A Neolithic and Bronze Age Monument Complex and its Early Medieval Reuse: Excavations at Netherfield Farm, South Petherton, Somerset, 2006 a n d r e w m u d d a n d m a r k b r e t t With contributions by An early Neolithic causewayed enclosure, a middle Neolithic long enclosure and an earlier Bronze Age open enclosure were among a group of prehistoric features discovered and examined by excavation at Netherfield Farm, South Petherton during archaeological mitigation work ahead of the construction of a natural gas pipeline between Ilchester and Barrington, Somerset, in 2006.Of particular interest were burnt deposits within the long enclosure ditches and a possible Bronze Age field system. Assemblages of pottery and flintwork contribute to the understanding of these features and a programme of radiocarbon dating has amplified the chronology of activity on the site. Evidence from a group of burnt and unburnt pits and a partial enclosure reveal the reuse of the site between the fifth and eighth centuries AD. INTRODUCTIONThe discovery and partial excavation of a group of prehistoric monuments at Netherfield Farm, South Petherton, in Somerset provides new information on the distribution and use of monumental architecture in Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain. The group comprised an extensive spread of remains, including a causewayed enclo sure, a long enclosure and a linear arrangement of ring-ditches, and is the first of this type of complex to be found in Somerset. The small size of the causewayed enclosure and the low frequency of material found retrieved from its ditches explain its incon spicuous presence in the modern landscape. Conversely, the long enclosure contained relatively abundant charred plant remains and other finds. The nature of both these monuments makes the complex unusual in national terms since causewayed enclosures are usually the more archaeologically productive of the two. The pits and ditches on the site of Downloaded by [University of Arizona] at 07:55 14 June 2016 BACKGROUND

Artificial Roman ponds present in various guises, but they are relatively rarely found in the service of rural agriculture. This article focuses on a possible example of this type from Worcestershire, where extensive excavation has been carried out. The results demonstrate the potential of a pond for the reconstruction of wider landscape usage, while the considerable quantity of associated finds potentially sheds some light on social practice. A review of similar sites across Roman Britain suggests there may be practical (in essence curatorial) issues about the fuller investigation of such features once identified, in order that a similarly high level of data can be achieved more regularly, and suggests a need for prospection/mapping for the better management of this resource, especially employing newly available LiDAR data.

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weathering and food procurement strategies. Two variables are considered: the presence of tool cutmarks and the frequency of anatomical parts. There was a close correlation between the number of cutmarks in each assemblage and the average length of fragments. Marciniak looks at social changes in the early European Neolithic from a taphonomic perspective. Six LBK sites are examined. Sheep and goat provided the everyday food, whilst beef and pork were reserved for feasting.

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