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Description: | PRN 36451
A three day archaeological investigation was undertaken by the television production team of Time Team on a field immediately east of the Roman Town. Fieldwalking was carried out and resulted in the discovery of several finds concentrations. Geophysical survey identified a wealth of archaeological anomalies, particularly clearly defined enclosures and field systems which appeared to extend beyond the survey area and on a different alignment to the Roman Town. Remnants of a possible bank forming the town defences were identified, as well as a road heading in an easterly direction. Three trial trenches were excavated. The excavations produced material from early Roman habitation (a possible building - wall, drain, rubble foundations and surfaces), the roadway mentioned above (dated to the 1st century AD) and subsequent later Roman activity. The formation of the walled town appears to have obliterated much of this earlier settlement evidence, including a possible eastern cemetery - human and animal remains were found in scoops associated with, but later than, the town wall ditch. A number of linear and curvilinear ditches were identified by the geophysical survey (unexcavated) and probably relate to late Iron Age and/or Romano-British enclosures, field boundaries and drainage systems.{1}{2}{3} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 43 - 409 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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