Lowbury Hill, Oxon

A Re-Assessment of the Probable Romano-Celtic Temple and the Anglo-Saxon Barrow

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ID11616205
AuthorsMichael Fulford (0000-0002-8780-9691, corresponding author), M G FULFORD, Stephen Rippon (0000-0002-1597-7514), S J Rippon, D C Allen, Denise Allen, J R L Allen (0000-0002-4876-0872), J Romilly Allen, Susan J Allen, Janet Firth, Chris Gaffney (0000-0002-8292-2118), J Gater, Sheila Hamilton‐dyer, Sheila Hamilton-Dyer, Heinrich Härke (0000-0002-2226-618X), Joseph S Kaminski (0000-0002-7929-793X), J Kamiński (0000-0002-8663-7314), David Richards (0000-0001-6224-165X), Elizabeth M Somerville, Elizabeth Somerville, Jane Timby, Martin Tingle
Year1994
Volume151
Issue1
Pages158-211
Publication date1994-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeological Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0066-5983 • E-ISSN: 2373-2288
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00665983.1994.11078122
OpenAlexW2028443438
LanguageEN
Citations received34
References cited23

Following earthwork, geophysical andfield-walking survey, a limited evaluation was carried out by excavation of the enclosure and Anglo-Saxon barrow on Lowbury Hill, Oxon. in 1992. Evidence for prehistoric activity on the hilltop is provided by a few sherds of beaker/collared urn, and a more substantial quantity of late bronze age/early iron age pottery. The combination of the new field evidence and a reappraisal of the excavation and finds made by D. A. Atkinson in 1913–14 affirms the sacred character of the Romano-British enclosure and the probability that it was the site of a Romano-Celtic temple from the second century A.D. Despite the limited findings of the early work, re-excavation showed the extensive survival of archaeological deposits, particularly negative features cut into the chalk. A radiocarbon date for the robbing of the temenos wall between the late sixth and mid seventh century and finds of Pagan Saxon pottery provide an opportunity for a reassessment of the seventh-century 'warrior' burial and its context

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Celtic languages · Oxon · Temple · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Classics · History · Psychology

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