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Site name Ring Ditch B, Cassington Mill

Site number 1028

Burial codes 4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4042 4046 4051 4065 4072 4075 4084 4091 4098 4104 4111 4129 4141 4153 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A ring ditch with an outer bank and an oval central burial pit c1.1m deep and containing the primary burial of an adult accompanied by a B1 Beaker. The skeleton lay on its right side, head to NE facing NW, left upper arm flexed in front of the chest, and crouched. At a slightly higher level in the pit which was enlarged to take it, was a secondary burial accompanied by an A Beaker, more extended, on its left side, both arms flexed. The first burial had not been disturbed. There were two post holes close to the north side of the burial pit probably but not certainly associated with it.

Remains/Period Y4

County Oxfordshire

Region SE

National grid square SP

X coordinate 450

Y coordinate 100

Bibliographic source Bradford 1951

Query

Site name	Ring Ditch B, Cassington Mill
Site number	1028
Burial codes	4002 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4042 4046 4051 4065 4072 4075 4084 4091 4098 4104 4111 4129 4141 4153 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A ring ditch with an outer bank and an oval central burial pit c1.1m deep and containing the primary burial of an adult accompanied by a B1 Beaker. The skeleton lay on its right side, head to NE facing NW, left upper arm flexed in front of the chest, and crouched. At a slightly higher level in the pit which was enlarged to take it, was a secondary burial accompanied by an A Beaker, more extended, on its left side, both arms flexed. The first burial had not been disturbed. There were two post holes close to the north side of the burial pit probably but not certainly associated with it.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Oxfordshire
Region	SE
National grid square	SP
X coordinate	450
Y coordinate	100
Bibliographic source	Bradford 1951