Several unique finds have been made over the last couple of weeks. This episode of the video series shows some of the best findings from the dig so far.
Will and the cist burial.
Ruth’s journal entry about the richest burial yet found at Prescot Street.
Guy reflects on an amazing week of discoveries and also on the element of trial and error within the archaeological method.
Ceri invents a brand new digging technique and describes what he has been working on over the last few weeks.
Guy reflects on the discovery of a Roman funerary building and on the diversity of belief in the Roman world as seen in the Eastern Cemetery.
Tags: archaeology,
burials,
cremation,
horn core,
horn core pit,
inhumation,
pit,
post-medieval,
prescot street,
roman,
site staff,
skeleton,
soak-away,
work
Glossary definition of pyre.
Guy comments on the results from medical imaging of the complete cremation from the site which featured in video episode 2.
Posted under: journal >> Reports
Tags: burials,
cremation,
deposits,
drain,
inhumation,
medieval,
pit,
post-medieval,
prescot street,
quarry pit,
roman,
soak-away,
south tenter street
Chaz Morse’s Field Officer’s report for June and July 2008
Glossary definition of columbarium
Posted under: the-site >> Roman
Tags: burials,
cemetery,
cremation,
environmental archaeology,
evidence,
grave,
grave goods,
inhumation,
organic material,
pit,
roman,
settlement,
soil,
soil samples
This article provides information about the types of diseases and causes of death that can be identified from evidence found at Prescot Street.
Posted under: the-site >> Roman
Tags: beliefs,
burials,
cemetery,
community,
cremation,
evidence,
god,
goddess,
grave,
grave goods,
history,
inhumation,
inscriptions,
jars,
objects,
prescot street,
pyre,
religion,
roman,
shrine,
skeleton,
soil samples,
supine,
temple,
urn,
worship
This article provides an overview of the types of burial practises that can be identified from the excavations that have taken place in the East London Roman cemetery area.
Adrian Carreton writes his first journal entry.
David Ross has an interesting feature.
A blog by David Ross, esq.
Tags: bone,
cemetery,
coins,
context,
cremation,
drain,
evidence,
excavation,
feature,
grave,
grave goods,
horn core,
horn core pit,
pottery,
prescot street,
roman,
site staff,
skeleton,
soak-away,
urn
Liz’s latest journal entry for 17th June, about cremation burials, inhumation burials and the process of excavating them.
Tags: beliefs,
bone,
burials,
cemetery,
cremation,
excavation,
feature,
grave,
grave goods,
inhumation,
photo diary,
religion,
roman,
site staff,
skeleton,
work
Ashley’s Supervisor’s Report for the 6th June
Tags: bone,
burials,
cremation,
excavation,
grave,
grave goods,
photo diary,
pit,
pottery,
prescot street,
roman,
site staff,
skeleton,
south tenter street,
work
Tags: bone,
burials,
coins,
construction,
cremation,
evidence,
excavation,
feature,
pit,
quarry pit,
roman,
site staff,
work
David Ross writes about his last days actvities.
Tags: bone,
burials,
cremation,
grave,
grave goods,
inhumation,
prescot street,
roman,
site staff,
skeleton,
soil
Gary Webster’s journal entry.
Tags: context,
cremation,
cut,
evidence,
fill,
grave,
grave goods,
inhumation,
jars,
objects,
prescot street,
roman,
site staff,
urn
Tags: burials,
cremation,
cut,
ditch,
evidence,
excavation,
feature,
fill,
photo diary,
pit,
post-medieval,
post hole,
prescot street,
roman,
soak-away,
south tenter street,
stratigraphy,
work
Tags: burials,
cremation,
cut,
evidence,
excavation,
feature,
fill,
georgian,
grave,
grave goods,
linear,
photo diary,
post-medieval,
prescot street,
roman,
site staff,
soak-away,
well,
work
Tags: bone,
burials,
coins,
cremation,
excavation,
feature,
fill,
grave,
grave goods,
inhumation,
pit,
roman,
soil,
stratigraphy,
urn
Greg Crees writes about the last few days on site and the cremation burials he has been excavating.
Posted under: journal >> Reports
Tags: burials,
cemetery,
cremation,
deposits,
drain,
evidence,
excavation,
feature,
inhumation,
medieval,
pit,
post-medieval,
quarry pit,
soak-away,
stratigraphy,
urn
Filed Officers report for the period ending 22nd May 2008
Tags: burials,
context,
cremation,
cut,
digital project,
evidence,
excavation,
feature,
pit,
roman,
urn
Journal entry by Greg Crees, who discusses his involvement in the recent lifting of an intact cremation urn and excavation of an inhumation.
Video episode 2 following the conservation of the first cremation on site and catching up with progress on site.
Tags: aggregates,
burials,
cemetery,
conservation,
cremation,
ditch,
environmental archaeology,
evaluation,
evidence,
excavation,
feature,
linear,
linear feature,
pit,
post-medieval,
quarry pit,
roman,
site staff,
work
Guy presents and update on progress on site and comments on a few areas he has found interesting over the past weeks.
Posted under: journal >> Reports
Tags: aggregates,
construction,
cremation,
cut,
dating,
deposits,
evidence,
excavation,
feature,
fill,
georgian,
horn core,
horn core pit,
organic material,
pit,
post-medieval,
quarry pit,
soak-away,
south tenter street
Field Officer’s report for 21st April 2008
Posted under: learning >> School-Resources
Tags: burials,
cemetery,
community,
cremation,
excavation,
grave,
grave goods,
inhumation,
objects,
pyre,
roman,
shrine
A short article about Roman funerals and burials, aimed at a younger audience.
Glossary definition of pyre goods
Glossary definition of pyre debris
Glossary definition of grave
Glossary definition of cremation
Glossary definition of bustum
Glossary definition of the term Burial
This is a brief summary of the work undertaken at the WTN84 site in West Tenter Street in 1984 by the DGLA.
Posted under: the-site >> Roman
Tags: burials,
cemetery,
cremation,
dating,
deposits,
evaluation,
evidence,
excavation,
feature,
grave,
grave goods,
roman,
settlement,
south tenter street,
website,
work
Further information on excavations of the East London Roman Cemetery undertaken by other archaeological organisations.
