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By bringing together the archaeological, historical, artefactual, osteological and isotopic evidence, this volume traces the development of the burial ground and builds a social and biological profile of the individuals buried there. A predominantly working class group, these individuals were not among the poorest of the parish, but neither were they wealthy. They hailed from the locality and beyond, as far as continental Europe, and worked as labourers, tradesmen, and skilled craftsmen. Diseases identified on the skeletons attest to nutritional deprivation and living conditions which were defined by poor sanitation, over-crowding and atmospheric pollution, while burial practice reflects pressure on burial space at a time when epidemics and high mortality were a major problem in large suburban parishes such as St Saviour’s.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483546984821,"sku":"9780995663619","price":13.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780995663619.jpg?v=1786178725"},{"product_id":"a-roman-villa-and-other-iron-age-and-roman-discoveries-at-bredons-norton-fiddington-and-pamington-along-the-gloucester-security-of-supply-pipeline","title":"A Roman Villa and other Iron Age and Roman Discoveries at Bredon's Norton, Fiddington and Pamington along the Gloucester Security of Supply pipeline","description":"The report presents the results of archaeological investigation along the route of the 17-km long Gloucester Security if Supply water pipeline in the vicinity of Tewkesbury. The archaeological mitigation works were commissioned by Severn Trent Water; following evaluation of the whole route, three sites were chosen for excavation, at Fiddington and Pamington in Gloucestershire and at Bredon's Norton in Worcestershire The site at Pamington revealed oval enclosures if mid-late Iron Age date, that at Fiddington elements of a rural settlement spanning all of the Roman period. At Bredon's Norton the pipeline cut through a series of Iron Age and Roman settlement enclosures and their internal features, and also included human burials of both periods. Unusually, one Iron Age burial was accompanied by a saw, and among the Roman burials was a cemetery of seven newborn infants. An unexpected discovery was the remains of a Roman bath-house with a plunge pool flagged with stones and decorated with painted wall-plaster. This was later drained and had a central cistern inserted, while the loft was used to store grain. The building was destroyed by fire at the very end of the Roman period resulting in the exceptional preservation of charred grain, together with the fragmentary timbers, on the floor.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483547509109,"sku":"9780904220766","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780904220766.jpg?v=1786178727"},{"product_id":"from-bridgehead-to-brewery-the-medieval-and-post-medieval-archaeological-remains-from-finzels-reach-bristol","title":"From Bridgehead to Brewery: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeological Remains from Finzel's Reach, Bristol","description":"This richly illustrated book presents the fascinating results from a major project to examine the heritage of Finzel’s Reach, the site of the former Courage and Bristol Breweries near the centre of one of England’s greatest port cities. Archaeological, geoarchaeological and historic building investigations have revealed a fascinating story of change and urban evolution at the site. Naturally a tidal marsh, the area played an important role in the late Saxon defensive system protecting the settlement of Brycg Stowe. From the twelfth century large scale land reclamation provided the conditions for speculative urban street and tenement development, promoted and administered under the ownership of the Knights Templar, and from the fourteenth century by new owners, the Knights Hospitaller. These medieval urban landlords oversaw the growth of an established and densely populated area full of life, trade and production on one of the town’s principal roads, Temple Street, and crossroads, Temple Cross. Later medieval and early post-medieval decline gave way to new enterprises in the age of Empire, leading to the site’s long-standing association with sugar production and brewing.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483552194933,"sku":"9780904220865","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780904220865.jpg?v=1786178731"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-kate-brady.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}