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and financial support, in particular Jim Stables and 
Ted Olney. The co-operation of the landowners, of 
Amey Construction, Avron Construction and 
Raymond Brown Ltd was also much appreciated 
during both the excavations and the watching brief. 
The authors would also like to thank Helena Cave- 
Penney of the Archaeology Section of Wiltshire 
County Council’s Library and Museum Service, for 
providing archaeological background information. 
Fieldwork was carried out by Neil Adams, Phil 
Harding and Julie Lancley. Augering was carried 
out by Mike Allen and Rob Scaife, assisted by Sarah 
Wyles. The project was managed by Caron Newman 
and, latterly, by Julie Gardiner. Illustrations are by 
S.E. James and Linda Coleman. The archive has 
been deposited with the Salisbury and South 
Wiltshire Museum, Salisbury. 
Note 
A draft of this paper was completed in 1994. It was 
revised for publication in 2003. 
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