. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 131 i30 6 T68 *79 ? 65 T67 »16 #5 7. Fig. 5 Cemeteries of the Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon periods containing decapitated and prone burials. ? decapitated burials, ? prone burials. ages have been treated thus. Two adolescents, from Cassington and Radiey, were decapitated, while the only child over a year in age from Cassington was buried prone, with the arms flung out in an attitude of supplication. Those who had been decapitated at Curbridge may have been related. The virtual absence of children from these cemeteries suggests that they wer
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 131 i30 6 T68 *79 ? 65 T67 »16 #5 7. Fig. 5 Cemeteries of the Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon periods containing decapitated and prone burials. ? decapitated burials, ? prone burials. ages have been treated thus. Two adolescents, from Cassington and Radiey, were decapitated, while the only child over a year in age from Cassington was buried prone, with the arms flung out in an attitude of supplication. Those who had been decapitated at Curbridge may have been related. The virtual absence of children from these cemeteries suggests that they were perhaps not the cemeteries of a normal civilian population, or were used by a particular section of the community. Both decapitated and prone burials are recorded at other Roman sites, most of them late, in England and both practices occur in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries. Some are recorded only as isolated burials, while others occur in small groups or large cemeteries. Appendix VI (p. 184) is a gazetteer of known instances with references. Regrettably few of these have been. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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