The Roman Cemetery at Lankhills
By (author) Giles Clarke
Hardback (Published)
(December 2021)
ISBN: 9781803270081
8.46 x 10.87 inches
Price: $126.00
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This book considers the cemetery uncovered outside the north gate of Venta Belgarum, Roman Winchester, and analyses in detail both the graves and their contents. There are detailed studies and important re-assessments of many categories of object, but it is the information about late Roman burial, religion, and society which is of sp
Outside the north gate of Venta Belgarum, Roman Winchester, a great cemetary stretched for 500 yards along the road to Cirencester. Excavations at Lankhills from 1967 to 1972 uncovered 451 graves, many elaborately furnished, at the northern limits of this cemetery, and dating from the fourth century A.D. This book, the second in a two-part study of Venta Belgarum, which forms the third volume of Winchester Studies, describes the excavations of these burials and analyses in detail both the graves and their contents. There are detailed studies and important re-assessments of many categories of object, but it is the information about late Roman burial, religion, and society which is of special interest.
List of plates List of figures List of tables List of abbreviations List of references INTRODUCTION I. THE EXCAVATION 1. Circumstances of Excavation 2. Archaeological Background 3. General Character of the Excavation 4. The Graves (Table 2) 5. Other Features (with contributions by J. L. Macdonald) II. ANALYSIS 1. Introduction 2. Chronology 3. Age and Sex 4. Cremations 5. Inhumations: The Grave 6. Inhumations: The Grave-Furniture 7. Cemetery Organisation Appendix. An Outline of the Computer Processing Performed by R. N. Cuff III. THE FINDS 1. Introduction 2. Coins by Richard Reece 3. Pewter Vessels by David Brown 4. Glass Vessels by D. B. Harden 5. Pottery Vessels 6. Animal Remains 7. Equipment 8. Cross-Bow Brooches 9. Belts and Belt-Fittings 10. Beads and Necklaces 11. Bracelets 12. Other Personal Ornaments 13. Hobnails and Footwear 14. Miscellaneous Objects 15. Textile Remains by Elisabeth Crowfoot 16. Coffin-Nails, Coffin-Fittings, And Coffins 17. Human Skeletons 18. Economic Conclusions IV. DISCUSSION 1. Late Romano-British Burial Practice 2. Foreign Elements 3. Religion by J. L. Macdonald CONCORDANCES by David Critchley i. Graves Illustrated ii. Objects Discussed and Illustrated ADDENDA INDEX OF SITES, List of plates ;
List of figures ;
List of tables ;
List of abbreviations ;
List of references ;
INTRODUCTION I. THE EXCAVATIONwith contributions by J. L. Macdonald II. ANALYSIS III. THE FINDSby Richard Reeceby David Brownby D. B. Harden IV. DISCUSSIONby J. L. Macdonald CONCORDANCES by David Critchley ADDENDA INDEX OF SITES
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