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Description:This volume is a critical assessment of the current state of archaeological knowledge of the settlement originally called Camulodunon and now known as Colchester. The town has been the subject of antiquarian interest since the late 16th century and the first modern archaeological excavations occurred in 1845 close to Colchester Castle, the towns most prominent historic site.The earliest significant human occupation recorded from Colchester dates to the late Neolithic, but it was only towards the end of the 1st century BC that an oppidum was established in the area. This was superseded initially by a Roman legionary fortress and then the colonia of Camulodunum on a hilltop bounded on the north and east by the river Colne. There is little evidence for continuing occupation here in the early post-Roman period, but in 917 the town was re-established as a burgh and gradually grew in importance. After the Norman Conquest, a castle was built on the foundations of the ruined Roman Temple of Claudius, and a priory and an abbey were established just to the south of the walled town.Although the town, as elsewhere, was affected by the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the English Civil War it remained essentially medieval in character until the 18th century. During the 19th century this process of change was accelerated by the arrival of the railway, industrialisation and the establishment of the military garrison.Since the 1960s Colchester has been subject to recurring phases of re-development, the most recent having ended only in 2007, which have had a significant impact on the historic environment. Fortunately the town is one of the best studied in the country.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. The history of archaeology in ColchesterThe antiquarians and collectorsThe excavatorsThe Colchester Archaeological Trust2. Geology and the Deposit ModelGeologyThe Deposit Model3. Prehistoric ColchesterIntroductionPast workThe finds evidenceThe archaeological evidencePalaeolithic, Mesolithic and NeolithicThe Bronze AgeThe early and middle Iron AgeThe current state of knowledgePreservationImportancePotential for future research4. Camulodunon in the late Iron AgeIntroduction and historical frameworkPast workThe finds evidenceThe archaeological evidenceThe oppidumThe dykesSettlement – SheepenOther settlement evidenceManufacturing and tradeAgriculture and the field systemBurials and ritual structuresThe current state of knowledgeImportancePreservationPotential for future research5. The Roman legionary fortress, AD43–49Introduction and historical frameworkPast workThe finds evidenceThe archaeological evidenceMilitary structures outside the legionary fortressGosbecks fortFingringhoe supply baseThe road networkSiting, preparation, laying-out and construction of the fortressFortress defencesFortress streetsBarrack blocksOther military buildingsConstruction of the fortress buildingsIndustrial activityFood, water supply and drainageDisposal of the deadClaudian occupation evidence and Iron Age continuityThe current state of knowledgePreservationImportancePotential for future research6. The early Roman colonia, AD 49–61Introduction and historical frameworkPast workThe finds evidenceThe archaeological evidenceThe creation of the colonia and its hinterlandFortress into colonia: the revised layoutDefencesBuildings of the coloniaPublic buildingsManufacturing and tradeDietCemeteriesResistance to Rome – evidence for the Boudican revoltThe current state of knowledgePreservationImportancePotential for future research7. The later Roman town, AD 61–410Introduction and historical frameworkPast workThe archaeological evidenceTopographical organisationBoundaries, defences and roadsPublic and monumental buildings and structuresWater supplyDomestic and commercial buildingsManufacturing and tradeFarming strategies and dietReligious and burial practiceExtramural developmentThe current state of knowledgePreservationImportancePotential for future research8. Early Anglo-Saxon Colchester, 410–916Introduction and historical frameworkPast workThe finds evidenceThe archaeological evidenceOccupationCoinsBurialsPossessionsPotteryThe current state of knowledgePreservationImportancePotential for future research9. Late Anglo-Saxon Colchester, 917–1066Introduction and historical frameworkPast workThe nature of the evidenceThe finds evidenceThe archaeological evidenceTown defences, street systems and urban planReligious buildingsSecular buildingsPottery and metalworkManufacturing and tradeThe late Anglo-Saxon countrysideAdministrative frameworksSettlement and religious buildingsLandscape management and rural resourcesCommunicationsThe current state of knowledgePreservationImportancePot...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Colchester, Fortress of the War God: An Archaeological Assessment. 