The A417 ‘Missing link’: A Cotswold landscape 12,000 years in the making

An OCA talk presented by Alex Thomson

From Spring 2023 to Summer 2024, Oxford Cotswold Archaeology undertook archaeological mitigation works along the route of the A417 “Missing Link” improvement project, on behalf of Kier Transportation and National Highways. The archaeological excavations covered over 600,000m², and features were identified from multiple periods, including Mesolithic and Neolithic activity, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman funerary activity, Iron Age and Roman settlement, and a Second World War air defence position. With fieldwork now complete, OCA are able to share more detail about the discoveries, which tell a story of how this part of the Cotswolds was used across 12,000 years.

🗓️ Date: Monday 20th July 2026

⏰ Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm

🎟️ Tickets: £8.09 per ticket, booking is required as space is limited. Book now!