'The Rise and Decline of Druce Farm Roman Villa (AD60-650)' by Lilian Ladle

This special guest lecture, 'The Rise and Decline of Druce Farm Roman Villa (AD60-650)' by Lilian Ladle, was hosted on Tuesday 4 March 2025. Following publication of BAR British Series 676, 2022 Archaeology of Roman Britain Volume 8, Lilian Ladle kindly agreed to talk to RSG about this multi-period site. Exacavations were carried out 2012-2018 by East Dorset Antiquarian Society under Lilian's direction.
This long-lived site reveals evidence for prehistoric activity, and Roman occupation from the mid-1st century, with the earliest proto-villa found in Dorset. Phases of construction and demolition highlight a story of villa development and decline.
Lilian Ladle is an independent archaeologist and a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Bournemouth University. She directed excavations at the multi-period sites of Football Field, Worth Maltravers and Bestwall Quarry, Wareham. She was awarded the MBE for services to archaeology in 2008 and was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 2021.

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