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Minerva 4 (3)
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Minerva 4 (3)
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Minerva
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4 (3)
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Journal
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Year of Publication:
1993
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Date Of Issue From: 1993
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20 Jan 2002
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Roman Arbeia: a fort and supply-base on the northern frontier of Roman Britain
Nicholas Hodgson
8 - 12
A general account of the archaeology of the site, summarising previous findings and incorporating the results of excavations conducted since 1983 at South Shields, Tyne & Wear. Iron Age settlement preceded early timber and stone phases of a standard fort. In the third century AD the fort was enlarged and adapted into a fortified granary and, contrary to previous belief, it is shown that the fort performed this role until c AD 300, when it was destroyed by fire. There is evidence from the subsequent rebuilding that the fort reverted to an operational base, garrisoned by a high-status maritime unit. Roman occupation continued into the reign of Theodosius, but two bodies buried within the commanding officer's house are thought to be those of individuals executed in the early-fifth century.
Coins from the Hoxne Roman treasure
Roger Bland
15 - 16
Discusses the significance of the fourth- and early-fifth-century coins contained in the exceptionally large hoard from Suffolk. Of nearly 1,500 coins, over one third are gold solidi, nineteen are bronze, and the remainder are silver miliarenses and sequilae. See also 95/1158 & 95/1159.
A royal burial at Verulamium
Rosalind Niblett
17 - 18
Describes the discoveries at Folly Lane, a site within the Catuvellaunian oppidum. The tomb, dated to c~AD~50, comprised a wooden mortuary chamber. There was evidence of complex burial rites involving a pyre of great intensity which had melted many of the copper alloy and silver grave goods. Surviving copper alloy items included horse equipment, and fragments of vessels; bronze, silver, and ivory fragments are thought to be the remains of a chair or couch. More durable iron objects included a mail tunic. The site is shown to have subsequently retained its religious significance, with secondary human and animal burials taking place; a Romano-Celtic temple was also built on the site in the late first century and continued in use into the third. Comparison is made with two tombs found at Stanway, Essex, and the importance of the discovery is considered in the light of political developments following the Roman Conquest.
An abandoned sculpture from Wroxeter
Anthony J Beeson
Discusses the fragment of a sculpture discovered in 1914 by J P Bushe-Fox in the temple in insula VII. The fragment is interpreted as a depiction of Venus -- possibly originally part of an Olympian frieze -- and, as one of the few images of the goddess known from Britain, it is thought to be of great importance. There is also criticism of the conditions in which the fragment is displayed at the site museum.
British Museum acquires the Corbridge Lanx
Peter A Clayton
The Duke of Northumberland's estate has ceded title to the lanx to the British Museum as part of a tax settlement. The story of the discovery of the rectangular silver tray is recounted and its figurative decoration is briefly described. The lanx joins a number of important late Roman silver hoards already in the national collection.