Publications
Emsworth Oyster Fleet. Industry and Shipping, by David J Rudkin, published 1975 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Old Emsworth, by David J Rudkin, published 1978 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Conversion of the Dolphin Mosaic reveals a new floor at Fishbourne Palace, by David Rudkin, published April 1980 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 30, article, p.195, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library Download PDF
The Roman Army returns to Fishbourne, by David Rudkin, published December 1981 in Sussex Archæological Society Newsletter (no. 35, article, p.252, ISSN: 0307-2568) accessible at: S.A.S. library Download PDF
Emsworth. Echoes of the Past, by David J Rudkin, published 1982 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
The River Ems and Related Watercourses, by David J Rudkin, published 1984 (pamphlet, published by the author) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9031] & West Sussex Libraries
Excavations at the Roman Palace, Fishbourne, 1983, by David J. Rudkin, published 1985 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 123, archaeological note, pp.256-259) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9514] & The Keep [LIB/500310] & S.A.S. library
The Excavation of a Romano-British Site by Chichester Harbour, Fishbourne, by David J. Rudkin, published 1986 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 124, article, pp.51-78) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9762] & The Keep [LIB/500311] & S.A.S. library
Echo, The Queen of the Emsworth Oyster Fleet, by David J Rudkin, published 1987 (Castle Communications) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Emsworth during the First World War, by David J Rudkin, published 1993 (Castle Communications) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries
Roman Chichester and Fishbourne, by John Magilton and David Rudkin, published 1 January 1999 in An Historical Atlas of Sussex (pp.26-27, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 1860771122 & ISBN-13: 9781860771125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14026][Lib 18777] & The Keep [LIB/501686][LIB/508903] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Bone-dry. An innovative, but possibly unsuccessful 18th century agricultural practice at Fishbourne, West Sussex, by John Manley and David Rudkin, published 2001 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 139, shorter article, pp.234-240) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14916] & The Keep [LIB/500292] & S.A.S. library
Facing the Palace: Excavations in front of the Roman Palace at Fishbourne, by John Manley and David Rudkin, published 2003 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 141, article, pp.1-160) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500293] & S.A.S. library View Online
A Pre-A.D. 43 Ditch at Fishbourne Roman Palace, Chichester, by John Manley and David Rudkin, published November 2005 in Britannia (vol. 36, article, pp.55-99) View Online
Abstract:This article details the first unambiguous evidence for occupation in the Late Iron Age, dating to around 10 b.c.-a.d. 25, at the site that was to develop into the Roman Palace at Fishbourne (near Chichester, Sussex). The collection of sealed and well-dated imported and local pottery, accompanied by food refuse and a copper-alloy scabbard fitting, suggests significant activity at the site a generation prior to the Roman Conquest of a.d. 43. The material was found in the bottom of a ditch that had been deliberately back-filled. As such this discovery opens a new chapter in the remarkable story of Fishbourne.
More buildings facing the Palace at Fishbourne, by John Manley and David Rudkin, published 2006 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 144, article, pp.69-113) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15759] & The Keep [LIB/500362] & S.A.S. library View Online
Abstract:This is the final report documenting the results of the recent excavations by the Sussex Archaeological Society in front of the Roman Palace at Fishbourne, near Chichester. This report deals with Area C, excavated in 2002. One of the principal discoveries, the pre-AD 43 ditch, has been reported elsewhere (Manley & Rudkin 2005b). This report concentrates on the post-AD 43 features and finds, of which the structural highlights are the partial remains of two further buildings, one constructed in timber, the other with flint foundations. These two buildings, together with the two revealed previously, suggest that in this area there was a complicated series of developments pre- and post-Palace. There is an extensive digital archive to this report on the Archaeology Data Service website.
An Iron-Age-style statue of a fertility goddess from Fishbourne, by Martin Henig and David Rudkin, published 2009 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 147, short article, pp.213-214) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 17254] & The Keep [LIB/500365] & S.A.S. library View Online