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Lincolnshire HER
Name:Possible Neolithic cremation burial and other finds on land at Town Road, Quarrington
HER Number:MLI60646
Type of record:Monument

Summary

Possible Neolithic cremation burial and other finds on land at Town Road, Quarrington

Grid Reference:TF 057 445
Map Sheet:TF04SE
Parish:SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE
Quarrington, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

PRN 60646
During excavation in advance of a housing development a single almost complete Neolithic vessel was found in isolation. The pot was identified as of the Peterborough Ebbsfleet type. Sparse burnt bone fragments were found nearby and it is suggested that these represent a human cremation interred within the pot. However only a few grams of burnt bone were retrieved from the excavation of the vessel in the laboratory. The Neolithic pit is the only one of the type on the site and seems to represent a single isolated event. {1}{2}
In addition a fragment of polished stone axe and a few isolated flints were found scattered across the area. {1}{2}


<1> Archaeological Project Services, 1996, An Early and Middle Saxon Settlement at Quarrington, QTR92; QTR93 (Report). SLI1832.

<2> Archaeological Project Services, 1996, An Early and Middle Saxon Settlement at Quarrington, LCNCC 50.94, 77.94 (Archive). SLI1509.

<3> COUPLAND, F. AND WALKER, F., 1995, HERITAGE LINCOLNSHIRE FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT, pp 40-41 (Article in Serial). SLI636.

<4> F.N. Field and I. George, 1995, Archaeology in Lincolnshire, Vol 30 pp 48-9 (Article in Serial). SLI697.

<5> Taylor, G., 2003, 'An Early to Middle Saxon Settlement at Quarrington, Lincolnshire' in The Antiquaries Journal, Vol 83, p 235 (Article in Serial). SLI11978.

Monument Types

  • BURIAL (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • CREMATION (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • PIT (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Associated Finds

  • AXEHEAD (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 801 BC)
  • VESSEL (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Associated Events

  • Archaeological excavations at Town Road, Quarrington

Sources and further reading

<1>Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. An Early and Middle Saxon Settlement at Quarrington. QTR92; QTR93.
<2>Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. An Early and Middle Saxon Settlement at Quarrington. LCNCC 50.94, 77.94.
<3>Article in Serial: COUPLAND, F. AND WALKER, F.. 1995. HERITAGE LINCOLNSHIRE FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT. pp 40-41.
<4>Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1995. Archaeology in Lincolnshire. Vol 30 pp 48-9.
<5>Article in Serial: Taylor, G.. 2003. 'An Early to Middle Saxon Settlement at Quarrington, Lincolnshire' in The Antiquaries Journal. Vol 83, p 235.

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