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Site name Purwell Farm, Cassington
Site number 1066
Burial codes 2002 2003 2021 2023 2025 2028 2030 2035 2036 2042 2047 2051 2065 2075 2084 2092 2098 2101 2106 2111 2112 2125 2127 2128 2143 2153 2181 2183
8/700bc-100bc A small settlement site of the late 2nd-3rd Century BC datable from Southern Second A to B pottery finds. Pits 4 and 5 were c0.6m deep and filled with blackish brown loam, Pit 5 containing animal bones of ox, and sheep or goat. Pit 4 contained a skeleton of an adult male c35 on its side in a crouched position. Pit 5 contained another of an adult male and a third of an adult male complete to the waist, lying on its back, arms by the sides.
Remains/Period Y2
County Oxfordshire
Region SE
National grid square SP
X coordinate 445
Y coordinate 119
Bibliographic source Dawson 1962


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