FAWLER ROMAN VILLA, OXON, REPORT ON GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY, NOVEMBER 1996
Author(s): M A Cole
Geophysical survey was undertaken at Fawler Roman Villa, Oxon, (SAM OX 73) in response to a request from the Monuments Protection Programme (MPP) of English Heritage. The scheduled status of the site is currently under revision and it was felt that more information regarding the nature and extent of any surviving buried features was required for this to be carried out effectively. Magnetic and resistivity surveys were undertaken, both successfully illustrating the presence of buried archaeological features within the currently scheduled area. In addition, clear evidence of features extending beyond the latter to the west was provided by the magnetometer survey. Unfortunately it was not possible to confidently attribute any of the detected features to a particular period based on the geophysical evidence alone. However, the sustained Roman activity identified by excavation at the site certainly suggests that many of the features revealed by the geophysical survey are likely to be Roman in origin.
- Report Number:
- 77/1996
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 12
- Keywords:
- Earth Resistance Geophysical Survey Magnetic Susceptibility Magnetometer
