Monument record WTG 020 - Kirtling Green to Wixoe Pipeline, Fields 26 Bronze Age cremation cemetery
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Summary
Excavation identified part of a Middle Bronze Age cremation cemetery, with six unurned cremations and one urned which had Beaker pottery and flints in the fill of the cremation pit.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6972 4832 (27m by 28m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL64NE |
| Civil Parish | GREAT WRATTING, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Excavation identified part of a Middle Bronze Age cremation cemetery, with six unurned cremations and one urned in a Deverel-Rimbury pot, the fill of this cremation pit contained two sherds of Beaker pottery and over 200 Late Neolithic/ Early Bronze Age flints (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF54988 Unpublished document: Atkins, R.. 2012. Kirtling Green to Wixoe Pipeline, Post-Excavation Assessment and Updated Project Design.
Finds (5)
- FSF36721: CREMATION (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- FSF36722: POT (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- FSF36723: HUMAN REMAINS (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)
- FSF36724: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF36725: POTTERY BEAKER (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 14 2013 10:12AM