Accession No

1979.833 B


Description

Seven pieces of burnt and unburnt bone; fragments of shaft, possibly human.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury Road; Manor Farm


Period

Roman


Source

Alexander, John (Dr) [excavator and donor]; Kinness, Ian [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1979.833 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Bone; ?Human bone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Related Documents)
Found with label "Pot 5, Arbury Rd., Dr Alexander'', the same handwriting as labels with 1979.827-32.

Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1979.833 [A-B] 'Sherds of coarse ware, pieces of burnt and unburnt bone.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Deposit: DXI Top
Event Date
Author: Sam Daisley


Context (Field collection)
Site AR XX, Manor Farm, likely excavated by John Alexander, 1970.
Event Date 1970
Author: Sam Daisley


Context (Field collection)
The excavation date of 1970 makes it likely that 1979.827-833 were excavated by John Alexander from Site AR XX, Manor Farm Arbury Road.
Event Date 1970
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Analysis)
Further specialist intervention needed to determine if the bones are human. They have been tentatively marked as human remains, and will be stored with other remains from Arbury.
Event Date 6/8/2021
Author: Sam Daisley


Description (Physical description)
Seven pieces of burnt and unburnt bone; fragments of shaft, possibly human.
Event Date 6/8/2021
Author: Sam Daisley


FM:292951

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