Roman occupation south-east of the forum: excavations at 20 Fenchurch Street, City of London, 2008–9

2014

Excavations near the Roman forum on Londinium’s eastern hill (modern Cornhill) revealed archaeological evidence from the earliest period of London’s history. Intensive domestic occupation from c AD 50–5 was interrupted by the Boudican fire of AD 60/61 and construction of a temporary fort of c AD 63–85; possibly fort-related features on the site include clay-and-timber buildings, a large timber-lined water tank and a metalworking workshop. Domestic activity then resumed, with 1st-century clay-and-timber buildings replaced by masonry structures in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Finds recovered include lorica segmentata armour fittings, dress accessories and a wealth of early Roman pottery.

MOLA Archaeology Studies Series 31