Monument record MDO6920 - Bronze Age cremation, Moortown Aerodrome, Poole
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<1> Poole Museums Service List of Excavations, PM34 (Index). SDO14878.
Site Code: PM34. Area: F. Activity: Area of Bronze Age and Neolithic activity, including cremation in Deverel-Rimbury bucket urn. Dating evidence: Pottery (Bronze Age) + narrow blade flint work. Area: 20m x 50m. Centre of Activity: SZ 0418 9705.
<2> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1986, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1985, 163 (Serial). SDO85.
‘THE STOUR VALLEY GRAVELS PROJECT 1985 INTERIM REPORT
Excavations in advance of c. 40 hectares of gravel quarries at Moortown Aerodrome and White’s Pit (near Bearwood, Poole) … A Deverel-Rimbury urn containing a cremation has also been discovered in a trial trench. The area remains to be excavated and may resolve into a small Deverel-Rimbury cemetery. Evidence of early Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement has previously been summarised (Horsey and Jarvis 1984).’
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Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0418 9705 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09NW |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 5 000 500 C
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NW 72
Record last edited
Dec 2 2019 2:27PM
