SDO9634 - 'Interim Report on Excavations at the Copse Site in the Roman Cemetery, Poundbury, Dorchester' Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
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| Type | Article in serial |
|---|---|
| Title | 'Interim Report on Excavations at the Copse Site in the Roman Cemetery, Poundbury, Dorchester' Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society |
| Author/Originator | Green, C J S |
| Date/Year | 1968 |
| Dorset Natural History and Archaeology Society | Proceedings |
Abstract/Summary
The second season of excavation in the area of 'The Copse' in the Roman graveyard just east of the Iron Age camp at Poundbury lasted for two weeks in 1967. 'The Copse' became know as Site A in the later publications (SDO9630, SDO9538).
excavations resumed from the previous year in areas 1 and 3 and a further area (4) was opened up. Seven further burials were excavated and a further mausoleum was discovered in area 4.
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Description
Note in 'Archaeological Notes and News for 1967', Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, vol. 89, pp.133-5. contains excavation plan
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- EDO4212 Poundbury, Dorchester; excavations 1966 to 1980
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