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Continuity and Religious Practices in Roman Britain: The Case of the Rural Religious Complex at Marcham/Frilford, Oxfordshire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2010

Zena Kamash ,
Chris Gosden  and
Gary Lock
Zena Kamash
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Chris Gosden
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Gary Lock
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford, [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
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Abstract

This paper presents the interim results of Oxford University's on-going excavations at the Roman religious complex at Marcham/Frilford, Oxfordshire. This site has been the focus of debates about continuity from the Iron Age into the Roman period since the original excavations at the temple by Bradford and Goodchild in the 1930s. New findings from the current excavations are brought to bear on this question, in particular how the Iron Age activity influenced the design and layout of the Roman complex. In addition, the paper uses preliminary analysis of the finds from the excavations to discuss the nature of religious practices and activities at the site.

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Britannia , Volume 41 , November 2010 , pp. 95 - 125
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2010. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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