Roman cremation cemetery, North/South House (EHER 347)
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Summary
A Roman cremation cemetery was discovered in Littlebury around 1970 during excavations for a swimming pool.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 516 395 (124m by 167m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLEBURY, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Romano-British cemetery. Found during the digging of a swimming pool in a private garden. The cemetery produced three Samian vessels with potters stamps of COIV F18, DAGOMARUS 18-31 and PERPETUS 31. <1> <2>
Found at North/South House in the 1960s. Finds are in Saffron Walden Museum. <3>
2008. Watching brief.
Archaeological monitoring on land adjacent 1 and 2 the Common found no archaeological deposits. <4>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX1606 DESC TEXT: Rodwell, W.J.. unknown. SMR.
- <2> SEX726 Artifact: Saffron Walden Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Saffron Walden Museum.
- <3> SEX67707 MENTION: Williamson, G.. 2005. Planning Application in Littlebury, Uttlesford.
- <4> SEX71732 Watching Brief Report: Williams, V. and Brazil, R.. 2008. Land adjacent to 1 and 2 The Common, Littlebury, Essex: archaeological watching brief.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL53-137