Internet Archaeology is pleased to announce the publication of
"Excavations on a Roman Extra-Mural Site at Brough-on-Humber, East Riding
of Yorkshire, UK" by Kurt Hunter-Mann et al. in issue 9 of the journal.
http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue9/brough_index.html
"...Excavations revealed a Roman settlement and field-system.
Roman structures were identified, both along a road and elsewhere on the
site. Other recognisable features included a T-shaped corn-drier, human
graves, both cremation and inhumation, and possible ritual animal burials.
There was a large finds assemblage, showing evidence for a range of
domestic activities, as well as indicating a possible local pottery
industry.
The site is important for several reasons:
Location. The excavations at Welton Road are the first outside the
walled settlement at Brough-on-Humber to be published, enabling
archaeologists to assess the nature of suburban occupation at Brough, and
allowing some conclusions to be drawn about the status of the Roman town.
Pottery Assemblage. The presence of 'wasters' in the substantial
ceramics assemblage indicates the existence of a previously unknown
pottery industry, based in the immediate vicinity. The produce from this
industry shows strong Continental affinities, drawing on traditions
prevalent in the southern part of the Upper Rhine, and may indicate the
presence of immigrant potters.
Bone Assemblage. Although not large, the assemblage of animal bones
from this site is the first from Brough to be analysed adequately. The
evidence suggests that the pattern of animal use at Welton Road is one
that would be expected from a rural site rather than a military or urban
location. There is also evidence that cattle may have been butchered at
the site for consumption elsewhere, implying that the Welton Road
site may have acted as a 'producer' settlement."
The complete excavation report is published along with the context
dataset, the pottery dataset and the 'small finds' catalogue.
Your comments on both the nature of presentation and content are, as
always, welcome.
Happy New Year!
Judith
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Judith Winters, Editor
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