Accession No
1952.447 B
Description
Nail - Iron nail. Found 2' 6" North. of North.West. quarter, 1' below the level of the chalk floor
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury
Period
Roman ?Valentinian I ?4 Century 365-375 AD
Source
City Engineer, Cambridge
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1952.447 B; MAA: 1952.447
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
PCAS 49 pp.13-23.; Found: Arbury Road Estate; Date: ?4 Century AD - ?365-75 AD; Excavated by Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Cambridge University in 1952
Event Date 13/1/1993
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Iron nail. Found 2' 6" North. of North.West. quarter, 1' below the level of the chalk floor
Event Date 13/1/1993
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Frend, W.H.C. 1955. 'A Romano-British Settlement at Arbury Road, Cambridge'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol XLVIII. pp. 10-43.
Event Date 14/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Liversidge, Joan. 1977. 'Roman Burials in the Cambridge Area'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol LXVII. pp. 11-38.
Event Date 14/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
A note accompanying the nail reads 'N.W. of N.W. sector Nail found NW of chalk floor and 1 ft below its level. 1' W. of centre trench 2' 6" N.'.
Event Date 14/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Annual Report. December 1953. pp. 3.
Event Date 14/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (CMS Description)
An iron nail in two fragments, or two parts of different nails, with remains of wood attached.
Event Date 14/4/2014
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Fell, Clare. 1956. 'Roman Burials Found at Arbury Road, Cambridge, 1952'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol XLIX. pp. 13-23.
Event Date 14/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (CMS Context)
(Bib): Frend, W.H.C. 1959. 'Further Finds on the Arbury Road Estate'. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. vol LII. pp. 69-72.
Event Date 14/4/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:56347
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