Find Spot record 4912/0/1 - Probable Palaeolithic Animal Remains

Early post-glacial remains were found to the south of Little Billing village. A femur and vertebrae of possible an aurochs and rib bones of a smaller animal or an immature auroch were discovered 3 meters below the modern ground level.

{1} Early post-glacial remains found. The femur and vertebrae of a possible auroch and the rib bones of a smaller animal or an immature auroch were discovered at 3m below the modern ground level lying on a dark stained ground surface below layers of blue-grey silty clay.

<1> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1985, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.225 (checked) (Series). SNN77383.

<2> Williams J.H.; Shaw M.; Hardy S., 1978-1984, Northampton Development Corporation SMR Secondary Record Sheets, P192 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN108.

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Feb 15 2023 2:58PM