Hinkley C excavations unearth 3,000 year old settlement (From Bridgwater Mercury)
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Hinkley C excavations unearth 3,000 year old settlement
10:00am Tuesday 12th March 2013 in News By Matthew Colledge
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EXCAVATIONS at the Hinkley C site have revealed the remains of a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age settlement.
Archaeologists have also discovered the first Saxon grub hut to be found in Somerset, and a number of Roman features and artefacts, including a grain drier, quern stones, a stone anchor, fishing net weights, jewellery and graves.
The work was funded by EDF Energy as part of its site preparations and carried out by Somerset County Council.
The county’s heritage team is now carrying out an outreach programme across Somerset, giving people the chance to find out more about the history of the site.
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Comments(3)
latitude
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1:10pm Tue 12 Mar 13
RustyKnight wrote:Trust me, this won't change anything. Records will be made and kept from any further excavations and archaeological analysis - job done.
If ever there was a good reason not to build a new power station at Hinkley Point this has to be it!
How can EDF warrant the destruction of such an important archaelogical site?
bts73
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6:15pm Wed 13 Mar 13
RustyKnight says...
11:54am Tue 12 Mar 13
How can EDF warrant the destruction of such an important archaelogical site?