Excavations in the Roman Legionary Fortress at Caerleon

Dr Peter Guest is an archaeologist and numismatist who has spent much of his career researching Roman Wales. He has previously worked for Cardiff University, the British Museum and the National Museum of Wales.Prof. Andrew Gardner is Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire at the UCL Institute of Archaeology.

• SummaryCrynodebRésuméZusammenfassungChapter 1: Introduction and BackgroundFrom Caerleon to IscaThe Priory Field excavation summaryPost-excavation: assessment, conservation and analysisExcavation archiveFinal research questionsChapter 2: Overview and Discussion of Key ThemesThe fortress of Isca and the Second Augustan Legion at CaerleonSite formation processes, phasing and chronologyArchitecture of the Legionary Store Building‘Post-Roman’ buildings and occupationThemes in Roman archaeologyChapter 3: History of the Legionary Store and Post-Roman Occupation in Priory FieldIntroductionPHASE 0: Pre-legionary store buildingPHASE 1: Construction of the masonry store buildingPHASE 2: Occupation and alteration of the storePHASE 3: Dereliction and demolition of the store buildingPHASE 4: Post-Roman masonry buildingsPHASE 5: Wall robbingPHASE 6: Medieval and early-modern occupationPHASE 7: Modern activityChapter 4: Finds Catalogues and Specialist ReportsIntroduction and discussionRegistered Artefacts Reports and CataloguesSoil Blocks lifted from Room 2Building FabricCeramicsAnimal Bone (Murray Andrews)Botanical Remains (Astrid E. Caseldine and Catherine J. Griffiths)Summary of the Archaeometallurgical Residues (T.P. Young)Chapter 5: BibliographyAppendix: Radiocarbon dates from the Priory Field excavationAppendix: Soil Blocks Lifted from above Phase 2 floor in Room 2Appendix: Evaluation Excavations in Golledge’s Field and Priory Field, 2007Appendix: Summary of Community Engagement Activities, 2007-10Appendix: Excavation Teams 2007, 2008 and 2010Appendix: Archaeometallurgical Residues (T.P. Young)