Hall, A., Waddington, C. and Wilson, A. (2018). A prehistoric pit with possible burial at Hollins Cross, Hope Valley. The Derbyshire Archaeological Journal 138. Vol 138, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.5284/1084761. Cite this via datacite
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A prehistoric pit with possible burial at Hollins Cross, Hope Valley | ||
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The Derbyshire Archaeological Journal 138 | ||
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The Derbyshire Archaeological Journal | ||
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138 | ||
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1 - 13 | ||
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The chance discovery of a burnt discoidal scraper by the path at Hollins Cross led to a small archaeological investigation of the immediately surrounding area of ground. The fl int was on the surface of a small, heavily truncated pit which was later excavated and found to be fi lled almost entirely with burnt organic material. Three other chipped stone tools along with two very rare, fi red clay disc beads, one grain of wheat, burnt hazelnut shells, four tiny fragments of bone and 163 very small fl akes of fl int were also present. Radiocarbon dating of two hazelnut shell fragments has dated the fi ll of the pit to around the 20th century cal BC. Isolated pits dating from this period are rare and this pit was situated within an eroded and much reduced earthen mound the remnants of which can still be seen on the site. The presence of tiny burnt bone fragments and perforated clay beads suggests the pit is the basal remains of a heavily truncated secondary grave pit inserted into the mound, and possibly that of a woman. | ||
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2018 | ||
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18 Feb 2021 |
