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Excavations at Verulamium 1957. Third Interim Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2011

S. S. Frere
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The third season of excavations at Verulamium, inaugurated by the Research Committee of this Society, lasted from 4th July to 24th August 1957. The main area investigated lay along the edge of the allotment field between the theatre and the forum; this area was not accessible previously for reasons mentioned in last year's report, and in consequence much work had to be fitted into the time available, and even so, the lowest levels were not completely explored. But in addition further work was done on site K. VII at the rear of the defences beside the river, and a new site S was explored north-east of the river Ver on the brow of the rise above the millstream. Here a large extra-mural building, or buildings, with a cellar came to light; but its complete excavation had to be deferred. Work by contractors on the new road began during the excavations, and this work was watched; after the excavations closed, the staff of the museum rescued an important new deposit of Belgic mint debris.

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Research Article
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The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 38 , Issue 1-2 , April 1958 , pp. 1 - 14
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1958

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References

page 1 note 1 Antiq. Journ. xxxvii, 1.

page 2 note 1 Antiq. Journ. xxxvii, 5 and pl. vi.

page 2 note 2 Mr. B. R. Hartley, F.S.A., has made a preliminary examination of this material.

page 4 note 1 Antiq. Journ. xxxvi, 4–5.

page 4 note 2 M., R. E. and Wheeler, T. V., Verulamium: A Belgic and Two Roman Cities, pp. 25–26Google Scholar; Tac. Annals, xiv, 33.Google Scholar

page 4 note 3 Arch. lxxxviii, 178.

page 4 note 4 Ibid. Ixxx, 268–9, 274. It is only fair to point out that one of the pieces of samian from the primary bank at Caerwent, ibid., pl. LXXXIV, 96, published as Flavian, is, in fact, central Gaulish and of second century, possibly Hadrianic, date. This information I owe to discussion with Mr. B. R. Hartley.

page 9 note 1 Antiq. Journ. xxxvii, 8 and fig. 2; see also fig. 1 above.

page 11 note 1 The corridor was deep enough to avoid damage by the new road, and now lies buried beneath it.

page 9 note 2 See plan, Antiq. Journ. xxxvii, 2, fig. 1.

page 12 note 1 Antiq. Journ. xxxvii, 11.

page 12 note 2 The coin is a barbarous copy of the Fel. Temp. Reparatio (horseman) type presumably minted not later than c. A.D. 360. Information from Dr. C. M. Kraay.

page 12 note 3 See the drawn section, Antiq. Journ. xxxvii, pl. viii.

page 13 note 1 I was fortunate to have the assistance of Mr. W. S. C. Kennett of the Plastics Division of I.C.I., and it was he who devised this technique and applied it successfully. The remounting was carried out by the museum staff under Dr. N. Davey's direction. A detailed account will appear in Antiquity, June 1958.

page 13 note 2 The position of this site is shown in Antiq. Journ. xxxvii, 2, fig. 1.

page 13 note 3 A single piece of mould was recorded from this vicinity last year. Antiq. Journ. xxxvii, 6, n. 4.

page 13 note 4 It should be noted that the 1957 moulds are in much larger pieces, and were buried in a single pit; the 1956 pieces were much broken and were scattered about on the old surface.

page 14 note 1 Antiq. Journ. xxxvii, 8 and pl. viii, where a Severan rather than a Hadrianic date is suggested by the date of the drain which served them, and the same stratigraphical level of the blocking wall.