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Excavations at Chester. the Northern and Eastern Roman Extramural Settlements : Excavations 1990-2019 and Other Investigations.

Dodd, Leigh.

Excavations at Chester. the Northern and Eastern Roman Extramural Settlements : Excavations 1990-2019 and Other Investigations. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (144 pages) - Archaeopress Roman Archaeology Series ; v.71 . - Archaeopress Roman Archaeology Series .

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Contents Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Figure 1.1 Map of Roman Chester showing the general extent of the canabae and location of the sites investigated -- Figure 1.2 Location of the six sites investigated to the north of the fortress -- Figure 1.3 Location of the nine sites investigated to the east of the fortress -- Figure 2.1 51-57 Upper Northgate Street 2015 (Site 1): plan of the Roman features -- Figure 2.2 51-57 Upper Northgate Street 2015 (Site 1): sections of the Roman ditch features -- Figure 3.1 Liverpool Road 2018 (Site 2): plan of the Roman features -- Figure 3.2 Liverpool Road 2018 (Site 2): sections of pit [606] (top), ditch [804] (lower left) and ditches [808] and [815] (lower right) -- Figure 4.1 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): plan of the Roman features -- Figure 4.2 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): section of Phase 1 gully [140=151] -- Figure 4.3 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): section of Phase 2 quarry pit [18] -- Figure 4.4 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): Fills of Phase 2 quarry pit [18], east facing -- Figure 4.5 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): fill of Phase 2 quarry pit [21], west facing -- Figure 4.6 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): section of Phase 2 quarry pit [130] -- Figure 4.7 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): section of Phase 2 pit [153] -- Figure 4.8 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): section of Phase 2 well [22] -- Figure 4.10 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): pit [72] fully excavated, view to north -- Figure 4.9 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): plan view of well [22] fully excavated -- Figure 4.11 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): section of Phase 2 pit [72] -- Figure 4.12 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): section of Phase 2 pit [97] -- Figure 4.13 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): pottery forms 1-19 -- Figure 4.14 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): pottery forms 20-37. Figure 4.15 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): iron knife with bone handle plates -- Figure 5.1 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): plan of the Phase 1 Roman features -- Figure 5.2 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): sections of Phase 1 pit [15] and Phase 2 pits [32=36] and [147], and their relationships with Phase 2 pits [24=28] and [145] respectively -- Figure 5.3 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): plan of the Phase 2 and Phase 3 Roman features -- Figure 5.4 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): sections of Phase 2 pits [17], [89], [91] and [176] -- Figure 5.5 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): sections of Phase 2 pits [122], [128], [143], [182], [211] and gullies [184] and [193] -- Figure 5.6 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): clay quarry pit [89], view to north -- Figure 5.7 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): clay quarry pit [211], view to southeast -- Figure 5.8 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): section of Phase 2 ditch [168] showing relationship with Phase 1 pit [206] -- Figure 5.10 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): plan of Phase 3 inhumation burial (185) showing relationship with Phase 2 gully [184] -- Figure 5.9 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): the Phase 3 inhumation burial (185) at Gorse Stacks, view to west -- Figure 5.11 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): pottery forms 1-22 -- Figure 5.12 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): pottery forms 23-42 -- Figure 5.13 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): small finds 1 and 2 -- Figure 6.1 George Street School 2013 (Site 5): plan of the areas of excavation -- Figure 6.2 George Street School 2013 (Site 5): plan of Phase 1a and Phase 1b Roman features -- Figure 6.3 George Street School 2013 (Site 5): clay quarry pit [249], southeast facing -- Figure 6.4 George Street School 2013 (Site 5): plan of Phase 1c Roman cemetery and features -- Figure 6.5 George Street School 2013 (Site 5): detail plan of Phase 1c cemetery. Figure 6.6 George Street School 2013 (Site 5): the poorly preserved remains of skeleton (225) -- Figure 6.7 George Street School 2013 (Site 5): the moderately preserved remains of skeleton (237) -- Figure 7.1 Gorse Stacks Bus Interchange 2015-16 (Site 6): plan of the areas of excavation -- Figure 7.2 Gorse Stacks Bus Interchange 2015-16 (Site 6): plan of Phase 1 Roman features in areas 1 and 3 -- Figure 7.3 Gorse Stacks Bus Interchange 2015-16 (Site 6): plan of Phase 2 Roman features in areas 1 and 3 -- Figure 7.4 Gorse Stacks Bus Interchange 2015-16 (Site 6): the fills to quarry pit [1122] in area 1 -- Figure 7.5 Gorse Stacks Bus Interchange 2015-16 (Site 6): the surface of Phase 2 Road 2 in area 2 -- Figure 7.6 Gorse Stacks Bus Interchange 2015-16 (Site 6): plan of Phase 3 Roman features in areas 1 and 3 -- Figure 7.7 Gorse Stacks Bus Interchange 2015-16 (Site 6): the remains of the Phase 3 drain cut