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Description: | PRN 70149
This record now incorporates the former PRN 70077 which has now been removed from the SMR.
Part of Lindum Road/Monks Road is the site of a Roman cemetery. Part of this site, that lying in the western half of the Sessions House grounds, is scheduled. {1}
The first known evidence for the cemetery was a piece of inscribed stone (RIB 271), thought to be part of a funerary monument, which was found in Lindum Road at SK978 715 in 1785. Further carved stones have been found in the same area: a tombstone fragment (RIB 256) was found at SK98035 71623 under 17 Lindum Road, and a tombstone (RIB 263) was found at circa SK9804 7162 under 16 or 18 Lindum Road. {4}
An undated stone coffin and a large quantity of human remains were dug up at SK9781 7124 in 1845. These may be of Roman date, but see also PRN 70101.{4}
A quantity of Roman pottery, including a cremation urn 'bearing an inscription', was found during excavation of foundations for two villas somewhere on Lindum Terrace in 1859.{4}
Two inhumation burials were found behind St Hugh's School, at SK9791 7135, in February 1961. Second and third century pottery was found in a trench close by. {4} The inhumations appeared to have been cut into the layers containing the second to third century pottery.{ 5}
During works at the Technical College in 1977 a skeleton was found in a foundation trench. Roman potsherds were present in the grave fill. {4}{6}
Trial trenching in 1993 at SK9788 7151 recorded a human bone which may come from the cemetery. {7}
A subsequent watching brief in 1994 on the same site recorded at least two burials adjacent to the Lindum Road retaining wall. Rectilinear features with similar fills were thought to indicate the positions of further burials. Disarticulated human bone was recovered from levels producing Roman pottery. A large limestone coffin was also recorded. {8}{9}
During a watching brief at Sessions House, the truncated remains of a burial were recorded in the lift pit/stairwell area. Fourth century pottery recovered from the fill suggests that the burial was part of the Roman cemetery. {10}{11}
An archaeological watching brief was undertaken at Lincoln College, Catherdral Street, Lincoln. The watching brief recorded a 2nd century burial which is probably associated with other inhumations recorded north of Monks Road and Cathedral Street. The absence of any human remains adjacent to Monks Road suggests that the cemetery in which these inhumations were placed does not extend as far south as the Roman road, which is thought to follow the present line of Monks Road. The cemetery may have been restricted to a single terrace, defined by encompassing walls. {14}{15}
An archaeological watching brief at Lincoln College Exercise Park, Lincoln was undertaken by Allen Archaeological Associates in July to September 2011. At 70149a, residual Roman ceramic building material and a glass fragment was found along with a grave cut. {16}{17} | Subjects: | General Archaeology | Temporal: | 43 - 135 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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