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Durovigutum: Roman Godmanchester (Paperback)
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Durovigutum: Roman Godmanchester (Paperback)
Series: Archaeopress Roman Archaeology
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This publication presents the results of over 30 years of
investigation into Roman Godmanchester, (Cambridgeshire), by
Michael Green. The book accurately locates the 25 "sites"
investigated, and pinpoints the trenches against the modern street
layout. Although some sites covered large areas, many often had to
be conducted as small trenches undertaken by volunteers. The
origins for Durovigutum include evidence for Iron Age settlement
which preceded two Roman forts during the 1st century AD. After its
initial military establishment the book goes on to reveal the
development of the Roman civic community and its cemeteries along
Ermine Street adjacent to its crossing of the Great Ouse. The town
was surrounded by defences in the 2nd century and a wall in the 3rd
century, its public buildings included a mansio, bath-house and
brewery, aisled barns, basilica and several temples, and the
socio-economic foundation of the community is explored with
specific examples from excavated evidence including different types
of domestic housing and workshops. A tavern, glassware-shop, dairy
equipment, pottery manufacture and a smithy are detailed in this
book, as well as analysis of land organization, infield and
outfield agriculture, and a villa estate at Rectory farm.
Specialist analyses include samian and coarse wares, vessel and
window glass, coins, animal bone, dairy production, belief systems
and burial practices, as well as the exceptional finds of a hoard
of jewellery from one of the mansio pits, and a burial casket of
wood and bronze. Although partial or full reports of various
excavations have been published in journals and monographs
previously, this is the first time Green's full body of work on
Godmanchester has been collated and presented in one comprehensive
volume. The book has not tried to include more recent
investigations, and most illustrations are by Michael Green, drawn
contemporary with his excavations.
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