Cox, S. and Holbrook, N. (2009). First Century AD Salt-Making at St. Georges, Worle, North Somerset Levels, Summary Report on Archaeological Investigations 2001-04. Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 20. Vol 20.
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First Century AD Salt-Making at St. Georges, Worle, North Somerset Levels, Summary Report on Archaeological Investigations 2001-04 | ||
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Archaeology in the Severn Estuary 20 | ||
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Archaeology in the Severn Estuary | ||
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Archaeological recording during construction work at St Georges, North Somerset, produced evidence of early Roman salt making. It is conceivable that production started on the site in the late Iron Age, but in the second half of the 1st century AD there was an intensification of activity using a new technology that required large ceramic pedestals to support the evaporation pans. Traces of one or more probable salterns were revealed. It is possible that the upsurge in salt production was in response to increased demand generated by the presence of the Roman army in south-west Britain. In the 2nd or 3rd century AD a series of drainage ditches was dug which may be associated with the transformation of the site into an embanked freshwater environment. The important collection of briquetage recovered from the site is discussed. | ||
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2009 | ||
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09 Oct 2017 |
