Monument record MDO23906 - Iron Age crouched burial, Conway Drive, Broadmayne

A Durotrigian-style crouched burial was disturbed and slightly damaged during digging by machine in 1967, and excavated by the Broadmayne Primary School. The burial was orientated east-west, with the head to the east and facing south, and appeared to be the skeleton of a mature adult. Six pots of late Iron Age date were deposited in the grave.

Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1974, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1973, 44-49 (Serial). SDO73.

‘The Durotrigian Burial. This grave was found in June, 1967 as a result of mechanical digging which displaced the lower limbs and slightly damaged the skull. Excavation was then carried out by the school team. The skeleton lay on its back in an oval scoop in the Chalk, orientated east-west with the head to the east, turned to face the south. The right arm lay parallel with the body, the left arm was flexed across it with the hand resting on the pelvis (Fig. 3). The bones appeared to be those of a mature adult.
In the grave were six pots (Figs. 4 and 5), five of which were arranged in a row along the south side of the scoop, the sixth (No. 2 in Fig. 5) was located in the region of the legs and was recovered from the spoil. Fig 3 shows five pots carefully replaced in position after excavation. Beneath the skull were two ribs of lamb.’

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