Find Spot record 0062704000 - BLEDLOW COP, WAIN HILL

Summary

Five sherds of Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age pottery found in the barrow in excavation

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (1)

  • FINDSPOT (Undated)

Description

ONLY DEFINITE SIGNS OF EARLY IA OCCUPATION ARE A FEW SHERDS FROM DISTURBED BODY OF MOUND. THESE ARE SMALL, BUT SEEM TO DERIVE FROM SMALL CARINATED BOWL OF ALL CANNINGS CROSS TYPE. WARE IS MUCH FINER THAN BRONZE AGE POT (B1).
POSSIBLE THAT THIS COULD BE LATE BRONZE AGE - NEEDS REASSESSMENT (B9).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC6205 Article in serial: J F Head (with contributions from W F Grimes, F G Parsons, F C Fraser, A S Kennard & J Cecil Mary). 1938. 'THE EXCAVATION OF THE COP ROUND BARROW, BLEDLOW', IN RECS OF BUCKS 13 PP313-351. Vol 13, part 5.
  • <9>SBC3344 Bibliographic reference: DALWOOD C H (BCM) APRIL 1988.

Location

Grid reference SP 77330 01090 (point)
Civil Parish BLEDLOW-CUM-SAUNDERTON, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • SHERD (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Excavation of round barrow at The Cop (EBC10021)

Record last edited

Nov 24 2024 12:39AM

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