Malcolm McKenzie,Christopher Thomas
In the Northern Cemetery of Roman London: Excavations at Spitalfields Market, London E1, 1991-2007
In the Northern Cemetery of Roman London: Excavations at Spitalfields Market, London E1, 1991-2007
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One of the biggest archaeological excavations in London took place at Spitalfields Market between 1991 and 2007, led by MOLA. The excavation revealed a cemetery used from AD 120 to the 4th century, with a variety of burial practices and grave goods, including some unique items imported from the Continent. The cemetery also highlighted the cosmopolitan and mobile nature of London's population in the 4th century AD.
\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 236 pages
\n Publication date: 28 October 2020
\n Publisher: Museum of London Archaeology
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Londons Spitalfields Market has been the site of one of the citys most extensive archaeological excavations, conducted by MOLA between 1991 and 2007. This book presents the archaeological and bioarchaeological evidence for Roman activity in this area, located to the northeast of the urban settlement and the site of a series of burial grounds on the east side of Ermine Street. Burial in this area began around AD 120 and continued until the 4th century AD. The excavation revealed a number of ditched enclosures, some of which were used for the interment of 169 inhumations and five cremation burials, while others served other purposes. Among the early burials, men outnumbered women by a ratio of five to one, but by the later 3rd and 4th centuries AD, a more even sex ratio prevailed. Subadults were well represented, with one area apparently set aside for the burial of neonates and children. The cemetery also attracted some particularly wealthy 4th-century AD burials, including at least two in stone sarcophagi, one of which contained an inner, decorated, lead coffin enclosing a young woman. She had been anointed with imported resins and buried in fine clothing, accompanied by unusual glassware and jet items. Certain burial rites and grave goods are more familiar from Continental cemeteries, emphasizing the cosmopolitan and mobile nature of Londons population.
\n Weight: 1172g\n
Dimension: 216 x 304 x 21 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781907586514\n \n
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