Monument record MDO18081 - Flagstones Late Iron Age grave 00015
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Summary
A shallow rectangular grave containing the crouched inhumation of an adult female. No grave goods.
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Full Description
Found during excavation at Flagstones by Wessex Archaeology in 1987-1988 in advance of the construction of the Dorchester By-pass. The following description is abstracted from the final published report on the site (1). The numbers in square brackets refer to context numbers quoted in the report.
Grave [00015] was a sub-rectangular steep-sided flat-based grave 0.45m deep in the southern end of the site. It contained the supine skeleton of an adult female with the knees drawn up to the chest and with the left arm more tightly flexed than the right. The grave was filled with chalk rubble. No grave goods were present. This grave was cut by ditch [00011] of the Late Iron Age enclosure.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SDO9381 Article in serial: Woodward, P J and Smith, R J C. 1987. Survey and excavation along the route of the Southern Dorchester By-pass, 1986-1987 – an interim note. 109.
- --- SDO9385 Excavation archive: Wessex Archaeology. 1987. Dorchester By-pass.
- --- SDO9937 Index: National Monuments Record. NMR Monument Record. SY 78 NW 67.
- <1> SDO9379 Monograph: Smith, R J C et al. 1997. Excavations along the Route of the Dorchester By-pass, Dorset, 1986-8. 27-48.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 70407 89923 (2m by 2m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NW |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 041 265
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 67
Record last edited
Feb 9 2006 8:51AM