Pickstone, A. and Drummond-Murray, J. (2013). A Late Roman Well or Cistern and Ritual Deposition at Bretton Way, Peterborough. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 102. Vol 102, pp. 37-66. https://doi.org/10.5284/1073464. Cite this via datacite

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Title:		 A Late Roman Well or Cistern and Ritual Deposition at Bretton Way, Peterborough
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Issue:		 Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 102
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Number of Pages:		 154
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Page Start/End:		 37 - 66
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Abstract:		 Excavation of a small Romano-British settlement at Bretton Way, Peterborough, was undertaken by Oxford Archaeology East in 2010, in advance of construction. The site was unexceptional apart from one extraordinary feature '“ a well or cistern, dating from the late 3rd to early 4th century AD and constructed from massive stone blocks reused from a monumental building. The labour required to construct such a structure strongly suggests more than a purely utilitarian function. The late-4th century deposits it contained indicate various possible 'ritual' elements, alongside more conventional rubbish disposal, but a definitive interpretation remains elusive. Evidence of late Iron Age settlement and an early Roman period enclosure system was also recorded at the site, as well as an aisled barn adjacent to and contemporary with the well. Au/LD
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Author:		 Alexandra Pickstone
James Drummond-Murray
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Enclosure System (Auto Detected Subject)
Early 4superscriptth Century Ad (Auto Detected Temporal)
Late Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
Late Roman (Auto Detected Temporal)
Well (Auto Detected Subject)
Monumental Building (Auto Detected Subject)
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Cistern (Auto Detected Subject)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
Stone Blocks Reused (Auto Detected Subject)
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Created Date:		 14 May 2015