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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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