Birdoswald (Banna) on Hadrian's Wall shows archaeological evidence of destruction and rebuilding, with the granaries falling into disrepair and later being converted for timber-framed structures by local people continuing to use the site after Roman authority faded. The fort is a key site for understanding the transition from Roman to post-Roman Britain — the "chieftain" period when Roman officers may have become local lords.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
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