Title: |
Burials and Wall Foundations on the site of Chatteris Abbey to the rear of No. 19 Victoria Street, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire |
Series: |
Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge) unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The single 10m x 2m trench revealed a series of insubstantial walls and between three and five articulated burials along the length of the trench. The walls might be associated with the burials although a more substantial footing at the northern end of the trench could relate to the abbey buildings. The number and extent of inhumations and disarticulated Human skeletal remains (HSR) revealed across the length of the trench, combined with the mixture of age ranges of the individuals, strongly suggests that the proposed development is located within a secular or lay cemetery within the abbey precinct. No finds post-dating the medieval period were recovered, suggesting that the burials are probably medieval and are likely to be associated with the monastic phase of the site. All of the articulated burials were interred in the Christian manner: extended with heads to the west and arms to the side; grave cuts were not well-defined. A very small assemblage, comprising disarticulated HSR, six sherds of ?Roman and Late Saxon to medieval pottery, four tile/CBM fragments (two possibly Roman), a few animal bones (pig, sheep/goat and cattle) and a nail was recovered, mostly from a layer that may be a remnant of grave soil. The results of this evaluation are of particular significance as this is perhaps the first archaeological investigation within the presumed claustral nucleus of Chatteris Abbey. It has demonstrated that burials are present across the trench at a depth that will be significantly impacted upon by the proposed single-house development, which on current knowledge will have footings extending to a metre below ground level. The depth and extent of the burial ground is not known but could be considerable. |
Author: |
Rachel Clarke
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Publisher: |
Oxford Archaeology (Cambridge)
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Cambridgeshire Historic Environment Record (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2011
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Locations: |
Site: |
19 Victoria St |
Parish: |
CHATTERIS |
District: |
Fenland |
County: |
Cambridgeshire |
Country: |
England |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Chatteris Abbey |
Location - Auto Detected: |
Victoria Street Chatteris Cambridgeshire |
Grid Reference: 539314, 285862 (Easting, Northing)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
oxfordar3-108046 |
OBIB: |
Report Number: 1296 |
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Note: |
A4 bound report
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Created Date: |
25 Nov 2016 |