Dr. Francis McIntosh

And things will be coming and going all the time.

An army march is on its stomach.

That's a modern phrase, but that still exists.

And it would have been vital that the soldiers are fed, as vital as they're being paid.

And money's also got to come in.

And so, yeah, things are coming from all over.

We are at the northwestern edges of the empire, but we are not out in the sticks.

They are well connected.

They are getting the things they need.

And if they can get it locally, they will.

So they will take tax off people in grain or purchase more grain.

Same with, you know, livestock.

There's a really interesting project based out of Carvative that's come into an end, which is looking at cattle.

And the cattle that are found in the Fort St.

Hadrian's War, are they growing up locally or are they being brought in?

And they're doing that with isotopes.

And so we're starting now with science to get more of an understanding of how far foods have to travel.

You know, certain things, olive oil, wine, garum, you know, the fermented fish sauce, that's going to have to travel quite far.

But if you get things locally, you would because it's cheaper and quicker.

Yes, so the River at Chester's is the North Tyne and it's one of the tributes that is into the Tyne.