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A Roman Marching Camp in Ayr

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2019

Iraia Arabaolaza
Iraia Arabaolaza*
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GUARD Archaeology Ltdiraia.arabaolaza@guard-archaeology.co.uk
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Abstract

26 carefully positioned fire-pits indicate the location of a Roman marching camp situated near a river crossing and on a terrace of the river Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Radiocarbon dates from six of the pits provided dates ranging from 2 b.c. to a.d. 231, with an overlap around the Flavian period (a.d. 77–86 to 90). There is some evidence for the clay superstructure of ovens, and botanical evidence for the fuel used and crops cooked. Supplementary Material available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0068113X19000059.

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Roman armymarching campfire-pitsfield ovenssouth-west ScotlandFlavian period

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Britannia , Volume 50 , November 2019 , pp. 330 - 349
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2019. Published by The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies 

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With contributions by DIANE ALDRITT and BEVERLEY BALLIN SMITH

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