This report discusses the results of excavations led by the University of Manchester at the hilltop site of Dorstone Hill, Herefordshire; SO 3260 4230
The project forms part of an on-going joint partnership between the University of Manchester and Hereford Archaeology that seeks to investigate prehistoric remains within the southwest of Herefordshire. The investigations particularly aim to improve the general knowledge of early Neolithic activity within the region. This report discusses the second year of excavations at Dorstone Hill which fall within the third year of this wider project. In its first year investigations centred on the English/Welsh border within the Olchon Valley where the partnership identified a late Neolithic/early Bronze Age a complex burial site. In 2011 three sites saw trial investigations to establish the nature of the prehistoric archaeology (see Bishop and Atkinson 2011; Garcia-Rovira et al 2011; Thomas and McInnes 2011).
Following the discovery of Neolithic material during prior excavations at the hilltop site of Dorstone Hill and the discovery of possible features on aerial photographs the site was targeted for trial excavation. Over the course of July 2011 a long exploratory trench was opened which identified both artefacts and features suggesting Neolithic activity at the site. In 2012 a larger trench was opened across the previously identified earthwork to fully investigate the nature of the archaeology. The results of this work confirmed observations from the evaluation trench and allowed for the make-up of the earthwork to be examined in more detail and a sequence of construction is suggested. A possible cist was also identified but requires further investigation. The finds associated with the earthwork suggest that it is of Neolithic date.
https://www.academia.edu/28224696/An_Interim_Report_on_Excavations_at_Dorstone_Hill_Herefordshire_in_2012
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