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Description: This volume is a critical assessment of the current state of archaeological knowledge of the settlement originally called Camulodunon and now known as Colchester. The town has been the subject of antiquarian interest since the late 16th century and the first modern archaeological excavations occurred in 1845 close to Colchester Castle, the towns most prominent historic site.The earliest significant human occupation recorded from Colchester dates to the late Neolithic, but it was only towards the end of the 1st century BC that an oppidum was established in the area. This was superseded initially by a Roman legionary fortress and then the colonia of Camulodunum on a hilltop bounded on the north and east by the river Colne. There is little evidence for continuing occupation here in the early post-Roman period, but in 917 the town was re-established as a burgh and gradually grew in importance. After the Norman Conquest, a castle was built on the foundations of the ruined Roman Temple of Claudius, and a priory and an abbey were established just to the south of the walled town.Although the town, as elsewhere, was affected by the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the English Civil War it remained essentially medieval in character until the 18th century. During the 19th century this process of change was accelerated by the arrival of the railway, industrialisation and the establishment of the military garrison.Since the 1960s Colchester has been subject to recurring phases of re-development, the most recent having ended only in 2007, which have had a significant impact on the historic environment. Fortunately the town is one of the best studied in the country.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. The history of archaeology in ColchesterThe antiquarians and collectorsThe excavatorsThe Colchester Archaeological Trust2. Geology and the Deposit ModelGeologyThe Deposit Model3. Prehistoric ColchesterIntroductionPast workThe finds evidenceThe archaeological evidencePalaeolithic, Mesolithic and NeolithicThe Bronze AgeThe early and middle Iron AgeThe current state of knowledgePreservationImportancePotential for future research4. Camulodunon in the late Iron AgeIntroduction and historical frameworkPast workThe finds evidenceThe archaeological evidenceThe oppidumThe dykesSettlement – SheepenOther settlement evidenceManufacturing and tradeAgriculture and the field systemBurials and ritual structuresThe current state of knowledgeImportancePreservationPotential for future research5. The Roman legionary fortress, AD43–49Introduction and historical frameworkPast workThe finds evidenceThe archaeological evidenceMilitary structures outside the legionary fortressGosbecks fortFingringhoe supply baseThe road networkSiting, preparation, laying-out and construction of the fortressFortress defencesFortress streetsBarrack blocksOther military buildingsConstruction of the fortress buildingsIndustrial activityFood, water supply and drainageDisposal of the deadClaudian occupation evidence and Iron Age continuityThe current state of knowledgePreservationImportancePotential for future research6. The early Roman colonia, AD 49–61Introduction and historical frameworkPast workThe finds evidenceThe archaeological evidenceThe creation of the colonia and its hinterlandFortress into colonia: the revised layoutDefencesBuildings of the coloniaPublic buildingsManufacturing and tradeDietCemeteriesResistance to Rome – evidence for the Boudican revoltThe current state of knowledgePreservationImportancePotential for future research7. The later Roman town, AD 61–410Introduction and historical frameworkPast workThe archaeological evidenceTopographical organisationBoundaries, defences and roadsPublic and monumental buildings and structuresWater supplyDomestic and commercial buildingsManufacturing and tradeFarming strategies and dietReligious and burial practiceExtramural developmentThe current state of knowledgePreservationImportancePotential for future research8. Early Anglo-Saxon Colchester, 410–916Introduction and historical frameworkPast workThe finds evidenceThe archaeological evidenceOccupationCoinsBurialsPossessionsPotteryThe current state of knowledgePreservationImportancePotential for future research9. Late Anglo-Saxon Colchester, 917–1066Introduction and historical frameworkPast workThe nature of the evidenceThe finds evidenceThe archaeological evidenceTown defences, street systems and urban planReligious buildingsSecular buildingsPottery and metalworkManufacturing and tradeThe late Anglo-Saxon countrysideAdministrative frameworksSettlement and religious buildingsLandscape management and rural resourcesCommunicationsThe current state of knowledgePreservationImportancePot...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Colchester, Fortress of the War God: An Archaeological Assessment. 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