Bremetenacum: Excavations at Roman Ribchester 1980, 1989-1990

The Bremetenacum Excavations CD-ROM pages at the Archaeology Data Service provide the digital data files - the excavations' finds catalogue - that were originally included on a CD-ROM attached to the the book 'Bremetenacum, Excavations at Roman Ribchester 1980, 1989-1990' by K. Buxton and C. Howard-Davis. A summary of the excavations and the contents of the published volume are also included. Ribchester (Bremetenacum), on the northern edge of the Ribble flood plain, has been known as a major Roman establishment since the time of Leland, and was also noted by Camden and Stukley. It is famous for the discovery of a fine Roman cavalry parade helmet, now in the British Museum, and frequent excavations have taken place during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The excavations which are reported in this volume were undertaken in 1980 and 1989-90, prior to the use of an extensive area to the north of the fort as an extension to the cemetery of St Wilfred's church and the redevelopment of the Ribblesdale Mill site at the northern edge of the town.