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Site name Solisbury Hill, Batheaston

Site number 1241

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8/700bc-100bc Two skeletons were found lying superimposed beneath the rampart of the hill fort in a grave above the north west quarry (Quarry N), and accompanied by sherds of a small pedestal based vessel of La Tene I. Skeleton A was buried contracted in a shallow grave, on its left side, head to SE, the skull protected by two rough stones. The body was complete except for some small bones of the hands and feet. Skeleton B had been set on top of A, and the upper half of the skull was missing. At another place in the same quarry part of a left tibia was found, possibly debris from the same grave.

A piece of human left parietal bone was found in a possible occupation layer in Quarry H, 2-3m west of the rampart. A lower jaw was found at Quarry K; and elsewhere (not noted) a metatarsal or metacarpal, part of the shaft of a long limb bone, and two much-worn teeth.

Remains/Period Y2

County Somerset

Region SW

National grid square ST

X coordinate 768

Y coordinate 679

Bibliographic source Collins and Cantrill 1909, Dobson 1931, Hawkes and Dunning 1932, Whimster 1981

Query

Site name	Solisbury Hill, Batheaston
Site number	1241
Burial codes	2003 2004 2009 2021 2023 2025 2028 2030 2035 2042 2047 2051 2053 2065 2073 2075 2084 2092 2098 2104 2111 2128 2129 2143 2151 2152 2153 2181
8/700bc-100bc	Two skeletons were found lying superimposed beneath the rampart of the hill fort in a grave above the north west quarry (Quarry N), and accompanied by sherds of a small pedestal based vessel of La Tene I. Skeleton A was buried contracted in a shallow grave, on its left side, head to SE, the skull protected by two rough stones. The body was complete except for some small bones of the hands and feet. Skeleton B had been set on top of A, and the upper half of the skull was missing. At another place in the same quarry part of a left tibia was found, possibly debris from the same grave. A piece of human left parietal bone was found in a possible occupation layer in Quarry H, 2-3m west of the rampart. A lower jaw was found at Quarry K; and elsewhere (not noted) a metatarsal or metacarpal, part of the shaft of a long limb bone, and two much-worn teeth.
Remains/Period	Y2
County	Somerset
Region	SW
National grid square	ST
X coordinate	768
Y coordinate	679
Bibliographic source	Collins and Cantrill 1909, Dobson 1931, Hawkes and Dunning 1932, Whimster 1981