Monument record 0523600000 - GARDEN OF 35 CLIFFORD ROAD
Summary
Neolithic inhumation recovered in excavation
Protected Status/Designation
- Planning Notification Area: Site of a prehistoric cemetery suggested by excavated burial (DBC9167)
- SHINE: Site of a late prehistoric cemetery at Culverton Hill suggested by excavated burial (DBC10040)
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Type and Period (2)
- INHUMATION (Middle Neolithic - 3429 BC to 3196 BC) + Sci.Date
- CROUCHED INHUMATION (Middle Neolithic - 3429 BC to 3196 BC)
Description
Plan Form - CROUCHED
PARTS OF SKELETON DISTURBED BY SQR LDR COLLINS WHILE LAYING PATIO. BONES SEEN TO REMAIN IN SECTION. HOUSE ADJOINING LONG-STANDING FOOTPATH & BOUNDARY & NEAR CREST OF PROMINENT HILL (B1).
NEAR COMPLETE SKELETON EXCAVATED. CROUCHED BURIAL OF MALE ABOUT 25YRS OLD. NO SKELETAL EVIDENCE OF CAUSE OF DEATH (B2,B3).
Radiocarbon dating of part of a rib produced date range of 3429 BC - 3196 BC (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC4934 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E 7 APRIL 1983 FIELD VISIT.
- <2>SBC4789 Bibliographic reference: FARLEY M E & PIKE A R 20-21 APRIL 1983: EXCAVATION.
- <3>SBC4774 Article in serial: Mike Farley & Sue Browne. 1983. 'A PREHISTORIC CROUCHED BURIAL AT PRINCES RISBOROUGH', IN RECS OF BUCKS 25 PP142-147. Vol 25.
- <4>SBC25157 Unpublished document: 2019. Radiocarbon Dating Certificate.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 80820 02876 (point) (Exact) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PRINCES RISBOROUGH, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10645)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10646)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10647)
- Event - Intervention: (EBC10648)
Record last edited
Sep 2 2019 10:16AM
