Element record MCC2824 - Undated human skull, 3 Beverley Road, Colchester
Summary
Location
Grid reference | TL 98599 24830 (point) |
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Map sheet | TL92SE |
County | ESSEX |
Non Parish Area | COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Below the southern wall of the cellar, at 2.2m depth, contractors had disturbed the skull of an inhumation of an adult, with the head to the west, facing north. The skull was almost complete and the lower jaw was present. It is thought that the body was laid on its side with its hands to its chest as the broken radius and ulna to one arm plus two finger bones were also surviving, near the head. A grave cut could be determined, cut into the natural sand and gravel. Only a 600mm length of the grave was exposed as the eastern part of the body was outside the limit of the excavation and had probably been partially removed by the cellar foundation. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCC814 Unpublished document: Orr, Kate (CAT). 2004. Watching brief at 3 Beverley Road, Colchester. CAT.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Dec 19 2016 3:38PM