EDO417 - Black Hill, Cerne Abbas; excavation 1982

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Location

Grid reference ST 6690 0060 (point)
Map sheet ST60SE
Civil Parish Cerne Abbas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Central Archaeology Service

Date

1982

Description

Excavation during 1981/1982 and fieldwalking during 1983 revealed Late Neolithic flint extraction, preceding settlement on the hill top which dated from the early Bronze Age until the Romano-British period. Full excavation and field-walking reports, and analysis of the settlement and field systems.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1982. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1981. 103. 122.
  • <2> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1983. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1982. 104.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650834.

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Jan 25 2021 2:35PM

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