Thornhill Farm, Fairford, Gloucestershire
Subtitle: An Iron Age And Roman Pastoral Site In The Upper Thames Valley (Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph)
Contributors: David Jennings (Editor); Alistair Barclay (Editor); Chris Hayden (Editor); Rob Read (Illustrator); Ros Smith (Illustrator)
Publisher: David Brown Book Company
Published: December 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780947816728
Subjects: European archaeology; Prehistoric archaeology; Sociology; England; Fairford (England); Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Gloucestershire; Africa - East - Ethiopia; Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Antiquities
Description: "For over 500 years, from the middle Iron Age to the early Roman period, the first gravel terrace of the river Thames at Thornhill Farm appears to have been lived in and worked as a cattle ranch. Extensive excavations by Oxford Archaeology between 1986 and 1989 revealed large parts of the settlement, including paddocks, stock enclosures and droveways, all designed to control and manage the herds of animals. The excavations at Thornhill Farm formed part of a co-ordinated archaeological response to the threat posed by gravel extraction during the creation of the Cotswold Water Park. This book presents the results of this phase of work, and discusses the significance of the site within the local and regional landscape."--BOOK JACKET.