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From Mesolithic to Motorway
. Ed(S): Simmonds, Andrew; Booth, Paul; Stansbie, Dan; Diez, Valerie; Griffiths, Seren
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Paperback. Excavation in advance of engineering works along the M1 from Junctions 6a to 10 (between Hemel Hempstead and Luton) revealed significant archaeological remains of wide-ranging date. Editor(s): Simmonds, Andrew; Booth, Paul; Stansbie, Dan; Diez, Valerie; Griffiths, Seren. Num Pages: 230 pages, 110 illus. BIC Classification: HDD; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 212 x 15. Weight in Grams: 956.
Excavation in advance of engineering works along the M1 from Junctions 6a to 10 (between Hemel Hempstead and Luton) revealed significant archaeological remains of wide-ranging date. Important evidence for late Mesolithic and early Neolithic activity, including pits, was found at Junction 9, while later prehistoric features were more widely distributed but less concentrated. Late Iron Age and Roman features were most common, with significant rural settlements at Junctions 8 and 9, and further evidence for trackways and enclosures elsewhere. These sites were of fairly low status and concerned with mixed agriculture, though incidental activities included manufacture of puddingstone querns. Occupation ... Read more
Excavation in advance of engineering works along the M1 from Junctions 6a to 10 (between Hemel Hempstead and Luton) revealed significant archaeological remains of wide-ranging date. Important evidence for late Mesolithic and early Neolithic activity, including pits, was found at Junction 9, while later prehistoric features were more widely distributed but less concentrated. Late Iron Age and Roman features were most common, with significant rural settlements at Junctions 8 and 9, and further evidence for trackways and enclosures elsewhere. These sites were of fairly low status and concerned with mixed agriculture, though incidental activities included manufacture of puddingstone querns. Occupation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford Archaeology United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780904220650
SKU
V9780904220650
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About . Ed(S): Simmonds, Andrew; Booth, Paul; Stansbie, Dan; Diez, Valerie; Griffiths, Seren
Andrew Simmonds is Senior Project Manager, Post-Excavation at Oxford Archaeology. He is the co-author of a number of books including From Mesolithic to Motorway: The Archaeology of the M1 (Junction 6a-10) Widening Scheme, Hertfordshire (2012), In the Shadow of Corinium: Prehistoric and Roman Occupation at Kingshillsouth, Cirencester, Gloucestershire (2018), and Gill Mill: Later Prehistoric Landscape and a Roman Nucleated ... Read more
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