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A Roman burial from Cramond (Edinburgh) rediscovered

2002; Society of Antiquaries of Scotland; Volume: 130; Linguagem: Inglês

10.9750/psas.130.525.535

2056-743X

Mark Collard, Fraser Hunter, David Henderson, Christopher Wallace,

A 19th-century discovery of a Roman urned cremation is reconsidered.The remains were those of an adult male younger than middle age with evidence of arthritis and a partly healed fracture.The pot used as a receptacle was a locally produced Greyware jar, most probably of Antonine date.Corrosion marks on the pot suggest the former presence of iron objects with the burial.Possible locations for such a burial are discussed within the context of Roman Cramond, and its wider place in the scanty evidence for Roman burials in Scotland is outlined.