Coal in Roman Britain / John Robert Travis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Travis, John Robert

Series:

BAR British series ; 468.

BAR British series ; 468

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coal mines and mining--England, Northern--History--To 1500.

Coal mines and mining.

Coal mines and mining--England--Derbyshire--History--To 1500.

Land settlement patterns--England, Northern--History--To 1500.

Land settlement patterns.

Land settlement patterns--England--Derbyshire--History--To 1500.

England, Northern--Antiquities, Roman.

England, Northern.

Derbyshire (England)--Antiquities, Roman.

Derbyshire (England).

Great Britain--History--Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.

Great Britain.

Classical antiquities.

England--Derbyshire.

Northern England.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 270 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : John and Erica Hedges Ltd. : Available from Hadrian Books [distributor], ©2008.

System Details:

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212

Contents:

INTRODUCTION: The study area

Early evidence of Roman coal mining

Discussion of Roman coal mining in the twentieth century

Contemporary evidence for coal mining in the Roman period

Limitations of studying Romano-British coal

Analysis and sourcing

Archaeological evidence for the early use of coal

The use of coal in the Roman period

COAL: Coal and how is it formed

Location of the coalfields in Britain

The classifications of coal

Analytical methods used in identifying coal from archaeological contexts

Coal and other fuels available in the Roman period

THE ROMANO-BRITISH LANDSCAPE THE RELATIONSHIP OF AGRICULTURE, MINERAL EXTRACTION AND SETTLEMENT PATTERNS: The limitations and problems of the evidence

Dating Evidence

Resume of settlements across the study area

Distribution

Military sites

Vici

Industrial Annexes

Cave and rock shelters

House types in the study area

Field systems in the study area

Land use

Economies of the 3 regions

Lead

Derbyshire lead industry model

Relationship between settlement sites in the carboniferous and magnesian limestone to mineral extraction and agriculture

Settlements associated with lead production

Coal model

Relationship between settlement sites in the coal measures of North Derbyshire and South Yorkshire to mineral extraction and agriculture

COAL ROMANO-BRITISH MINING TECHNIQUES: Coal resources of the study area

Prospecting

Categories of types of Roman mines

Mining and quarrying techniques

Evidence of Romano-British coalmines in the study area

Coal production

Economic aspects

Ownership and administration of the mines and quarries

Mining administration in the study area

The labour force

TRANSPORTATION OF COAL: Prehistoric trackways and riverine trade

Roads

The Toman road system of Roman Britain

Primary evidence

Secondary evidence

Riverine and coastal transportation and location of ports

Primary evidence of a coastal supply mechanism

Secondary evidence of a coastal supply mechanism

Modes of transportation

ROMANO-BRITISH USES OF COAL: Domestic use of coal

Coal as a material for artefacts

Agricultural use of coal

The use of coal in pottery and tile manufacture in the study area

Metal processing

Ferrous metallurgy

Non-ferrous metal production and working

ROMAN COAL DISCUSSION: Settlement patterns and relationship to industrial and agricultural activity

Mining techniques

Transportation

The uses for coal.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Liverpool, 2006).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-264).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2025.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781407321288

1407321285

OCLC:

1490999050

Publisher Number:

B468 BAR Publishing

Access Restriction:

Use copy Restrictions unspecified