Monument record MLI60646 - Possible Neolithic cremation burial and other finds on land at Town Road, Quarrington

Summary

Possible Neolithic cremation burial and other finds on land at Town Road, Quarrington

Type and Period (4)

  • (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
  • (Early Neolithic to Late Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

PRN 60646 During excavation in advance of a housing development a single almost complete Neolithic vessel was found in isolation. The pot was identified as of the Peterborough Ebbsfleet type. Sparse burnt bone fragments were found nearby and it is suggested that these represent a human cremation interred within the pot. However only a few grams of burnt bone were retrieved from the excavation of the vessel in the laboratory. The Neolithic pit is the only one of the type on the site and seems to represent a single isolated event. {1}{2} In addition a fragment of polished stone axe and a few isolated flints were found scattered across the area. {1}{2}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. An Early and Middle Saxon Settlement at Quarrington. QTR92; QTR93.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 1996. An Early and Middle Saxon Settlement at Quarrington. LCNCC 50.94, 77.94.
  •  Article in Serial: COUPLAND, F. AND WALKER, F.. 1995. HERITAGE LINCOLNSHIRE FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT. pp 40-41.
  •  Article in Serial: F.N. Field and I. George. 1995. Archaeology in Lincolnshire. Vol 30 pp 48-9.
  •  Article in Serial: Taylor, G.. 2003. 'An Early to Middle Saxon Settlement at Quarrington, Lincolnshire' in The Antiquaries Journal. Vol 83, p 235.

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Grid reference TF 0575 4455 (point)
Non Parish Area Quarrington, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE
Civil Parish SLEAFORD, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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