Lost City of the Legion<br />
New discoveries on the site of the Roman fortress at CaerleonForeword<br />
<br />
“Caerleon is the best preserved and most accessible Roman legionary fortress in the UK, and I<br />
was delighted to have the opportunity to visit the excavations in 2010. The research that has<br />
taken place at the site since 2006 is of international importance, and the excavations in Priory<br />
Field have produced a wealth of new evidence about the fortress and its garrison. The results<br />
of the new geophysical survey are particularly significant as they have located a complex of<br />
previously unknown Roman buildings, which could lead to a change in the way we think about<br />
how Britain was conquered and occupied by the Roman army almost 2,000 years ago. The<br />
archaeological work and these new discoveries have certainly captured the imagination of the<br />
public, with mo<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=1">Lost City of the LegionNew discoveries on the si</a> Lost City of the LegionNew discoveries on the si<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=2">Foreword“Caerleon is the best preserved and mo</a> Foreword“Caerleon is the best preserved and mo<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=3">IntroductionArchaeologists from Cardiff Univer</a> IntroductionArchaeologists from Cardiff Univer<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=4">The Legion and the creation of Roman Wales"on </a> The Legion and the creation of Roman Wales"on <a title="Lost City of the Legion page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=5">Mapping IscaMagnetometry and resistivity were </a> Mapping IscaMagnetometry and resistivity were <a title="Lost City of the Legion page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=6">Mapping IscaThe surveys in Priory Field in the</a> Mapping IscaThe surveys in Priory Field in the<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=7">Excavating a legionary store buildingIn 2008 a</a> Excavating a legionary store buildingIn 2008 a<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=8">Priory fields: armour and a legion of findsThe</a> Priory fields: armour and a legion of findsThe<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=9">Priory fields: armour and a legion of finds"Ev</a> Priory fields: armour and a legion of finds"Ev<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=10">A new monumental suburbOne of the most excitin</a> A new monumental suburbOne of the most excitin<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=11">A new monumental suburbThe identification of a</a> A new monumental suburbThe identification of a<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=12">Training - students and volunteers"Those last </a> Training - students and volunteers"Those last <a title="Lost City of the Legion page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=13">Involving the public - site events "My daughte</a> Involving the public - site events "My daughte<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=14">Engaging the global community"Just a note to t</a> Engaging the global community"Just a note to t<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=15">The Future"It’s a joy to witness the exhilarat</a> The Future"It’s a joy to witness the exhilarat<a title="Lost City of the Legion page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/172eab6c?page=16">Acknowledgments The surveys and excavations in</a> Acknowledgments The surveys and excavations in