Monument record MLI33851 - Bronze Age Cremation Cemetery, Ropsley Rise Wood, Ropsley and Humby
Summary
Bronze Age cremation cemetery, to the north of Ropsley Rise Wood, Ropsley and Humby.
Type and Period (2)
- CREMATION CEMETERY (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
- ARTEFACT SCATTER (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 801 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
Emergency excavations were undertaken on the site of a Bronze Age urnfield in April 1980, by the South Lincolnshire Archaeological Unit. The excavations revealed a cemetery consisting of thirteen cremation burials in association with at least ten cremation urns. All of the cremations except one were deposited in the same manner, being placed upright in an undecorated vessel. The remaining cremation was buried in a small pit without any associated pottery. Part of a bronze bracelet was found along with a general scatter of Bronze Age pottery from across the site. {1}{2}{3}
The excavations were prompted by the identification of cremated bone fragments and the recovery of 19 sherds of Bronze Age pottery in 1979, during field walking on land to the north of Ropsley Rise Wood. {4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI3209 Index: SMR file Old Somerby. OLD SOMERBY. SK 93 NE: X, 1980, White A.J..
- <2> SLI1309 Correspondence: LANE, T.W.. 1981. PARISH FILE. OLD SOMERBY.
- <3> 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.
- <4> SLI8627 Bibliographic Reference: Lane, T.W.. 1995. The Archaeology and Developing Landscape of Ropsley and Humby, Lincolnshire. no.3.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SK 9636 3533 (86m by 86m) Estimated from sources |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROPSLEY AND HUMBY, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation of Bronze Age Urnfield (ELI10846)
- Event - Survey: Ropsley and Humby Field Walking Survey (ELI481)
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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