Stella & Rose's Books

Front cover

Contents

• Foreword, by the Editor
• Excavations on the site of a Roman Quay at Caerleon, and its significance, by George C. Boon
• The quayside in general
• The riverside in early Roman times
• The riverside in later Roman times
• The quay - primary
• The quay - secondary
• The timber stage and breakwater
• The riverside in post-Roman times
• The accessibility of the quay, and the cargoes landed
• The Prescelly slate and its significance
• Datable and other selected remains from the quayside
• A. Coins
• B. Various objects
• C. Sigillata
• D. Fine wares
• E. Coarse pottery and a comparative series
• Excavations at Great Bulmore, near Caerleon, by B. E. Vyner
• The excavation
• Interpretation
• Discussion
• Notes on the Roman roads in the area
• Acknowledgements
• Miscellaneous finds
• A. Inscribed and sculptured stones (by George C. Boon)
• B. Glass (by Jennifer Price)
• C. Pottery
• Excavations at Brithdir, near Dolgellau, 1974, by R. B. White
• Building plot 3
• The four post structure
• The Roman timber building
• The road
• Features sealed by the road
• The ditch
• Building plot 5
• Phase I: auxiliary fort and extra-mural bath-building
• Phase II: fortlet and ordnance-depot
• Phase III: dismantlement
• Summary
• Discussion
• Acknowledgements
• Miscellaneous finds
• A. Metal (by George C. Boon)
• B. Glass (by George C. Boon)
• C. Stone
• D. Sigillata (by George C. Boon)
• E. Coarse pottery (by P.V. Webster, with notes on the Mortaria by Mrs, K. F. Hartley)
• Excavations at Church Street, Carmarthen, 1976, by Heather James
• Roman Carmarthen: a summary
• Geology, topography and soils
• Phases I to VIII
• Summary
• Acknowledgements
• Miscellaneous finds
• A. Coins (by George c. Boon)
• B. Intaglio (by M. Henig)
• C. Jet bead (by George C. Boon)
• D. Bronze (by George C. Boon)
• Medieval (by J. M. Lewis)
• E. Lead
• F. Iron
• G. Glass (by George C. Boon)
• H. Sigillata (by Georg C. Boon)
• Plain wares - stamped (by B.R. Hartley and Miss B. Dickinson)
• J. Coarse pottery
• Mortaria (by Mrs, K. F. Hartley)
• K. Stone etc
• Remains of crops and other plants from Carmarthen (Church Street), by Gordon Hillman
• Recovery methods
• Controls
• Contexts
• Presence analysis
• The crops
• Origins of crop remains
• Weeds, ruderals and wild plants
• General
• A comparative list of plant remains from Caerwent, edited by George C. Boon
• Seeds found at Caerwent in pits and wells, 1902-1908
• Caerwent 1909
• The excavation of a Roman pottery kiln at Llanedeyrn, Cardiff, by B. E Vyner and G. C. Evans