MCC354 - Roman noenatal baby burial, the Gilberd School, Colchester

Element record MCC354 - Roman noenatal baby burial, the Gilberd School, Colchester

Summary

Roman neonatal baby burial discovered at the Gilberd School Site in 1984-5.

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Grid reference	TL 99300 25269 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
1848 Parish	ST PETER
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

INHUMATION (Early Roman Colonia - 61 AD to 100 AD)

Full Description

During the excavation of the Gilberd School Site in 1984-5, a Roman neonatal baby burial was found associated with a partly gravelled yard surface dated to the years immediately after the Boudican revolt (see MCC341).<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SCC101 Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1992. CAR 6: Excavations at Culver Street, the Gilberd School, and other sites in Colchester 1971-85. 6. p.136.

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Conservation Area

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Excavations at the Gilberd School, Sixth Form College, North Hill, Colchester, 1984-5 (Ref: ECC340) (ECC340)

Record last edited

Oct 18 2016 3:41PM