Trench SG T11000, first explored in 2014, was re-opened in 2016 to continue the excavation of SG T11000—the Middle Bronze Age Structure I. A Roman villa located to the east of the excavation area may have helped to protect this Bronze Age site.

In 2016 SG T11000 was expanded on its north and south sides in order to determine the extent of the structure. Excavation this year focused on the removal of dumped or washed-in material, probably coming from nearby middens, that covered the abandoned structure. These colluvial fills overlying Structure 1 contained material evidence for household industries such as spinning, weaving, bone working, flint knapping, butchering, and food preparation.

This season’s excavation halted at the top of potential in situ deposits that could be related to the latest occupation level of the structure. About 50% of Structure 1 has now been excavated and its basic external shape and eastern extent can be extrapolated.

A Roman cistern that cuts through the middle of Structure 1 was partly excavated in 2015 was also re-opened in 2016. The cistern was constructed of roughly worked stone blocks set within a foundation trench cut into the natural clay subsoil. It had a thick clay lining and was filled with layers of building debris, roof tiles, and fragments of coarse and cooking wares, as well as some regional fine wares (ITS and black gloss). A sherd of Pompeian Internally Red-slipped Cookware, datable to the late second century B.C. – first century A.D., was found in the lowest level of the cistern. The upper levels of the cistern contained sherds of Colour-coated ware that dates from the first to third centuries AD.