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Author:   Robin Jackson
Publisher:   Oxbow Books
Imprint:   Oxbow Books
Dimensions:   Width: 21.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   1.247kg
ISBN:  

9781842174494

ISBN 10:   1842174495
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   15 July 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Background 1. Introduction 2. The project 3. Site history Section 2: Archaeological investigations: summary and analysis 4. The buried remains 5. Fieldwalking and other sources Section 3: Erosion and deposition history 6. Soil erosion (Tony Lloyd) 7. Erosion across the settlement area: case studies Section 4: The finds and environmental evidence 8. The Iron Age and Roman pottery (Steven Willis) 9. The brooches: an assessment of the collection (Donald Mackreth) 10. The coins (Cathy King) 11. Other small finds (Hilary Cool) 12. Worked stone (Ruth Shaffrey and Fiona Roe) 13. Building materials (Robin Jackson) 14. Ironworking residues (David Starley and Tim Young) 15. Charcoal from Bridgewater’s 1963 excavation (Rowena Gale) 16. Environmental evidence (Elizabeth Pearson) Section 5: Archaeological synthesis 17. The character of the settlement 18. Settlement chronology 19. Trade and exchange 20. The ironworking industry Section 6: Management, erosion and landuse 21. Management, erosion and landuse Section 7: Concluding remarks 22. Summary of archaeological and historical evidence 23. Erosion and management 24. Areas for future research 25. Abbreviations

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The synthesis concludes with a valuable review of the ironworking industry within its wider context. All this emphasises just how much can be learnt from a well-designed project without extensive excavation. -- Barry C. Burnham Britannia 44 (2013)

Author Information

Robin Jackson is Senior Archaeological Project Manager at Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service with many years’ experience of designing and implementing archaeological fieldwork and research In recent years he has specialised in working with the mineral extraction industry and on large-scale infrastructure projects with particular research interests in prehistoric archaeology and river valley landscapes.

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