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Age BP | OxA-1339 (4740 ±80) | |
Site | 3A Causewayed enclosure ( / Great Britain and Ireland / Great Britain and Ireland ) | |
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Latitude | 51.8784 | |
Longitude | -5.2920 | |
Contact | N Sharples | |
Period | Neolithic | |
References | Archaeometry, 30, 1988, 295-6; Sharples N, 'Maiden | |
Comments | CL underlying Iron Age hillfort Bone, id as large ungulate rib, from outer enclosure ditch, primary fill, context 7014 (Trench V, 13510) at Maiden Castle, Dorset, England. Subm N Sharples 1986. Comment (lab): see refs below; (subm): this and others from this group, with human bones significantly earlier than the animal bones, support view that fresh animal remains were incorporated with earlier human burials before deliberate infilling; and see refs below. | |
