Element record MCC576 - Roman inhumation burial in ditch II, Sheepen, Colchester

Summary

2nd century inhumation burial, Sheepen, recorded during the 1930s excavations.

Location

Grid reference TL 98507 25362 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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An inhumed burial with a group of second-century pots was found in the filling of ditch II, Sheepen.<1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Hawkes, C.F.C. and Hull, M.R.. 1947. Camulodunum: First Report on the Excavations at Colchester 1930-1939. p.121.

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Record last edited

Oct 17 2016 9:41AM

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