Monument record 0668500000 - Playing Fields E of Princes Risborough County Secondary School
Summary
Three Roman infant burials, and ditches and pits found during evaluation trial trenching and subsequent excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Roman cemetery found during evaluation
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Type and Period (4)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- DITCH (3rd Century to 4th Century - 200 AD? to 399 AD?)
- PIT (3rd Century to 4th Century - 200 AD? to 399 AD?)
- INHUMATION (3rd Century to 4th Century - 200 AD? to 399 AD?)
Description
Undated ditch, aligned NW-SE, 1.4m wide and 0.29m deep recorded during evaluation trial trenching by Wessex Archaeology in March 2002. 2 fills of silty loam were identified. Possibly a relatively recent drainage ditch? (B1).
Human remains discovered during groundworks in July 2003. Subsequent salvage recording and excavations by Wessex Archaeology identified 3 Romano-British infant burials within the terminus of a ditch and in an adjacent pit. A further ditch terminus, 3 additional pits and a layer of late Romano-British domestic rubbish suggests that the burials were on the periphery of a farmstead (B2).
NGR to burials.
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC19587 Unpublished document: Wessex Archaeology. 2002. Princes Risborough Upper School, Princes Risborough: Archaeological Evaluation.
- <2>SBC22156 Article in serial: Caroline Appleton and Rob Armour Chelu. 2004. 'A Romano-British Burial at Princes Risborough', in Recs of Bucks 44. Vol 44.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 81307 03061 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (5)
- VESSEL (3rd Century to 4th Century - 200 AD to 399 AD)
- MAMMAL REMAINS (3rd Century to 4th Century - 200 AD? to 399 AD?)
- TEGULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (3rd Century to 4th Century - 200 AD? to 399 AD?)
- MAMMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching (EBC16014)
- Event - Intervention: Salvage recording and excavation (EBC16473)
Record last edited
Sep 17 2024 8:57AM
