Site Event/Activity record ELI7239 - Archaeological excavation of part of the Ruskington Anglo-Saxon cemetery, 1977-8

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 07575 51420 (23m by 21m)
Civil Parish RUSKINGTON, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Technique(s)

  • Archaeological Excavation

Organisation

South Lincolnshire Archaeology Unit

Date

From 01 Jan 1977 to 31 Dec 1978 (at some time)

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Description

Hilary Healey carried out further rescue excavations at the cemetery site in 1977-8. Fourteen inhumations and a possible cremation, some with grave goods, were uncovered. {1}{2}

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Sources/Archives (2)

  •  Article in Serial: A.J. White (ed.). 1979. 'Archaeology in Lincolnshire and South Humberside, 1978' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.14, p.74.
  •  Correspondence: Healey, Hilary. 1975-1985. Excavations at Ruskington Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the 1970s. -.

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • Pagan Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Lincoln Road, Ruskington (Monument)
  • Roman Finds and Activity, Lincoln Road, Ruskington (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 14 2017 1:19PM

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