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Site name Ladies Mile, Patcham

Site number 1116

Burial codes 4005 4009 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4043 4046 4048 4051 4065 4071 4072 4073 4074 4075 4081 4093 4094 4098 4103 4104 4107 4108 4111 4124 4128 4143 4152 4153 4161 4171 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A barrow comprising a central dome of hard puddled chalk with flints with a surrounding circular bank of similar material, both of these being then covered by a mound of clean loose chalk. Over this was set a thin outer crust of trodden or puddled chalk. The central chalk dome covered no deposit, but the barrow covered 6 inhumation burials, 4 urned cremations and three unurned cremations.

Grave 1 contained a skeleton of an adult male c30-35, on its right side, very contracted, arms folded between the legs, facing SW. Large flints were placed around and above the burial which was unaccompanied apart from a Beaker sherd in the left eye socket.

Grave 2 contained a child skeleton on its left side, facing NW, crouched and unaccompanied.

Grave 3 contained a small child's skeleton, probably crouched, unaccompanied.

Grave 4 contained the skeleton of a female child c7-8, crouched on its left side, face to S, unaccompanied. It had been dug from the upper surface of the barrow and was above the natural chalk.

Grave 5 contained the skeleton of a very young child c2-3, on its right side, crouched, facing SW, associated with a small sherd of a Beaker type vessel. It had been dug from the upper surface of the barrow.

Grave 6 contained a small skeleton on its left side, facing W, crouched, and unaccompanied. This had been dug from the upper surface of the barrow.

The adult in grave 1 and the child in grave 4 had an unusual edge-to-edge bite suggesting they may have been related.

There were 4 urned cremations. All were Middle Bronze Age collared urns, inverted, in small pits, and containing cremated human remains. Three unurned cremations were found in small pits below the turf, two actually joining.

Remains/Period Y4

County Sussex

Region SE

National grid square TQ

X coordinate 300

Y coordinate 90

Bibliographic source Holleyman and Yeates 1960

Query

Site name	Ladies Mile, Patcham
Site number	1116
Burial codes	4005 4009 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4043 4046 4048 4051 4065 4071 4072 4073 4074 4075 4081 4093 4094 4098 4103 4104 4107 4108 4111 4124 4128 4143 4152 4153 4161 4171 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A barrow comprising a central dome of hard puddled chalk with flints with a surrounding circular bank of similar material, both of these being then covered by a mound of clean loose chalk. Over this was set a thin outer crust of trodden or puddled chalk. The central chalk dome covered no deposit, but the barrow covered 6 inhumation burials, 4 urned cremations and three unurned cremations. Grave 1 contained a skeleton of an adult male c30-35, on its right side, very contracted, arms folded between the legs, facing SW. Large flints were placed around and above the burial which was unaccompanied apart from a Beaker sherd in the left eye socket. Grave 2 contained a child skeleton on its left side, facing NW, crouched and unaccompanied. Grave 3 contained a small child's skeleton, probably crouched, unaccompanied. Grave 4 contained the skeleton of a female child c7-8, crouched on its left side, face to S, unaccompanied. It had been dug from the upper surface of the barrow and was above the natural chalk. Grave 5 contained the skeleton of a very young child c2-3, on its right side, crouched, facing SW, associated with a small sherd of a Beaker type vessel. It had been dug from the upper surface of the barrow. Grave 6 contained a small skeleton on its left side, facing W, crouched, and unaccompanied. This had been dug from the upper surface of the barrow. The adult in grave 1 and the child in grave 4 had an unusual edge-to-edge bite suggesting they may have been related. There were 4 urned cremations. All were Middle Bronze Age collared urns, inverted, in small pits, and containing cremated human remains. Three unurned cremations were found in small pits below the turf, two actually joining.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Sussex
Region	SE
National grid square	TQ
X coordinate	300
Y coordinate	90
Bibliographic source	Holleyman and Yeates 1960