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  2. Roman Nantwich: A Salt-Making Settlement: Excavations at Kingsley Fields 2002

Roman Nantwich: A Salt-Making Settlement: Excavations at Kingsley Fields 2002

Peter Arrowsmith and David Power
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In 2002 the fullest evidence so far recovered for the Roman settlement at Nantwich, a historic salt-producing centre in Cheshire (north-western England), was revealed by an excavation carried out at Kingsley Fields, on the west side of the town, ahead of a housing development. This uncovered a previously unknown Roman road, linking the settlement at Nantwich to the main road network, and, positioned along this, evidence for the collection and storage of brine and the production of salt, together with buildings, enclosures, a well and a small number of cremation burials. Waterlogged conditions meant that organic remains, including structural timbers, were well preserved on the site. These included the two finest examples of timber-built brine tanks excavated from Roman Britain. This volume presents the wide-ranging finds of these investigations.
  • Front Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Background to the Excavation
  • 3. The Excavation
  • 4. Coarse Pottery
  • 5. Samian Ware
  • 6. Coins
  • 7. Small Finds and Vessel Glass
  • 8. Cremated Remains
  • 9. Leather
  • 10. Wooden Objects
  • 11. Quernstones
  • 12. Architectural and Altar Fragments
  • 13. Fired Clay and Briquetage
  • 14. Industrial Debris
  • 15. Brick and Tile
  • 16. Structural Timbers
  • 17. Dendrochronological Samples of Structural Timbers
  • 18. Plant Macrofossils, Wood, Diatoms, Faunal Remains and Insect Analysis
  • 19. Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Kingsley Cottage, Red Lion Lane, Nantwich, A Note on the Evaluation in 2003
  • Appendix B. St Anne's Lane, Nantwich, A Note on the Excavation by Gifford in 2006
  • Bibliography
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Published: 2012
Publisher: BAR Publishing
ISBN(s)
  • 9781407309590 (paperback)
  • 9781407322339 (ebook)
BAR Number: B557
Subject
  • Roman
  • Excavation / Fieldwork / Survey
  • British Isles
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