Ebook: Camulodunum 2

Principal illustrators: Terry Cook, R. M. Moyes, and Stephen Benfield. Contributors: G. Carter, Nina Crummy, Thalassa Cruso, G. B. Dannell,
R. Kenyon, R. Reece, Valery Rigby, G. Simpson, N. A. Smith, John Wacher, and J. J. Wymer.

A description of all the dykes, as well as accounts of the surveys and excavations relating to the dyke system and Camulodunum in the Late Iron Age and Early Roman period. Excavations began in 1932, although surveys began as early as 1722. Philip Crummy gives the background to the work of Christopher Hawkes and others in 'Camulodunum 2: a lifelong commitment fulfilled' (vi-vii) and in 'Introduction'. In `Camulodunum', C. F. C. Hawkes (3-69) describes evidence for the Iron Age in the Colchester area, especially the Late Iron Age and notably the hillfort at Pitchbury, the origin of the name Camulodunum, and coins. He next considers the Gosbecks site, and then deals with the dykes, such as their names, early surveys, and excavations. A description of individual Iron Age dykes in alphabetical order is given (24-52). This is followed by an analysis of the pre-Roman development of the dykes and of the dykes in the Roman period...