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The Llantwit Major Villa: A reconsideration of the evidence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2011

A. H. A. Hogg
A. H. A. Hogg
Affiliation:
Brynfield, Waun Fawr, Aberystwyth
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Abstract

A small re-excavation of part of this villa has removed some apparent discrepancies in the evidence for the structural development of the buildings, and taken in conjunction with the published material has made a new and more detailed interpretation possible. The results of the excavation are summarized in the text on pp. 227-8, and the deductions as to the history of the villa on pp. 236-7.

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Britannia , Volume 5 , November 1974 , pp. 225 - 250
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Copyright © A. H. A. Hogg 1974. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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