Monument record 4024/1 - Possible Roman Cremation Cemetery, east of Lyveden Way

A small group of Roman features was exposed during archaeological observation in advance of quarrying. There was a single confirmed cremation burial and five truncated pits containing charcoal but no cremated bone.

{1} Isolated cremation burial accompanied by pot sherds of a Romano-British amphora and c.200 Romano-British nails.

{2} Isolated Roman cremation burial accompanied by parts of an amphora and c.200 nails.

{3} A small pit 0.45m x 0.27m deep contained a human cremation, accompanied by about 100 iron nails, or fragments of nails, and part of a cream-coated two-handled flagon, dating from the middle to late C1st AD. There were a further five small, shallow pits containing an abundance of charcoal and displaying traces of burning. They had been largely scraped away during topsoil clearance.

<1> Brown A.E. (Editor), 1979, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1978, p.106 (checked) (Article). SNN45225.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1982, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.197 (checked) (Series). SNN77382.

<3> JACKSON D., 1982, Great Oakley and Other Iron Age Sites in The Corby Area, p.10 (checked) (Article). SNN40120.

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Feb 10 2025 7:26PM