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South Shields 1875: an early excavation in context

Stewart, Martha

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Robert Blair (1845–1923) served as Secretary of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, and editor of this journal, for forty years until his death. But his association with the Society had in fact begun a decade earlier, when he became involved in plans to explore the remains of the Roman fort at South Shields in 1874. This paper is inspired by a scrapbook he later compiled relating to the venture, which offers detailed insight into the practical and financial organisation of the excavation, the role of SANT, which has previously been underplayed, and the long-running debate over the preservation of the site. In terms of the development of British archaeology, it illuminates what is clearly a significant episode in the twilight between the domination of the interests of landowners and amateur antiquarians, and the institutional sponsorship of excavations from the 1890s onwards.

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Stewart, M. (2018). South Shields 1875: an early excavation in context. Archaeologia Aeliana, 46, 181-220

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 1, 2017
Online Publication Date Mar 1, 2018
Publication Date Mar 1, 2018
Deposit Date Apr 13, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Archaeologia Aeliana, or, Miscellaneous tracts relating to antiquity.
Print ISSN 0261-3417
Publisher Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 46
Pages 181-220
Publisher URL http://www.newcastle-antiquaries.org.uk/index.php?pageId=759

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