Monument record 0127401000 - PITSTONE QUARRY NO 2
Summary
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age burial recorded in excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (3)
- INHUMATION (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- BURIAL (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
- CROUCHED INHUMATION (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
Description
ADJACENT TO SAXON CEMETERY 'IN CREST OF RIDGE' A FLINT KNIFE WITH NEOLITHIC/ EBA CROUCHED BURIAL (B3).
BURIAL WAS IN TRAPEZOIDAL PIT WHICH SURVIVED TO DEPTH OF 20-25CM. NO SIGN OF SURROUNDING DITCH OR COVERING MOUND. SKELETON WAS ON ITS LEFT SIDE, FACING E. ADULT. (PLAN & FURTHER DETAIL) (B4).
A NUMBER OF OBJECTS WERE FOUND WITH THE NEOLITHIC CROUCHED BURIAL INCLUDING COARSE FLINT GRITTED WARE SHERDS, BONES (OX?) & FLINT ARTEFACTS INCLUDING A KNIFE (ILLUS)(B3-4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC8142 Article in serial: MANSHEAD MAGAZINE 1961(NOV) 7 PP4-6 (SEE ALSO BUCK S ADVERTISER 7TH JULY 1961 P28).
- <2>SBC10874 Unpublished document: OS RECORD CARD SP 91 SW 12 (ON CAS FILE).
- <3>SBC8248 Verbal communication: MATTHEWS L MAY 1977 (PERS COMM) (MANSHEAD ARCH SOC SITE PHOTOGRAPHS FILED).
- <4>SBC4423 Unpublished document: David Dungworth. 1991. PITSTONE: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARISH SURVEY PP24-27,76-80, PL 5:1-4. pp24-27, Figs 2:7, 2:8.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 94800 14800 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PITSTONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (1)
- KNIFE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Survey: (EBC14242)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation (EBC10991)
Record last edited
Dec 13 2012 1:04PM
