Site Event/Activity record ELI10846 - Excavation of Bronze Age Urnfield
Location
| Grid reference | SK 9634 3533 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROPSLEY AND HUMBY, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Technique(s)
- Archaeological Excavation
Organisation
South Lincolnshire Archaeology Unit
Date
during 1980
Description
During 1980 Peter Chowne, on behalf of the SLAU undertook a small rescue excavation on a Bronze Age cremation cemetery in Ropsley. This was the second excavation of an urn cemetery in the area, the first being at Old Somersby. Both sites had been discovered through fieldwalking. {1}
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SLI5413 Article in Serial: Peter Chowne and Tom Lane. 1987. 'Bronze Age Cremation Cemeteries at Old Somerby and Ropsley and Humby' in Lincolnshire History and Archaeology. vol.22, pp.35-40.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MLI33851 Bronze Age Cremation Cemetery, Ropsley Rise Wood, Ropsley and Humby (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 13 2015 11:34AM