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Lincolnshire (Lincoln, Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Boston, Grantham,
Stamford, Skegness, Louth)
A number of nationally important
Anglo-Saxon sites of the appropriate date have been excavated in the
region. There have also been several previous smaller-scale
excavations of relevant sites (e.g. a late Anglo-Saxon cemetery at
Barrow-upon-Humber; a mid-Anglo-Saxon settlement site at West Halton),
and extensive field walking programmes are being undertaken (largely
coordinated by North Lincolnshire Museum)
Material excavated previously, but not studied in detail has been
subjected to recent analysis as part of this project (in particular,
Anglo-Saxon pottery has been identified and dated and radiocarbon
dates have been acquired from human skeletal remains).
Finally, the region also offers the
potential for conducting new excavations. By bringing together all
of this material it is hoped that new light can be thrown on the
development of settlements and cemeteries in the later Anglo-Saxon
period.
The Romans evenually conquered Britain
in AD 43, during the reign of Claudius. Forty thousand men landed in
Kent and quickly began to make their presence felt by taking
Colchester, a major tribal capital. Of the four legions who arrived
on our shores, IX Hispana travelled north and came to the place we
know today as Lincoln.
Historic Lincoln at this time lay within
the area of the Iron Age tribe called Corieltauvi and traces of an
Iron Age settlement have been found on the east bank of the Brayford
Pool. The Romans, understanding the military advantage of the site,
built a fortress on top of the hill, a strategic position over
looking the River Witham and the major trackways around Lincoln.
The Legion IX Hispana occupied Lincoln
from about AD 54 -71 but some time after AD 71, the IX Legion left
for York and was replaced by Legion II Adiutrix, who remained in
Lincoln until AD 78.
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