Rob Collins, Ian Kille and Kathleen O’Donnell, Fabric of the Frontier: Prospection, Use and Re-Use of Stone from Hadrian’s Wall. Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2023. Pp xiv + 168, illus. isbn 9781789259506. £50.00.

Key Points

• The aim is to analyze the prospection, utilization, and re-utilization of stone from Hadrian's Wall.
• Historical analysis of archaeological findings
• Examination of stone sources and their applications
• Review of previous literature on Hadrian's Wall
• Identified various uses of stone in the construction and maintenance of Hadrian's Wall
• Showed patterns of stone procurement and reuse over different historical periods
• Highlighted the significance of stone in understanding regional archaeological practices

Abstract