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Auteur(s) : Dunwoodie, Lesley Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur
Harward, Chiz Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur
Pitt, Ken Voir les notices liées en tant qu'auteur

Titre(s) : An early Roman fort and urban development on Londinium's eastern hill [Texte imprimé] : excavations at Plantation Place, City of London, 1997-2003 / Lesley Dunwoodie, Chiz Harward and Ken Pitt

Publication : London : MOLA, cop. 2015

Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVII-263 p.) : ill. en noir et en coul., plans, couv. ill. ; 31 cm + 1 CD-ROM

Collection : MoLA monograph series ; 65

Lien à la collection : MoLAS archaeology studies series

Note(s) : MOLA = Museum of London Archaeology. - Bibliogr. p. 250-258. Notes bibliogr. Index
Excavation in 1997-2003 produced important new evidence for the development of Roman London. The site lay north-east of the bridge, towards the edge of the early town. Sparse commercial and domestic ribbon development here alongside early roads was ended by the Boudican revolt of AD 60/61. The military response is shown by the discovery of a previously unknown Roman military fortification, constructed over and partly out of the destroyed buildings. This is interpreted as part of an earthwork and timber fort, built c AD 63 in the aftermath of the revolt to secure the site of the devastated town and as a base for personnel involved in the reconstruction. The excavation produced a large collection of military artefacts, including plate armour (lorica segmentata), fittings and part of a cavalry helmet. The fort survived until c AD 85, possibly 'mothballed' or 'squatted' after c AD 70, before it was cleared to make way for civilian domestic and commercial buildings. These were destroyed in the Hadrianic fire of c AD 125 and the redeveloped area was dominated by a substantial masonry townhouse, demonstrating the changing character of the town.0The building may have housed a wealthy merchant or provincial official; a cellar contained a hoard of 43 gold aureii concealed in or after AD 174. This complex survived, much modified, into the later 4th century AD (4e e couv.)

Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Titre de dos : Londinium (early fort and urban development)

Sujet(s) : Fortifications romaines -- Londres (GB) Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Fouilles archéologiques -- Londres (GB) Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet
Antiquités romaines -- Londres (GB) Voir les notices liées en tant que sujet