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Summary

Possible Middle Bronze Age cremation cemetery, Doddington Littlegate

Full description

PRN 36594
An archaeological watching brief and subsequent excavation along the route of the Silk Willoughby to Staythorpe Gas Pipeline recorded four small pits, all containing cremated human bone. All the cremations were unaccompanied, athough charcoal was present in all cases. Preservation of the group was variable, but generally poor. The group included two adults, an infant and an indeterminate individual. A radiocarbon date from one of the pits gave a date of 1295 BC, suggesting the remains belong to a Middle Bronze Age cemetery.{1}{2}

<1> Field Archaeology Specialists, Aug 2006, Excavation and Watching Brief, Silk Willoughby to Staythorpe Gas Pipeline, SSP01 (Report). SLI10133.

<2> Field Archaeology Specialists, Aug 2006, Excavation and Watching Brief, Silk Willoughby to Staythorpe Gas Pipeline, LCNCC 252.99 (Archive). SLI10134.

Monument Types

• BURIAL (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)
• CREMATION (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)
• CREMATION CEMETERY (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)
• CREMATION PIT (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)

Associated Finds

• HUMAN REMAINS (Middle Bronze Age - 1500 BC to 1001 BC)

Associated Events

• Archaeological Watching Brief, Silk Willoughby to Staythorpe Gas Pipeline
• Archaeological excavation, Silk Willoughby to Staythorpe Gas Pipeline

Sources and further reading

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