Monument record MDO18266 - Wessex Court, Charles Street, Dorchester; Infant burial 2480
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Summary
A disturbed infant burial was found on the base of Ditch 2472 in Trench 6, during the 1990 excavations at Wessex Court, Charles Street, Dorchester. It was of a new-born child, but the position and orientation of the skeleton is not known. It lay about one metre NE of another infant burial [2464] within the same ditch. It is dated to the 1st/2nd century on pottery dating evidence from the ditch.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Found during the excavations carried out by Wessex Archaeology in 1990 in the proposed Wessex Court retail development area between Charles Street, Acland Road, and South Walks, Dorchester (1) (2) (3). The numbers in square brackets below are context and feature numbers used in the report and archive (1) (3).
Infant burial 2480 was found on the base of Ditch [2472], about one metre to the NE of infant burial [2464]. This burial was poorly preserved and disturbed. The position and orientation of the skeleton are not known. This burial can be dated to the 1st-2nd century AD on pottery dating evidence from the ditch.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO191 Unpublished document: Adam, N J and Butterworth, C A. 1993. Excavations at Wessex Court, Charles Street, Dorchester, Dorset, 1990. Volume 1: Text & Appendix I.
- <2> SDO9415 Article in serial: Adam, N J. 1990. 'Excavations at Charles Street (Wessex Court), Dorchester, Interim Note on Stage 3, October-December 1990' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 112. 115-7.
- <3> SDO9878 Excavation archive: Wessex Archaeology. 1989-1990. Wessex Court, Charles Street, Dorchester.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1431041.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Location
| Grid reference | SY 69367 90498 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69SE |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 041 434
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 387
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1431041
Record last edited
Dec 6 2023 12:16PM
