Life, Death and Rubbish Disposal in Roman Norton, North Yorkshire
Excavations at Brooklyn House 2015-16
By (author) Janet Phillips By (author) Pete Wilson
Paperback (Published)
(February 2021)
ISBN: 9781789698381
8.07 x 11.42 inches
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This volume reports on excavations in advance of the development of a site in Norton-on-Derwent, North Yorkshire close to the line of the main Roman road running from the crossing point of the River Derwent near Malton Roman fort to York. This site provided much additional information on aspects of the poorly understood ‘small town’
Life, Death and Rubbish Disposal in Roman Norton, North Yorkshire: Excavations at Brooklyn House 2015-16 reports on excavations in advance of the development of a site in Norton-on-Derwent, North Yorkshire close to the line of the main Roman road running from the crossing point of the River Derwent near Malton Roman fort to York (Eboracum). The Brooklyn House site provided much information on aspects of the poorly understood ‘small town’ of Delgovicia. The area came to be used for apparently widely-dispersed burials in the mid-3rd century AD. Among these was the bustumtype burial of a soldier, or former soldier, which produced a well-preserved assemblage of military equipment and incorporated some ‘non-standard’ features. In addition, evidence was found for a possible mausoleum. During the late third and fourth centuries the burial activity was succeeded by occupation in the form of substantial stone-founded, or in some cases possibly stone-built buildings fronting onto the Roman road which was the main approach road to the town from the south. These structures could have been related in some way to the Norton Roman pottery industry, the core area of which was located to the east of the site, although no evidence from them suggested this. Following the fairly short-lived occupation, much of the site was used for the disposal of large quantities of rubbish and structural debris that presumably originated from locations closer to or beyond the river crossing, including possibly the Roman fort. The Roman pottery assemblage incorporated in excess of 21,000 sherds and adds considerably to our knowledge of pottery use and production in Roman Malton/Norton. Similarly, the substantial and well-preserved Roman-period finds assemblage provides insights, not only into the bustum burial but also wider aspects of life in Delgovicia. Within the assemblage, there were some unusual and rarely found individual items such as a pair of iron-working tongs, a two-link snaffle bit and a bone needle case, as well as a wide range of other material including military equipment, jewellery, styli and a possible scroll holder. The medieval and later pottery from the site provides a baseline for work on assemblages recovered from Malton/Norton in the future.
Chapter 1. Introduction - Pete Wilson Chapter 2. The excavation - Janet Phillips and Pete Wilson Chapter 3. Prehistoric pottery - Blaise Vyner Chapter 4. The Roman pottery - I.M. Rowlandson and H.G. Fiske Chapter 5. The post-Roman pottery - C.G. Cumberpatch Chapter 6. The coins - Richard Brickstock Chapter 7. The small finds and vessel glass / The finds from the cremation burial - H.E.M. Cool and S.J. Greep Chapter 8. The ceramic building materials - J.M. McComish Chapter 9. The stone building materials - J.M. McComish Chapter 10. Chipped stone lithics - Spencer Carter Chapter 11. Querns, millstones and associated material - John Cruse Chapter 12. The whetstones - S. Tibbles Chapter 13. Human bone - Katie Keefe and Malin Holst Chapter 14. Vertebrate remains - Alison Foster Chapter 15. Shell - John Carrott Chapter 17. Discussion - Pete Wilson Bibliography, Chapter 1. Introduction – Pete WilsonJanet Phillips and Pete WilsonBlaise VynerI.M. Rowlandson and H.G. FiskeC.G. CumberpatchRichard BrickstockH.E.M. Cool and S.J. GreepJ.M. McComishJ.M. McComishSpencer CarterJohn CruseS. TibblesKatie Keefe and Malin Holst Alison FosterJohn CarrottPete Wilson
- By (author) Janet Phillips
- By (author) Pete Wilson
This report conforms to the usual high standards of production demonstrated by the Archaeopress imprint. It affords an important insight into the character of one of the small towns of Roman Britain.
— David Mason
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Excavations at Chester. The Northern and Eastern Roman Extramural Settlements
Excavations 1990-2019 and other investigations
Roman Pottery and Glass Manufactures: Production and Trade in the Adriatic Region and Beyond
Proceedings of the 4th International Archaeological Colloquium (Crikvenica, 8-9 November 2017)
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