The Roman Temporary Camp at Dunning, Perthshire: Evidence from Two Recent Excavations

Dunwell, Andrew; Keppie, Lawrence

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“…55 cf. previous similar discussions of the relative dating by St Joseph of the inter-cutting temporary camps at Ythan Wells; Hanson 1987, 131 andDunwell and Keppie 1995, 61. Experimental earthwork reconstructions have demonstrated the complex factors which determine infilling rates; Bell et al 1996.…”

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Excavations of the Gask Frontier Tower and Temporary Camp at Blackhill Wood, Ardoch, Perth & Kinross

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Dunwell

Clarke³

et al. 2000

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The concentration of archaeological remains around Ardoch (FIG. 1) arguably represents the best preserved Roman military complex surviving in Scotland. Images of the fort regularly appear in general accounts of the Roman occupation of northern Britain, and the excellent preservation of the fort and parts of the group of temporary camps to the north, combined with the superimposed presence of Flavian, Antonine and possibly Severan constructions, has attracted much academic interest and several previous investigations. The importance of the Ardoch complex is reflected in the extensive areas which are protected by scheduling.

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Excavations of the Gask Frontier Tower and Temporary Camp at Blackhill Wood, Ardoch, Perth & Kinross

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Dunwell

Clarke³

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“…The absence of re-cuts within the perimeter ditch may suggest that the camp was occupied only on a single occasion, although some caution is necessary based upon the evidence from the excavation at Dunning camp, where more than one occupation was inferred despite the absence of ditch re-cuts (Dunwell & Keppie 1995) and indicates that structural evidence alone provides less than definite proof. The perimeter ditch at Smeaton silted up incrementally, although over an unknown timespan, and was not deliberately backfilled by the Roman army upon its abandonment.…”

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Excavations on the Route of the Dalkeith Northern Bypass, 1994-95 and 2006

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Cameron³

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An evaluation and subsequent targeted excavations were carried out along the route of the proposed A68 Dalkeith Northern Bypass by the Centre for Field Archaeology (CFA) between September 1994 and March 1995, with additional watching briefs taking place in 1997. The work was commissioned by Historic Scotland on behalf of the Roads Directorate of the Scottish Office Industry Department. The bypass was not constructed at the time, and further pre-construction mitigation work was recommended in 2005, with fieldwork being carried out in 2006-08 by CFA Archaeology Ltd, for Historic Scotland on behalf of Transport Scotland.This report describes the results of the evaluations and each excavation individually. The route traverses a narrow strip of the Lothian plain which contained several prehistoric sites (two ring-groove structures, a stone-paved area and two pit alignments), a Roman temporary camp, a post-medieval building, an 18th-century designed landscape, and two industrial sites (a brick and tile works and a coal pit engine house). Several sites also produced ephemeral remains of earlier or later date. Overall, the results indicated a settlement pattern and land use which concentrated on the sands and gravels of the river terraces, with far less settlement on the unforgiving compacted clays which otherwise characterise large parts of the road corridor.

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Petrophysical and geochemical characterization of sediments filling V‐shaped ditches of Roman camps in Moravia, Czech Republic: Filling processes and the role of pedogenesis

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The infilling of defense structures (ditches) of the Roman temporary camps in South Moravia (Czech Republic) were studied quantitatively to characterize the ditch‐filling processes, role of pedogenesis, and the effect of geological setting. Samples of soil and sediment were taken from ditch profiles at three sites in South Moravia, Czech Republic (Pasohlávky, Přibice, and Charvátská Nová Ves) and three shallow control cores located in close vicinity to the ditches. Physical and chemical parameters (grain size analysis, magnetic susceptibility, element geochemistry, and sediment color analysis) were measured in combination with lithological descriptions. The primary infilling processes were colluviation and pedogenesis, largely controlled by the nature of the geologic substrate in which the ditches are excavated. The dependence of the magnetic susceptibility to iron ratio on grain size are highlighted as a useful proxy of detecting depositional processes within the ditches. High values of the Fe‐normalized magnetic susceptibility together with the frequency‐dependent magnetic susceptibility indicate a strong magnetic enhancement of the upper parts of the ditch filling, particularly in the top soil. This study demonstrates the potential for specific chemical and physical proxies to characterize the depositional history of Roman ditches when limited to coring.

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The Roman Temporary Camp at Dunning, Perthshire: Evidence from Two Recent Excavations

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Excavations of the Gask Frontier Tower and Temporary Camp at Blackhill Wood, Ardoch, Perth & Kinross

Excavations of the Gask Frontier Tower and Temporary Camp at Blackhill Wood, Ardoch, Perth & Kinross

Excavations on the Route of the Dalkeith Northern Bypass, 1994-95 and 2006

Petrophysical and geochemical characterization of sediments filling V‐shaped ditches of Roman camps in Moravia, Czech Republic: Filling processes and the role of pedogenesis

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