EDO3 - Round barrow, Piddlehinton; salvage excavation 1985
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 6950 9571 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY69NE |
| Civil Parish | Piddlehinton; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Dorset Archaeological Committee
Date
1985
Description
A salvage excavation following the discovery of MBA pottery exposed by ploughing. The work was done on behalf of the Dorset Archaeological Committee by Martin Papworth who uncovered a burial cist 0.6 metres in diameter and cut 0.4m into chalk. The urn was broken and mixed with a charcoal layer which lay above a layer of cremated bone mixed with sand but without charcoal. Below the cremation, the walls of the cist were lined with a thin layer of charcoal. Finds in Dorset County Museum
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1>XY SDO88 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1989. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1988. 110. [Mapped feature: #6886 ]
- <2> SDO90 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1991. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1990. 112. 129-131.
- <3> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 651780.
Record last edited
May 19 2021 12:05PM