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| Name: | Saxon Cemetery, Little Chester, Derby |
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| HER No.: | 18908 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Designation: | None recorded |
Summary
Evidence of a Saxon cemetery excavated in 1971-2. Grave goods date the burials to approximately the 6th/early 7th centuries
| Grid Reference: | SK 354 375 |
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| Parish: | DERBY |
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Monument Type(s):
Associated Finds
- FDR12940 - SHIELD (Saxon - 475 AD to 600 AD)
- FDR12939 - SPEAR (Saxon - 475 AD to 600 AD)
- FDR12935 - BEAD (Saxon - 500 AD to 650 AD)
- FDR12938 - BOWL (Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
- FDR12932 - BROOCH (Saxon - 500 AD to 650 AD)
- FDR12936 - BUCKLE (Saxon - 500 AD to 650 AD)
- FDR12937 - PIN (Saxon - 500 AD to 600 AD)
- FDR12934 - RING (Saxon - 500 AD to 650 AD)
- FDR12933 - SLEEVE CLASP (Saxon - 500 AD to 650 AD)
Associated Events
- EDR1797 - Evaluation,Centurion House, Derby, by TPAU, in 2003
- EDR431 - Excavations at Little Chester by Sparey-Green in 1971-2
Full Description
Excavations in 1971-2 at the Roman fort and settlement at Little Chester showed that a Saxon cemetery was established in the late 6th century outside the walls of the former Little Chester Roman fort. An investigation of the south-east corner and part of the vicus outside the east gate of the fort and the subsequent excavation of 17 burials, revealed female inhumations with brooches, wrist clasps, and a bronze bowl, also male inhumations with shield bosses, a spear-head and drinking-horn mounts. 10th-12th century occupation is suggested by the presence of Stamford ware in a cess-pit and by traces of timber buildings largely destroyed by medieval ploughing. (1-4)
Trial trenches located at SK 35483754, a short distance to the north-east of the Saxon cemetery, were excavated to a depth of one metre but no archaeological deposits were encountered. (5)
Sources and Further Reading
| [1] | SDR8916 - Article in serial: Cherry, J & Webster, G. 1973. Medieval Archaeology, 17. Volume 17. p 138. |
| [2] | SDR5803 - Article in serial: East Midlands Committee of Field Archaeologists. 1978. East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, 1978. No. 12. p 3. |
| [3] | SDR15702 - Index: Trent and Peak Archaeol Trust 2600. |
| [4] | SDR19477 - Article in serial: Sparey-Green, C. 2002. 'Excavations on the South-eastern Defences and Extramural Settlement of Little Chester, Derby 1971-2', Derbyshire Archaeological Journal. Vol. 122. pp 73-121. |
| [5] | SDR19361 - Unpublished document: Kinsley, G (TPAU). 2004. Archaeological Excavation on a Development at Centurion House, Old Chester Road, Derby. |
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