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Monument details
HER Number: | TR 15 NW 1598 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Late Roman cremation burial, Ryde Street, Canterbury |
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Summary
A late Roman cremation burial accompanied by three vessels.
Grid Reference: | TR 1420 5824 |
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Map Sheet: | TR15NW |
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Parish: | CANTERBURY, CANTERBURY, KENT |
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Monument Types
Associated Finds
- CREMATION (Roman - 275 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 275 AD to 409 AD)
Full description
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In 2008 Canterbury Archaeological Trust carried out an evaluation. A late Roman cremation burial accompanied by three vessels was found. The assemblage dates to the late 3rd or 4th century and is significanct as the latest Roman burial discovered in Canterbury at the time. (1,2)
<1> Weekes, J., 2012, Canterbury Archaeological Trust Interim Reports, Archaeologia Cantiana CXXXII 2012: 295-296 (Article in serial). SKE25119.
<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd, 2008, An archaeological evaluation of land to the north of Ryde Street,
Canterbury (Unpublished document). SKE52503.
Sources and further reading
Cross-ref.
| Source description | <1> | Article in serial: Weekes, J.. 2012. Canterbury Archaeological Trust Interim Reports. Arch Cant CXXXII: 291-305. Archaeologia Cantiana CXXXII 2012: 295-296. |
<2> | Unpublished document: Canterbury Archaeological Trust Ltd. 2008. An archaeological evaluation of land to the north of Ryde Street,
Canterbury. |