Roman Nantwich: A Salt-Making Settlement: Excavations at Kingsley Fields 2002

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In 2002 the fullest evidence so far recovered for the Roman settlement at Nantwich, a historic salt-producing centre in Cheshire (north-western England), was revealed by an excavation carried out at Kingsley Fields, on the west side of the town, ahead of a housing development. This uncovered a previously unknown Roman road, linking the settlement at Nantwich to the main road network, and, positioned along this, evidence for the collection and storage of brine and the production of salt, together with buildings, enclosures, a well and a small number of cremation burials. Waterlogged conditions meant that organic remains, including structural timbers, were well preserved on the site. These included the two finest examples of timber-built brine tanks excavated from Roman Britain. This volume presents the wide-ranging finds of these investigations. blanks title verso 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Front Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Acknowledgements Summary 1. Introduction 2. Background to the Excavation 3. The Excavation 4. Coarse Pottery 5. Samian Ware 6. Coins 7. Small Finds and Vessel Glass 8. Cremated Remains 9. Leather 10. Wooden Objects 11. Quernstones 12. Architectural and Altar Fragments 13. Fired Clay and Briquetage 14. Industrial Debris 15. Brick and Tile 16. Structural Timbers 17. Dendrochronological Samples of Structural Timbers 18. Plant Macrofossils, Wood, Diatoms, Faunal Remains and Insect Analysis 19. Conclusion Appendix A. Kingsley Cottage, Red Lion Lane, Nantwich, A Note on the Evaluation in 2003 Appendix B. St Anne's Lane, Nantwich, A Note on the Excavation by Gifford in 2006 Bibliography