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Fig. 5 : Selected sections of pits Area 1 



pits but the profiles and depths appear to be too 

 shallow, whilst others (e.g. F3054 and F3058) are 

 more likely to be post holes. 



PHASE 2: LATER ROMANO- 

 BRITISH 



Inhumations 



Within Area 1, these were the only feature type 

 securely dated to this phase. These comprised three 

 closely-spaced grave cuts, and one uncertain grave 

 (no human bones were present), all located towards 

 the northwest corner of the site (Figures 3 and 6) . 

 All graves were aligned approximately east to west 

 with varying dimensions and profiles. The survival 

 and condition of the bone was generally poor. All 

 individuals were laid out in an extended supine 

 position. 



F3136 was located within this cluster of burials, 

 but no human bone was present. The feature was 

 1 .3 x 0.8m in plan, with a maximum depth of 0.3m. 

 The profile was almost vertically sided and steep 



sloping at either end onto a broad flat base. A group 

 of hobnails (SF169) was present at the western end 

 of the cut and one coffin nail (SF170) at the east 

 end. 



INH 1 - F3129. The grave cut was 2.6 x 1.1m in 

 plan, with a maximum depth of 0. 1 5m. The profile 

 was near vertically-sided onto a broad flat base, 

 although the edge was less steep at either end. It 

 contained the remains of an adult, probably male 

 skeleton, the presence of nails indicating that the 

 individual had been interred in a coffin. The main 

 characteristic of this burial was that the head had 

 been removed and was placed towards the foot end 

 of the grave, and a complete pottery vessel (SF147) 

 placed next to it. A cluster of hobnails (SF119 

 covers all) was also present at the foot end of the 

 grave. 



INH 2 - F3131. The grave cut was 2.1 x 0.8m in 

 plan (the west end of the grave cut truncated by 

 modern field drain), with a maximum depth of 

 0.35m. The profile was generally vertically sided, 



