Monument record MWX3478 - Roman grave, 61 Radipole Lane, Weymouth

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Summary

A skeleton in a shallow grave was discovered while digging foundations for an extension in Radipole Lane in 1977. It was the skeleton of a female with both femurs and both fibulae broken, the tibiae were intact. The woman was buried with a black burnished jar and iron artefacts.

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A skeleton in a shallow grave was discovered while digging foundations in Radipole lane in 1977. It was the skeleton of a female with both femurs and both fibulae broken, the tibiae were intact. The woman was buried with a black burnished jar and iron artefacts.(1)

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  • --- Article in serial: Wilson, D R (ed). 1975. 'Roman Britain in 1974: Southern Counties' Britannia. 6(2).
  • <1> Article in serial: Boulter A and Squibb B (Compiled by Keen L). 1977. Dorset Archaeology in 1977: Weymouth. Vol 99. p125.

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Grid reference SY 6634 8099 (point) Centred on
Map sheet SY68SE
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Feb 12 2021 4:54PM

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