Table 1: Roman inhumations: Sex and age-at-death
Table 2: Saxon inhumations: Sex and age-at-death
Table 3: Saxon inhumations: Summary of stature
Table 4: Saxon inhumations: Shared non-metric traits
Table 5: Summary of Roman burial practice
Table 6: Summary of the Saxon burial practices
Table 7: Disarticulated human remains
Skeleton number |
Sex |
Age-at-death in years |
Age-at-death category |
2744 |
Unknown |
18-24 |
Young Adult |
2746 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
2767 |
Male? |
Over 40 |
Mature Adult |
2768 |
Female |
Over 18 |
Adult |
2772 |
Male? |
18-24 |
Young Adult |
2769 |
Male? |
31-49 |
Mature Adult |
2770 |
Unknown |
17-18 |
Young Adult |
2771 |
Female? |
35-45 |
Prime Adult |
2776 |
Male |
32-43 |
Prime Adult |
2777 |
Unknown |
Over 40 |
Mature Adult |
Skeleton number |
Sex |
Age-at-death in years |
Age-at-death category |
702 |
Unknown |
1 |
Infant 1 |
800 |
Unknown |
11-12 |
Juvenile |
1971 |
Male |
35-45 |
Mature Adult |
2105 |
Male? |
Over 50 |
Ageing Adult |
2129 |
Female |
35-45 |
Mature Adult |
2277 |
Female |
18-23 |
Young Adult |
Skeleton number |
Sex |
Stature |
1917 |
Male |
178 cm |
2105 |
Male? |
172 cm |
2129 |
Female |
165.5 cm |
Trait present |
Bone |
Skeleton number with trait present |
Transverse foramen bipartite on C3 |
Cervical vertebra |
1971 and 2129 |
Double anterior condylar canal |
Cranium |
1971 and 2105 |
Hypotrocanteric fossa |
Femur |
1971, 2105 and 2129 |
Exostosis in trochanteric fossa |
Femur |
1971 and 2105 |
Lateral squatting facet |
Tibia |
2105 and 2129 |
Skeleton Number |
Orientation |
Body Position |
Grave furnishing |
Burial Container |
2767 |
North-west - South-east |
Supine |
None |
Coffin |
2768 |
North-east - South-west |
Supine |
None |
Stone lined and a coffin |
2769 |
North-west - South-east |
Supine |
None |
None |
2770 |
North-east - South-west |
Prone |
None |
Coffin |
2771 |
North-west - South-east |
Supine |
None |
Coffin |
2772 |
North-west - South-east |
Supine |
None |
None |
2776 |
North-east - South-west |
Decapitated, supine |
None |
None |
2777 |
North-west - South-east |
Supine |
Footwear |
None |
2744 |
South-east - North-west |
Decapitated, supine |
None |
None |
2746 |
South-east - North-west |
Supine |
None |
None |
Skeleton Number |
Orientation |
Body Position |
Grave furnishing |
Burial Container |
702 |
west-east |
Crouched |
None |
None |
800 |
east-west |
Crouched |
None |
None |
1971 |
east-west |
Supine |
None |
None |
2105 |
west-east |
Supine |
None |
None |
2129 |
west-east |
Supine |
None |
None |
2277 |
unknown |
unknown |
None |
None |
Context |
Feature |
Age and Sex |
Identification |
Date |
577/N/2 |
Ditch |
Adult |
Femur fragment |
Early 1st century AD - Early 2nd century AD |
1575/A |
Gully |
Adult |
Phalanx |
Early 1st century AD - Early 2nd century AD |
1802/C |
Ditch |
Adult, Female? |
Arm bone fragments |
Early 1st century AD - Early 2nd century AD |
2323 |
Posthole |
Infant |
Leg and arm bones |
Early 1st century Ad - Late 4th century AD |
620/M |
Ditch |
Adult |
Cranial fragment |
Early - mid 2nd century AD |
2175/D/1 |
Ditch |
Adult |
Tibia fragments |
Early - mid 2nd century AD |
1244/K |
Ditch |
Infant |
Femur fragment |
Early 2nd century AD - Early 4th century AD |
1292/B+A |
Ditch |
Infant |
Part skeleton |
Early 2nd century AD - Early 4th century AD |
667/C |
Ditch |
Infant |
Radius and ulna fragments |
Early 2nd century AD - Late 4th century AD |
2411/A/1 |
Pit |
Adult |
Femur fragment |
Early 2nd century AD - Late 4th century AD |
1318/A/1+2 |
Well |
Infant |
Part skeleton |
Early 2nd century AD - Late 4th century AD |
1595/C |
Ditch |
Infant |
Femur fragment |
Mid 2nd century AD - late 3rd century AD |
2818/D |
Ditch |
Infant |
Femur and tibia fragments |
Mid 2nd century AD - late 3rd century AD |
700/T/2 |
Ditch |
Young Adult? |
Vertebra |
Late 4th century AD |
727/1 |
Ditch |
Infant |
Tibia |
Late 4th century AD |
765/B/1 |
Ditch |
Adult, Male? |
Scapula and tibia fragment |
Late 4th century AD |
1766/C |
Ditch |
Infant |
Femur fragment |
Late 4th century AD |
1766/G |
Ditch |
Infant |
Radius, pelvis fragments and tibia |
Late 4th century AD |
501/AB/4 |
Ditch |
Adult |
Cranial fragment |
Late 4th century AD |
501/J |
Ditch |
Adult |
Cranial fragment |
Late 4th century AD |
720/A |
Drain |
Adult |
Pelvis fragment |
Late 4th century AD |
798 |
Ditch |
Adult |
Skull fragments |
Uncertain |