EWX1700 - Portesham Mirror Burial; excavation 1994

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Location

Grid reference SY 61100 86100 (point)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Wessex Archaeology

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Not recorded.

Description

Salvage excavation followed the metal detector find of a decorated Iron Age mirror. This proved to be part of a 1st century AD Durotrigian inhumation burial group of a woman aged c.26-45 years. The accompanying brooches, a toilet set and part of a Roman strainer suggest that the burial was made shortly after the Roman conquest. NGR given is that of Portesham Farm.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1997. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1996. 118. 51-70.
  • <2> Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1091737.

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Oct 29 2024 12:59PM

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