Helm, R. (2021). 5-5a Rhodaus Town, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2RJ. Post-excavation assessment and updated project design. Canterbury Archaeological Trust. https://doi.org/10.5284/1103712. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 5-5a Rhodaus Town, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2RJ. Post-excavation assessment and updated project design
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Series:		 Canterbury Archaeological Trust unpublished report series
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https://doi.org/10.5284/1103712
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Publication Type:		 Report (in Series)
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Abstract:		 Excavation at 5-5a Rhodaus Town, Canterbury conducted between 19/08/2019 and 21/12/2019 in advance of development on behalf of Canbury Holdings. Situated within Canterbury Area of Archaeological Importance and known extents of Roman cemetery. Archaeological data spanning prehistoric, Roman, post-Roman and post-medieval periods was recovered. Residual prehistoric worked and pottery was recovered but no features identified. Early/Mid Roman period features comprised cultivated soil horizon, pits, quarries and field system representing agricultural and industrial land use. Replaced in Late Roman period by inhumation cemetery, defined by boundary ditch and 215 inhumation graves. Bone preservation was poor, but 205 skeletons were recovered comprising adult males, females and children. Burials were predominantly aligned to the cemetery boundary, contained within coffins in extended supine position with head to west. Multiple burials were noted, and a proportion exhibited non-standard burial rites including decapitation Grave goods were rare, including pottery vessels, terracotta figurines, coins, and domestic fowl eggs. Costume items included footwear, shrouds, necklaces, bracelets, brooches, and buckles. Related features included horse burials, a funerary shaft, and large shallow activity area. The cemetery dated no earlier than the late-third century AD and continued until the mid-fifth century AD and corresponds with dates from adjacent burials excavated at Augustine House, Petros Court, and Palamon Court. Post-Roman activity was limited to domestic and metalworking refuse pits, miscellaneous features and post-holes, and represent occupation-related activities associated with adjacent Mid-Late Anglo-Saxon settlement. A soil formed above post-Roman features represented agricultural land use which continued uninterrupted until late nineteenth century development.
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Author:		 R Helm
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Publisher:		 Canterbury Archaeological Trust
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Year of Publication:		 2021
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Parish: Canterbury, unparished area
Country: England
County: Kent
District: Canterbury
Grid Reference: 614959, 157303 (Easting, Northing)
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POT (Object England)
LATE BRONZE AGE POT (Tag)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
LATE MESOLITHIC LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
BRONZE AGE LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag)
POT (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL POT (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL PIT (Tag)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
EARLY NEOLITHIC LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag)
SHAFT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN SHAFT (Tag)
BROOCH (Object England)
ROMAN BROOCH (Tag)
FIGURINE (Object England)
ROMAN FIGURINE (Tag)
BUCKLE (Object England)
ROMAN BUCKLE (Tag)
BRACELET (Object England)
ROMAN BRACELET (Tag)
PLANT REMAINS (Object England)
ROMAN PLANT REMAINS (Tag)
DRESS PIN (Object England)
ROMAN DRESS PIN (Tag)
FIELD SYSTEM (Monument Type England)
ROMAN FIELD SYSTEM (Tag)
PLANT REMAINS (Object England)
EARLY MEDIEVAL PLANT REMAINS (Tag)
EXTRACTIVE PIT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN EXTRACTIVE PIT (Tag)
POT (Object England)
MEDIEVAL POT (Tag)
PIT (Monument Type England)
ROMAN PIT (Tag)
INHUMATION CEMETERY (Monument Type England)
ROMAN INHUMATION CEMETERY (Tag)
QUARRY (Monument Type England)
ROMAN QUARRY (Tag)
POT (Object England)
LATE IRON AGE POT (Tag)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Object England)
LATE NEOLITHIC LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Tag)
POT (Object England)
EARLY IRON AGE POT (Tag)
POT (Object England)
ROMAN POT (Tag)
EVALUATION (Event)
POT (Object England)
POST MEDIEVAL POT (Tag)
BEAD (Object England)
ROMAN BEAD (Tag)
LATE NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
LATE BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
BRONZE AGE (Historic England Periods)
LATE IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
ROMAN (Historic England Periods)
EARLY NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
LATE MESOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
EARLY IRON AGE (Historic England Periods)
EARLY MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: canterbu3-419007
OBIB: 2021/50
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Created Date:		 10 Mar 2023