Watson, J., Graham, K., Gao, J., Schaeder, U., Skinner, L., Jones, J. and Fell, V. (2011). Townfoot Farm, Cumwhitton, Cumbria : Investigative Conservation of Material from the Viking Cemetery: archaeological conservation report. Swindon: English Heritage Research Department. https://doi.org/10.5284/1033948. Cite this using datacite

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	Townfoot Farm, Cumwhitton, Cumbria : Investigative Conservation of Material from the Viking Cemetery: archaeological conservation report
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	English Heritage Research Department unpublished report series
Downloads Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS Downloads:	englishh2-113359.pdf (5 MB) : Download
Licence Type ADS, CC-BY 4.0 or CC-BY 4.0 NC. Licence Type:	ADS Terms of Use and Access
DOI The DOI (digital object identifier) for the publication or report. DOI	https://doi.org/10.5284/1033948
Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	Report (in Series)
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	This report covers the investigative conservation of Viking material from Cumwhitton located to the south-west of Carlisle, Cumbria. In 2004 two early 10th-century tortoise shell-type brooches were found by metal detectorists in plough soil on farmland to the rear of Townfoot Farm. These were reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme and subsequently an evaluation and English Heritage funded excavation were carried out by Oxford Archaeology North. This led to the discovery and excavation of a Viking period cemetery comprising 6 grave assemblages. The burials were in an extremely poor condition with little skeletal material remaining and the metalwork badly corroded and damaged. The assemblage comprised over 1000 small find numbers including 12 objects or groups of objects freeze-lifted, 7 large soil blocks and a number of smaller soil blocks. Numerous small finds and fragments were also excavated from the plough soil, many of which are disturbed from grave fills. Unusual finds include a sword, length of iron chain, drinking horn mounts and remains of a needlework box.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	J Watson K Graham J Gao U Schaeder L Skinner Jennifer Jones V Fell
Publisher The publisher of the publication or report Publisher:	English Heritage Research Department
Other Person/Org Other people or organisations for this publication or report Other Person/Org:	Historic England (OASIS Reviewer) Cumbria HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2011
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Locations:	Site: Cumwhitton Viking Cemetery Location - Auto Detected: Townfoot Farm County: CUMBRIA Parish: CUMWHITTON Country: England District: CARLISLE Location - Auto Detected: Cumwhitton Grid Reference: 350330, 552500 (Easting, Northing)
Subjects / Periods Subjects / Periods associated with this record. Subjects / Periods:	Cemetery (Monument Type England) Drinking Horn Mount (FISH England) Sword (FISH England) Excavation (Event) Brooch (FISH England) Grave (Monument Type England) Chain (FISH England) Burial (Monument Type England) Metal Detectors (Event) Burial (Evidence) Plough Soil (FISH England) Metal Detecting Use (Event)
Identifiers Identifiers associated with the publication. These might include DOIs, site codes, Monument Identifiers etc. Identifiers:	OASIS Id: englishh2-113359 OBIB: 72-2011
Note Extra information on the publication or report. Note:	A4 heat-bound report of 79pp (ISSN 1749 8775)
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. Source:	OASIS (OASIS)
Relations Other resources which are relevant to this publication or report Relations:	Project archive: https://doi.org/10.5284/1031499
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	28 Nov 2016

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