Basic Information
- Charnal pit
Sub Groups
Group Description
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- Cremation deposit (1092), lay in ephemeral cut [1093], which was dug into (958). It is believed that the cremation was redeposited; no urn was present. Roman layer (959) sealed (1212), a fill of pit [1213]. This was the largest and latest fill in a medium sized pit. Within (1212) were two (and maybe remains of a third) Roman pottery vessels. Cut [1213] contained earlier deposits, and underlying (1212) was (1245), which overlay (1222), which also held two pottery vessels and the remains of a human skull; underlying this was (1254) a dark greyish fill that contained other bones, including a left humerus and a left sided femur. The pits E and W sides were slightly diffuse. Cut [1213] was more like an irregular cut of a pit rather than a grave cut but the pottery deposits and the human bones should be taken into consideration. This group is seen as a series of probable charnal pits.
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- Chaz Morse
- 24-10-2011
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- Cremation deposit (1092), lay in ephemeral cut [1093], which was dug into (958). It is believed that the cremation was redeposited; no urn was present. Roman layer (959) sealed (1212), a fill of pit [1213]. This was the largest and latest fill in a medium sized pit. Within (1212) were two (and maybe remains of a third) Roman pottery vessels. Cut [1213] contained earlier deposits, and underlying (1212) was (1245), which overlay (1222), which also held two pottery vessels and the remains of a human skull; underlying this was (1254) a dark greyish fill that contained other bones, including a left humerus and a left sided femur. The pits E and W sides were slightly diffuse. Cut [1213] was more like an irregular cut of a pit rather than a grave cut but the pottery deposits and the human bones should be taken into consideration. This group is seen as a series of probable charnal pits.
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- Chaz Morse
- 24-10-2011
Dating Information
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- All the datable pot recovered from the fill deposits in these features was dated to 120-160AD. However, these are likely to be residual as the stratigrapically underlying group is dated to 150-300AD.
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- Chaz Morse
- 24-10-2011