Description
Book SynopsisThe late Iron Age oppidum of Calleva underlies the Roman town at Silchester. This book covers excavations (1997-2014) of a large area (0.3ha) of Insula IX.
Trade ReviewIt will be essential reading for anyone interested in the late Iron Age to Roman transition in Britain and in the western provinces more generally * Archaeological Journal *
Overall, this volume provides an important step forward in better understanding the oppidum at Calleva, oppida settlements across Britain and on the Continent and social relations in the Late Iron Age in general. * Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society *
Table of ContentsCONTENTS List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Preface SECTION 1 – THE SITE Chapter 1. Introduction (Michael Fulford) Chapter 2. The excavation (Michael Fulford, Amanda Clarke and Nicholas Pankhurst) SECTION 2 – THE FINDS Chapter 3. Introduction and the prehistoric finds (Michael Fulford, Richard Bradley, Emma Durham) Chapter 4. The Iron Age coins (Colin Haselgrove) Chapter 5. The brooches (Nina Crummy) Chapter 6. The small finds (Nina Crummy) Chapter 7. The glass (Hilary Cool) Chapter 8. The pottery (Jane Timby, Joanna Bird) Chapter 9. The pre-conquest arretine wares (Joanna Bird) Chapter 10. Organic residue analysis of ceramic vessels (A.C. Colonese, A. Lucquin and O.E. Craig) Chapter 11. The querns (Emma Durham) Chapter 12. Other ceramics (Jane Timby) Chapter 13. The metalworking (John Allen) Chapter 14. The coin moulds (John Allen) SECTION 3 – ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE Chapter 15. The animal bone (Claire Ingrem, Kate Clark) Chapter 16. The insects (Mark Robinson) Chapter 17. The charred and waterlogged plant remains (Lisa Lodwick) Chapter 18. Charcoal and waterlogged wood (Catherine Barnett) Chapter 19. The pollen (Alex Brown) Chapter 20. The phytoliths (Sarah Elliott) Chapter 21. Radiocarbon dating (Catherine Barnett) Chapter 22. The geochemistry (Samantha Cook) Chapter 23. The micromorphology (Rowena Banerjea) SECTION 4 – DISCUSSION Chapter 24. (Michael Fulford) Appendix 1. The small finds (Nina Crummy) Appendix 2. The pottery (Jane Timby) Appendix 3. The Arretine stamps (Joanna Bird) Appendix 4. The querns (Emma Durham) Appendix 5. The animal bone (Claire Ingrem) Appendix 6. The plant remains (Lisa Lodwick) Appendix 7. The wood and charcoal (Catherine Barnett) Appendix 8. The geochemistry (Samantha Cook) Bibliography Index
