Accession No
1974.182 C
Description
Cremated human remains.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Huntingdonshire; Orton; Orton Longueville; King's Pit
Period
Bronze Age
Source
Abbott, George Wyman [excavator]; Abbott, D. Wyman [bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1974.182 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Human Bone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (Field collection)
The catalogue card has the following entry: "Cremated bone and flint flakes etc, from burnt layer of Bronze Age burials. The black layer contained a quantity of burnt human bones and may have been a cremation." The catalogue card contains a sketch of a sectional view of the site
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Related Documents)
See archive for papers (W11/1/3)
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Excavated 1930
Event Date 1930
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1974.182 [A-C]: 'Cremated human bones and flint flakes, etc.' [Also one animal tooth. S-J Harknett 16/1/2001]
Event Date 29/9/1987
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Cremated human remains.
Event Date 14/7/2022
Author: Sam Daisley
FM:298815
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