A recent attempt was made to reconcile evidence for breaks in the construction of Hadrian's Wall ... more A recent attempt was made to reconcile evidence for breaks in the construction of Hadrian's Wall and for warfare in Britain during the reign of Hadrian. This model deployed evidence for a break in the construction of the stone fort at Birdoswald. The complex sequence at Birdo-swald shows that the primary fort was constructed of timber, and this would be the fort under construction when the break observed elsewhere took place. Another explanation is therefore required for the break in stone fort construction. n a recent article, David Breeze (2003) marshalled a group of 'separate and random pieces of evidence' relating to the building of Hadrian's Wall and to warfare in Britain during the reign of Hadrian in an attempt to reconcile these into a coherent narrative. One of the pieces deployed is the existence of a break in the building of the stone fort at Birdoswald, which is seen as belonging to the same period or phase of work as similar breaks attested through stone-masonry analysis at both Housesteads and milecastle 37. The purpose of this note is to demonstrate that the Birdoswald evidence cannot fit into Breeze's draft calendar as stated (Breeze 2003, 15). The history of the construction of the fort of Birdoswald is now well established through excavation during the years 1987-1992
A recent attempt was made to reconcile evidence for breaks in the construction of Hadrian's Wall ... more A recent attempt was made to reconcile evidence for breaks in the construction of Hadrian's Wall and for warfare in Britain during the reign of Hadrian. This model deployed evidence for a break in the construction of the stone fort at Birdoswald. The complex sequence at Birdo-swald shows that the primary fort was constructed of timber, and this would be the fort under construction when the break observed elsewhere took place. Another explanation is therefore required for the break in stone fort construction. n a recent article, David Breeze (2003) marshalled a group of 'separate and random pieces of evidence' relating to the building of Hadrian's Wall and to warfare in Britain during the reign of Hadrian in an attempt to reconcile these into a coherent narrative. One of the pieces deployed is the existence of a break in the building of the stone fort at Birdoswald, which is seen as belonging to the same period or phase of work as similar breaks attested through stone-masonry analysis at both Housesteads and milecastle 37. The purpose of this note is to demonstrate that the Birdoswald evidence cannot fit into Breeze's draft calendar as stated (Breeze 2003, 15). The history of the construction of the fort of Birdoswald is now well established through excavation during the years 1987-1992
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