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| Area: North |
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| Dug in Year: 2007 |
| Feature Type: Burial |
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| Location: FT11 :: Northern end, extending beyond the eastern limits of Found. Tr.11. |
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-Byzantine or Lte Roman? (exact date unclear!) Burial. Orientated East-West ( head west end) in a broadly rectangular cut [15012].
-Upper part of cut was wider with rounded corners (slumping?!) whilst lower part ws about 50mm wider than the coffin itself and rectangular, with sharp corners.
Coffin ( 15028) was wooden and remarkably well preserved. At least one nail (Fe) was identified in the south-western corner.
-The skeleton (15028), showed obvious pathologies (curvature of the spine?!) and was associated with some grave goods including:
2 Cu Alloy hoop earrings.
2 (or perhaps 1 broken) Cu Alloy Sewing needle/pin.
Truncates whole trench.
Additional Information: Foundation trench 11.
SW. Corner = 1058.668 E, 1164.157 N.
Formation Level = 1011.23m ASL. Max. Depth = 0.98m |
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| In situ Conservation: Yes |
| Lifted: Yes |
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| Feature Relationships: |
| above: (Click to view the record) 2815 |
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| Number of Related Diary Entries: 1 |
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| Conservation Recorded: No |
| Related Photos: 41 (Opens as a group in a new window) | Buildings:
none | Spaces: (Click to view the record)
| | No. Of Units in this Feature: 5 (Click here to view unit list) |
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