"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...

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Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Archaeopress 2012
Series:	Birmingham archaeology monograph series 13
Subjects:	Geschichte 1500-1900 Archaeology, Medieval / England / Chester Excavations (Archaeology) / England / Chester Funde Römerzeit Ausgrabung Chester (England) / Antiquities, Roman Chester (England) / Antiquities Chester
Online Access:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:	"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
Item Description:	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
Physical Description:	VIII, 232 S. Ill. (some color), graph. Darst., Kt. 30 cm