Find Spot record 0499105004 - GEORGE STREET, AYLESBURY
Summary
Possible Saxon human remains found at the base of a seventeenth to eighteenth century pit where they were probably dumped after having been dug up from the Saxon cemetery on George Street
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (1)
- HUMAN REMAINS (8th Century to 10th Century - 700 AD? to 999 AD?)
Description
AT THE BASE OF A C17-18 PIT (NO 339; 05.003) WAS A JUMBLE OF HUMAN BONES, THE REMAINS OF AT LEAST 9 INDIVIDUALS. THE BONES SEEM TO HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED HERE TOGETHER, PROBABLY IN A SACK. UNDOUBTEDLY, THESE BONES ACCOUNT FOR SOME MISSING GRAVES IN THE MID-SAXON CEMETERY (B1 P12). SEE CASS2575.01.001
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC310 Article in serial: D Allen and Hal Dalwood. 1983. 'EXCAVATIONS IN GEORGE STREET, AYLESBURY 1981', IN RECS OF BUCKS 25 PP1-60.
- <2>SBC4445 Verbal communication: DWHA 1981 (SEPT) PERS COMM.
- <3>SBC4446 Verbal communication: DWHA 1982 PERS COMM.
- <4>SBC3366 Verbal communication: DALWOOD CH 1984 PERS COMM.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 81835 13821 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC12454)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13755)
- Event - Survey: (EBC13756)
Record last edited
Dec 8 2023 10:04PM
