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The upper Walbrook valley cemetery of Roman London (Hardcover)
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The upper Walbrook valley cemetery of Roman London (Hardcover)
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Six excavations (1987-2007) at Finsbury Circus on the north side of
the City of London uncovered over 130 Romano-British burials, part
of the upper Walbrook cemetery, to the west of the better-known
`northern' cemetery (around Bishopsgate). Set within an area of
marginal land, traversed by meandering tributary streams of the
Walbrook, the cemetery provides intriguing insights into the
management of burial space and attitudes to the dead, and a
solution to one of the most intriguing problems of London's Roman
archaeology - the origin of the `Walbrook skulls'. The cemetery was
in use by the end of the 1st century AD, with most activity dated
to c AD 120-200, but occasional interments continued into the 4th
century AD. The majority of the graves are typical of the
cemeteries of Roman London, but two individuals buried with heavy
iron leg rings, apparently forged around the ankles after death are
of special interest. What is remarkable about this cemetery is that
human remains, particularly skulls, became exposed, were washed out
and transported downstream by floods, migrating Walbrook
tributaries and drainage channels. That burial continued in such
conditions suggests either that this watershed area (and the
taphonomic transformations on display) held significance for those
using the cemetery, or that their choice of burial location was
restricted.
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