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1,500-year-old burnt body found in Roman oven PDF Print E-mail
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Sunday, 10 September 2006
August 13, 2006
By Ian Morgan

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 1,500-year-old burnt body in a Roman corn-drying oven. The adult skeleton was discovered at a Roman agricultural processing plant at Sedgeford, Norfolk, by the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project.

Although foul play appears highly likely, the age, sex and cause of death of the victim are unknown.

On-site human remains expert Zannah Baldry said the body appeared to have been pushed into the oven and then set alight.

The possible Roman murder victim was never found at the time.

When the plant fell out of use, the roof of the oven collapsed and the site was covered over, leaving the crime undetected for more than 1,500 years.

Project director and Roman expert Dr Neil Faulkner said: "A discovery like this is very rare, but such things are not completely unknown. Bodies have occasionally been dropped down wells, hidden in central-heating ducts, or dumped in roadside ditches.

"The body in the Sedgeford corn-drying oven seems to be another example. Presumably they represent a breakdown of the old Roman order."

The skeleton will be studied by human remains specialists, who will attempt to establish the person's age, sex and perhaps the cause of death. Bone samples will be sent for radiocarbon dating.

"Who was this person?," asked Dr Faulkner. "We can only speculate. Perhaps a tax collector or the landlord's bailiff - a hate figure of the old regime. Or maybe this was just a casual crime, an old score settled, in a world where the chances of getting caught were less."

Work is continuing on the site for another week, and archaeologists will return next summer to continue their investigations.



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