Title: |
A lead-lined coffin burial from Winchester
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Issue: |
Britannia 17 |
Series: |
Britannia
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Volume: |
17
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Page Start/End: |
343 - 346 |
Biblio Note |
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Publication Type: |
Journal
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Abstract: |
At Winnall in the Roman town cemetery a plaster-packed burial of a female in a timber and lead coffin had been inserted into an elaborate burial monument. The skull condition suggested embalming. The cemetery area is significant for its cist burials and tile packings. |
Year of Publication: |
1986
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Subjects / Periods: |
Cist Burials (Auto Detected Subject) |
Town (Auto Detected Subject) |
FUNERARY SITE
(Monument Type England)
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Lead Coffin (Auto Detected Subject) |
CEMETERY
(Monument Type England)
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Timber (Auto Detected Subject) |
Roman (Auto Detected Temporal) |
Tile Packings (Auto Detected Subject) |
Coffin Burial (Auto Detected Subject) |
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Source: |
BIAB
(British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))
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Created Date: |
05 Dec 2008 |