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House 1 & Block 1
The 55m by 55m area chosen for our excavations in the north-east of Insula IX had
been found by the Victorians to contain the remains of two stone buildings: the
diagonal building (House 1) and Block 1 (our Building 1). During the initial phase
of Victorian exploration of the insula during 1893, the siting of long trenches
extending north-westwards and north-eastwards from the hedge lining the modern
drove-way would have identified the stone foundations of these two buildings.
Subsequently their outline and plan would have been ascertained by following
these foundations. As a final act of exploration, trenches would then have been
extended outwards from the known foundations of these buildings to confirm their
extent and to check for further buildings. Since 1997 our excavations have been
able to clarify the date and developing plan of these buildings.
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You can find more information on House 1 and Block or Building 1 by clicking on the
following links:
House 1
Block 1/Building 1
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Use our 'clickable plan' to find out how the Victorians
located buildings on this part of Insula IX.
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