{"product_id":"by-a-crystal-brook-early-riverside-settlement-and-a-medieval-chapel-at-sutton-poyntz-dorset-9781874350446","title":"By a Crystal Brook: Early Riverside Settlement and a Medieval Chapel at Sutton Poyntz, Dorset","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mick Rawlings\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wessex Archaeology\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wessex Archaeology\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Archaeology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis report describes the results of several stages of archaeological work resulting from plans to construct a new water treatment plant utilising the springhead of the River Jordan at Sutton Poyntz, a village at the foot of the chalk scarp near Weymouth, Dorset. Human activity in the area, since at least Mesolithic times, has focused on the river. Its post-medieval history revolved around its water mills. Evidence for an Early Iron Age settlement and Romano-British activity, including an infant burial were recorded, partly beneath a thick colluvial deposit. A rectangular, stone-founded building has been identified as a 13th-14th century chapel. probably belonging to the Poyntz family estate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wessex Archaeology","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47780989010071,"sku":"9781874350446","price":1879.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781874350446.webp?v=1778049720","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/by-a-crystal-brook-early-riverside-settlement-and-a-medieval-chapel-at-sutton-poyntz-dorset-9781874350446","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}