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Visited 10th September, just a few days before the end of excavations for this year. A visitors tent had been set up with finds from the area. The chalk artifacts were very interesting with their geometric patterns. These were found in stratigraphic sequence.
Pat Shelley tour guide for Stonehenge Riverside Project greeted us and gave us all the latest information on excavations. We then set out to visit all the trenches in the environs. Anomalies had been found with Geophys at the end of the Cursus but nothing was found. Then on to Longbarrow (Amesbury 42) across the road. Large piece of antler found at bottom of ditch. Barrow made in one go not two as previously thought. Returned to SH and visited the Palisade excavations. Late BA/Early IA.
Then on to the most exciting dig at West Amesbury in garden/field at back of Antrobus House by the River Avon. Paleolithic and large amount of Mesolithic artefacts found here. Mike Parker Pearson was supervising here and a ring ditch feature/barrow? may have contained a stone or wooden marker. There was also cobbled flint which has never been seen by archaeologists before! Consent for more excavation is needed from SM. A report may be out next year in February or March.
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