Pearce, J., Scott, W. and Wood, E. (2022). A spear for Silvanus, a horse for Mars, a rural shrine? New evidence of Roman votives from the Cambridgeshire claylands. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 111. Vol 111, Cambridge: Cambridge Antiquarian Society. pp. 103-116.

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Title:		 A spear for Silvanus, a horse for Mars, a rural shrine? New evidence of Roman votives from the Cambridgeshire claylands
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Issue:		 Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 111
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Volume:		 111
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Page Start/End:		 103 - 116
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Abstract:		 Two copper-alloy objects from Cambridgeshire, a spear head and a fitting, carrying inscriptions dedicated respectively to Silvanus and (probably) to Mars, were reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme in 2017 and 2018. Found. c. ten km west of Cambridge, both represent the use of objects hitherto unattested as media for Roman religious writing. This paper discusses the texts and media of the inscriptions, identifying them as dedications which extend our understanding of votive practice in rural Britannia. Found with abundant associated metal-detected objects of Roman date, including further likely votives, their discovery enables the identification of a previously undocumented Roman religious site in the Cambridgeshire claylands, likely connected to the many farmsteads identified by intensive archaeological fieldwork in its environs.
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Author:		 John Pearce
Wendy Scott
Edwin Wood
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Publisher:		 Cambridge Antiquarian Society
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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spearhead
horse form
roman
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Created Date:		 27 Oct 2022