| Archaeology in Bath: Excavations at the New Royal Baths (the Spa), and Bellott's Hospital 1998-1999 Contributor(s): Davenport, Peter (Author), Jordan, David (Author), Poole, Cynthia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0904220451 ISBN-13: 9780904220452 Publisher: Oxford Archaeological Unit OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: Prior to the building of the new Bath Spa in the center of the World Heritage City of Bath, excavations were carried out to record the archaeological remains threatened by its construction. Evidence was recovered of the presence and rituals of mesolithic hunter-gatherers, hitherto unknown official Roman buildings of the first and second centuries and indications of activity in the late Saxon and medieval periods. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 936.239 |
| LCCN: 2008353410 |
| Series: Oxford Archaeology Monograph |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 8.37" W x 11.68" (1.65 lbs) 195 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Prior to the building of the new Bath Spa, in the centre of the World Heritage City of Bath, excavations were carried out to record the archaeological remains threatened by its construction. Evidence was recovered of the presence and perhaps the rituals of mesolithic hunter-gatherers, hitherto unknown official Roman buildings of the first and second centuries and some indication of activity in the late Saxon and medieval periods. An important part of the dig was a programme of geoarchaeological research to study the microstructure of the soils excavated with a view to understanding the activities that led to their formation. |
Contributor Bio(s): Jordan, David: - David Jordan is a member of the Defence Studies Department, part of the Joint Services Command and Staff College. He is currently academic director for the Air Single Component Phase of the Advanced Command and Staff Course and Chairman of the Board of Examiners for the MA in Defence Studies. Dr. Jordan is also a member of the Chief of the Air Staff's Air Power Workshop. He has published extensively on the military history of the twentieth century. |