Monument record 0050201001 - BLIND LANE, BOURNE END

Summary

Early Roman pottery vessel found digging service trench

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Map

Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

Dimensions - Length 152mm, Radius 15mm, Radius 33mm.
JAR FOUND DURING REMOVAL OF BOTTOM PART OF LEAD COFFIN. UNGUENT VESSEL (B1-2).
SMALL LATE C3 POT (B3).
C2-C3 UNGUENT VESSEL (ILLUS) POINTS TO PERSISTENCE IN ROMAN TIMES OF A CERTAIN BACKWARDNESS, OF WHICH SURVIVAL OF NON-ROMAN POTTERY FORMS IS OFTEN A FEATURE (B8).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC11482 Bibliographic reference: P.C.R.WOODESON (BUCKS CONSTABULARY) REPORT ON FIND ING OF HUMAN REMAINS AT BOURNE END/ MR GEOFFREY P.
  • <2>SBC13237 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 15 1949 P226.
  • <3>SBC6826 Bibliographic reference: JNL OF ROMAN STUDIES 40 1950 P102.
  • <8>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. pp115,147; Fig 29.

Location

Grid reference SU 89675 88015 (point)
Civil Parish WOOBURN, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • UNGUENT POT (1st Century Roman to 3rd Century - 43 AD to 299 AD)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: (EBC12078)

Record last edited

Nov 24 2024 1:03AM

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