Undated Cemetery 150m NE of Oversley Mill, Alcester
Description of this historic site
The possible site of a Roman cemetery. Human remains have been found at the site, which lies north east of Oversley Mill.
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Notes about this historic site
1 Human remains including 16 skulls were found approximately 4 feet beneath surface. A sherd of 3rd century pottery was also found, but probably unstratified.
2 Remains were in blue lias clay and most of them had holes in the skull. Prof. Brash who examined them considered them to be Neolithic (but perhaps Romano-British).
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
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