In the Shadow of Segsbury

REVIEW BY CH Large infrastructure schemes are often archaeologically exciting because they allow us to explore underlying features on a landscape scale. This comprehensive monograph summarises the results of one such excavation, by Cotswold Archaeology, where the creation of a new water pipeline in Oxfordshire prompted the investigation of an area of c.48ha, uncovering finds ranging from the Mesolithic to the Anglo-Saxon period. Highlights include possible post-built structures, an intriguing pit alignment, and Iron Age and Roman settlements, as well as two small cemeteries, one late Roman in date, the other Anglo-Saxon. We also learn of an unusual Iron Age burial in a re-purposed storage