Monument record 3781/0/1 - Possible site of Roman occupation, south of Templar Road

Archaeological observation during the excavation of a cable trench identified Roman pits. A human burial was located nearby

{1} Excavations in November 1969 & 15/4/1970 during digging of trench for electric cables revealed pits with limestone and Roman-British pot sherds. Nearby evidence of human burial (part of skeletons) were found. The excavation was undertaken by Brian Dix. Grid ref: SP88627814; detailed plan of location in Templars Road;

{3} Romano-British pottery including pieces of colour-coated ware and a tile fragment found in pits revealed during the digging of a trench for an electrical cable. Two pits had a layer of white limestone, some burnt pink, with a further layer of filling below them. Nearby a human burial was found. There were no grave goods, but part of the skeleton had been removed prior to investigation. It lay on its back on an east-west axis with the head towards the west, the limb bones apparently parallel to the body. Iron nailes were recovered from the spot, but otherwise there was no sign of a coffin.

{4} Photos;

<1> Kettering Museum Records, Site List/25" Map (checked) (Catalogue). SNN28658.

<2> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1979, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.103/Site 7 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77380.

<3> Brown, A.E. (Ed.), 1970, Archaeology in Northamptonshire 1969 (Roman), 4/9 (unchecked) (Article). SNN100535.

<4> Kettering Museum Records, Photo File (checked) (Catalogue). SNN28658.

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