The Towns of Roman Britain: The Contribution of Commercial Archaeology Since 1990 (Britannia Monographs)

With contributions by Paul Bidwell, Stewart Bryant, Michael Fulford, Neil Holbrook, Mark Maltby, Patrick Ottaway, John Pearce, Dominic Perring, Mark Robinson and Roger M. Thomas. This volume presents an assessment of the contribution that developer-funded archaeology has made to knowledge of the major towns of Roman Britain. It contains papers on the legislative and planning framework; cases studies (London and York); regional reviews (towns of the South-East, South-West and the Midlands and North); and thematic national reviews of funerary and burial evidence, faunal remains and plant evidence. The volume concludes with a review by Fulford of the overall contribution of development-led work to our understanding of Romano-British urbanism. Introduction / Neil Holbrook -- Planning, commercial archaeology and the study of Roman towns in England / Stewart Bryant and Roger M. Thomas -- Recent advances in the understanding of Roman London / Dominic Perring -- Commercial archaeology and the study of Roman York 1990-2013 / Patrick Ottaway -- The towns of South-East England / Neil Holbrook -- The towns of the Midlands and the North / Paul Bidwell -- Urban exits: Commercial archaeology and the study of death rituals and the dead in the towns of Roman Britain / John Pierce -- The place of developer funded archaeobotany in elucidating the food supply of the towns of Roman Britain / Mark Robinson -- Commercial archaeology, zooarchaeology and the study of Romano-British towns / Mark Maltby -- Retrospect and prospect: Advancement of knowledge, methodologies and publication / Michael Fulford. edited by Michael Fulford and Neil Holbrook ; with contributions by Paul Bidwell, Stewart Bryant, Michael Fulford, Neil Holbrook, Mark Maltby, Patrick Ottaway, John Pearce, Dominic Perring, Mark Robinson and Roger M. Thomas. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summaries in English, French and German. List of Contributors vi List of Figures vii List of Tables xi Summary xiii CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION / Neil Holbrook 1 CHAPTER 2. PLANNING, COMMERCIAL ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE STUDY OF ROMAN TOWNS IN ENGLAND / Stewart Bryant and Roger M. Thomas 7 CHAPTER 3. RECENT ADVANCES IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF ROMAN LONDON / Dominic Perring 20 CHAPTER 4. COMMERCIAL ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE STUDY OF ROMAN YORK 1990–2013 / Patrick Ottaway 44 CHAPTER 5. THE TOWNS OF SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND / Michael Fulford 59 CHAPTER 6. THE TOWNS OF SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND / Neil Holbrook 90 CHAPTER 7. THE TOWNS OF THE MIDLANDS AND THE NORTH / Paul Bidwell 117 CHAPTER 8. URBAN EXITS: COMMERCIAL ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE STUDY OF DEATH RITUALS AND THE DEAD IN THE TOWNS OF ROMAN BRITAIN / John Pearce 138 CHAPTER 9. THE PLACE OF DEVELOPER-FUNDED ARCHAEOBOTANY IN ELUCIDATING THE FOOD SUPPLY OF THE TOWNS OF ROMAN BRITAIN / Mark Robinson 167 CHAPTER 10. COMMERCIAL ARCHAEOLOGY, ZOOARCHAEOLOGY AND THE STUDY OF ROMANO-BRITISH TOWNS / Mark Maltby 175 CHAPTER 11. RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT: ADVANCEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, METHODOLOGIES AND PUBLICATION / Michael Fulford 194 Index 213