ENN106938 - Priors Hall Zone 3, 2011 (Excavation)
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 91876 91652 (215m by 178m) Central |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DEENE, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District) |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Northamptonshire Archaeology
Date
October-November 2011
Description
{1} A prehistoric ring ditch and adjacent ditch system, located by geophysical survey and previously investigated by trial trenching, were subject to open area excavation. The ring ditch was shown to be a henge monument. A nearby pit contained an assemblage of decorated and rusticated Beaker sherds. Fragments of hazelnut shell from this pit have given the earliest radiocarbon date, 2140-1950 cal BC, indicating that the pit and perhaps the adjacent henge, were constructed in the Early Bronze Age, the final centuries of the 3rd millennium BC. Site code: PHP11
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SNN109203 Report: Chapman A.; Jones C.. 2012. An Early Bronze Age Henge and a Middle Bronze Age Ditch System at Prior Hall, Zone 3, Kirby Lane, Corby, Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Archaeology Fieldwork Reports. 12/063. N.C.C.. (checked).
- <2> SNN108346 Journal: Horne B. (Editor). 2012. South Midlands Archaeology (42). South Midlands Archaeology: CBA Group 9 Newsletter. 42. C.B.A.. 42/29.
- <3> SNN108361 Article: Chapman A.; Jones C.. 2012. An Early Bronze Age Henge and Middle Bronze Age Boundaries at Priors Hall, Kirby Lane, Corby. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 37. Northants Archaeology Soc.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- 1582 Site of early Bronze Age henge and middle Bronze Age field system, Priors Hall (Monument)
Record last edited
Dec 19 2024 3:13PM
