Finds:
Dress
Brooches for fastening clothing
The archaeologists found 157 copper-alloy brooches during the dig. Both men and women, native British and Roman, used brooches to fasten their clothing. The brooches were made in many different designs.
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1. A brooch called a headstud brooch, with the remains of colourful red and white enamel down the front. This is a native British design of brooch.
Jewellery for men and women
17 finger rings were found during the excavations, which might have been worn by men or women. Other types of unisex jewellery were pendants of carved bone or antler, and bangles of glass, shale and copper.
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2. An iron finger ring, set with a glass intaglio carved with a capricorn.
Hair pins
Roman women used bone hairpins to create their elaborate hairstyles. Finds of hairpins show that some native British women adopted fashionable Roman hairstyles.
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3. A selection of hair pins made from bone and antler. They were mainly found in the civilian vicus, since there were few women in the fort.
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