Features at Lindisfarne

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Basic Information

  • E-W aligned chest burial in SW corner of trench 2(E)

Contexts

  • Context: LDF_2319
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    • Red clayey fill next to stone lining
    • Haritha Gowind
    • 14-9-2021
  • Context: LDF_2340
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    • Skeleton in possible chest burial in SW corner of Tr2E
    • Isobel Gillam
    • 22-9-2021
  • Context: LDF_2341
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    • Cut for grave (possible chest burial) in SW corner of tr2 E
    • Isobel Gillam
    • 22-9-2021

Narrative

    • Chest burial. The burial of SK2340 was surrounded by nails SF264, SF265, SF266, SF267, SF268, SF269, SF272, SF273, SF274, SF275, SF276, SF278, SF279, SF280, SF281, SF282, SF283, SF284, SF285,SF286, SF287, SF288, SF289, SF290, SF291, SF292, SF293, SF295, SF296, SF297, SF299, SF302, SF307 and had a lock plate SF300. The burial is located immediately north of possible shrine burial F704, so close that the collapse of the stone lining 2324 has slumped into the grave cut. After the burial was lifted a second skeleton was briefly seen underneath, this was not exposed during the 2021 season. It is possible that the burial was placed purposefully close to F704.
      • Indie Jago
    • 15-2-2022

Dating Narrative

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