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Recent Discoveries in the Fort and Extramural Settlement at Vindolanda: Excavations from 2009–2015

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2016

Andrew Birley ,
Alexander Meyer  and
Elizabeth M. Greene
Andrew Birley
Affiliation:
Chesterholm Museum andrewbirley@vindolanda.com
Alexander Meyer
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario, Canada ameyer26@uwo.ca egreene2@uwo.ca
Elizabeth M. Greene
Affiliation:
University of Western Ontario, Canada ameyer26@uwo.ca egreene2@uwo.ca
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Abstract

The most recent work at Vindolanda has produced some startling results which both support and challenge our standing interpretations of some aspects of the frontier zone in Roman Britain. These include the timeline for the development of forts on the frontier, the foundation of extramural settlements and the relationship between fort and extramural settlement. The work raises questions not only about Vindolanda but more generally about the formation of the frontier itself and the interpretation of the archaeology of other sites.

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VindolandaRoman armyexcavationsStanegate frontierHadrian's Wallextramural settlement

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Britannia , Volume 47 , November 2016 , pp. 243 - 252
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2016. Published by The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 

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