With major contributions from Dr. Helen Barnford, Dr A. S. Esmonde Cleary, K. F. Hartley, Martin Howe, Joan King, Prances Lee, J. R. Perrin, R. J. Spain and Felicity Wild, and contributions from Dr. J. R. Baker, A. Challands, Mary Harman, Dr. M. Henig and Dr. Graham Webster. Principal illustrations by Edward Curry and Linda Meadows. Photographs by James Brown.
Excavation in the parish of Orton Longueville during the 1970s revealed a farmstead which had been occupied from c.50AD right through into the 6th century. At its greatest extent, in the 4th century, the farmstead included three barns, a house with a walled yard, a large rectangular building and a mill-house. Important evidence for the milling of grain, brewing and animal management was recovered. The farm was apparently a large establishment having many features in common with a medieval manor, and it may have been an imperial estate. Occuption continued into the Saxon period, with evidence of a granary and possibly a hall.
Author(s): Donald F. Mackreth
Series: East Anglian Archaeology, 76
Publisher: Nene Valley Archaeological Trust
Year: 1996
Language: English
Pages: 426
City: Manchester
List of Contents
List of Plates
List of Figures
List of Tables
Contents of Microfiche
Contributors
Abbreviations
Preface and Acknowledgements
General Introduction
Chapter 1. Description of the Site
Chapter 2. The Roman Buildings
Chapter 3. Features Associated with Fire
Chapter 4. The Anglo-Saxon Buildings
Chapter 5. The Finds
Chapter 6. The Roman Pottery
Chapter 7. The Anglo-Saxon Pottery
Chapter 8. The Bones
Chapter 9. The Economy and Use of the Site
Chapter 10. The Site in its Setting: Romans and Anglo-Saxons
Bibliography 240
Index 250
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