EWX1769 - A35 Tolpuddle-Puddletown Bypass (Site 4), Burleston Down; excavation 1996 to 1997

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 78150 94900 (300m by 0m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SY79SE
Civil Parish Tolpuddle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Organisation

Wessex Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

Description

Excavation within a large dry valley at Burleston Down, ahead of By-pass construction, revealed Late Bronze Age activity as well as limited Iron Age and Roman features. Funded by BBTA Construction Joint Venture.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • --- Monograph: Hearne, Carrie M, and Birbeck, Vaughan. 1999. A35 Tolpuddle to Puddletown Bypass DBFO, Dorset, 1996-8. Incorporating excavations at Tolpuddle Ball 1993.
  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1168939.
  • --- Index: RCHME Microfilm Index. 6890.
  • --- Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1998. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1997. 119. 163.

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Mar 29 2021 4:51PM

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