MCC577 - Roman lead coffin, Sheepen, Colchester - Colchester Heritage Explorer

Element record MCC577 - Roman lead coffin, Sheepen, Colchester

Summary

4th century lead coffin burial, recorded during the 1930s excavations.

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Grid reference	TL 98651 25251 (point)
Map sheet	TL92NE
Non Parish Area	COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

INHUMATION (Late Roman Colonia - 300 AD? to 400 AD?)

Full Description

4th century lead coffin burial.<1> Hull's Grave Group 296.<2>

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SCC99 Monograph: Hawkes, C.F.C. and Hull, M.R.. 1947. Camulodunum: First Report on the Excavations at Colchester 1930-1939. p.121.
<2> SCC207 Unpublished document: Hull, M. Rex. Unknown. Inventory of Grave Groups. No296.

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Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument: Site of pre-Roman settlement (Sheepen)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Excavations at Sheepen, Colchester, 1930 to 1939 (Ref: ECC328) (ECC328)

Record last edited

Oct 17 2016 9:41AM

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