Jones, A. M., Marchand, J., Sheridan, A. and Straker, V. (2014). Redeemed from the peat. British Archaeology 139. Vol 139, pp. 16-23.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Redeemed from the peat | ||||||||||
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Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report |
An extraordinary bronze age grave on Whitehorse Hill | ||||||||||
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
British Archaeology 139 | ||||||||||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
British Archaeology | ||||||||||
Volume Volume number and part |
139 | ||||||||||
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report |
66 | ||||||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
16 - 23 | ||||||||||
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Journal | ||||||||||
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
In the 1990s a Bronze Age burial cist was found eroding from the ground in a remote part of Dartmoor, Devon. The site was designated as a Scheduled Monument in 2003 and some initial investigations were carried out, but the site's exposed location led to further erosion and consent was therefore obtained to excavate it fully. This was undertaken in 2011 by Cornwall Archaeological Unit for the Dartmoor National Park Authority, with funding from English Heritage and many local sponsors. It was anticipated that, like many other Dartmoor cists, the grave would be an empty box. However, the work revealed that most of the cist was in fact buried within the peat. The base stone and the cist contents were block-lifted and removed for micro-excavation in a conservation laboratory, and this revealed an intact structured deposit without parallel in England for its completeness. The construction of the monument and the contents of the cist are described in this article. The latter included a wide variety of organic objects, radiocarbon dated to between 1900 and 1600 BC, as well as cremated human remains and jewellery. The significance of the find and the wider context of the site, including the palaeoenvironment, are discussed. LD | ||||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2014 | ||||||||||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
26 Aug 2015 |
