Roman Castleford: Volume II

Contents

Contents
List of Plates
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments

Part One: Introduction by M.R. Fossick and P. Abramson
General Background
Classical and Medieval Sources
Antiquarian Evidence of the 16^th to 18^th Centuries
Discoveries in the late 18^th and 19^th Centuries
Investigations in the 20^th Century
Phasing and Dating Methodologies

Part Two: Structures and Stratigraphy
The Major Trenches: Excavations of the Fort and Annexe, 1977-85 by P. Abramson
The Major Trenches: Excavations of the Vicus, 1974 and 1980-82 byP. Abramson
The Minor Trenches: Miscellaneous Investigations, 1977-84 by M.R. Fossick

Part Three: Environmental Evidence edited by D.S. Berg
The Botanical Material by M.E. Barstow with contributions from S. Boardman
The Mammal Bones by D.S. Berg
The Human Remains from an archive submitted by K. Manchester

Part Four: Discussion
The Roman Occupation of Castleford by P. Abramson
The Historical and Archaeological context of the Castra at Castleford by M.C. Bishop  

Appendices:
Appendix 1: The Excavation Recording System by M.R. Fossick
Appendix 2: Concordance of Contexts discussed in Part Two by H.E.M. Cool
Appendix 3: The Botanical Remains; Sampling, Recovery and Analysis by M.E. Bastow
Appendix 4: Descriptions of all Environmental Samples from Castleford by M.E. Bastow
Appendix 5: A Note on Charcoal Samples from Trench 10 Context 1074 by M.E. Bastow
Appendix 6: Ecological Habitats of Botanical Remains by  M.E. Bastow
Appendix 7: Utility Table of Botanical Remains by M.E. Bastow
Appendix 8: Additional Notes on Faunal Analyses by D.S. Berg

Bibliography

Index by H.E.M. Cool