Find Spot record 0291801001 - THE PREBENDAL, AYLESBURY

Summary

Early Iron Age skull and four burials recorded in excavation

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Type and Period (2)

  • HUMAN REMAINS (Early Iron Age - 700 BC to 401 BC)
  • BURIAL (Early Iron Age - 700 BC to 401 BC)

Description

ON THE FLOOR OF 1ST PHASE OF THE HILLFORT DITCH LAY A SEVERED HUMAN HEAD. WITHIN THE AREA OF THE HILLFORT WERE 4 BURIALS OF ?EARLY IRON AGE DATE (B3).
Detailed reports, drawings and photos (B8).
Radiocarbon dating of 6 human and directly associated animal bone samples produced early to middle Iron Age dates (B10).

Sources (4)

  • <3>SBC4926 Article in serial: Mike Farley. 1986. INTERIM REPORT IN SOUTH MIDLANDS ARCHAEOLOGY 16 PP37-38. Vol 16. pp37-38.
  • <4>SBC4925 Article in serial: Mike Farley. 1986. 'AYLESBURY' (ARTICLE ON PREBENDAL SITE), IN CURRENT ARCHAEOLOGY NO 101 PP187-189. No 101.
  • <8>SBC24295 Bibliographic reference: Michael Farley & Gillian Jones. 2012. Iron Age Ritual: a Hillfort and Evidence for a Minster at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. pp8-10,22-29,58-75,83-84,133-135,144-159;Figs14-16,22-30,33.
  • <10>SBC24584 Bibliographic reference: Alex Bayliss, Christopher Bronk Ramsey, Gordon Cook, Gerry McCormac, Robert Otlet & Jill Walker. 2013. Radiocarbon Dates from Samples Funded by English Heritage Between 1988 and 1993. ppxxi,15-16.

Location

Grid reference SP 81640 13945 (point)
Civil Parish AYLESBURY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (1)

  • HUMAN REMAINS (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 700 BC to 101 BC) + Sci.Date

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Excavation and watching brief (Ref: AYP 85) (EBC10653)

Record last edited

Nov 26 2023 3:37PM

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