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Stonea and the Roman Fens

Malim, Tim

Oxbow says: With the notable exception of Flag Fen, Stonea is the most extensively excavated site in the fens and has persistently delivered archaeology for almost every period, highlighting its significance for millennia. In this accessible and authoritative volume Tim Malim presents a synthesis of Stonea's archaeology and environment. Supported by numerous illustrations and colour photographs, the study assesses the important prehistoric remains, such as the Neolithic cursus monument and Iron Age camp, before focusing on that aspect of Stonea's history that is most familiar to us today, its life as a Roman town. Relying on archaeological evidence accrued through decades of excavation, Tim Malim discusses Stonea's Roman town plan and buildings, including temples, administrative buildings, houses and service features and the great number of finds that have been discovered, such as coins, luxury items and debris from everyday life and industrial activity. The book also examines the military buildings and Stonea's defences as well as methods of communication with other towns and its economic reliance on peat, salt, farming and other industries. Finally, Malim considers the impact of imperial chaos between the 3rd and 5th centuries on the small towns of the fens and the re-emergence of Stonea in the Anglo-Saxon period. 256p, 115 b/w illus, 28 col pls (Tempus 2005)

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