50 Roman Finds: From the Portable Antiquities Scheme (50 Finds)

Drawing on discoveries recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme, 50 Roman Finds explores fifty objects that illuminate life in Roman Britain. Selected by archaeologists John Pearce and Sally Worrell, the finds range from everyday personal possessions and dress accessories to religious objects, luxury goods and exceptional discoveries such as the Crosby Garrett helmet and Staffordshire Moorlands Pan.

Rather than treating the objects simply as museum pieces, the authors use them as evidence for the people and communities of Roman Britain. Together they reveal aspects of power, belief, identity, trade, fashion and daily life, while showing how local traditions interacted with the wider culture of the Roman Empire. Accessible and richly illustrated, this is an engaging material-history introduction to Roman Britain through the objects people actually used, valued and lost.