With contributions by Denise Alien, Donald Bailey, Joyce Compton, Carol van Driel-Murray, David R. Evans, Stephen J. Greep, Brian Hartley, Martin Henig, R. Hudson, Julie Jones, G. Lloyd-Morgan, Gerry McDonnell, J. Parkhouse, Adam Russell, I. Scott, Rachael H. Seager Smith, S. H. Sell, Peter Webster and J. L. Wilkinson.
Although Caerleon is now a subsidiary town of Newport, Isca, as it was then known, was the permanent base of the Second Augustan Legion for over 200 years. This substantial volume concentrates on the area around Mill Street which originally was thought to lie outside the area of Roman activity. However, the excavators located a network of roads onto which fronted 22 buildings. The archaeological remains and the enormous number of artefacts are described in detail and illustrated with numerous photographs, plans and figures. Evans explores the relationship between the Roman fortress and this civilian settlement and adds a new perspective to our view of the Roman community.
Author(s): Edith Evans
Series: Britannia Monograph Series, 16
Publisher: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 566
City: London
List of Plates
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1: THE BACKGROUND TO THE EXCAVATIONS
Introduction
Physical Setting and Topography
The Caerleon Area in Roman Times
The Geophysical Survey
Excavation Strategy
Structure of the Report
Reporting Conventions
Site Archive
CHAPTER 2: THE EXCAVATIONS
Land East of Mill Street
Roads and Property Boundaries
The Buildings
Metalworking
Other Evidence for Land Use
Further Evidence for Land Use
Trial Excavations in the Castle Street Area
CHAPTER 3: THE FINDS
Introduction
Ceramics
The Metalwork
Other Materials
CHAPTER 4: THE CAERLEON 'CANABAE': A GENERAL DISCUSSION
The Mill Steet Area
The Caerleon 'Canabae' in the Light of the 1984-90 Excavations
APPENDIX 1: Known Remains in the Extra-Mural Area of Caerleon
APPENDIX 2: Probable Estuarine Deposits: Heights OD
APPENDIX 3: Plant Macrofossils from the Riding School Field: A Note on Methodology
SYNOPSIS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
