Description: Roman and Saxon cemetery recorded in 1982 during construction work on the corner of London Road and Prince's Way. The Roman cemetery dated from the late first century until the mid 3rd century and comprised about 53 cremations. A large V-shaped ditch which extended parallel to and 5 metres south of London Road may have been a cemetery boundary feature. A possible ustrinum - funerary pyre, was also noted. The mid Saxon cemetery comprised a possible cremation accompanied by two glass palm cups and Roman pottery. Another possible cremation contained a sceatta. An inhumation contained grave goods including an inlaid gold filigree brooch.
Country: ENGLAND
County: KENT
District: CANTERBURY
Parish: CANTERBURY
Grid Reference:
TR13995829
Map Reference:
[EPSG:27700] 613990, 158290
Period: EARLY MEDIEVAL, ROMAN, 43 - 266, 600 - 699
Subject: BOUNDARY DITCH, BROOCH, CEMETERY, COIN, CREMATION, CREMATION CEMETERY, CUP, FUNERAL PYRE, INHUMATION, PENDANT, SUB SURFACE DEPOSIT
Identifiers:
[ADS] Depositor Id: TR 15 NW 201
[ADS] Import RCN: NMR_NATINV-464869
People Involved:
[Publisher] Historic England
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