finds -- Worked flint by Matt Leivers -- Introduction -- Results -- Burnt flint by R. H. Seager Smith -- Stone -- Neolithic stone objects by Phil Harding and Rob Ixer -- Other stone objects by R.H. Seager Smith -- Early prehistoric pottery by Matt Leivers -- Grooved Ware -- Other early prehistoric sherds -- Discussion -- Later prehistoric, Romano-British and later pottery by R. H. Seager Smith -- Iron Age -- Latest Iron Age/Romano-British (1st-4th centuries AD) -- Medieval and later sherds -- Fired clay by R. H. Seager Smith -- Coins by Nicholas Cooke -- Metalwork by R. H. Seager Smith -- Personal items -- Household -- Agricultural/horticultural items -- Fastenings and fittings -- Metalworking waste -- Items of post-Roman date -- Discussion -- Slag by R. H. Seager Smith -- Glass by R. H. Seager Smith -- Worked bone by R. H. Seager Smith -- Building materials by R. H. Seager Smith.

Human bone by Jaqueline I. McKinley -- Introduction -- Taphonomy -- Demographic data -- Skeletal indices and non-metric traits/morphological variations -- Pathology -- Pyre technology and cremation ritual -- Animal bone by L. Higbee -- Introduction -- Late Neolithic -- Early to Middle Bronze Age -- Middle to Late Iron Age -- Romano-British -- Medieval to modern -- Discussion and conclusions -- Shell by R. H. Seager Smith -- Chapter 7: Environmental evidence -- Charred plant remains by Sarah F. Wyles and Chris J. Stevens -- Late Neolithic -- Romano-British -- Charcoal by Dana Challinor -- Late Neolithic -- Iron Age and Romano-British -- Radiocarbon dating by Alistair J. Barclay -- Late Neolithic post settings and cremation burial -- Iron Age burials and enclosure ditch -- Animal bone deposits -- Chapter 8: Discussion -- Late Neolithic -- Iron Age -- Romano-British and post-Roman -- Bibliography -- Back Cover.

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