MISCELLANEOUS SAMPLES FROM CONTEXTS AT THE BUTT ROAD CEMETERY AND THE GILBERD SCHOOL SITE, COLCHESTER, ESSEX.
Author(s): P Murphy
Sand samples from the abdominal region of five Late Roman inhumations were examined. The presence of intrusive roots etc. was thought to indicate the likelihood of recent contamination and detailed examination for gut parasites and food residues was therefore not thought to be appropriate. A sample from a medieval lime kiln showed that shells of cockle, oyster and mussel- possibly collected 'dead' from estuarine shell-banks were used as the raw material for lime production.
- Report Number:
- 31/1988
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 1
- Keywords:
- Environmental Studies
