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Prehistoric, Romano-British and Medieval Occupation in the Frome Valley, Gloucestershire (Paperback)
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Prehistoric, Romano-British and Medieval Occupation in the Frome Valley, Gloucestershire (Paperback)
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This volume contains the results of two archaeological projects
undertaken within the Frome Valley, Gloucestershire. The first
describes a Beaker pit and evidence for a Romano-British settlement
at Foxes Field, Ebley Road, Stonehouse; the second details the
remains of medieval enclosures and a fishpond at Rectory Meadows,
Kings Stanley. There is little to connect the two sites, other than
them being less than a mile apart, with the site at Foxes Field
principally comprising an early Roman-British rural settlement and
late Romano-British burial ground; and the site at Rectory Meadows
featuring medieval paddocks and a late medieval pond. In fact, with
Foxes Field also producing evidence for prehistoric occupation and
for a post-medieval path and plough furrows, the two sites largely
complement each other in terms of period representation. However,
common to both sites is evidence, of just a few fragments of flue
tiles, roof tiles and building rubble, to suggest that late Roman
villas once stood nearby to both locations. It is the recurring
presence of Romano-British remains from archaeological
investigations in the Frome valley, often with such evidence for
high-status buildings, which demonstrates just how populated this
area was during the Roman period in Britain. The burials from Foxes
Field, and in particular the close bond that can be implied between
the man and woman found in the remarkable 'double' grave, serve to
remind us that these discoveries are not just 'relics of a bygone
age', but were once homes to real people who lived, loved and died
beside the river Frome.
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