A contextual analysis of the late Roman Pewsey and Wilcot Vessel hoards, Wiltshire
A contextual analysis of the late Roman Pewsey and Wilcot Vessel hoards, Wiltshire
In late summer, sometime between cal A.D. 340–405, a hoard of tightly packed, stacked copper alloy vessels was deposited in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire. The corrosion of the vessels allowed for the preservation of delicate plant macrofossils and pollen. Analysis of this material has provided insights into the date, season and context of this act of structured deposition. A second hoard of similar vessels was deposited in the fourth or fifth century only a few miles away at Wilcot. The hoards and their deposition relate to Romano-British lifeways, at a time when the region was on the cusp of a dramatic period of change. The distribution of late Roman coins and belt fittings offers further insights into the social and economic character of Wiltshire at their times of deposition.
archaeobotany, hoards, Irchester bowl, Pewsey, pollen analysis, post-Roman transition, Roman Wiltshire, seasonality, Wilcot
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Henry, Richard
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Roberts, David
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Grant, Michael
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Pelling, Ruth
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Marshall, Peter
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November 2019
Henry, Richard
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Roberts, David
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Grant, Michael
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Pelling, Ruth
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Marshall, Peter
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Henry, Richard, Roberts, David, Grant, Michael, Pelling, Ruth and Marshall, Peter
(2019)
A contextual analysis of the late Roman Pewsey and Wilcot Vessel hoards, Wiltshire.
Britannia, 50, .
(doi:10.1017/S0068113X19000266).
Abstract
In late summer, sometime between cal A.D. 340–405, a hoard of tightly packed, stacked copper alloy vessels was deposited in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire. The corrosion of the vessels allowed for the preservation of delicate plant macrofossils and pollen. Analysis of this material has provided insights into the date, season and context of this act of structured deposition. A second hoard of similar vessels was deposited in the fourth or fifth century only a few miles away at Wilcot. The hoards and their deposition relate to Romano-British lifeways, at a time when the region was on the cusp of a dramatic period of change. The distribution of late Roman coins and belt fittings offers further insights into the social and economic character of Wiltshire at their times of deposition.
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Final Pewsey hoard ed team comments HE Nov
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e-pub ahead of print date: 30 May 2019
Published date: November 2019
Keywords:
archaeobotany, hoards, Irchester bowl, Pewsey, pollen analysis, post-Roman transition, Roman Wiltshire, seasonality, Wilcot
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/431505
ISSN: 0068-113X
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