Evaluation by J Robertson of SCAU, for BFI Ltd, of two areas permitted for mineral extraction, produced little of archaeological interest except for an area centred at SU 861 473. Here no features were revealed, but numerous finds of both prehistoric and Roman date were recovered. Analysis of the soils from which these finds were recovered indicates that they are essentially hillwash. This suggests occupation nearby, on higher ground, in both the prehistoric and Roman periods. Unfortunately, the area of higher ground adjacent has previously been quarried. The evidence for the prehistoric period includes finds from the Mesolithic through to the Bronze Age (and possibly into the Iron Age). The evidence for the Roman period is more specific, indicating occupation from the late 2nd into the late 3rd centuries AD. (314)