Excavations at Chester. Roman Land Division and a Probable Villa in the Hinterland of Deva

Leigh Dodd has worked in the commercial sector of archaeology since the early 1990s. During this time he has excavated a wide range of sites including many of the Roman and post-medieval periods, several of which have been published in regional and international journals, and he has written many finds reports for a broad range of clients. He is also a Member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists.

Chapter 1: Introduction ;


Summary ;


Archaeological background: Roman Chester, Cheshire and beyond – P.N. Wood ;



Chapter 2: Results of the Excavations ;


Introduction ;


Field system – P.N. Wood and C. Pole ;


Excavated settlement – P.N. Wood ;



Chapter 3: Finds and Environmental Remains ;


Building materials – C. Antink and D.G. Griffiths ;


Hand-made pottery – C.G. Cumberpatch ;


The Romano-British pottery – D.G. Griffiths, with contributions by L. Dodd ;


The small finds ;


Metalworking debris – L.F. Gardiner ;


Glass bead – E.M. Foulds ;


Antler knife handle – E.M. Foulds ;


Roman coin – R.J. Brickstock ;


Querns – R.J. Cruse (lithology by T Morse) ;


Animal bone – A. Trentacoste, A. Zochowski and E. Wright ;


Palaeobotanical and charcoal assessment – L.F. Gardiner ;



Chapter 4: Discussion – P.N. Wood ;


The excavated evidence ;


Chronology ;


Site functions, economy and place in the fortress’ hinterland ;


Roman field system and landscape continuity ;


Excavated structures ;


Religious observance on the settlement ;


Conclusions ;



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