New Roman and prehistoric aerial discoveries at Grandford, Cambridgeshire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7658277 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T W Potter (Peterborough City Hospital), B Robinson (0000-0002-2983-0206) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 283 |
| Pages | 31-32 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00066072 |
| OpenAlex | W2207896809 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
The Romano-British settlement at Grandford lies northwest of the town of March, in the heart of the Fens of eastern England. It straddles the ‘Fen Causeway’, a Roman road that ran west—east across the Fens, and which probably originated at the legionary vexillation fortress at Longthorpe, near Peterborough, held between c. AD 48 and 61/62. Small-scale excavations between 1958 and 1968 demonstrated occupation for much of the Roman period, down to the later 4th century, beginning at least as early as c. AD 65 (Potter & Potter 1982). It was suggested on various grounds that the settlement niay have started life as a Roman fort, constructed in the aftermath of the great rebellion of AD 60-61, led by Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni (Potter 1981: 85-7
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Excavation · Fortress (chess) · Period (music) · Prehistory · Queen (butterfly) · Settlement (finance) · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
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| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |