Monument record MDO19192 - Albert Road, Dorchester; Roman grave 102

Grave 102 was one of a number of Roman graves revealed during an excavation by Wessex Archaeology in the garden of 8 Albert Road, Dorchester in 1986. The grave was aligned roughly N-S and contained the prone extended adult male inhumation, with the head to the north, with coffin nails positioned around the body indicating the former presence of a wooden coffin. There was a scatter of hobnails around the feet. The grave probably dates to the late 3rd or 4th century AD.

Grave 102 was one of a number of Roman graves revealed during an excavation by Wessex Archaeology in the garden of 8 Albert Road, Dorchester in 1986 (1)(2). The grave was aligned N-S and contained a prone extended adult male inhumation aged 35-45 years, with the head to the north, with coffin nails positioned around the body indicating the former presence of a wooden coffin. There was a scatter of hobnails around the feet.

Grave 102 was one of four graves (together with Graves 42, 48, and 93) on a similar orientation, which appear to be the latest graves in this part of the cemetery. The precise date of the burial is not known, but it cuts through a deposit containing mid-late 3rd century material, suggesting a late 3rd or 4th century date for the grave.

National Monuments Record, NMR Monument Record, SY 69 SE 356 (Index). SDO9937.

Wessex Archaeology, 1986, 8 Albert Road, Dorchester (Excavation archive). SDO10109.

<1> Stacey, L C, 1986, The Excavation and Record of Romano-British Cemeteries at Albert Road, Cornwall Road and Hawthorn Lodge, Dorchester (Unpublished document). SDO9861.

<2> Stacey, L C, 1986, 'The Excavation of Burials at 8 Albert Road, Dorchester; Interim Report' Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 184 (Article in serial). SDO9858.

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