Cellars and Cults in Roman Britain

Perring, Dominic

doi:10.1080/00665983.1989.11021291

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“…A similar preference for the use of below‐ground features may have been incorporated into the design of early Roman houses. In particular, Perring (1989) has noted the extensive occurrence of cellars and sunken rooms (some even containing similar provisions for table wares and drinking vessels) in south‐east Britain in the period c .AD 70–155. It is unclear whether this represents a continuity of social practice, although parallel research into early Roman practices of consumption and deposition in Essex and Hertfordshire reveals similar patterns to those evident in the Late Iron Age (Pitts forthcoming b).…”

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Pots and Pits: Drinking and Deposition in Late Iron Age South‐east Britain

Pitts

2005

Oxford J Archaeology

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This paper considers the role of pottery in the Late Iron Age to Roman transition in south-east Britain. Traditional concern with the significance of Continental imports is rejected in favour of a more holistic and bottom-up approach giving equal emphasis to locally made forms and imports in complete assemblages. Several stages of inter-site correspondence analysis are conducted on a range of sites and assemblages in the region. Patterning pertaining to the use and deposition of both imported and local pottery vessels can be seen to contradict simplistic models for 'Romanization before conquest'. The main conclusions include evidence for the selective disposal of drinking vessels and table wares in pits, the likely widespread consumption of beer as opposed to wine, and the implied importance of indigenous social practices such as feasting and communal drinking.

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Pots and Pits: Drinking and Deposition in Late Iron Age South‐east Britain

Pitts

2005

Oxford J Archaeology

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“…Although it has the appearance of a podium for a mausoleum or temple it could have been a monumental nymphaeum (see above p82). Alternatively, it may be an example of a subterranean shrine; although rare in Britain, examples have been found underlying villas in the south east, particularly in Kent, and also North Gaul (Perring 1989). At Eccles, possible evidence for superstitious belief came from the rubble fill of Room 121.…”

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“…Several cellars or underground shrines have been found at villas in the south east and particularly in Kent, but rare elsewhere in Britain; cellars are commonplace in northern Gaul. This may be another example(Perring 1989);Detsicas (1983: 95) thought of it merely as the cellar of a farm for storage of corn and other produce transported by river. Fragments of tile, painted wall-plaster and masonry found in the vicinity perhaps came from an associated building.…”

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The Romano-British Villa and Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Eccles, Kent

Stoodley¹

2021

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This book presents a study of the central and lower Medway valley during the 1st millennium AD. It takes as its focus the Eccles Roman villa and Anglo-Saxon cemetery, excavated between 1962–1976 and directed by Alec Detsicas. An account of this important villa throughout its long history is outlined, and a re-assessment of the architectural evidence which Detsicas presented, with fresh interpretations, is provided. In the middle of the 7th century, a large Anglo-Saxon cemetery was established south of the villa. It started as a typical ‘Final Phase’ cemetery but continued into the late Saxon period. The evidence from the cemetery is presented as a site report, with a burial catalogue, a discussion of the grave goods and a study of the wider aspects of mortuary practice. The monograph also includes a chapter on some fragmentary Iron Age evidence and a discussion of an Anglo-Saxon timber building and its relationship to the cemetery. The evidence from the villa and Anglo-Saxon cemetery is discussed within the context of the Medway valley, which highlights the important contribution that Eccles makes to archaeological knowledge. The significance of the area is further investigated by studies devoted to the pre-English place-names of the valley and the documentary evidence of the area during the Anglo-Saxon period. The volume concludes with a general discussion, which draws together all the strands of evidence and evaluates the significance of the Medway valley during the 1st millennium AD.

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The Altars of Republican Rome and Latium

Moser¹

2019

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Cellars and Cults in Roman Britain

Cited by 12 publications

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Pots and Pits: Drinking and Deposition in Late Iron Age South‐east Britain

Pots and Pits: Drinking and Deposition in Late Iron Age South‐east Britain

The Romano-British Villa and Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Eccles, Kent

The Altars of Republican Rome and Latium

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