Karen E Walker is Principal Post-excavation Manager at Cotswold Archaeology. Karen has worked in commercial British archaeology in the region of Wessex for almost 40 years. Much of that time has been spent in desk based and post-excavation research and in management roles, mentoring colleagues and bringing sites to successful publication and their archives to deposition. Previous books include excavation reports for the 20th Century Excavations at Stonehenge, and for Twyford Down. Karen managed the post-excavation work for the project and was principal author.