Berkshire Archaeological Services (2004). A Rescue Excavation of a Roman Burial at the New House, Combe, West Berkshire. Berkshire Archaeological Services.

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Title:		 A Rescue Excavation of a Roman Burial at the New House, Combe, West Berkshire
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Number of Pages:		 11
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Publication Type:		 Report
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Abstract:		 Human remains were discovered unexpectedly during the underpinning of the foundations of the New House at Combe. The archaeological recording and excavation of the burial demonstrated that the construction worker' machine-dug trench had cut obliquely through the fill of a grave. This was rectangular in plan and aligned on a north-west to south-east axis. It had been cut from the base of the modern topsoil and mostly lay below the foundations of the New House. The burial proved to be an adult, possibly female, placed on the left side with flexed legs and the head to the north-west. Handmade iron nails were found in two distinct layers, mainly behind the head and feet with a few at the side of the inhumation. A number of these had mineralised wood adhering to the shafts and would have been from a plain, plank-built wooden coffin. A series of iron hobnails and plates or leather clips from the footwear identified the burial as Roman. The evidence does not allow for precise phasing, but the character of the burial suggested that it was most likely to date between the late second and fourth centuries AD. It is probable that the inhumation was accompanied by other burial in a small cemetery. [Au(abr)]
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Author:		 Berkshire Archaeological Services
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Publisher:		 Berkshire Archaeological Services
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Year of Publication:		 2004
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Location - Auto Detected: New House Combe West Berkshire
Location - Auto Detected: New House
Location - Auto Detected: Combe
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ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
Fourth Centuries Ad (Auto Detected Temporal)
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Note:		 Date Of Issue From: 2004 Date Of Coverage From: 01 Date Of Coverage To: 01 Editorial Expansion: Site name: NEW HOUSE, COMBE
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Investigation type: Post-determination/Research
District: West Berkshire
Monument: [finds]. Roman (AD43-410), BURIAL. Roman (AD43-410)
Ngr: SU37206099
Parish: Combe
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Created Date:		 19 Jan 2009