Report on the Excavation of the Prehistoric, Roman, and post-Roman Site in Lydney Park, Gloucestershire

• Main Author: Wheeler, R.E.M (auth)
• Other Authors: Wheeler, T.V (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: London Society of Antiquaries of London 1932
• Series: Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London 9
• Subjects: Landscape archaeology; Archaeology by period / region; Prehistoric archaeology; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology; Gloucestershire; excavation, archaeology, Romano-British, Iron Age, hillfort, tesserae, temple, buildings, architecture, pottery, metalwork
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Summary

This book reports on excavations on the Camp Hill promontory fort at Lydney, Gloucestershire, undertaken by Mortimer and Tessa Wheeler in 1928-9. The hillfort was established shortly before the first century BC. During the second and third centuries AD it was occupied by a Romano-British population engaged, at least partly, in iron mining. Excavations focussed on a temple, dedicated to the god Nodens, built within the fort, and associated with this were a guest house (mansion), baths and other structures. Structural details of these buildings are described, and specialist reports describe the worked stones, metalwork, pottery and other finds, recovered by the fieldwork.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (225 p.)

ISBN

20.500.12657/50813
9780854312191

Access

Open Access