Monument record MDO18084 - Flagstones Late Iron Age burial of infant in pit 00019
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Summary
A flexed inhumation of a 3-4 year old child was placed in the upper fills of Pit 00019. 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.
Pit 00019 was a bell-shaped storage pit which contained a substantial quantity of 1st century BC/AD pottery. A skeleton of a 3-4 year old child was laid supine with the legs flexed in the upper fills. This pit was cut by grave 00041.
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 70398 89906 (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: 1 041 268
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 78 NW 67
Record last edited
May 6 2010 11:18AM