Basic Information
- Roman linear
Sub Groups
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Sub Group: PCO06_129
- Cut and fill of linear
Group Description
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- Underlying the Post Medieval soils or truncated by Post Medieval features was a series of ephemeral Roman linears. In the far west of the site lay subgroup 129, what is seen as the ephmeral remains of a linear that held very heavily abraded finds, and was truncated by the probing wall. Subgroup 145 was a very shallow Roman linear feature, seen as a boundary within the Roman cemetery. Another Roman boundary feature was found to the north of area 1, subgroup 158, which is on the same orientation as 145. It is possible that these features were once part of the same linear, but they were separated by heavy truncation from Post Medieval quarry pit [639]. The presence of Roman ditch boundaries within the cemetery also corresponds to other sites dug around the area of Prescot Street which contained Roman burials.
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- Chaz Morse
- 18-1-2012
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- Underlying the Post Medieval soils or truncated by Post Medieval features was a series of ephemeral Roman linears. In the far west of the site lay subgroup 129, what is seen as the ephmeral remains of a linear that held very heavily abraded finds, and was truncated by the probing wall. Subgroup 145 was a very shallow Roman linear feature, seen as a boundary within the Roman cemetery. Another Roman boundary feature was found to the north of area 1, subgroup 158, which is on the same orientation as 145. It is possible that these features were once part of the same linear, but they were separated by heavy truncation from Post Medieval quarry pit [639]. The presence of Roman ditch boundaries within the cemetery also corresponds to other sites dug around the area of Prescot Street which contained Roman burials.
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- Chaz Morse
- 18-1-2012
Dating Information
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- No datable material was recovered from this feature, but given its stratigraphic position it is seen as early Roman.
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- Chaz Morse
- 18-1-2012