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Bedfordshire Archaeological Journal Volume 15 1981
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Bedfordshire Archaeological Journal Volume 15 1981
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Bedfordshire Archaeology
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15
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Journal
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Editor:
David H Kennett
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Bedfordshire Archaeological Council
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1981
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28 Apr 2023
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The Roman Cemetery at Dunstable, Durocobrivae
Les Matthews
0 - 74
Rescue excavations carried out between 1968 and 1980 to the south of Dunstable crossroads, in the vicinity of the Romano-British town of Durocobrivae, revealed a Romano-British inhumation cemetery, apparently of the third, fourth and possibly fifth centuries. The remains of over one hundred individuals were found buried, some in formal graves, some in the ditch surrounding the cemetery and some in the tops of adjacent abandoned wells or pits. Twelve individuals, including a baby, had been decapitated and other bodies had also been mutilated before burial. In twelve skeletons there was localised bone decay, possibly caused by the application of quicklime at the time of burial. There was evidence in some graves of wooden coffins. Grave goods included jewellery, a glass beaker and several pots, one of which bore an inscription which may link the burial with the sect of the "dendrophori". There was evidence of iron and bronze working in the cemetery area. The report contains an analysis of the human skeletal material and of animal remains from a second-century pit which included a Sea Eagle (Haliaetus albicella) a garden snail (Helix aspersa) and a possible mule.