In May 1996, a foundation trench for an extension was dug. A long bone within a shallow archaeological feature was visible in section, and another bone was found in the excavated spoil. These bones are thought to belong to a human burial, probably prehistoric, excavated at this property in 1988.
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--- SDO16497
Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 1092079.
<1>XY SDO11592
Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1997. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1996. 118. 145. [Mapped feature: #8796 ]
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EDO1113
Volendam, Church Lane, Charlton Marshall; excavation 1988
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