Monument record 0117805000 - MARLOW BRICKWORKS

Summary

Remains of two individuals dating to the Roman period found during brickearth extraction at Marlow brickworks

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  • INHUMATION (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)

Description

SKULL & SOME BONES OF MAN FOUND AT BASE OF BRICKEARTH NEAR JUNCTION WITH GRAVEL, 1.5M BELOW SURFACE. COMPLETE BADGER SKELETON FOUND CLOSE BY. POSSIBLY C2-C3 AD. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE PALAEOLITHIC (B2,B7).
SKULL APPARENTLY CRUSHED, CAUSING DEATH (FALLING TREE?)(B13).
2ND HUMAN SKULL FROM SITE AT BCM (B5).

Sources (5)

  • <2>SBC6246 Bibliographic reference: J F Head. 1955. Early Man in South Buckinghamshire. pp160-161.
  • <5>SBC6046 Unpublished document: HAMBLEDEN MUSEUM LOAN COLLECTION.
  • <7>SBC11115 Bibliographic reference: OS RECORD CARD SU 88 NE 44 (FILED).
  • <12>SBC15143 Article in serial: L Treacher. 1925. 'DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS NEAR MARLOW', IN BERKS, BUCKS & OXON ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL 29 PP80-81. Vol 29.
  • <13>SBC14572 Bibliographic reference: SIR ARTHUR KEITH,ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS 1925 RE PORT ON SKULL (FILED).

Location

Grid reference SU 86050 87290 (point)
Civil Parish MARLOW, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Intervention: (EBC1001)

Record last edited

Nov 22 2024 2:58PM

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