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Site name Barrow Hills Field F950, Radley

Site number 1053

Burial codes 4006 4009 4021 4023 4026 4028 4030 4035 4036 4043 4047 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4111 4128 4129 4143 4153 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A large flat grave c75m north west of Barrow 12 (Site 1048), cut through by unaccompanied cremation F951. The bones were completely disarticulated and widely dispersed throughout the pit. Some bones were broken, the back of the skull and lower jaw were fragmentary and widely scattered. The broken remains of a Beaker lay close to the front of the skull which lay face upwards. More of the sherds were scattered in the pit.

Remains/Period Y4

County Berkshire

Region SE

National grid square SU

X coordinate 513

Y coordinate 981

Bibliographic source Bradley, Chambers and Halpin 1984

Query

Site name	Barrow Hills Field F950, Radley
Site number	1053
Burial codes	4006 4009 4021 4023 4026 4028 4030 4035 4036 4043 4047 4051 4065 4075 4084 4098 4104 4111 4128 4129 4143 4153 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A large flat grave c75m north west of Barrow 12 (Site 1048), cut through by unaccompanied cremation F951. The bones were completely disarticulated and widely dispersed throughout the pit. Some bones were broken, the back of the skull and lower jaw were fragmentary and widely scattered. The broken remains of a Beaker lay close to the front of the skull which lay face upwards. More of the sherds were scattered in the pit.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Berkshire
Region	SE
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	513
Y coordinate	981
Bibliographic source	Bradley, Chambers and Halpin 1984