Cataractonium

Roman Catterick and its hinterland: excavations and research, 1958–1997

edited by Pete Wilson

This two-part Report represents over forty years of excavation and fieldwork undertaken at Catterick (Cataractonium), North Yorkshire.

The first volume covers the archaeological background; the excavations by Professor Wacher in the core of the town, as well as the subsequent work on the suburbs by English Heritage’s Centre for Archaeology together with local groups. The excavated evidence is supported by extensive geophysical surveys and aerial photographic work. Part I also covers the substantial finds reports on the pottery assemblages, as well as the brick and tile and graffiti reports.

Info: RR128, ISBN 1 902771 23 0; OUT OF PRINT
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The second volume covers the reports on glass, metal and coin assemblages, as well as a broad range of small finds and large groups of leather, animal bone and human burial (including the much publicised Roman gallus). A summary discussion of the pottery, coins, small finds and the sites is also included as well as a concluding analysis of the excavation finds as a whole and their significance.

Info: overall 412 figures, 106 plates, 119 tables and CD-ROM
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