Section 4.1 THE HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS TABLES

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

Table 1: Roman inhumations: Sex and age-at-death

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

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Table 2: Saxon inhumations: Sex and age-at-death

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

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Table 3: Saxon inhumations: Summary of stature

Skeleton number

Sex

Stature

1917

Male

178 cm

2105

Male?

172 cm

2129

Female

165.5 cm

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Table 4: Saxon inhumations: Shared non-metric traits

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

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Table 5: Summary of Roman burial practice

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

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Table 6: Summary of the Saxon burial practices

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

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Table 7: Disarticulated human remains

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

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