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WELLS AND BELIEF SYSTEMS AT THE END OF ROMAN BRITAIN: A CASE STUDY FROM ROMAN LONDON

In: Late Antique Archaeology
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James Gerrard
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Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 2011
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The recent discovery of a large hoard of copper-alloy, pewter and iron vessels in a late 4th to early 5th c. well at Drapers’ Gardens in the City of London highlights the role that wells and shafts played in late antique ritual life. Examination of the well’s contents reveals that these ‘pots and pans’ were not hidden in a time of crisis but were carefully placed alongside ritually killed objects and a dismembered juvenile red deer in a complex ritual act. This paper undertakes a speculative exploration of this act’s significance and its possible meaning.

Title:
WELLS AND BELIEF SYSTEMS AT THE END OF ROMAN BRITAIN: A CASE STUDY FROM ROMAN LONDON
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/22134522-90000167
Language:
English
Pages:
551–572
In:
Late Antique Archaeology
In:
Volume 7: Issue 1
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
2213-4522
Print ISSN:
1570-6893
Subjects:
Archaeology, Art & Architecture, Classical Studies

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