Saved from the Grave : Neolithic to Saxon Discoveries at Spring Road Municipal Cemetery, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, 1990-2000

by Allen, T. G.; Kamash, Z.; Allen, Leigh (CON); Barclay, Alistair (CON); Bartlett, Alister (CON); Lorimer, Peter; Lorimer, Rosalyn

• ISBN13: 9780954962760
• ISBN10: 0954962761
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-31
• Publisher: David Brown Book Co

Summary

"This report presents the results of discoveries made over more than 50 years at the Spring Gardens Municipal Cemetery, Abingdon, by amateur and professional archaeologists alike, and is a testament to the enduring strength of interest in the past shown by staff at the cemetery."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Plates
List of Tables
Introduction	p. 1
Location, Geology and Topography	p. 1
Circumstances of the Project	p. 1
Archaeological and Historical Background of the Area	p. 1
Previous Archaeology of the Spring Road Cemetery	p. 6
Location of the Archive	p. 6
Radiocarbon Dates	p. 7
Publication	p. 7
Archaeological Description	p. 9
Neolithic and Beaker Features	p. 9
Bronze Age Features	p. 9
Iron Age Features	p. 13
Roman Features	p. 19
Saxon Features	p. 25
Medieval and Post-Medieval Features	p. 28
The Finds	p. 33
Struck Flint	p. 33
Stone	p. 35
Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Pottery	p. 37
Later Bronze Age Pottery	p. 39
Later Prehistoric Pottery	p. 42
Post-Roman Pottery	p. 47
Stamped Saxon Sherds	p. 48
Fired Clay	p. 53
Analysis of a Copper Awl	p. 54
Roman Coins	p. 54
Other Metal Objects	p. 55
Worked Bone Objects	p. 55
Glass	p. 56
The Environmental Evidence	p. 57
Human Skeletal Assemblage	p. 57
Animal Bones	p. 57
Small Animal Remains	p. 58
Charred Plant Remains	p. 58
Geoarcheological Report on Soils	p. 59
Scientific Evidence	p. 61
Radiocarbon Dates	p. 61
Magnetometer and Magnetic Susceptability Survey	p. 61
Discussion	p. 67
Introduction	p. 67
Mesolithic Period	p. 67
Neolithic Period	p. 67
Beaker Period	p. 71
Bronze Age	p. 72
Iron Age	p. 76
The Roman Enclosure System in Areas 8 and 9	p. 79
Saxon Period	p. 85
Medieval and Post-Medieval Periods	p. 88
Concluding Remarks	p. 92
Bibliography	p. 93
Index	p. 101
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