Jones, A. (2005). Metchley Roman Forts, Birmingham (area 18): Archaeological Excavation 2005 Post Excavation Assessment. Birmingham: Birmingham Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1003515. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Metchley Roman Forts, Birmingham (area 18): Archaeological Excavation 2005 Post Excavation Assessment
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Abstract:		 An area excavation was undertaken in December 2004-May 2005 within the western part of the interior and defences of Metchley Roman forts, Birmingham in advance of proposals for a new hospital development. The fieldwork was undertaken by Birmingham Archaeology on instruction from University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust. The excavation followed a desk-based assessment which highlighted the potential of the area to contain part of the left side of the Central Range and Praetentura, and a length of the western defences of the fort. The earliest features identified in the excavation comprised a palisade trench and assocated features, possibly associated with a Roman military construction camp. THe excavation also included a length of the Phase 1B western defences, defined by double ditches, and including a double portal gatehouse at the Porta Principalis Dextra. Traces of the Via Sagularis and the Via Principalis were recorded, together with a zone of industrial activity in the western intervallum containing ovens and a well. Within the Central Range were the remains of beam slots of timber framed buildings on two different alignments, which may have formed part of the Principia. Part of the former praetentura was cleared preparatory to the layout of three ditched enclosures defined by palisade trenches within the Phase 2B military stores depot. . Part of the western defences of the Phase 3 fort comprising a single ditch and turf rampart, with a single guardchamber, were found together with a granary. In phase 3/4 the guardchamber was replaced by two rectangular buildings partially blocking the Via Principalis. In Phase 4A the Phase 3 ditch was recut, and pits were dug outside the fort. An irregular ditch and contemporary pitting on the site of the Porta Principalis Dextra post-dates the Roman military abandonment of the complex, and may even be Anglo-Saxon or medieval in date.
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Author:		 A Jones
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Publisher:		 Birmingham Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Birmingham City Council (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2005
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Site: Metchley Roman Fort
Parish: BIRMINGHAM
District: Birmingham
County: West Midlands
Country: England
Grid Reference: 404500, 283600 (Easting, Northing)
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Bone (Find)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) POT (Object England)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods) FORT (Monument Type England)
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OASIS Id: birmingh2-56214
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Note:		 Birmingham Archaeology report number 1265
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Created Date:		 23 Nov 2016