Monument record MLI33445 - BRONZE AGE CINERARY URN, DEEPING ST JAMES
Summary
BRONZE AGE CINERARY URN, DEEPING ST JAMES
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
PRN 33445
A cremation burial within the circular gravel walls of an ancient pit which bore traces of smoke was discovered in 1898 during gravel digging in Linch Field at Deeping St James. Placed centrally on a raised platform was an inverted urn containing ash and charred bones and 2 halves of a human jaw. The urn had finger nail or reed decoration. Also on the platform was a human skull which crumbled on exposure to air. Over the pit was a 4 inch layer of light coloured sand, a layer of black mould, a layer of sand and gravel and then 3 feet of alluvial soil. Phillips lists the middle Bronze Age cinerary urn as 12 inches high with cord impressions 'found in the fenny country at Deeping St James and purchased by the British Museum (98.7.5.1). There is a photograph which shows that the one in the British Museum and this find are the same urn. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SLI2464 Index: OS CARD INDEX. DEEPING ST JAMES. TF 11 SE 4,1965, DA.
- <2> SLI2983 Index: SMR FILE. DEEPING ST JAMES. TF 11 SE A,1934, PHILLIPS, C.W..
- <3> SLI322 Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1934. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 1' in the Archaeological Journal. VOL90 P137.
- <4> SLI3974 Article in Serial: BURCHNALL C R. 1937. LINCOLNSHIRE MAGAZINE. Vol 3, No.3, page 66.
- <5> SLI4476 Unpublished Document: LONGWORTH, I.H.. 1965. BRITISH MUSEUM RECORDS. -.
- <6> SLI3 Artefact: British Museum Collection. 1898, 98.7.5.1.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 1499 1032 (22m by 22m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEEPING ST JAMES, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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