EDO4642 - Icen Way, Dorchester
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6971 9040 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1886
Description
Inhumations were found in 1886 during the excavation of cellars for the semi-detatched pair of Houses 'Devon Lodge' and 'Calder' on the NE side of Icen Way.
The burials were found in various postures in the bottom of a wide trench in the chalk. A blue glazed 'melon' bead and 30 hobnails (DCM 1886.9.19, Hogg collection) are probably from this site, as are a BBW bowl with flanged rim and an undecorated BBW cooking pot. The most notable object is an olive-green lead glazed jar of the 1st-2nd century AD with seven irregularly spaced groups of repousse bosses.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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. 575, no. 217a.
Record last edited
Jan 4 2010 5:15AM