EWX1492 - Tolpuddle-Puddletown Proposed By-pass (Red) Route (Site H), east of Tolpuddle Ball; excavation 1993
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 81300 94700 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY89SW |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Wessex Archaeology
Date
1993
Description
The site has four phases: Phase 1: an un-enclosed IA settlement; Phase 2: a sub-rectangular enclosure ditch dug around the settlement; Phase 3: the enclosure and ditch were backfilled and a roundhouse built on the backfill; Phase 4: RB occupation consisting of four spreads of debris and rectilinear hollows which may represent buildings. Also a corn-drying kiln and water tank. The settlement continued into the C4th.Five or six IA burials were found in the enclosure pits and ditch, and a cluster of five to the east of the enclosure are dated to the RB period from the presence of coffin nails.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SDO93 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1994. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1993. 115. 155-58.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1044115.
- <1> SDO13965 Monograph: Hearne, Carrie M, and Birbeck, Vaughan. 1999. A35 Tolpuddle to Puddletown Bypass DBFO, Dorset, 1996-8. Incorporating excavations at Tolpuddle Ball 1993.
Record last edited
Mar 29 2021 5:09PM