Vol. 1. Structural Report and Discussion. Vol. 2. The Material Assemblages.
With contributions by L. Allason-Jones, D. Allen, M. C. Bishop, R. J. Brickstock, P. J. Casey, I. D. Caruana, J. G. Crow, B. Dickinson, J. N. Dore, D. B. Dungworth, W. B. Griffiths, K. Hartley, M. Henig, P. R. Hill, P. Moffat, Q. Mould, D. J. Smith, D. Starley, R. S. O. Tomlin, M. Van der Veen, C. Waddington, H. Welfare and D. A. Welsby.
Ebook (PDF) published 2013.
Housesteads is one of the most important forts on Hadrian's Wall. Extensive excavations were carried out between 1874 and 1981 by Newcastle University. Combining the results with those of excavations done between 1959 and 1961 by Durham University, we now have a complete plan of the north-east part of the fort. These excavations uncovered principally Buildings XIII, XIV and XV, plus stretches of rampart between the north and east gates, along with a multitude of features and stratigraphic evidence, revealing not only the sequences but also large finds assemblages. In addition to shedding much light on the material culture of the fort's occupants and the structural and chronological relationships between various parts of the fort, limited reinvestigation of Building XIV and excavation of the east end of Building XV enabled significant reinterpretation of the original conclusions reached by the Durham investigators, including some redating of structures. These excavations uncover the full 300-year period during which the fort formed an integral part of the Roman military frontier, for much if not all of that time the base of the cohors I Tungrorum milliaria peditat. This report documents the excavations and gives full finds reports, and the analysis of the evidence has enabled the authors to provide a full history of this part of the fort.
Author(s): Alan Rushworth
Series: English Heritage Archaeological Reports
Publisher: English Heritage
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: xxx+614
City: Swindon
Preface and dedications ix
Acknowledgements xi
Summaries xiii
Volume 1
1. Introduction 1
2. Hadrian’s Wall and pre-Roman agricultural activity 31
3. The primary fort 35
4. Modifications to the primary fort 52
Colour Plates 103
5. The chalet phase 105
6. Modifications to the chalet phase 136
7. Post-Roman occupation in the north-east quarter 178
8. Excavation and survey of the principia and the gateways 201
9. The development of the defences and rampart areas 218
10. Investigation in the environs of Housesteads, 1976–1995 233
11. Discussion: aspects of the site’s history 269
Volume 2
Introduction to Volume 2
12. The stonework, brick and tile 339
13. The coins 363
14. The small finds 430
15. The samian ware 488
16. The coarseware 500
17. The glass vessels 568
18. The graffiti 574
19. The botanical evidence 576
20. The metalworking debris 579
21. The worked flint 589
Bibliography 592
Index 604
