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
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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.