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Summary

Possible Romano-British cemetery, north of Chapel Lane, Navenby

Full description

PRN 60368
Three Romano-British bronze bracelets, a human skull and other human bones were found in 1966 within a setting of stones on the building site adjoining Ermine Street and Chapel Lane. {1}{2}
More human bones were reported in 1965 at approximately SK 993 577 - possibly from a Roman cemetery. {3}
Human burials, disturbed on the site of a new housing estate, on the west side of Ermine Street, north of the settlement area, may be related to the Roman site. {4}

<1> SMR FILE, SK 95 NE: AA,1966, TIREL A (Index). SLI3178.

<2> WHITWELL, J.B., 1967, 'Archaeological notes for 1966' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology, VOL 2 P 38 (Article in Serial). SLI777.

<3> SMR FILE, SK 95 NE: V,1965, - (Index). SLI3178.

<4> J.B. Whitwell, 1992, Roman Lincolnshire, p.67 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1093.

<5> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 1999, Chapel Lane, Navenby: Watching Brief Report, CLN96 (Report). SLI5685.

<6> Pre-Construct Archaeology, 2000, Chapel Lane, Navenby, LCNCC 1996.85 (Archive). SLI5686.

<7> Pre-Construct Archaeology, April 2001, Land west of Ermine Street, Navenby, ESNA01 (Report). SLI6714.

<8> Pre-Construct Archaeology, April 2001, Land west of Ermine Street, Navenby, LCNCC 2001.66 (Archive). SLI6715.

Monument Types

• BURIAL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• CEMETERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• GRAVE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

• BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• HUMAN REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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