Catchpole, T. (2008). Excavations at the sewage treatment works, Dymock, Gloucestershire, 1995. Roman Dymock:. Vol 125, pp. 137-219.
| Title: | Excavations at the sewage treatment works, Dymock, Gloucestershire, 1995 | |||||||||||||||
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| Issue: | Roman Dymock: | |||||||||||||||
| Series: | Transactions of the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society | |||||||||||||||
| Volume: | 125 | |||||||||||||||
| Page Start/End: | 137 - 219 | |||||||||||||||
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| Publication Type: | Journal | |||||||||||||||
| Abstract: | excavations at Dymock Sewage Treatment Works uncovered a later-first-century rectilinear ditched enclosure containing rectangular timber buildings which were removed and backfilled in the early-second century. The site was occupied by a community whose diet, mode of dress and funerary practices were typical of a rural Gloucestershire population of the period but the layout of the excavated enclosure and buildings was not typical and the occupants utilised unusually `Romanised' material culture and construction methods from c.AD 70. A number of interpretations of this evidence are explored. While convincing evidence for the presence of a military garrison was lacking, it is possible that the enclosure served an official function. The manufacture of copper alloy objects was indicated by a small assemblage of brooch and tool moulds, amongst which were a Chester type trumpet brooch and its mould, the first such example from Roman Britain. The site also produced considerable amounts of iron-smelting slag, although direct evidence for furnaces was lacking. The local manufacture of greyware in non-indigenous forms was also indicated. Activity on the site was much reduced from c.AD 150 onwards and apparently ceased during the third century. Five adult inhumations of mid-second-century date were situated outside the earlier enclosure, while a number of infant inhumations were cut into the backfill of the enclosure ditch. A single probably later Roman building with stone foundations was also recorded. Separately authored contributions include | |||||||||||||||
| Year of Publication: | 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| ISBN: | 9780900197703 | |||||||||||||||
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| Note: | [OS SO 7024 3123] | |||||||||||||||
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| Created Date: | 09 May 2008 |
