The ancient counties surrounding the Weald in the SE corner of England
have a strongly marked character of their own that has survived
remarkably well in the face of ever-increasing population pressure.
The area is, however, comparatively neglected in discussion of Roman
Britain, where it is often subsumed into a generalised treatment of
the ‘civilian’ part of Britannia that is based largely on other
parts of the country. This book aims to redress the balance. The focus
is particularly on Kent, Surrey and Sussex account is taken of
information from neighboring counties, particularly when the difficult
subsoils affect the availability of evidence. An overview of the
environment and a consideration of themes relevant to the South-East
as a whole accompany 14 papers covering the topics of rural settlement
in each county, crops, querns and millstones, animal exploitation,
salt production, leatherworking, the working of bone and similar
materials, the production of iron and iron objects, non-ferrous
metalworking, pottery production and the supply of tile to Roman
London. Agriculture and industry provides an up-to-date assessment of
our knowledge of the southern hinterland of Roman London and an area
that was particularly open to influences from the Continent.
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ISBN
9781785703201
Publisert
2016
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Vendor
Oxbow Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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