Monument record 1562300000 - Stowe Music School
Summary
Possible Roman cremation pit found during evaluation trial trenching
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (2)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- CREMATION (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Description
Evaluation trial trenching carried out by Network Archaeology in June 2012 in advance of proposed construction of new Music School buildings found the truncated remains of a shallow subcircular pit or hollow 0.8m wide and 0.05m deep, with a fill containing charcoal fragments, small fragments of burnt bone, burnt flint and Roman pottery, interpreted as a possible Roman cremation burial. The charcoal and bone appears not to been identified or analysed. See report for detail (B1).
Sources (1)
- <1>XYSBC26955 Unpublished document: Network Archaeology. 2012. Stowe School Music School: Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation. [Mapped feature: #50456 ]
Location
| Grid reference | SP 67126 37224 (point) NGR calculated from general trench location plan as detailed trench plan not related to OS grid. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (5)
- SHERD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLAKE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- BURNT FLINT (Early Neolithic to 5th Century Roman - 4000 BC? to 409 AD?)
- HUMAN REMAINS? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- CHARCOAL? (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation trial trenching at Stowe Music School (Ref: SMS 24) (EBC18678)
Record last edited
Nov 19 2024 1:34PM
