Silchester: City in Transition. The Mid-Roman Occupation of Insula IX c. A.D. 125-250/300. A Report on Excavations Undertaken Since 1997 Michael Fulford by Michael Fulford, Amanda Clarke 9780907764373, 0907764371 instant download after payment.

Silchester Roman Town. The Insula IX Town Life Project. Volume 2
With contributions by Denise Allen, John R. L. Allen, Rowena Banerjea, Edward Besly, Joanna Bird, Kate Clark, Samantha R. Cook, Nina Crummy, Petra Dark, Brenda Dickinson, Kevin M. Hayward, Hella Eckardt, Claire Ingrem, Mary Lewis, Margaret Mathews, Mark Robinson, Elizabeth Somerville, Jane Timby, Klare Tootell, Paul Tyers, Peter Warry, Jacqui Watson, Sandie Williams,
And an Appendix on "The Iron Age and Roman Coins found at Silchester, as recorded and catalogued by George Boon, 1951–54" by Dave Wythe.
Illustrators: Margaret Mathews with Frances Taylor, Jane Timby and Brian Williams.
Characterising urban life, "City in Transition" is the second volume reporting on the archaeology of the continuing excavation of Silchester Insula IX, taking the story down to the early 2nd century. In describing the evidence for the occupation of the 2nd and 3rd centuries it follows on from "Life and Labour in Late Roman Silchester" (2006), which published the late Roman occupation. Geochemical and micromorphological analyses inform the interpretation of the use of space within buildings and, together with the study of an abundant material culture and environmental record, provide a rich characterisation of the houses and their occupants. The report sheds important light on the urban condition, debating such themes as population density, status, occupation, diet and domestic ritual.