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A child's burial in unconsecrated ground in early modern Dorchester, Dorset

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Pages 307-312 | Published online: 19 Jul 2013
 

Abstract

Re-examination of a child burial found during excavations in advance of the construction of new offices for Dorset County Council in the north-west quarter of Dorchester in 1937 indicates that it is of early modern, rather than of Roman date, as originally believed at the time of excavation. A possible context is explored for the burial of a child in unconsecrated ground in the 17th century.

Re-examination of a child burial found during excavations in advance of the construction of new offices for Dorset County Council in the north-west quarter of Dorchester in 1937 indicates that it is of early modern, rather than of Roman date, as originally believed at the time of excavation. A possible context is explored for the burial of a child in unconsecrated ground in the 17th century.

Le réexamen d'une inhumation d'enfant découverte au cours de fouilles précédant la construction de nouveaux bureaux pour le Dorset County Council dans le quartier nord-ouest de Dorchester en 1937 a permis la réévaluation de sa date au début de l'époque moderne, plutôt qu'à l'époque romaine, comme on le croyait au moment de la fouille. L'examen du contexte de l'inhumation d'un enfant dans un terrain non-consacré au XVII e siècle est présenté ici.

Eine nochmalige Untersuchung der Kindsbestattung, die 1937 während Ausgrabungen vor dem Bau des neuen Bürogebäudes des Dorsetter Kreistags im nord-westlichen Teil von Dorchester gefunden wurde, stellt nun fest, daß wie auch ursprünglich bei den Ausgrabungen angenommen wurde, es sich hier nicht um eine römische sondern um eine frühmoderne Bestattung handelt. Ein möglicher Vergleich wird untersucht von einer Kindsbestattung in ungeweihter Erde aus dem 17. Jahrhundert.

Il riesame della sepoltura di un bambino, rinvenuta durante gli scavi che nel 1937 precedettero la costruzione dei nuovi uffici per il Dorset County Council, nel quartiere nord-occidentale di Dorchester, indica che questa sia databile alla prima età moderna piuttosto che all'epoca romana, come inizialmente supposto al momento dello scavo. Viene presa in considerazione la possibilità che si tratti della sepoltura di un bambino in terreno non consacrato avvenuta nel XVII secolo.

Un nuevo estudio de un entierro infantil hallado durante en las excavaciones antes de la construcción de nuevas oficinas para el County Council de Dorset, en el barrio noroeste de Dorchester en 1937, indica que es de principios de la Edad Moderna, y no de época romana como se había creído en el momento de la excavación. Este artículo investiga el posible contexto para el enterramiento de un niño en tierra no consagrada en el siglo XVII.

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