Becoming Roman, being Gallic, staying British
Subtitle: research and excavations at Ditches "Hillfort" and villa, 1984-2006
By: Stephen Trow, Simon James and Tom Moore.
Contributors: James, Simon, 1957-; Moore, Tom
Publisher: Oxbow Books; Available from David Brown Book Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; Oakville, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781842173367
Subjects: Excavations (Archaeology) -- England -- Gloucestershire; Excavations (Archaeology) -- England -- Cotswold Hills; Gloucestershire (England) -- Antiquities, Roman; Cotswold Hills (England) -- Antiquities, Roman; Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D
Description: "Excavations at Ditches in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds during the 1980s investigated a large late Iron Age enclosure which proved to contain a remarkably early Roman villa. Discoveries included a well-preserved cellar and a range of finds, including Gallo-Belgic wares, Iron Age coins, coin moulds, Venus figurines and brooches indicating high-status occupation in the late Iron Age and early Roman period. This volume not only includes a report on the excavations of 1984-5, but also additional work, including a new geophysical survey and reassessment of the finds. Alongside re-appraisal of much of the 1980s evidence, this analysis allows the earlier material to be compared with more recent studies of the late Iron Age-Roman transition contributing to debates over processes of 'Romanization', questions of social and political continuity and the nature of villa development in Britain."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-221) and index.