| Title: |
Excavations at Fishbourne Roman Palace 1995 to 1998 |
| Number of Pages: |
18 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Report
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| Abstract: |
A fourth season of excavations was carried out in 1998 at the site of Fishbourne Roman Palace. As a result of the excavations, carried out between 1995 and 1998, it was possible to tentatively divide the phases of human activity on the site into ten periods, beginning with Period 0, represented by a small assemblage of flint tools and flakes which were mostly of Late Mesolithic date. Period 1a (AD 43+) was represented by two beam slots, indicating a structure which could have been associated with military buildings found to the west, beneath the Palace. Periods 1b, 1c, 2a, 2b and 3, dating from AD 50-AD 280, involved further building events, including the construction of the proto-palace of Period 1c (AD60-75/80), and the transformation of the site caused by construction of the palace proper, which was destroyed by fire at the end of Period 3. The Palace was abandoned during Period 4 (AD 280+), although a number of post-holes dating from this period were recorded. The post-holes used as packing stones material which had probably derived from the destruction and robbing of the Palace. A drainage ditch was excavated in the post-medieval period, probably in the 16th century (Period 5), whilst a row of evenly-spaced animal limb bones dating from the 18th-19th century, Period 6, was discovered along the bottom of a gully. The excavations had produced in excess of 8000 small finds, including artefacts of metal, glass, stone and bone, Samian ware and other fine pottery, and scribed or impressed tiles. The most tangible result of the 1995-1998 excavations was concluded to have been the recovery of the complete ground plan of a masonry structure just outside the Palace. The 1998 excavation had allowed the dating of the structure to be revised. [AIP] |
| Author: |
John Manley
David J Rudkin
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| Publisher: |
Sussex Archaeological Society
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| Year of Publication: |
1998
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| Locations: |
| Location - Auto Detected: |
Fishbourne |
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 1998 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 16th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| 1995 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
| Ad 50ad 280 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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LATE MESOLITHIC
(Historic England Periods)
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| 18th19th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Postmedieval (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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ROMAN
(Historic England Periods)
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1998
Date Of Coverage From:
01
Date Of Coverage To:
01
Editorial Expansion:
Site name: FISHBOURNE ROMAN PALACE
Study area:
Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: Chichester
Monument: [finds]. Late Mesolithic, GULLY. Post-medieval (1540-1901), PALACE. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Prehistoric, [finds]. Post-medieval (1540-1901), DRAINAGE DITCH. Post-medieval (1540-1901), STRUCTURE. Roman (AD43-410), [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), POST HOLE. R
Ngr: SU84070475
Parish: Fishbourne
Postcode: PO193JH
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| Source: |
BIAB
(Archaeological Investigations Project (AIP))
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| Created Date: |
19 Jan 2009 |
