Waterloo Connection and Pepper Hill, ARC NBR 98 and ARC PHL 97

The Oxford Archaeological Unit detailed archaeological investigation at the site of Waterloo Connection located 0.5 km to the south of the Roman small town at Springhead on behalf of Union Railways (South) Limited (URS). Two phases of fieldwork were undertaken between 1/11/1997 and 15/1/1999, following the unexpected discovery of the cemetery during a watching brief on cable diversion works. The first phase of fieldwork revealed the southern part, the second phase the northern part, of a previously unknown Roman cemetery dating between the late 1st and the mid 3rd century AD. The later prehistoric period was represented by a small number of pits of possible Iron Age date and a linear ditch which contained a large quantity of burnt flint.