Monument record 2412/1 - Two Beaker Burials, Ashton
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Summary
Two Beaker pit graves were recorded during archaeological rescue excavation in the 1980s. The burials lay c60 apart.
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Type and Period (4)
Full Description
{1} Prehistoric remains included two beaker pit-graves.
{2} In one place graves of the late Roman cemetery had disturbed a Beaker burial.
{3} The two burials lay on the south-western edge of the excavation area c60m apart. Burial 1 was poorly reserved precluding any identification of sex or age at death. A group of five mainly undistinguished flints and a comb-impressed Beaker were also found in the grave pit. Traces of some form of cover on top of the corpse were preserved in three strips of oak-bark. The body appears to have lain exposed in the grave before being finally covered with earth. Burial 2 was located within the north-western part of the later Roman cemetery. Two of the Roman graves had truncated this burial, destroying the upper part of the body and disturbing the Beaker vessel. The skeleton was that of a young male who had died between the ages of 17 and 25. Bones were submitted for radiocarbon dating.
{4} The radiocarbon date for Burial 2 was 2150-1730 cal BC @ 95% confidence.
<1> DIX B., 1988, SMR REPORT FORM, (unchecked) (Note). SNN49562.
<2> DIX B., Ashton Roman Town, (checked) (Note). SNN44372.
<3> Parry, S.; Dix, B. & Gibson, A., 2012, Flat-grave Beaker Burials at Warmington and Ashton (Article). SNN108362.
<4> Chapman A, 2015, Radiocarbon dates for beaker burials at Warmington and Ashton, p. 223 (Article). SNN110572.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SNN49562 Note: DIX B.. 1988. SMR REPORT FORM. (unchecked).
- <2> SNN44372 Note: DIX B.. Ashton Roman Town. (checked).
- <3>XY SNN108362 Article: Parry, S.; Dix, B. & Gibson, A.. 2012. Flat-grave Beaker Burials at Warmington and Ashton. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 37. Northants Archaeology Soc. [Mapped features: #83878 Beaker Burial 2, ; #83879 Beaker Burial 1, ]
- <4> SNN110572 Article: Chapman A. 2015. Radiocarbon dates for beaker burials at Warmington and Ashton. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 38. Northamptonshire Arch Soc. p. 223.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 047 888 (39m by 45m) (2 map features) |
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Civil Parish | ASHTON (FORMERLY ASHTON WOLD), North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Sep 17 2021 1:57PM