"The site of Delamere Street lies just outside the North gate of ... Roman and medieval Chester and in recent years has been subject to intensive investigation as part of the Gorse Stacks development ... This publication represents the culmination of those investigations carried out by Birmingham Archaeology during 2006 and 2008. ... The Roman activity on the site was represented mainly by large sandstone quarry pits, which were later reused for the disposal of rubbish from within the fortress. A large quantity of pottery, animal bone, and metal artefacts were recovered from the fills of these pits dating to the late 1st to early 2nd centuries, representing a snapshot of daily life within and around the fortress. ... The quarrying ... was resumed in the 16th century ... with the quarrying being infilled in the subsequent centuries after the sandstone supply had been exhausted. The infilling of this quarry with domestic and industrial waste again provided a snapshot of activity taking place in Chester during the 18th-20th centuries."--Summary, p. vii.

Richard Cuttler, Sam Hepburn, Chris Hewitson, Kristina Krawiec

Richard Cuttler; Christopher Hewitson

Cuttler, R. (Richard)

England : Archaeopress

Oxford: Archaeopress

BAR Publishing

Hadrian Books

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Cut-off text on some pages due to text runs to gutter portion & ntight margin.

VIII, 232 S. : 30 cm
"The site of Delamere Street lies just outside the North gate of the Roman and medieval Chester (n/w England) and in recent years has been subject to intensive investigation as part of the Gorse Stacks development. This publication represents the culmination of those investigations carried out by Birmingham Archaeology during 2006 and 2008"--Publisher's web site
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-232)
Section 1. Background to the work. Introduction to the work -- section 2. The Roman quarry / by R. Cuttler, C. Hewitson and K. Krawiec -- The excavations / by Kristina Krawiec -- The Roman pottery / by Jane Timby (with The Samian ware / by Felicity Wild) -- The Roman ceramic building materials / by Alison Heke -- The Roman vessel glass glass and small finds / by Hilary Cool (with The Roman coins / by Roger White) -- The metalwork / by Erica Macey-Bracken and Rod MacKenzie -- Bone artefacts and craft waste / by Iain Baxter and Malcolm Hislop -- The animal bone / by Ian Baxter -- The human bone / by Sam Hepburn -- The charred plant remains / by Pam Grinter -- Discussions / by Chris Hewitson and Kristina Krawiec -- section 3. The post-medieval quarry. The excavations / by Kristina Krawiec, Sam Hepburn, and Chris Hewitson -- The post-medieval pottery / by Leigh Dodd -- Small and other finds / by Leigh Dodd ... [et al.] -- The ceramic building material and architectural stone / by Jennie Stopford and Michael Lobb -- The animal bone, human bone and shell / by Matilda Holmes, Sam Hepburn and Erica Macey-Bracken -- The historical development of the post-medieval quarry at Gorse Stacks -- Discussion

2024-07-01