RSG Zoom Talk - Lilian Ladle on 'The Rise and Decline of Druce Farm Roman Villa (AD60-650)
Following publication of 'The Rise and Decline of Druce Farm Roman Villa (AD60-650)' BAR Brritish Series 676, 2022 Archaeology of Roman Britain Volume 8, Lilian Ladle has kindly agreed to talk to us about this multi-period site. Exacavations were carried out 2012-2018 by East Dorset Antiquarian Society under Lilian's direction.
This long-lived site reveals evidence for prehistoric activity, and Roman occupation from mid-1st century, with the earliest proto-villa found in Dorset. Phases of constructon and demolition highlight a story of villa development and decline.