Cambridge Independent Archaeology

Below are some of the reference sources we have used, or will use, in our excavations, finds processing and reporting. Also, see our bibliography for further information.

Note: If you have any other useful links or references that you think may useful to us, or if you find any broken links, please email us at info@ciarch.org.uk

Local and Other Sites Reference
The Chronicle Hills, Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire (Christopher Taylor and Ashley Arbon)
Cambridge Chronicle 1818, Antiquities etc. discovered at Whittlesford
Roman settlement S of Chronicle Hills (Historic England)
Roman Settlement, Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire (Monument CB 255) Report (RheeSearch)
Bath House Field interim report (RheeSearch)
Stanmoor Ring Ditch, Whittlesford Report (RheeSearch)
Land at Manor Farm,Thriplow, Cambridgshire. An Archaeological Evaluation (Alasdair Wright)
Roman Burials in the Cambridge Area (Joan Liversidge)
Historic England Monument Report - Chronicle Hills
Excavations at a Roman and Saxon Site at Haddon, Cambridgeshire (Dr S.G.Upex)
An archaeological investigation of the Roman aisled stone building at Hog Brook (Kent Archeological Field School)
Publications – Pre Construct Archaeology
Explore the Hub - Oxford Archaeology
Roman Roads in Cambridge (CAS - Rev. F.G.Walker 1910)
The Roads of Roman Britain (Roman Roads Research Association)
The Roads of Roman Britain (Interactive OpenStreetMap)
The Bartlow Hills in Context (Hella Eckardt et al.)
An Iron Age Settlement and Romano-British Villa Complex at Itter Crescent, Peterborough (Oxford Archaeology East)
Romano-British Burials at Bartlow Park, Cambridgeshire, An Archjaeological Evaluation (C. Beaucamp & S. Macauley)
Anne Barker's diary (referencing R.Maynard)
British Folklore, Whittlesford

Data, Aerial Photos and Mapping Sources
Cambridge air photos (University Of Cambridge)
Aerial Archaeology Mapping Explorer (Historic England)
Aerial Photo Explorer (Historic England)
National Archaeological Identification Survey: South-West Cambridgeshire (Historuic England)
Heritage Gateway - Search for information on England's historic sites and buildings
Archaeological Data Service

Artefacts reference
Pottery
Roman Pottery from Chronicle Hills (Beveridge & Lucas)
How To Identify Roman Pottery (DigVentures)
Roman pottery identification (Jigsaw)
Plaster
Pigments and painting techniques of Roman Artists (Ruth Siddall)
Wall painting in the Roman empire: colour, design and technology - 2000 (Pye. E)
Building Materials
A Guide to Ceramic Building Materials (J.M. McComish, York Archaeological Trust)
Roman Brick & Tile (Gerald Bordribb) - Please email us at info@ciarch.org.uk for more information about this resource or search online.
A Study of the Patterns on Roman Flue Tiles and their Distribution
The Supply and Distribution of Ceramic Building Material in Roman Britain
The Consumption and Distribution of Romano-British Ceramic Roofing Materials in Cambridgeshire (A dissertation by C. Coates)
Internet Archaeology 40. Atkinson and Preston. Buildings and services (FF 9 and 11)
Opus Signinum - Roman Concrete without Pulvis Puteolanis: Example of the Substructures of Diocletian
Mystery of Roman Concrete Solved? - And Did Those Feet
5 Roman Building Materials (School of Archaology, Oxford)
Bones and Teeth
Mammal Bones and Teeth - an Introductory Guide to Methods of Identification (Simon HiIson)- Please email us at info@ciarch.org.uk for more information about this resource or search online.
Overview of bones found during excavations of a Roman bathhouse at Nine Wells, Whittlesford (Hannah Blannin) Related data sheet
Beginner's guide to identifying British mammal bones (Natural Hstory Museum)
Shell
Oyster Shells from Archeaological Sites - A brief illustrated guide to basic processing (Jessica M Winder)
Beginner's guide to identifying British mammal bones (Natural Hstory Museum)
Kilns, Slag and other building processes and waste
The Roman Pottery Production Site in Highgate Woods
Roman Pottery Kilns at Gloucester (Bernard Rawes)
1st Century AD Roman or Romano-British Iron Slag at Hemyock Castle
Excavation of a Roman Bloomery Furnace and Tapping Pit at Bradenham (Gary Marshall et al/)/a>
Excavation at Stanford Wharf Nature Reserve: Slag and High-Temperature Debris (Lynne Keys)
Roman crucibles, hearth lining and slag from Usk, Monmouthshire, South Wales (Matthew Nicholas)
XRD, SEM/EDX and micro-Raman spectroscopy for mineralogical and chemical characterization of iron slags from the Roman archaeological site of Forua - Biscay, North Spain (ScienceDirect)
Tufa (Wikipedia)