into the Phase 2 Road 1 surface in area 1 -- Figure 7.8 Gorse Stacks Bus Interchange 2015-16 (Site 6): plan of Phase 3 and Phase 4 Roman features in areas 1 and 3 -- Figure 7.10 Gorse Stacks Bus Interchange 2015-16 (Site 6): pottery forms 13-20 -- Figure 7.9 Gorse Stacks Bus Interchange 2015-16 (Site 6): pottery forms 1-12 -- Figure 7.11 Gorse Stacks Bus Interchange 2015-16 (Site 6): bone toggle from Gorse Stacks bus interchange (Site 6) -- Figure 8.1 54-60 Foregate Street 2009 (Site 7): plan of the Roman ditch feature [140] -- Figure 8.2 54-60 Foregate Street 2009 (Site 7): section of ditch feature [140] -- Figure 9.1 83-89 Foregate Street 2017 (Site 8): plan showing location of Roman features -- Figure 10.1 105-109 Foregate Street 1992-93 (Site 9): plan showing location of Roman features -- Figure 11.1 Grosvenor Park Road 2000-19 (Site 10): plan showing location of Roman features along with date of investigation. Figure 11.2 Grosvenor Park Road 2000-19 (Site 10): section of ditch [7005] -- Figure 12.1 The Bars (south) 1990 and 1998 (Site 11): plan showing location of Roman features -- Figure 13.1 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): plan of Phase 1 and Phase 2 Roman features -- Figure 13.2 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): section of Phase 1 channel and the Phase 2 drain encountered in Slot 2, south facing -- Figure 13.3 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): view of Slot 2 excavated across the Phase 1 channel and showing the remains off the Phase 2 drain, view to west -- Figure 13.4 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): the remains of the Phase 2 drain, view to north -- Figure 13.5 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): plan of Phase 4 Roman surface -- Figure 13.6 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): the Phase 4 Roman surface with associated ditch [140] in foreground, view to south -- Figure 13.7 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): section of Phase 4 Roman surface and associated ditches [140] and [159] -- Figure 13.8 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): pottery forms 1-24 -- Figure 13.9 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): pottery forms 25-38 -- Figure 13.10 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): pottery forms 39-51 -- Figure 13.11 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): pottery forms 52-67 -- Figure 13.12 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): small finds 1 to 4 -- Figure 13.13 The Bars (south) 2002 (Site 12): the fragment of inscribed stone slab recovered from Phase 3, context (33) -- Figure 14.1 The Bars (north) 2002 (Site 13): plan of the Roman features -- Figure 14.2 The Bars (north) 2002 (Site 13): section of ditch [5] -- Figure 15.1 Dee Hills Park 2002-03 (Site 14): plan of the Roman features -- Figure 16.1 Boughton Retail Centre 2012-13 (Site 15): plan of the Roman ditch feature [29000] -- Figure 16.2 Boughton Retail Centre 2012-13 (Site 15): Section of ditch [29000] -- List of Tables. Table 1.1 Gazetteer of sites investigated -- Table 4.1 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): pottery from Phase 1 quantified by ware, no of sherds and weight -- Table 4.2 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): pottery from Phase 2 quantified by ware, no of sherds and weight -- Table 4.3 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): samian ware forms from Phase 2 quantified by fabric and max no of vessels -- Table 4.4 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): summary of the main pottery forms present by max no of vessels per phase (excluding samian) -- Table 4.5 Delamere Street 2009 (Site 3): summary of small finds by function, type, material, context and phase -- Table 5.1 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): summary of Phase 1 pit features -- Table 5.2 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): summary of Phase 2 pit features -- Table 5.3 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): summary of ceramic building material assemblage -- Table 5.4 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): pottery from Phase 1 quantified by ware, no of sherds and weight -- Table 5.5 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): pottery from Phase 2 quantified by ware, no of sherds and weight -- Table 5.6 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): pottery from Phase 3 quantified by ware, no of sherds and weight -- Table 5.7 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): summary of the total Samian ware forms quantified by fabric and max no of vessels -- Table 5.8 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): Summary of the main pottery forms present by max no of vessels per phase (excluding samian) -- Table 5.9 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): summary of small finds by function, type, material, context and phase -- Table 5.10 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): summary of vessel glass sherds by type and feature -- Table 5.11 Gorse Stacks 2009 (Site 4): summary of human osteological and palaeopathological results -- Table 6.1 George Street School 2013 (Site 5): summary of ceramic building material assemblage. Table 6.2 George Street School 2013 (Site 5): summary of pottery assemblage from quarry pit [249], quantified by no of sherds, weight and percentage.

This publication presents the results of fifteen archaeological investigations carried out within the canabae to the north and east of the Roman legionary fortress at Chester between 1990 and 2019.

9781789696288


Excavations (Archaeology)-England-Chester.


Electronic books.

DA690.C5 .D633 2020

936.2714

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