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EDO361 - The Bend, Compton Valence; excavation 1991

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Location

Grid reference	SY 576 937 (point)
Map sheet	SY59SE
Civil Parish	Compton Valence; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

Technique(s)

EXCAVATION

Organisation

Bournemouth University

Date

1991

Description

Excavations directed by Bill Putnam of Bournemouth Polytechnic (now Bournemouth University).

Sources/Archives (3)

--- SDO91 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1992. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1991. 113. 173.
--- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 916183.
--- SDO21578 Article in serial: Putnam, Bill. 2002. The fork, the farmer and the 'Bronze Age' ditch. British Archaeology 68 December 2002.

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Dec 8 2025 10:02AM

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