SNN106085 - A Barrow Full of Cattle Skulls
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| Type | Report |
|---|---|
| Title | A Barrow Full of Cattle Skulls |
| Author/Originator | Davis S.; Payne S. |
| Date/Year | 1993 |
| SMR Input Date (use for label searches) | 03/07/2008 |
Abstract/Summary
A bone deposit found in a round barrow overlying a rich Beaker-period burial in Northamptonshire (England) contained at least 184 domestic cattle skulls and one aurochs skull, but very few other cattle bones or bones of other animals. Most of the cattle were young adults. The relative scarcity of premolars suggests that they were deposited on the cairn some time after death. The paper discusses archaeological and ethnographic parallels for this unusual deposit.
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NCC Archives Service, Heritage Team SMR Library
Referenced Monuments (1)
- 1765/1/1 Bronze Age barrow mound and ditches (Barrow 1), Irthlingborough (Monument)
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Record last edited
Dec 14 2018 12:18PM
