Roman Birmingham 4. Excavations at Metchley Roman Fort 2004-2005: The western fort interior, defences and post-Roman activity

by Alex Jones and Alex E. Jones

An area excavation was undertaken in December 2004-May 2005 within the western part of the interior and defences of Metchley Roman fort, Birmingham (central England) in advance of proposals for a new hospital development. This was the largest singleexcavation of the fort interior undertaken at Metchley, comprising an area of approximately 0.4ha, equivalent to approximately 9% of the total internal area of the Phase 1 and Phase 3 fort. This volume, the fourth in the reports, concentrates on theresearches into the western fort interior, defences, and post-Roman activity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1407309307
• ISBN13: 9781407309309
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.2" x 11.5"