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Site name | St Lawrence, Ventnor |
Site number | 184 |
Burial codes | 1001 1006 1021 1023 1026 1028 1030 1035 1042 1046 1051 1065 1075 1084 1091 1098 1101 1111 1112 1122 1123 1143 1153 1181 |
100bc-AD43 | An isolated inhumation of an adult male probably crouched in an earth grave, accompanied by an iron sword in a sheath with a bronze guard, iron shield fittings including boss and spine, 3 circular iron rings, possibly for sword suspension, and part of a flat iron disc of unknown use. Sword and shield boss dated to 1st Century BC-1st Century AD [Wait]. |
Remains/Period | Y1 |
County | Hampshire |
Region | S |
National grid square | SZ |
X coordinate | 531 |
Y coordinate | 764 |
Bibliographic source | Jones and Stead 1969, Whimster 1981, Wait 1985 |
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