This report contains an assessment of the Human Remains from the excavation. The report was written by Don Walker, but has been edited for web by Chaz Morse and Guy Hunt. For a full index of the assessment reports, please see the assessment report index.
Liz’s latest journal entry
Looking back at digging down, Gary considers his first months at Prescot Street.
Ruth’s journal entry on the excitement of excavating a skeleton.
Fergal’s latest journal entry about his latest skeleton
In episode 7 we follow the excavation of 2 burials on site as well as taking a look at how we dig and how we record archaeological features.
Gary’s latest blog about an interesting inhumation.
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.
Adrian Carreton writes his first journal entry.
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,
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