Element record MCC716 - Roman baby burial under cellar floor of Building 22, Lion Walk, Colchester

Summary

One of two Roman baby burials in a pit under cellar floor of CAT Building 22, Site B, Lion Walk, recorded during the excavations at Lion Walk between 1971-4.

Location

Grid reference TL 99708 25104 (point)
Map sheet TL92NE
Non Parish Area COLCHESTER, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

The burnt timber floor of the cellar in CAT Building 22 at Site B, Lion walk, sealed a pit (BF248) containing the bones of at least two babies (See also MCC715).<1>

Building 22 is dated to Period 5 of Site B, Lion Walk, c.AD 100-350.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Crummy, Philip. 1981. CAR 3: Excavations at Lion Walk, Balkerne Lane and Middleborough, Colchester, Essex. 3. p.66 & Fig. 52, BF248.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jan 23 2017 8:55AM

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