EDO1050 - Acton, Langton Matravers; excavation 1945
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 9895 7774 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97NE |
| Civil Parish | Langton Matravers; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1945
Description
NRHE: date given as 1945 and 1949.
Burial revealed during stone quarrying south west of Acton and north west of Blacklands. Described as an extended skeleton lying in reddish-brown clay about 1ft below the surface, and in a stone cist. One small sherd of Middle Bronze Age pottery was found near the feet. The burial was thought most likely to be Romano-British.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 90500.
- --- SDO150 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 3.
- --- SWX1210 Article in serial: Calkin, J B. 1953. Kimmeridge Coal Money The Romano-British Shale Armlet Industry. Vol 75. 69.
- --- SWX9303 Article in serial: Farrar, R A H (ed). 1949. Archaeological Notes, 1949; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. Vol 71. 66.
- --- SWX1705 Article in serial: Calkin, J B. 1948. Isle of Purbeck in the Iron Age. Vol 70. 43.
Record last edited
Mar 5 2021 3:30PM
