Report: Winchester Roman Cemeteries and Suburbs
August 2011 | Winchester Museum Service
Patrick Ottaway has just completed a report on a major excavation in Winchester (Hants) which he directed in the late 1970s as part of a project to publish a number of important sites in the city's Roman cemeteries and suburbs. The excavation took place immediately outside the north gate of Winchester. It produced over 100 Roman burials, principally cremations, in a cemetery of the 1st - 2nd centuries. The cemetery was succeeded by a series of later Roman timber buildings accompanied by pits and wells which contained large and important collections of animal bones and pottery. The project will also bring together reports on excavations elsewhere in the northern suburb and in the cemeteries east and west of the Roman town.
Patrick is the academic editor responsible for preparing the volume for publication by Winchester Museums Service. The project is funded by English Heritage.
Late 1st century cremation grave from Winchester with 22 pottery vessels (copyright Winchester Museums)