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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONSARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS

Visualising the Roman legionary fortress at Caerleon

EBORACUM – York• Legio VI Victrix

DEVA - Chester• Legio XX Victrix

ISCA – Caerleon• Legio II Augusta

Caerleon amphitheatre excavations 1926-7

Excavations in Jenkins Field, 1926

cc. A.D. 75: . A.D. 75: ISCA ISCA FOUNDED BY FOUNDED BY LEGIO LEGIO SECUNDA SECUNDA AUGUSTAAUGUSTA

late C1–C2: FORTRESS REBUILT IN STONE / late C1–C2: FORTRESS REBUILT IN STONE / LEG II AVGLEG II AVG IN NORTHERN BRITAIN IN NORTHERN BRITAIN

C3: INSCRIPTIONS RECORD REBUILDING C3: INSCRIPTIONS RECORD REBUILDING WORK / WORK / SOME KEY BUILDINGS DISUSEDSOME KEY BUILDINGS DISUSED

C4: FORTRESS ABANDONED BY LEGION - C4: FORTRESS ABANDONED BY LEGION - UNCERTAIN OCCUPATIONUNCERTAIN OCCUPATION

‘Boon’ plan of Isca

Priory Field 2006, magnetometer survey

Priory Field 2007,ground resistivity (1.5m) survey

School Field & Golledge’s Field 2007,magnetometer survey results

Updated plan of Isca