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Archaeological Observation For Splitlath Building Conservation Ltd Concerning Kingstone Church Green Lane Kingstone Herefordshire |
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Border Archaeology unpublished report series
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borderar1-313646_1.pdf (3 MB)
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Border Archaeology Ltd (BA) was instructed by Splitlath Building Conservation Ltd to carry out a programme of Archaeological Observation of drainage trenching relating to the installation of a kitchen area and toilet inside the Church of St Michael and All Angels Green Lane Kingstone Herefordshire. Whilst Phase 1 produced fragmentary human bone, Phase 2 revealed 19 human burials and a large quantity of disarticulated human remains. The north/south alignment of the Phase 2 trenching and its narrow width meant that no complete burials were available for examination, as these follow an east/west alignment consistent with Christian burial practice. Grave cuts were not clearly visible but the shallow nature of many of the burials suggests a comparatively early date. Evidence for a coffin was present in only one case. Moreover, the burials lay beneath a path shown on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1888. It is possible that the presence of this path may have protected earlier burials against disturbance from later gravedigging activity. The comparative paucity of burial evidence encountered during Phase 1, on the northern side, may be partly explained by traditional practice, which tended towards the avoidance of burial activity in this area of the churchyard. The results may therefore be considered to provide further information regarding the layout of medieval and post-medieval rural churchyards. Although human remains were found, these were kept in secure storage and treated with due respect throughout according to established ethical guidelines before their return to the Church authorities for reburial. |
Author: |
L Bromage
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Publisher: |
Border Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
Herefordshire HER (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2017
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St Michael and All Angels Church |
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Herefordshire |
District: |
Herefordshire, County of |
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KINGSTONE |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 342444, 235699 (Easting, Northing)
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borderar1-313646 |
OBIB: |
BA1716KCH |
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Bound colour report in A4, 21 pages.
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Created Date: |
31 Jul 2018 |