Silchester. In situ-skull on a woven platform.

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One of the most exciting finds from the Bath House. The skull of a Late Iron Age man aged between 25 and 35, was discovered placed on a triangular platform of woven (willow/tbc) below the water table in the lower levels of the Iron Age boundary ditch. It is associated with early Roman pottery and shows no obvious signs of trauma. There is no the lower jaw and no other other body parts were been discovered with it. For a detail model photographed in the lab, go to https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/46632bc658fb46d7ac97002516bf3823

We have a radiocarbon date for him of 41BC – 89 cal AD (95% probability) which compares with the archaeological date for the context of c. AD 50-70.

Follow this link for the a discussion of the results of scientific analysis which tells us about his provenance and the dating results: https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/blog/people-silchester?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLu_LtjbGNrAu75TWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEef-j1GX2OWcFhvFzLlq74p1GkCZD-jIn-Q59J6w1cbwhN1o-WCKKzhPgLYJw_aem_k8lwYey37kJfs34K7V6f9Q