Monument record MDO49164 - Late Iron Age/Romano-British settlement, Wood Hill, Charlton Down, Charminster

Two pits (F20) and (F25) excavated during archaeological evaluation in 2013 and excavation in 2015 of Late Iron Age date and a ditch (F29) of Late Iron Age/Romano-British date and thought possibly to represent activity at the edge of a settlement. Ditch (F29) was recorded during the excavation and, though the filling contained no dateable material, was identified as the same feature as a ditch recorded during the evaluation.

Most of the artefacts and animal bone from the site came from pit (F18). These included sherds of post-Deverel Rimbury plain ware pottery, redeposited Middle Bronze Age Deverel Rimbury pottery, a fragment of what may be the socket of a copper alloy weapon or tool, and a large piece of cattle skull. Although the artefacts and animal bone could be characterised as resulting from settlement activity, excavators considered that in this feature a more complex deposition and combination of materials could be seen; an interesting earlier example of a common occurrence on later Iron Age sites in the area (Randall 2015).

McConnell, R, 2013, B0405 Wood Hill, Charlton Down, Dorchester, Dorset. Archaeological Field Evaluation in Support of a Planning Application: Impact Statement. (Unpublished document). SDO14684.

Randall, C, 2015, BO405 Wood Hill, Dorchester, Dorset. An Archaeological Excavation - The Assessment Report. (Unpublished document). SDO14686.

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