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Monument record MDO3681 - Bronze age cremation, Charlton Marshall

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Summary

A small pit containing sherds of a straight sided Middle Bronze Age Urn, enclosing a cremation, were found during a watching brief on the Sturminster Marshall to Blandford St Mary water main in 1991.

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Type and Period (1)

CREMATION (Middle Bronze Age - 1600 BC to 1001 BC)

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Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SDO205 Unpublished document: Hearne, C M. 1991. Sturminster Marshall to Blandford St Mary Main. Archaeological Watching Brief.
<2> SDO91 Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1992. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1991. 113. 168-169.

Finds (1)

POT (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1150 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Sturminster Marshall to Blandford St Mary Main; observations and recording 1991 (EDO1182)

Location

Grid reference	ST 8970 0395 (point)
Map sheet	ST80SE
Civil Parish	Charlton Marshall; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset

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None recorded

Other Statuses/References

Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 009 026

Record last edited

May 3 2017 11:04AM

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