Under the Park. Recent Geophysical Surveys at Verulamium (St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK)

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ID21127828
AutoresKris Lockyear (0000-0003-2508-168X, Institute of Archaeology University College London London UK, autor de correspondencia), Ellen Shlasko
Año2017
Volumen24
Número1
Páginas17-36
Fecha de publicación2017-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaArchaeological Prospection (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1075-2196 • E-ISSN: 1099-0763
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/arp.1548
OpenAlexW2529367562
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas29

This paper presents the first results of the geophysical surveys – principally a large scale gradiometer survey – of Verulamium Park, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, under which lies approximately half of the Roman city. Verulamium was the third largest Roman city in the province of Britannia – covering some 81 ha – and the largest which is currently available for survey. Approximately 65 ha lies under parkland or pasture. The 30 ha available under the Park was the subject of a magnetometry survey in 2013–2014, along with smaller areas of ground penetrating radar (GPR), earth resistance and magnetic susceptibility. These surveys were undertaken as part of a community archaeology project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The surveys have detected a wide variety of features including stone buildings of varying size and complexity, pottery kilns, roads, pits and ditches. The results so far suggest the town can be divided into an area of largely elite housing, an area characterised by smaller structures and industrial features, and a somewhat enigmatic magnetically quiet area. Challenges in the interpretation of the results are discussed, as are potential solutions and planned future work. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Archaeology · Geography · Geophysical survey · Gradiometer · Ground-Penetrating Radar · Magnetometer · Pottery · Radar · Archaeological Research and Protection · Engineering · Geophysical Methods and Applications · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology · Geophysics