Find Spot record MDO8101 - Bronze Age Bucket Urn and cremation, Tyneham
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Summary
Late Bronze Age Bucket Urn and cremation found 1969. Possibly the site of a round barrow.
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Full Description
A decorated Late Bronze Age bucket-shaped urn found during gravel extraction in 1969, was buried upright in a small pit dug into the bedrock and covered with six inches of soil. The pit was near the highest point locally and no trace of a barrow was noticed in the exposed face of the quarry, though the top of the rise is gorse covered and may conceal a small barrow. Just to the south-west of the find-spot (at about SY 875803), is a disused Army strong point. The urn is not of the ordinary Dorset Deverel-Rimbury tradition, but shows pronounced Cornish affinities (see illustration), and is only the third to be found in Dorset. The cremated remains comprised mainly of small bone slivers, also some small teeth, possibly a child's milk teeth. The urn is in Dorset County Museum. <1>
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 87500 80300 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY88SE |
| Civil Parish | Steeple with Tyneham; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 022 047
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 SE 49
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 455535
Record last edited
Jan 22 2024 2:11PM