Wilkinson, I. P., Williams, M., Young, J., Cook, S. R., Fulford, M. G. and Lott, G. (2008). The application of microfossils in assessing the provenance of chalk used in the manufacture of Roman mosaics at Silchester. Journal of Archaeological Science 35 (8). Vol 35(8), pp. 2415-2422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2008.03.010.

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	The application of microfossils in assessing the provenance of chalk used in the manufacture of Roman mosaics at Silchester
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Journal of Archaeological Science 35 (8)
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Journal of Archaeological Science
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	35 (8)
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report Number of Pages:	339
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	2415 - 2422
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	Microfossils recovered from chalk tesserae in mosaics from the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum, modern Silchester, southern England, are used to suggest a provenance for the source-rock. It is considered probable that calcretised chalk, formed by secondary calcification beneath Palaeogene rock cover, was used to manufacture the tesserae. It is argued that this suggestion is supported by a comparative analysis of chalk tesserae from the Norden Roman site in Dorset. Although the provenance of the chalk in some of the Silchester tesserae can be placed only within a broad geographical area of downland in southern England, others may have originated in the Dorchester'“Swanage area, some 100 km to the southwest of Silchester, or the Portsdown area of southern Hampshire. None of the tesserae have been constructed from chalk found near Silchester.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Ian P Wilkinson Mark Williams Jeremy R Young Samantha R Cook Michael G Fulford Graham Lott
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2008
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Subjects / Periods:	ROMAN (Historic England Periods) 20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods) Mosaics (Auto Detected Subject) Town (Auto Detected Subject)
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Relations Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report Relations:	DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2008.03.010
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	18 Mar 2010