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A few scatters of Mesolithic and Neolithic flint were found across the development area. Slightly more extensive evidence for Neolithic occupation was represented by a small number of pits from which flint-tempered Neolithic pottery, worked flint, charred plant remains and animal bone were recovered. During the later Bronze Age and Iron Age the first permanent settlements were established. They were characterized by post-built circular structures, pits and cremation burials. Settlement began in the river valley and the western edge of the clay plateau but during the Iron Age settlement shifted onto the clay plateau with eh creation of a five-sided enclosure. By the Late Iron Age and Roman period a farmstead and managed fields were established. This farmstead has been defined as a complex-type farmstead and seems to have been involved in the large-scale production of spelt. Limited evidence was identified for Saxon activity but a few features, including the remains of a tree-lined avenue, may have been associated with the 17th century Hadham and Wickham Halls which were owned by the Capel family. This volume describes the archaeological remains as well as the artefacts and ecofactual material recovered from the excavations.

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Jo is a Post-Excavation Manager for Cotswold Archaeology (Milton Keynes). She has worked in British commercial archaeology for over 20 years, with most of her career spent in East Anglia and the south-east Midlands. Jo has undertaken a range of post-excavation projects, including large prehistoric and Roman sites in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Sarah Cobain is a Principal Post-Excavation Manager at Cotswold Archaeology (Milton Keynes) and deals with all aspects of post-excavation and publication. She is an environmental specialist and has authored numerous articles and contributed to many monographs. Mark is a Senior Project Officer for Cotswold Archaeology (Kemble). He has worked in British commercial archaeology for 30 years and has experience of rural and urban sites spanning the prehistoric to modern periods. He has directed a number of major projects, including  infrastructure schemes, progressing these to final publication.

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