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A Late Roman Town House and its Environs: The Excavations of C.D. Drew and K.C. Collingwood Selby in Collition Park, Dorchester, Dorset 1937-8
Emma Durham
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Paperback. This report publishes the 1937-8 excavations in Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, which revealed one of the best preserved late Roman town houses so far discovered in Roman Britain. Extensively decorated with mosaics, the building has recently been re-displayed in a new cover building by Dorset County Council. In addition to the town house and its Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; HBJD1; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 299 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1690.
This report publishes the 1937–8 excavations in Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, which revealed one of the best preserved late Roman town houses so far discovered in Roman Britain. Extensively decorated with mosaics, the building has recently been re-displayed in a new cover building by Dorset County Council. In addition to the town house and its mosaics, the report publishes the surrounding buildings in the north-west quarter of the town, also mostly of late Roman date, and associated occupation along with an extensive collection of artefacts, including outstanding finds of coins, glass, iron and Kimmeridge shale.
This report publishes the 1937–8 excavations in Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, which revealed one of the best preserved late Roman town houses so far discovered in Roman Britain. Extensively decorated with mosaics, the building has recently been re-displayed in a new cover building by Dorset County Council. In addition to the town house and its mosaics, the report publishes the surrounding buildings in the north-west quarter of the town, also mostly of late Roman date, and associated occupation along with an extensive collection of artefacts, including outstanding finds of coins, glass, iron and Kimmeridge shale.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Roman Society Publications
Condition
New
Number of Pages
436
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780907764397
SKU
V9780907764397
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About Emma Durham
archaeologist and artefact specialist and a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Reading. Professor of Archaeology at University of Reading since 1988. Director of excavations at Silchester and its environs. Principal research interests are in Roman archaeology, particularly rural settlement, urbanism, economy, material culture, technology and trade
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