EWX983 - Bowl barrow at Barges Farm, Litton Cheney; excavation 1956
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 55319 91809 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59SE |
| Civil Parish | Litton Cheney; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Ministry of Works
Date
1956
Description
Excavated by John Wacher in 1956, revealing a wide shallow flat-bottomed ditch surrounded a flint mound. In the centre were the remains of a Bronze Age cremation urn, of which only the base remained. Below this was a fully extended in humation burial; the hands were severed prior to burial and interred first.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO56 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1957. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1956. 78. 84.
- <2> SDO58 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1959. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1958. 80. 160-77.
- <3> SDO132 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1959. Dorset Barrows. 116.
- <4> SWX1703 Monograph: Grinsell, L V. 1982. Dorset Barrows Supplement. 43.
- <5> SDO16497 Digital archive: Historic England. NRHE Excavation Index. 650986.
Record last edited
Jan 9 2021 11:33AM