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Excavations at the Neolithic Enclosure on Bury Hill, Houghton, W. Sussex 1979

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2014

Owen Bedwin ,
P. L. Drewett ,
K. D. Thomas  and
C. Cartwright
Owen Bedwin
Affiliation:
Sussex Archaeological Field Unit, Institute of Archaeology, 31–34 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PY
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Abstract

Summary. Excavations at Bury Hill dated a small, continuously-ditched enclosure to the early Neolithic. The interior of the enclosure, c. 1 ha in extent, was sampled by two trial cuttings, 9 m wide, running across the enclosure at right angles to one another. No Neolithic features were found. Sampling the ditch produced early Neolithic pottery, flintwork and animal bone. Though continuous, the ditch had a ‘beaded’ appearance, with a single entrance. No corresponding bank survived, though aerial photographs indicated its existence on the inside of the ditch.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 47 , December 1981 , pp. 69 - 86
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1981

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