Monument record MDO19141 - Poundbury, Dorchester; Late Roman Infant burial D606

Infant burial D606 was a foetal/neonate inhumation buried in a shallow square grave aligned N-S against the west wall of Building R16, found during the 1966-1979 exavations at Poundbury. It was one of nine infant burials found within Building R16.

Found during the excavations directed by Christopher Sparey Green, for the Dorchester Excavation Committee, between 1966 and 1979 during development of the Grove Trading Estate on the eastern slopes of Poundbury Camp, Dorchester (1) (2). The numbers in square brackets below refer to the context and feature numbers used in the published report and archive (1)(2)(3).

Infant burial [D606] was a foetal/neonate inhumation buried with its head to the north in a shallow square grave against the west wall of Building R16 (1) (2). It was badly disturbed. It was one of nine infant burials found within Building R16.

<1> Sparey Green, C, 1987, Excavations at Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset 1966-1982. Volume 1: The Settlements (Monograph). SDO9630.

<2> Farwell, D E and Molleson, T I, 1993, Excavations at Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset 1966-1980. Volume II: The Cemeteries (Monograph). SDO9538.

<3> Sparey Green, C, 1966-1979, Poundbury, Grove Trading Estate, Dorchester (Excavation archive). SDO10096.

Record last edited

Aug 3 2010 5:36PM