Description
Book SynopsisThe motte and bailey castle at Hen Domen, Montgomery was occupied from the late eleventh century until c.1300. Excavations here lasted from 1960 to 1992, and remain the detailed examination of this type of site to date. This volume marks the final stage in the publication of excavations and fieldwork carried out at the site.
Trade ReviewThis handsome volume contains no fewer than a hundred papers, divided into regional studies from the various frontier provinces of the Roman Empire... * British Archaeological News *
Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Summary
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Background and Earlier Work on the Site
- Chapter 2. Pre-Castle Phases
- Chapter 3. The Bailey
- Chapter 4. The Motte
- Chapter 5. The Artefactual, Environmental and Survey Evidence
- Pottery from the Motte Stephanie Ratkai
- Metalwork from the Motte Ian and Alison Goodall
- Metalwork and Other Material from the Bailey Robert Higham and Mike Rouillard
- Wooden Objects Sean Goddard and Sue Rouillard
- Tree-ring Dating Ruth Morgan
- Metallurgical Slags Gill Juleff
- Animal Bones Sue Browne
- Geophysical Survey Peter Barker
- Survey of the Pre-Castle Plough-Soil Surface Jonathan Freeman
- Chapter 6. Landscape History and Fieldwork around Montgomery
- Chapter 7. Conclusion
- The Dating Evidence
- The Structural Evidence
- General Discussion
- Appendix: A Photographic Memoir
- References
