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.
Gary writes about National Archaeology Week at Prescot Street.
Tags: context,
dating,
deposits,
ecofact,
environmental archaeology,
evidence,
excavation,
feature,
objects,
organic material,
site staff,
soil,
soil samples,
work
Steve Campion, from L -P : Archaeology’s environmental department explains why and how environmental evidence is important at Prescot Street.
Lorna’s journal entry about using metal detectorists on the Prescot Dig.
This article explains what happens to the finds and records once they have been recorded and processed on site.
Posted under: about >> Methodology
Tags: aims,
deposits,
ditch,
drain,
evidence,
excavation,
feature,
fill,
foundations,
georgian,
layer,
medieval,
objects,
pit,
post-medieval,
post hole,
prescot street,
quarry pit,
roman,
south tenter street,
strategy
This is a brief overview of the excavation strategy.
Glossary entry for ‘inscriptions’
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.
An article that explains about what archaeologists do with the things they find. It also briefly explains about treasure.
This explains why archaeologists aren’t really looking for treasure and why treasure isn’t commonly found by archaeologists.
Posted under: glossary >> Glossary
Tags: objects
Glossary definition for find
Glossary definition of grave goods
