Silchester Roman Town. The Insula IX Town Life Project. Volume 2
With contributions by Denise Allen, John R. L. Allen, Rowena Banerjea, Edward Besly, Joanna Bird, Kate Clark, Samantha R. Cook, Nina Crummy, Petra Dark, Brenda Dickinson, Kevin M. Hayward, Hella Eckardt, Claire Ingrem, Mary Lewis, Margaret Mathews, Mark Robinson, Elizabeth Somerville, Jane Timby, Klare Tootell, Paul Tyers, Peter Warry, Jacqui Watson, Sandie Williams,
And an Appendix on "The Iron Age and Roman Coins found at Silchester, as recorded and catalogued by George Boon, 1951–54" by Dave Wythe.
Illustrators: Margaret Mathews with Frances Taylor, Jane Timby and Brian Williams.
Characterising urban life, "City in Transition" is the second volume reporting on the archaeology of the continuing excavation of Silchester Insula IX, taking the story down to the early 2nd century. In describing the evidence for the occupation of the 2nd and 3rd centuries it follows on from "Life and Labour in Late Roman Silchester" (2006), which published the late Roman occupation. Geochemical and micromorphological analyses inform the interpretation of the use of space within buildings and, together with the study of an abundant material culture and environmental record, provide a rich characterisation of the houses and their occupants. The report sheds important light on the urban condition, debating such themes as population density, status, occupation, diet and domestic ritual.
Author(s): Michael Fulford, Amanda Clarke
Series: Britannia Monograph Series, 25
Publisher: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: XX+526
City: London
List of Figures vii
List of Tables xii
Acknowledgements xv
Preface xix
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION (Michael Fulford) 1
CHAPTER 2. THE EXCAVATION (Amanda Clarke and Michael Fulford) 9
CHAPTER 3. THE GEOCHEMISTRY OF 'HOUSE 1' IN PERIODS 3 AND 4 (Samantha R. Cook) 53
CHAPTER 4. MICROSCOPIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE USE OF PERIOD 3 MRTB 1/ERTB 1 (Rowena Banerjea) 63
CHAPTER 5. THE COINS, A.D. 117–260 (Edward Besly) 96
CHAPTER 6. THE SMALL FINDS (Nina Crummy, with a contribution on the wooden writing-tablet by Jacqui Watson) 100
CHAPTER 7. THE GLASS (Denise Allen) 133
CHAPTER 8. THE POTTERY (Jane Timby, with contributions on the samian by Paul Tyers, Joanna Bird and Brenda Dickinson) 143
CHAPTER 9. THE WORKED STONE (Kevin M. Hayward, with contributions on the tesserae and the calcite by John R.L. Allen) 204
CHAPTER 10. THE CERAMIC BUILDING MATERIAL (Peter Warry, with a contribution on the ventilators/finials by J. R. Timby) 220
CHAPTER 11. THE METALWORKING (John R. L. Allen and Klare Tootell) 232
CHAPTER 12. THE HUMAN REMAINS (Mary Lewis) 241
CHAPTER 13. THE ANIMAL BONE (Claire Ingrem) 244
CHAPTER 14. THE DOG ASSEMBLAGE (Kate Clark) 271
CHAPTER 15. THE OYSTER SHELL (Sandie Williams and Elizabeth Somerville) 279
CHAPTER 16. THE MACROSCOPIC PLANT AND INVERTEBRATE REMAINS (Mark Robinson) 281
CHAPTER 17. THE POLLEN AND TRICHURID OVA FROM PIT 5251 (Petra Dark) 294
CHAPTER 18. THE MID-ROMAN PITS IN CONTEXT (Hella Eckardt) 301
CHAPTER 19. VISUALISING THE BUILDINGS OF INSULA IX AND THEIR CONTEXT (Margaret Mathews) 319
CHAPTER 20. SYNTHESIS AND CONCLUSIONS (Michael Fulford) 326
APPENDIX 1. THE IRON AGE AND ROMAN COINS FOUND AT SILCHESTER, AS RECORDED AND CATALOGUED BY GEORGE BOON, 1951–54 (Dave Wythe) 351
APPENDIX 2. THE SMALL FINDS (Nina Crummy) 365
APPENDIX 3. THE GLASS (Denise Allen) 391
APPENDIX 4. THE POTTERY (Jane Timby) 399
APPENDIX 5. THE CERAMIC BUILDING MATERIAL (Peter Warry) 423
APPENDIX 6. THE ANIMAL BONE (Claire Ingrem) 425
APPENDIX 7. THE DOG ASSEMBLAGE (Kate Clark) 474
APPENDIX 8. THE MACROSCOPIC PLANT AND INVERTEBRATE REMAINS (Mark Robinson) 485
Bibliography 497
Index 512
