EDO4398 - 17 Casterbridge Road, Dorchester; salvage recording 1958
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 70611 89992 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NW |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1958
Description
Excavation for drains about 6 feet north of the foundations of 17 Casterbridge Road (SY 70618999) in 1958 revealed an inhumation burial.
The trench had cut through the skeleton, leaving part of the lower limbs on the north and the top of the skull on the south side. As much as possible of the remains were salvaged by Mr. R.N.R.Peers, and await scientific examination. The body had lain approximately E-W (about 250 degrees) with head to the west, apparently extended on its back. No objects were recorded with the burial, which is probably Romano-British.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO9736 Article in serial: Farrar R A H. 1960. Miscellaneous Discoveries and Accessions; a Further Burial in the Romano-British (?) Cemetery near Max Gate, Dorchester.. 81.
- <1> SDO59 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1960. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1959. 81. 107.
- <2> SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3. 578, no.218e.
Record last edited
Aug 24 2020 10:50AM