Excavations between 2016-2018 revealed a series of structures that were re-organised and rebuilt over time, which culminated in a stone-built winged corridor villa in the mid to late 4th century AD. Wings were added to the buildings and a portico at the front opened out onto a courtyard. The outer courtyard was flanked by ancillary buildings, one of which contained a hypocaust and another a small bath suite. Finds included a rare copper alloy figurative lamp with probable foreign origins, a lion mask and a range of pottery, glass worked stone and bone. Environmental remains indicate a mixed arable and pastoral agricultural economy that supported its inhabitants and may have produced a surplus. Wood for fuel and other purposes was obtained from surrounding hedges and copses.
| ISBN: | 9781999822217 |
| Publication date: | 28th October 2023 |
| Author: | Tom Brindle, Mark Brett, Jonathan Hart |
| Publisher: | Cotswold Archaeology Trust an imprint of Cotswold Archaeology |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Cotswold Archaeology Monograph |
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Archaeology by period / region |
Excavations between 2016-2018 revealed a series of structures that were re-organised and rebuilt over time, which culminated in a stone-built winged corridor villa in the mid to late 4th century AD. Wings were added to the buildings and a portico at the front opened out onto a courtyard. The outer courtyard was flanked by ancillary buildings, one of which contained a hypocaust and another a small bath suite. Finds included a rare copper alloy figurative lamp with probable foreign origins, a lion mask and a range of pottery, glass worked stone and bone. Environmental remains indicate a mixed arable and pastoral agricultural economy that supported its inhabitants and may have produced a surplus. Wood for fuel and other purposes was obtained from surrounding hedges and copses.
The Evolution of a Romano-British Courtyard Villa features in the following genres: Archaeology by period / region
The Evolution of a Romano-British Courtyard Villa is available in Hardback
The Evolution of a Romano-British Courtyard Villa was written by Tom Brindle, Mark Brett, Jonathan Hart and published by Cotswold Archaeology Trust an imprint of Cotswold Archaeology
The Evolution of a Romano-British Courtyard Villa has 256 pages
Yes it is part of Cotswold Archaeology Monograph series
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