Booth, P. (1994). A Roman burial near Welford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. Birmingham Warwickshire Archaeol Soc Trans 98. Vol 98, pp. 37-50.
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A Roman burial near Welford-on-Avon, Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||
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Birmingham Warwickshire Archaeol Soc Trans 98 | |||||||||||||||||
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Birmingham & Warwickshire Archaeological Society Transactions | |||||||||||||||||
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98 | |||||||||||||||||
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37 - 50 | |||||||||||||||||
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Reports the discovery of a lead coffin by metal-detector. A day-long excavation of a small area surrounding the coffin produced a compacted dark grey-brown sandy loam and substantial iron nails as evidence for the lead actually being the lining of a wooden coffin. The remaining lead coffin and contents were lifted and taken to Warwick Museum for further investigation. Contents included `The glass vessels', reported by H E M Cool & Jennifer Price (45-7), and six sherds of pottery. There were more iron nails inside the coffin and the glass vessels appeared to have been ritually smashed. `The human bone' by Ann Stirland (47-8) showed possible early signs of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). Other finds from the Welford area are discussed, with the coin list indicating activity up to the end of the Roman period. In the context of the surrounding historic landscape the burial may represent part of a small family cemetery attached to a villa site, but no confirmatory evidence has been sought. | |||||||||||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1994 | |||||||||||||||||
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20 Jan 2002 |
