Cirencester Before Corinium: Excavations at Kingshill North, Cirencester, Gloucestershire

by Ken Welsh and Edward Biddulph

Excavation by Oxford Archaeology in 2008 at Kingshill North on the north-eastern edge of Cirencester uncovered evidence for occupation that opens a remarkable window into Cirencester's prehistoric past. The earliest inhabitants lived during the late Neolithic. They dug storage pits, which over time were filled with decorated Grooved Ware, bone pins and awls, flint tools, stone axe fragments, animal bones and antler and the burnt remains of cereal,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190590522X
• ISBN13: 9781905905225
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Oxford Archaeological Unit
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 11.6"