The Bull Ring Uncovered: Excavations at Edgbaston Street, Moor Street, Park Street and The Row, Birmingham City Centre, 1997-2001 - Hardcover

This attractive and authoritative report puts medieval and post-medieval Birmingham where it should be - on the archaeological map... an excellent piece of work.' -- Journal of Medieval Archaeology, vol 53 Journal of Medieval Archaeology, vol 53 This volume is well produced and amply illustrated.' -- Journal and Annual Report of the Medieval Settlement Research Group, vol 23 Journal and Annual Report of the Medieval Settlement Research Group, vol 23

The excavations in the centre of Birmingham uncovered evidence of habitation from prehistoric and Roman times, but the 12th to 19th centuries presented by far the most evidence, from artefacts, environmental samples and structural remains. The medieval industrial past was of particular interest, with tanning and the manufacture of hemp and linen all playing a large role in the city's prosperity. Metal working reached its peak in the seventeenth century, with brass founding becoming important from the eighteenth century onwards. Most of the artefactual evidence attests to Birmingham's industrial past, indeed the evidence for domestic life is comparatively scant, with an anomalous burial of two people at Park Street presenting something of a mystery. This volume presents insights into the early industrial past of this important city and is an invaluable record covering eight hundred years of occupation.