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.
Tags: bone,
cemetery,
coins,
context,
cremation,
drain,
evidence,
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,
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,
grave,
grave goods,
inhumation,
prescot street,
roman,
site staff,
skeleton,
soil
Gary Webster’s journal entry.
Tags: bone,
burials,
coins,
cremation,
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.
Tags: bone,
burials,
cemetery,
context,
cut,
evidence,
feature,
fill,
grave,
grave goods,
layer,
photo diary,
pit,
post-medieval,
site staff,
skeleton,
soak-away,
work
Journal entry by Sara Clancy
Tags: bone,
burials,
cut,
evidence,
feature,
fill,
georgian,
grave,
grave goods,
medieval,
prescot street,
roman,
site staff,
work
Roman Graves and Roman Grave Goods by Gary Webster
Glossary article providing a definition of flagon.
Posted under: learning >> School-Resources
Tags: burials,
cemetery,
community,
cremation,
grave,
grave goods,
inhumation,
objects,
pyre,
roman,
shrine
A short article about Roman funerals and burials, aimed at a younger audience.
Glossary definition of funerary practice/rite
Glossary definition of grave goods
Glossary definition of grave
Glossary definition of bustum
Posted under: about >> Reports Previous-archaeological-work
Tags: basement,
building materials,
burials,
context,
cut,
dating,
deposits,
ditch,
drain,
evaluation,
evidence,
feature,
fill,
georgian,
grave,
grave goods,
horn,
horn core,
horn core pit,
hornworking,
inhumation,
layer
This article provides an overview of the evidence from the Prescot Street evaluation undertaken by L – P : Archaeology in 2006.
Posted under: the-site >> Roman
Tags: burials,
cemetery,
cremation,
dating,
deposits,
evaluation,
evidence,
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.
