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Cremation burial (1051) being excavated by Paula Paula's cremation (1051) ready for its geo-photo Close up of Paula's cremation (1051) Lukasz at work David sampling a possible cremation Site shot west south west Another soak-away. What fun. Context (1095) if you were interested. The site office ?20th Century post medieval walls - part of South Tenter Street The side of my head Inhumation (1083) with the head resting on a tile Inhumation (1083) (1083) Second big quarry pit (1064) Ashley working on (1083) Tom's poorly preserved Roman burial with only long bones present Gary's inhumation waiting to be geo-photographed Votive deposit (1083) with flagon and black burnished platter Liz's inhumation (1006) Lukasz's inhumation (1032) with pot at feet David's cremation (1087) see journal for further details Paula's cremation (1051) David's cremation (1087) Łukasz excavating Roman skeleton (1032) View over the quarry Emptied pits Evaluation Trench Cleaning Cleaning Looking North East Ashley with Linear Looking South West Quarry edge & Soakaway Working Shot Working Shot South West Corner Zone 1 General View North West Corner Gary and Fergal at work Georgian brick vaulted cellars Foundations of Victorian Building Foundations of Victorian terrace house Georgian Cellar

A few working shots , and some interesting features found late in the day. We’re moving into the east end of the site and the preservation is getting better.

Context: 1271 Pit containing articulated human remains

Context: 1275 Heavily truncated inhumation

Context: 1278 Yet another soak-away

Context: 1281 A Roman pit

Context: 1296 Skeleton

Context: 1298 A cremation urn

Context: 1299 A skull found next to [1298]