In order fully to understand the South Oxfordshire ditch, it is important to try to question the conclusions that have been made in the past. By questioning these conclusions, archaeologists are then able to look back on the prior research and incorporate viewpoints that were not considered before. In the case of the South Oxfordshire dyke, we must take into consideration the many other factors of the landscape and context in which it provides for the full explanation of the significance of this dyke. Once we have accomplished this, we can then utilize the surrounding dykes and their contexts in order to come to a full conclusion as to their purposes individually as well as a whole system. Richard Bradley's The South Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch and its Significance reassesses the boundaries of the dyke to come to an interpretation that improves our knowledge of the South Oxfordshire dyke and surrounding dykes, such as the ones found at the Chilterns.