Bradley, P. J. (2013). Death pits at Cliffs End. British Archaeology (131). Vol 131, pp. 28-35.
Title The title of the publication or report |
Death pits at Cliffs End | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Subtitle The sub title of the publication or report |
Revealing new prehistoric mortuary practices | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issue The name of the volume or issue |
British Archaeology (131) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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British Archaeology | ||||||||||||||||||||
Volume Volume number and part |
131 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report |
66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
28 - 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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An excavation was conducted by Wessex Archaeology in 2004-05 in advance of development at Pegwell Bay in the Isle of Thanet, Kent. Mesolithic and Neolithic artefacts were recovered, and the remains of a group of early Bronze Age burial mounds were excavated. However, towards the end of the 11th century BC ditched and banked enclosures and other domestic, mortuary and ceremonial features had been created. Although many of these extended beyond the excavated area, it was apparent from what was found that this part of the site had become the focus for unusual and complex rituals, perhaps including human sacrifice. Mortuary activity continued on and off for a further five or six centuries, into the middle Iron Age, and then ceased until the establishment of a small Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the sixth to seventh century AD. Unusually, isotope analysis revealed evidence for migrations from the western Mediterranean and Scandinavia, undertaken by individuals, including children, throughout the later Bronze Age to middle Iron Age period. LD | ||||||||||||||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
05 Apr 2015 |