EWX682 - Hengistbury Head: excavation 1970 to 1971
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 16987 90944 (35m by 10m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ19SE |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Technique(s)
Organisation
University of Southampton Archaeology Department
Date
1970-1971
Description
Limited trial excavations were carried out by Southampton University under the direction of Dr David Peacock on the northern shore of Hengistbury Head. This work was undertaken in advance of stabilisation works along the Barnfield Inlet. The trenches exposed a complex series of Iron Age and Roman deposits. (1)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SWX7620 Article in serial: Cunliffe, B. 1981. Hengistbury Head, Dorset: Iron Age Project 1981. . Vol 103. p122.
- --- SWX9279 Monograph: Cunliffe B. 1974. Iron Age Communities in Britain. p99.
- --- SWX9226 Monograph: Cunliffe, B. 1978. Hengistbury Head. p17-18.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650720.
- <1> SWX4038 Monograph: Cunliffe, B. 1987. Hengistbury Head, Dorset. 1: The Prehistoric and Roman Settlement, 3500BC- AD500, Excavations at Crouch Hill, 1921, 1969. in Oxford University Committee for Archaeology monograph series Vol no.13 Page(s) 40-7. 18, 75.
Record last edited
Sep 7 2021 10:53AM