Excavations at Chester. The Northern and Eastern Roman Extramural Settlements
Excavations 1990-2019 and other investigations
By (author) Leigh Dodd
Paperback (Published)
(September 2020)
ISBN: 9781789696271
8.07 x 11.46 inches
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This publication presents the results of fifteen archaeological investigations carried out within the canabae to the north and east of the Roman legionary fortress at Chester between 1990 and 2019.
Excavations at Chester: the northern and eastern Roman extramural settlements presents the results of fifteen archaeological investigations carried out within the canabae to the north and east of the Roman legionary fortress at Chester between 1990 and 2019. The results demonstrate that there was sparse development of the canabae to the north of the fortress during the 1st and 2nd centuries; instead, this area was predominantly used for the extraction of building materials? – sandstone and clay. By the 3rd century, the final phase of usage took the form of a small cemetery, the first to be examined in this area. Subject to more constraints, the sites investigated within the eastern canabae close to the fortress produced limited evidence for urban plot divisions, whilst those further east provided evidence for the division and management of agricultural land forming the prata legionis.
List of Figures and Tables ;
Acknowledgements ;
Chapter 1: Introduction ;
Chapter 2: 51–57 Upper Northgate Street 2015 (Site 1) ;
Chapter 3: Liverpool Road 2018 (Site 2) ;
Chapter 4: Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3) ;
Chapter 5: Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4) ;
Chapter 6: George Street School 2013 (Site 5) ;
Chapter 7: Gorse Stacks Bus Interchange 2015–16 (Site 6) ;
Chapter 8: 54–60 Foregate Street 2009 (Site 7) ;
Chapter 9: 83–89 Foregate Street 2017 (Site 8) ;
Chapter 10: 105–109 Foregate Street 1992–93 (Site 9) ;
Chapter 11: Grosvenor Park Road 2000–19 (Site 10) ;
Chapter 12: The Bars (south) 1990 and 1998 (Site 11) ;
Chapter 13: The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12) ;
Chapter 14: The Bars (north) 2002 (Site 13) ;
Chapter 15: Dee Hills Park 2002–03 (Site 14) ;
Chapter 16: Boughton Retail Centre 2012-13 (Site 15) ;
Chapter 17: Discussion ;
Bibliography
Leigh Dodd has worked in the commercial sector of archaeology since the early 1990s. During this time he has excavated a wide range of sites including many of the Roman and post-medieval periods, several of which have been published in regional and international journals. Additionally, he has written many finds reports for a wide-range of clients. He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.
- By (author) Leigh Dodd
'This is a lucid and business-like report on developer-funded digs in the northern and eastern environs of the legionary fortress at Chester. It brings together work by various archaeological contractors, an initiative of synthesis to be applauded, and complements recent publication of work south and west of the fortress.'
— Nick Hodgson
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Excavations at Brooklyn House 2015-16
Die Bleifunde der römisch-republikanischen Anlage von Sanisera, Menorca
Archäologische und archäometrische Analyse
Rus Africum IV: La fattoria Bizantina di Aïn Wassel, Africa Proconsularis (Alto Tell, Tunisia)
Lo scavo stratigrafico e i materiali
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Proceedings of the XXI International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies (Limes Congress) held at Newcastle upon Tyne in August 2009
The Arverni and Roman Wine
Roman Amphorae from Late Iron Age sites in the Auvergne (Central France): Chronology, fabrics and stamps
Roman Copies, Collecting, and Culture in the Bay of Naples and Beyond
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Proceedings of the XXI International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies (Limes Congress) held at Newcastle upon Tyne in August 2009
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