Monument record MLI97519 - Roman occupation, former Army Cadet Force HQ, Lincoln
Summary
Roman occupation, former Army Cadet Force HQ, Lincoln
Type and Period (6)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 71056
Five trenches were excavated by Archaeological Project Services in October 2009 on land at the former Army Cadet Force HQ, Newport. Trench one revealed a posthole/pit and contained 2nd and early to mid 3rd century pottery, tile, fired clay, a hobnail and animal bone. Trench two revealed a ditch which contained 3rd century pottery. Within Trench three was a 2nd to 3rd century vessel which contained a cremation and ditches and gullies containing 3rd to 4th century pottery, burnt stone, an iron nail and animal bone. An extended human skeleton was also found in a grave which revealed residual or redeposited late 2nd to 3rd century pottery. Trench five contained a pit in which was found late 1st to early 2nd century pottery and hobnails and else in the trench, a flexed inhumation with two early to mid 2nd century vessels and a cattle shoulder blade was found. {1}{2}
During excavation in January to February 2010 and a watching brief in February to July 2010 by Archaeological Project Services, numerous Roman ditches and pits were found which contained Roman pottery, ceramic building material, animal bone, iron smithing slag, a copper alloy pin and limestone blocks. Four prone adult skeletons and disarticulated human remains were also found. One skeleton had a possible saw laid on the pelvis and one was with disarticulated juvenile remains. {3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI12836 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2009. Archaeological Evaluation on land at the former Army Cadet Force HQ, Newport. LINA08.
- <2> SLI12837 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2009. Archaeological Evaluation on land at the former Army Cadet Force HQ, Newport. LCNCC 2008.40.
- <3> SLI13810 Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2011. Archaeological excavation and watching brief on land at the Former Army Cadet Force HQ, Newport, Lincoln. LINA09 LINA10.
- <4> SLI13811 Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2011. Archaeological excavation and watching brief on land at the Former Army Cadet Force HQ, Newport, Lincoln. LCNCC 2008.40.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 97590 72772 (140m by 45m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CASTLE, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological Evaluation on land at the former Army Cadet Force HQ, Newport (ELI9871)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological excavation on land at the Former Army Cadet Force HQ, Newport, Lincoln (ELI11128)
- Event - Intervention: Watching brief on land at the Former Army Cadet Force HQ, Newport, Lincoln (ELI11129)
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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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