Table 60: The Frequency of Samian Vessels within Graves, expressed as the Percentage of the Graves with Pottery which include Samian Vessels; arranged by associated Site Type and Chronologically (see Appendix 9.1 for references)


CemeteriesDate of the GravesNumber of
Graves Identified
Number of Graves
with Pottery
Number of Graves
with Samian
Percentage of
furnished Graves
with Samian
Associated with Major Civil Centres:
Chichester, St Pancras, 1934-7 & 1966-7,
West Sussex
Late 1st to 2nd century

315 C

314

36

11.5

Canterbury, Cranmer House, 1982,
Kent
Mainly mid 2nd to 3rd century

53 C

52

8

15.4

Chichester, St Pancras, 1934-7 & 1966-7,
West Sussex
? mainly 3rd and 4th century

9 I

1

0

0

Associated with Smaller Centres:
Great Dunmow, Chequers Lane, 1970-2,
Ditch 328a, Essex
1st century

2 I

2

0

0

Baldock, Walls Field, 1968,
Site D, Hertfordshire
Mainly mid to late 1st century

8 C

8

4

50.0

Neatham, Alton-by-Pass, 1969-70,
Area F, Hampshire
Mid 1st to mid 2nd century

5 C

5

2

40.0

Great Dunmow, Chequers Lane, 1970-2,
Enclosure cemetery, Essex
2nd century

14 C

14

8

57.1

Great Dunmow, Chequers Lane, 1970-2,
Lane side burials, Essex
2nd century

4 C

4

0

0

Ash-next-Sandwich, Each End, 1992,
Kent
Mid to late 2nd century

15 C

14

10

71.4

Heybridge, Elms Farm, 1993-5,
Area R, Essex
Mid 2nd to early 3rd century

8 C

8

4

50.0

Baldock, Upper Walls Common, 1969,
Site E, Hertfordshire
Later 2nd century

12 C

2

1

50.0

Hassocks, Stonepound,
West Sussex
Late 2nd to early 3rd century

10 C

10

6

60.0

Associated with Rural sites:
Bancroft,
Bucks
1st century

17 C

15

2

13.3

Whitcombe, 1965-7,
Dorset
1st century

12 I

4

1

25.0

Alton, High St, 1980,
Hampshire
Mid 1st to early 2nd century

9 C

9

2

22.2

Chells, Boxfield Farm, 1990,
Enclosure cemetery, Hertfordshire
Late 1st to 2nd century

24 C

23

12

52.2