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The Whitesheet Quarry setthement was 
apparently enclosed by a well-defined ditch and 
although there was no evidence of an associated 
palisade, other sites in the area have shown that this 
is a common feature (Cunliffe 1991). Enclosed 
settlements of this period are often of a similar size 
to Whitesheet Quarry and are interpreted as 
individual farmsteads. The relationship between 
this site and the hillfort remains unclear. 
Acknowledgements 
The excavations were carried out in advance of 
laying the Codford—IIlchester water pipeline. Our 
thanks to Wessex Water plc and their team of staff, 
and to the excavation team. The project was 
managed in the field by Julian Richards and 
directed by Mick Rawlings. It was managed in post- 
excavation by Richard Newman and, latterly, by 
Julie Gardiner. We are grateful to many colleagues 
for their assistance in post-excavation and for 
useful discussion, in particular the contributors, 
Richard Macphail, Charly French, Janet Ambers 
and Ian Longworth. The illustrations are by S.E. 
James. 
Note 
A draft of this report was completed in 1993. It was 
revised for publication in 2002. 
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