Richborough Environs Project, Kent: Report on the Aerial Photographic Transcription and Analysis
Author(s): Fiona Small
The earthwork and plough-levelled remains of the historic and archaeological sites in the vicinity of Richborough Roman fort Kent, and its environs, and were subject to an aerial survey using the examination and interpretation of all readily available aerial photographs held by English Heritage (EH) in Swindon, Cambridge University, and Kent County Council, Kent. A transcription of all the visible archaeological features was prepared at 1:2500 scale. As a result of this survey a number of new sites and features were identified and the presence and interpretation of other known sites clarified. The survey revealed the extensive plough-levelled remains of the settlement and roads adjacent to the fort and amphitheatre at Richborough and a number of sites from the wider survey area. The nature of aerial survey is such that it allows detailed investigation over large areas in an efficient manner. At Richborough the data collected from the aerial survey was combined with the results of the detailed geophysical survey carried out adjacent to the fort and proved to be very informative in the interpretation and understanding of the site. The two surveys have begun to reveal the greater extent and complexity of the Roman settlement at Richborough, highlighting the need for further investigation and excavation.
- Report Number:
- 179/2002
- Series:
- Other
- Pages:
- 41
- Keywords:
- Roman Aerial Photograph Interpretation Aerial Photography
