Collection: Cirencester Excavations

The Western Cemetery of Roman Cirencester

Neil Holbrook et al.

Evidence for funerary ceremonies involving the consumption of wine, pouring libations, and the burning of substances. Outside the walled cemetery, the burial of a 2-3-year-old child contained a magnificent enamelled bronze figurine of a cockerel, of 2nd century AD date, only four or five similar examples known from Britain. READ MORE

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Excavations and Observations in Roman Cirencester 1998–2007

ed. Neil Holbrook

The excavations found a previously unrecorded corridor mosaic and interesting evidence for early Roman cremation ritual, along with later Roman inhumation burials in the western cemetery. A reflection of the last fifty years of excavation within Cirencester is also presented. READ MORE

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Houses in Roman Cirencester

Alan McWhirr

This third Cirencester Excavations volume focuses on Roman town houses, mainly from Beeches Road (1970–73), with additional reports from earlier digs. It includes a Gazetteer of Roman houses in Cirencester, offering a comprehensive overview of domestic architecture in the Roman town. READ MORE

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