Excavations at West Hill, Uley, 1979

Description:

A summary of the techniques used to recover small artefacts and bones from the archaeological iste of West Hill, Uley, Gloucestershire. The site was an important Roman temple dedicated to the god Mercury, and thousands of animals - mainly goats and cockerels - were sacrificed there. The purpose of the sieving was to recover small items that the human excavators might miss.

subjects: Antiquities, Roman,  Roman Antiquities,  Roman Temples,  Temples, Roman,  environmental archaeology

Places: England,  Uley (Gloucestershire)