Thomas, N. (1967). A double Beaker-burial on Bredon Hill, Worcestershire. Trans Proc Birmingham Archaeol Soc 82. Vol 82, pp. 58-76.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
A double Beaker-burial on Bredon Hill, Worcestershire |
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Trans Proc Birmingham Archaeol Soc 82 |
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Transactions and Proceedings of the Birmingham Archaeological Society |
Volume Volume number and part |
82 |
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
58 - 76 |
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Journal |
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
SO 953398. A barrow discovered during ploughing had been considerably disturbed before rescue operations could begin. The partial sections suggested that a low mound of limestone rubble over an earthy core had been raised over a rock-cut grave, partly stone-lined, containing two burials. One, of a tall, sturdy middle-aged man, had been disturbed by the (?much) later insertion of the remains of a young female. Two bell-beakers, presumably one for each burial, are datable to 1750-1650 BC and belong to Clarke's Somerset-Cotswold group. Four barbed-and-tanged arrowheads, an oval flint scraper and a thick bone pin fragment probably belonged to the male burial. The sub-rectangular grave was 5½ft x 3ft. The finding inside the female skull of a bird pellet, carnivorous snails and a toe-bone from the same skeleton strongly suggested exposure of the corpse before burial. Indications are growing that this part of the Severn-Avon valley was more heavily populated in Beaker times than was previously thought. |
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1967 |
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05 Dec 2008 |
