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Site name Winterslow 3

Site number 451

Burial codes 4005 4009 4022 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4043 4047 4051 4053 4065 4071 4081 4091 4098 4104 4111 4123 4124 4129 4143 4152 4156 4161 4181 3002 3005 3022 3023 3025 3028 3030 3035 3041 3048 3051 3065 3075 3081 3085 3092 3098 3104 3111 3121 3122 3123 3124 3129 3130 3143 3152 3154 3161 3181 2001 2005 2022 2023 2025 2028 2030 2035 2041 2048 2051 2065 2075 2084 2091 2098 2104 2111 2122 2123 2129 2143 2152 2153 2164 2181

2500bc-14/1300bc A round barrow with as the primary interment a cist cut into the chalk containing a skeleton oriented head to N. It was accompanied by a bronze knife dagger near the arm, and a Bi Beaker between the knees and feet inverted over two flint arrow heads, one black and one white. A slate wrist guard was under the right arm in one account. There was also a probable secondary cremation with a bronze dagger.

Secondary interments were at the top of the barrow on the south side. There was a cairn of rough flints with a capstone which covered an inverted urn of Tregaseal style (Middle to Late Bronze Age) which had been damaged before interment. The cremation it contained was wrapped in linen and accompanied by a bronze awl, a fluted bronze razor, a large conical amber bead, a flat amber button, 4 diamond cut amber beads, and some human hair from eyebrows. The total quantity of this hair was more than could have belonged to one individual, and may have been shaved off by mourners as part of a ritual. The rest of the amber beads (27) and a small pottery cup were at the bottom and in the mouth of the urn. A smaller urn was beside the larger, also surrounded by flints, and containing bones and a few flints.

14/1300bc-8/700bc There was also a cremation in a Late Bronze Age urn of situlate form with handle arcs.

8/700bc-100bc There was possibly another later cremation burial at the centre of the mound, accompanied by a dagger bent at the top, four iron arrow heads and a small circular earthen vase. The ashes were in a wooden box which was reduced to powder.

Remains/Period Y4 Y3 Y2

County Wiltshire

Region S

National grid square SU

X coordinate 229

Y coordinate 353

Bibliographic source Anon 1926, Stevens and Stone 1938, Stoves 1948, Grinsell 1957a

Query

Site name	Winterslow 3
Site number	451
Burial codes	4005 4009 4022 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4043 4047 4051 4053 4065 4071 4081 4091 4098 4104 4111 4123 4124 4129 4143 4152 4156 4161 4181 3002 3005 3022 3023 3025 3028 3030 3035 3041 3048 3051 3065 3075 3081 3085 3092 3098 3104 3111 3121 3122 3123 3124 3129 3130 3143 3152 3154 3161 3181 2001 2005 2022 2023 2025 2028 2030 2035 2041 2048 2051 2065 2075 2084 2091 2098 2104 2111 2122 2123 2129 2143 2152 2153 2164 2181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A round barrow with as the primary interment a cist cut into the chalk containing a skeleton oriented head to N. It was accompanied by a bronze knife dagger near the arm, and a Bi Beaker between the knees and feet inverted over two flint arrow heads, one black and one white. A slate wrist guard was under the right arm in one account. There was also a probable secondary cremation with a bronze dagger. Secondary interments were at the top of the barrow on the south side. There was a cairn of rough flints with a capstone which covered an inverted urn of Tregaseal style (Middle to Late Bronze Age) which had been damaged before interment. The cremation it contained was wrapped in linen and accompanied by a bronze awl, a fluted bronze razor, a large conical amber bead, a flat amber button, 4 diamond cut amber beads, and some human hair from eyebrows. The total quantity of this hair was more than could have belonged to one individual, and may have been shaved off by mourners as part of a ritual. The rest of the amber beads (27) and a small pottery cup were at the bottom and in the mouth of the urn. A smaller urn was beside the larger, also surrounded by flints, and containing bones and a few flints.
14/1300bc-8/700bc	There was also a cremation in a Late Bronze Age urn of situlate form with handle arcs.
8/700bc-100bc	There was possibly another later cremation burial at the centre of the mound, accompanied by a dagger bent at the top, four iron arrow heads and a small circular earthen vase. The ashes were in a wooden box which was reduced to powder.
Remains/Period	Y4 Y3 Y2
County	Wiltshire
Region	S
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	229
Y coordinate	353
Bibliographic source	Anon 1926, Stevens and Stone 1938, Stoves 1948, Grinsell 1957a