Disarticulated Iron Age & Roman human remains within the town of Silchester

Disarticulated Iron Age & Roman human remains within the town of Silchester

The antiquarian excavators of Silchester noted the occasional find of human bone as well as a few complete or partial skeletons. Apart from recording their general location within the town there is little or no further information about context. Excavations since the 1980s have added further examples of disarticulated human bone as well as one or two complete or partial skeletons and have provided a stratigraphic context for them. Sixteen radiocarbon dates have been obtained from modern finds and from all five remaining bones in Reading Museum, 21 in total. The talk will review the contexts, character and dating of the remains against the background of similar urban finds from Roman Britain.

About the Speaker

Speaker: Professor Mike Fulford, University of Reading

Mike Fulford was promoted to Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading in 1988, following previous appointments as Reader (1985) and Lecturer (1974). He has served as Dean of the former Faculty of Letters and Social Sciences (1994-1997) and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Learning (1998-2004).

His principal research interests are in Roman archaeology, particularly in the fields of rural settlement, urbanism, economy, material culture, technology and trade.

Professor Fulford was elected Fellow of the British Academy in 1994, recently serving as its Treasurer and Vice-President (2010-15). He has served as Commissioner, Historic England (English Heritage) and Chair of its Advisory Committee (HEAC) (2014-19), continuing as a member. He is a Trustee of the Roman Research Trust. He has also served as President of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies (2005-8).

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