EDO4551 - 3 Casterbridge Road, Dorchester; watching brief 1984
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 7058 8989 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY78NW |
| Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Dorset County Council Archaeology Service
Date
1984
Description
Work for the foundations of an extension to 3 Casterbridge Road was observed during 1984. Two extended adult skeletons, aligned N-S, were discovered in shallow chalk cut graves. There were no grave goods but fragments of Durotrigian pottery was associated with them. These burials add to the five recorded since 1951 on the Came View Estate.
The excavations also revealed a section of trench or fissure c.2m deep and c. 3m wide, running E-W. a similar feature is recorded nearby at SY 70548987, 70578988, 70498986, and again at 70658984, where a worn sestertius of Antoninus Pius was said to have been found in it. Several small fragments of black burnished ware were recovered from the new section.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SDO9868 Article in serial: Simons, M A. 1984. Roman Burials, Casterbridge Road, Dorchester. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society.. 106.
- --- SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1047281.
- --- 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.
Record last edited
Jul 16 2021 3:09PM
