February 2018 – Norton Disney Roman Villa

The Eye In The 1959 Sky Shows Us The Roman Villa And Lots Of Other Things Too

February 18, 2018

Cambridge University Air Photos The previous article on aerial photography, “The Eye From The 1960s Sky Tells Us Even More” seems to have proved very popular. In it I showed the Iron Age archaeology in and around Brills Farm hill fort. There was also a reference in it to another aerial photograph of Abbey Field … More The Eye In The 1959 Sky Shows Us The Roman Villa And Lots Of Other Things Too

The At Risk Archaeology of Norton Disney Hits The News

February 16, 2018

Those of you local to Norton Disney may have seen in the last day or so that the Newark Advertiser has carried quite a large article about my call to see better protection of the archaeology surrounding the Roman villa. I am rather pleased for obvious reasons that there has been some raising of the … More The At Risk Archaeology of Norton Disney Hits The News

The Eye From the 1960s Sky Tells Us Even More

February 14, 2018

One of the tools that has been used for many decades in archaeology is aerial photography. Often photographs taken over the parched British countryside in high summer reveal so much of the hidden treasures of history buried below. You will know how this works yourself in the garden when the grass dries up over buried … More The Eye From the 1960s Sky Tells Us Even More

Evidence of An Iron Age Scunthorpe?

February 12, 2018

Ok, I can tell already you are asking, why is this lump of what ever it is important? If you read my earlier blog called “Funny What You Find In A Romano British Landscape” you will know it’s the left over material from iron production. Aka “slag”. As I said in that blog samples went … More Evidence of An Iron Age Scunthorpe?

Still On The Trail Of The Missing Skeletons (It Just Got Complicated)

February 9, 2018

If you have been reading this blog you may recall I also detailed the hunt for some missing skeletons, and a skull from the 1934/5 excavations. “So What Did Happen To The Skeletons That Were Found?. You might also want to read the about the significance of these skeletons found in the villa ruins in … More Still On The Trail Of The Missing Skeletons (It Just Got Complicated)

Funny What You Come Across In A Romano British Landscape

February 4, 2018

Recently I was given permission by a local land owner to look for some archaeology relating to the villa I was walking with a colleague when we came across something at the side of a field that looked distinctly out of place. Looking a bit like a large bit of pumice stone we both scratched … More Funny What You Come Across In A Romano British Landscape

Map of the Adjacent Archaeology To Norton Disney Roman Villa

February 3, 2018

If you are not familiar with Norton Disney in Lincolnshire and in particular the Potters Hill area on which the Roman villa stands it can be a little difficult to understand the closeness of all the archaeology referred to in this blog. I think it’s also important to show the proximity of the proposed rendering … More Map of the Adjacent Archaeology To Norton Disney Roman Villa

So What Did They Discover At Norton Disney Roman Villa In 1933 and 1934?

February 3, 2018

As you may have read in my previous blogs the discovery of the villa in 1933 was an accident, though there is some suggestion that Mr Fred Taylor the farmer whose land it was had been aware of the archaeology for some years prior to that. It would appear the first thing excavated by Mr … More So What Did They Discover At Norton Disney Roman Villa In 1933 and 1934?

Norton Disney Roman Villa

Rediscovering and re evaluating the archaeology and history of this Lincolnshire scheduled ancient monument

Month: February 2018