Development on Roman London's Western Hill ― Excavations at Paternoster Square, City of London

This site report presents findings relating to the pre-Roman and Roman periods from four archaeological excavations at Paternoster Square in 2000 and 2001; Saxon, medieval, and post-medieval findings will be published in a forthcoming text. After an introductory section and a chapter on geology and topography, chapters progress chronologically, focusing on the development and occupation from the early Roman development ca. 43-70 CE, the expansion of the settlement ca. 70-100 CE, the town in its prime ca. 100-125 CE, fire destruction and recovery ca. 125-160 CE, and finally the economic change and decline of the settlement ca. 160-400 CE. Closing chapters first discuss aspects of the settlement such as early Roman burials, buildings and urban planning, and industrial activity; specialist appendices report on the artifactural finds such as building materials, pottery, samian stamps, stamped mortaria, glass, accessioned finds, botanical remains, animal bone, and human bone. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)