Assessing The Research Potential of Grey Literature in the study of Roman England

The product of this work is the ubiquitous typescript report, commonly referred to as the "grey literature" of archaeology. This term reflects the fact that whilst developer-funded typescript reports are well-used through the planning process, the results of this work are predominantly unpublished and commonly not known to the wider archaeological community.

This is largely due to the vast size of the resource, and the difficulties in accessing it (although this is being addressed in many ways, such as the online OASIS forum). The need to make the results of this work readily available to both local communities and those with a more specialized interest in the past is recognized as a priority by English Heritage. The Roman Grey Literature Project was developed between Cotswold Archaeology and Reading University as a way to assess the research potential for the Roman period which may currently be hidden within the grey literature.