Monument record MDO18645 - Dorchester Middle School; Beaker grave 205

A beaker burial was found by AC archaeology during works at Dorchester Middle School, Coburg Road, Dorchester in 1998. The crouched inhumation burial aged 15-25 years with head to NW and the body facing E, with the left leg raised higher than the right was found in an oval grave. The burial was in a poor condition. A Beaker pot was placed at the feet, to the east of the body.

A beaker burial was found by AC archaeology during works at Dorchester Middle School, Coburg Road, Dorchester in 1998 (1) (2). The crouched inhumation burial aged 15-25 years with head to NW and the body facing E, with the left leg raised higher than the right was found in an oval grave. The burial was in a poor condition. A Beaker pot was placed at the feet, to the east of the body.

<1> McMahon, P, 1998, Dorchester Middle School, Coburg Road. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society (Article in serial). SDO9448.

<2> AC Archaeology, 1998, Dorchester Middle School (Excavation archive). SDO10076.

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Jan 22 2007 5:40AM