Monument record 0523600000 - GARDEN OF 35 CLIFFORD ROAD
Summary
Neolithic inhumation recovered in excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Site of a prehistoric cemetery suggested by excavated burial
- SHINE: Site of a late prehistoric cemetery at Culverton Hill suggested by excavated burial
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Type and Period (2)
- INHUMATION (Middle Neolithic - 3429 BC to 3196 BC) + Sci.Date
- CROUCHED INHUMATION (Middle Neolithic - 3429 BC to 3196 BC)
Description
Plan Form - Crouched.
Parts of skeleton disturbed by Sqr Ldr Collins while laying patio. Bones seen to remain in section. House adjoining long-standing footpath & boundary & near crest of prominent hill (B1).
Near complete skeleton excavated. Crouched burial of male about 25yrs old. No skeletal evidence of cause of death (B2,B3).
Radiocarbon dating of part of a rib produced date range of 3429 BC - 3196 BC (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC4934 Verbal communication: 1983. FARLEY M E 7 APRIL 1983 FIELD VISIT.
- <2>SBC4789 Unpublished document: Mike Farley & Andrew Pike (BCM). 1983. FARLEY M E & PIKE A R 20-21 APRIL 1983, EXCAVATION ARCHIVE (FILED).
- <3>SBC4774 Article in serial: Mike Farley & Sue Browne. 1983. 'A PREHISTORIC CROUCHED BURIAL AT PRINCES RISBOROUGH', IN RECS OF BUCKS 25 PP142-147. Vol 25.
- <4>SBC25157 Unpublished document: 2019. Radiocarbon Dating Certificate.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 80820 02876 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Salvage excavation (EBC10645)
- Event - Intervention: Site visit following discovery (EBC10646)
Record last edited
Sep 17 2024 8:57AM
