Millett et al. The article presents the results of the HRB-funded survey of a sample of the Ave valley undertaken between 1994 and 1998.
Introductory sections describe the geographical background and summarise the approaches followed.
The field walking results are then presented with especial emphasis on the ceramics. The field walked evidence is used to identify a series of newly discovered sites whish are assessed. The results of geophysical surveys of several of these sites are presented. Information about the settlement patterns is presented based on a GIS anaysis of both previously known sites and the results of the field walking. Patterns in the changing distribution of settlement are discussed in relation to local social dynamics and the Roman annexation and exploitation of the region.