The grant generously awarded in March 2024 has allowed the Culver Archaeological Project to obtain assessments on the tile, metalwork, glass, slag and stone, collected in their 2015-17 excavations in Trench 6 at the defended Roman settlement at Bridge Farm, near Lewes, Sussex. The 1400m2 trench was centred to the northeast corner of the settlement over the intersection of the London Road (RR14) and the c.AD200 double ditch enclosure. The road, which comprised of flint, gravel, sand and iron slag, was found to overlay the silted enclosure ditches. Pottery analysis by Dr Malcolm Lyne showed that the settlement was founded in the mid-late 1st century AD with activity continuing into the early 5th. The new assessments relate directly to activity associated with the excavated features and add to the growing corpus of data from previous years that is demonstrating the wide economic base of the settlement as well as the social status and demography of its inhabitants. They will form an important part of the post-excavation report and future papers adding to the information freely available on the project’s website www.culverproject.co.uk.
