Accession No
1996.1491 C
Description
One phalanx, possibly human.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Arbury Road; Manor Farm
Period
Roman
Source
Alexander, John (Dr) [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1996.1491 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Human Bone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
Likely from one of three excavations at Manor Farm, Arbury Road (Event no. ECB359): site AR VIII excavated by John Alexander and David Trump in 1968-1969, site AR IX excavated by John Alexander and others in 1968-1969, or site AR X excavated by John Alexander and Ian Kinness in 1969.
Event Date 1968
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Related Documents)
Note found with 1996.1491: 'Unmarked bone, loose at bottom of box n, so probably from bags in box n (F1/L2; F2/L2; B2/L11; D6/L2; F5/L2; B3/L1; F/L1; F/L5; C4/L+; A6/L2; A6/L3; G4/L2; A1/L2; A1/L3; A1/L8; A2/L5; A2/L11; A2/L8; A4/L1; C1/L4a; A7/L2; F5/L3.) / At the bottom of the box in which this bag was found was a piece of paper : "AR VIII Roman North ditch fill. This box contains all material from this feature. It also has a bag of selected sherds from which the final selection of sherds to be drawn
Continued info, but not present on physical note: 'has been made. The final selection has been bagged and boxed separately." However, this box also contains material from AR IX and AR X, so this information may not be accurate. / From Arbury Excavations site: unmarked, Trench: unmarked. **Temp Bag: n29''
Event Date 1/8/1996
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1996.1491 [A-C]: 'Different fragments of bones some are burnt?, and 1 sherd'
Event Date 1/8/1996
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
One phalanx, possibly human.
Event Date 17/5/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:296477
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