The unexpected discovery and excavation of human remains at Victoria Park, Arbroath

Alastair Becket; Ruth Whyte; Kate Britton

The unexpected discovery and excavation of human remains at Victoria Park, Arbroath

Alastair Becket^*, Ruth Whyte, Kate Britton

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Abstract

Two inhumation burials at Victoria Park, Arbroath were excavated between 30 March and 2 April 2009 by the former Glasgow University Archaeological
Research Division (guard). The burials were located at ngr NO65804120, situated on a gentle n–s slope covered in short grass at the eastern end of Victoria Park, close to the car park and public toilets at the end of King’s Drive (Illus 1).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	21-29
Number of pages	9
Journal	Tayside and Fife Archaeological Journal
Volume	25
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2019

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Keywords

carbon 14 dating
human burial
St Ninian's Chapel

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Becket, A., Whyte, R., & Britton, K. (2019). The unexpected discovery and excavation of human remains at Victoria Park, Arbroath. Tayside and Fife Archaeological Journal, 25, 21-29. http://www.tafac.org.uk/category/journals/

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