EDO4399 - 4 Casterbridge Road, Dorchester; salvage record
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 70552 89882 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NW |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Not recorded.
Date
1957
Description
A burial, in a chalk cut grave, was found in 1957 in making the garage drive of no. 4 Casterbridge Road (70558989). It was aligned WNW (head)-ESE, apparently without grave goods. The skull faced south and the arms were folded over the chest. A coin of Constantine I issued between 317 & 320 was found in the garden. The remains (DCM 1958.46) proved to be those of an elderly male of muscular build with general periarticular ossification of the fibrous tissues, possibly limiting movement of joints and certainly of the spine; there were signs of parodontal disease in both jaws, and a malpositioned healing of the fractured neck of the left femur.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SDO9482 Article in serial: Farrar, R A H. 1957. Miscellaneous Discoveries and Museum Accessions. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 79. 116.
- <2> SDO131 Index: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Records. SY 78 NW 2.
- <3> 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. 578, no. 218e.
Record last edited
Mar 7 2017 12:14PM
