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Isurium Brigantum Rose Ferraby

Isurium Brigantum By Rose Ferraby

Isurium Brigantum by Rose Ferraby


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Draws together previous antiquarian and archaeological work and more recent surveys at Isurium Brigantum to give a new understanding of the town's topography and development.

Isurium Brigantum Summary

Isurium Brigantum: an archaeological survey of Roman Aldborough: 81 by Rose Ferraby

Modern-day Aldborough, in North Yorkshire, lies on the site of Isurium Brigantum, the former administrative capital of the Brigantes, one of the largest indigenous tribes of Roman Britain. Strategically located on Dere Street, by the second century AD it had become a key Roman town engaged with the supply of the northern frontier, with buildings and mosaics that reveal a thriving economy through to the fourth century. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the site of Isurium Brigantum was the subject of important antiquarian investigations. However, unlike some southern counterparts - for example, Calleva Atrebatum or Verulamium - in the twentieth century it attracted less archaeological attention. Then, in 2009 a team of archaeologists led by Dr Rose Ferraby and Professor Martin Millett began a major re-examination of the site. This included large-scale geophysical surveys using both gradiometry and high-resolution ground-penetrating radar. Most of the town and its surroundings were revealed, allowing its development from the second century AD to the medieval period to be mapped with great accuracy. Brought together in this volume for the first time are the results of those surveys, together with a re-evaluation of the earlier antiquarian work and more recent archaeological fieldwork and excavations - some never before published. The resulting volume provides historians and archaeologists with exciting new information about the topography and development of the Roman town and later landscape, together with a thorough review of the town in the broader context of Roman Britain and the western Empire. The volume is complemented by an interactive digital archive, which is free to access.

Isurium Brigantum Reviews

The importance of the results, the clarity of thought and expression, and quality of production should garner this volume a wide readership across specialists and non-specialists alike. * Archaeological Journal *
The book contains much scholarly discussion of the evidence and the competing interpretations, integrated with the broader history of Roman Britain. It is also highly readable, lavishly illustrated with photographs and plans. It will appeal to general readers, as well as specialists in the field. * ClassicsForAll *

About Rose Ferraby

Dr Rose Ferraby is interested in the relationships we have with landscape. She works as an archaeologist, artist and cultural geologist, using these different approaches to explore and narrate sub-surface worlds. She is currently a Research Associate in the Faculty of Classics, at the University of Cambridge. As well as academic publications, Rose has worked on books of poetry and print, as well as writing and presenting for BBC Radio 3's 'The Essay'. Rose grew up on the edge of Aldborough, the Roman remains inspiring her future career. Professor Martin Millett is an archaeologist whose principal research interests lie in the social and economic archaeology of Italy and the western Roman Empire. He has published widely on this subject, and has led archaeological surveys and excavations in Britain, Spain, Portugal and Italy. He is currently Laurence Professor of Classical Archaeology at the University of Cambridge and was previously Professor of Archaeology at Durham and Southampton universities. He has been the Director and the Treasurer of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and Vice-President of the British Academy.

Table of Contents

List of figures Preface Resume Zusammenfassung Acknowledgements Notes on referencing and archives Chapter 1: Introduction Background to this study Geographical setting Historical background Previous inferences on urban origins Textual evidence History of the town Previous archaeological work Organisation of this volume Chapter 2: Previous antiquarian and archaeological work Knowledge up to the mid eighteenth century The later eighteenth century The first half of the nineteenth century From the 1850s to the 1920s Excavations of the 1920s and 1930s The 1940s to the 1980s The 1990s onwards Chapter 3: The geophysical surveys Introduction Methodology Presentation of the results Area 1: North-western intra-mural area Area 2: North-eastern intra-mural area Note on terracing in the southern half of the town Area 3: Central intra-mural strip Area 4: South-western intra-mural area Area 5: South-eastern intra-mural area Area 6: South-eastern extra-mural area Area 7: Eastern extra-mural area Area 8: South-eastern extra-mural area Area 9: Northern extra-mural area Area 10: Northern extra-mural area beside the river Area 11: The northern bridgehead Area 12: The western extra-mural area Area 13: The south-western extra-mural area Chapter 4: Re-evaluating the history of Isurium Brigantum The Iron Age background The Roecliffe fort Earliest activity on the site of Aldborough Town planning The forum and the establishment of the civitas The Town Wall The character of the early to mid Roman town The development of the extra-mural areas The later Town Wall and annexes The later Roman townscape The transition to the Middle Ages Epilogue: history, antiquarian development and landscape Appendix 1: Gazetteer of archaeological interventions Appendix 2: Concordance with RIB Appendix 3: Concordance with CSIR Appendix 4: Architectural stonework Appendix 5: Stone altars Notes Abbreviations and bibliography Index

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NGR9780854313013
9780854313013
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Isurium Brigantum: an archaeological survey of Roman Aldborough: 81 by Rose Ferraby
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Society of Antiquaries of London
2020-04-24
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