THREE HUMAN BURIALS FROM BEADLAM ROMAN VILLA, NORTH YORKSHIRE, EXCAVATED 1969, 1972 AND 1978
Author(s): Simon Mays, S R Strongman
One adult female and two infant inhumations were excavated from the site of Beadlam Roman villa. The adult burial appeared to date to the demolition or post-demolition phases of the building rather than being contemporary with its occupation. Study of the remains suggested that the burial represented a deliberate interment within the demolition debris not a corpse abandoned in the ruins nor (as had been suggested to account for the presence of an adult burial amongst demolition rubble at another Roman villa site) the death of an individual whilst taking shelter in the ruined building.
- Report Number:
- 2/1995
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 6
- Keywords:
- Human Bone Human Remains
