Kings Weston Roman Villa
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 Kings Weston Roman Villa
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| Established | 1947 |
| Location | Kings Weston, Bristol |
| Coordinates | 51°29′50″N 2°40′02″W / 51.49727°N 2.66724°W |
| Type | Roman villa |
| Curator | Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery |
| Public transit access | Bus |
| Website | Kings Weston Roman Villa |
Kings Weston Roman Villa is a Roman villa near Lawrence Weston in the north west of Bristol. The villa was discovered during the construction of the Lawrence Weston housing estate in 1947. Two distinct buildings (Eastern and Western) were discovered, the Eastern building was fully excavated (in 1948–50), the other lies mostly below Long Cross road. Finds from the site are now held in the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.[1]
George C. Boon and John Clevedon Brown conducted the excavations of the Eastern building. In a hypocaust, underlying the mosaic floor of one of the wings, they discovered the body of a man of approximately fifty years of age, 5 feet (1.5 m) tall. Injuries to the skull and shoulder suggested that he had died violently. Coins of the Valentinian and Gratian periods led to a conclusion that the man may have died in a Viking raid in the latter part of the fourth or early fifth century CE.[2]
Two other bodies were found in the vicinity. Traces of decorated walls, mosaic floors, underfloor heating and bath suites were discovered. Based on the dating of coins and other evidence such as a foundation burial of a young pig, it was suggested that the site had been occupied since the third century CE.[2] The layout of the building, dominated by a large hall, relatively common in Britain and Germany, led to the hypotheses by archaeologist J. T. Smith that this type of building was used by an extended family group rather than nuclear family.[3]
The villa forms part of the collection of Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery.
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Bristol City Council: Local museums: Bristol's Kings Weston Roman Villa". www.bristol.gov.uk. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ a b Boon, George C.; Brown, John (1993). "Kingsweston Villa Revisited: The East Wing Murder and other burials". Transactions (Bristol: The Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society) III: 73–83. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ Millett, Martin (1994). The Romanization of Britain (7 ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 199–200. ISBN 0-521-42864-5, 9780521428644 Check
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- Kings Weston Villa at Bristol City Museum web site
- Detailed historic record for Kings Weston Roman Villa
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