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Site name Amey's Pit, Queensford Mill, Dorchester-on-Thames

Site number 1069

Burial codes 4001 4006 4021 4023 4026 4028 4030 4032 4042 4051 4065 4072 4084 4091 4098 4104 4111 4129 4143 4153 4157 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A rectangular shallow grave filled with brown sandy loam, oriented EW containing an inhumation burial oriented head to E, lying on its side, legs flexed, and an A type long necked Beaker at its feet. A continuous line of charcoal was traced along the south side of the grave, possibly the remains of a coffin. It was possible from other evidence that the grave was enclosed by a ring ditch, but not certain.

Remains/Period Y4

County Oxfordshire

Region SE

National grid square SU

X coordinate 581

Y coordinate 950

Bibliographic source Simpson and Case 1963

Query

Site name	Amey's Pit, Queensford Mill, Dorchester-on-Thames
Site number	1069
Burial codes	4001 4006 4021 4023 4026 4028 4030 4032 4042 4051 4065 4072 4084 4091 4098 4104 4111 4129 4143 4153 4157 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A rectangular shallow grave filled with brown sandy loam, oriented EW containing an inhumation burial oriented head to E, lying on its side, legs flexed, and an A type long necked Beaker at its feet. A continuous line of charcoal was traced along the south side of the grave, possibly the remains of a coffin. It was possible from other evidence that the grave was enclosed by a ring ditch, but not certain.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Oxfordshire
Region	SE
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	581
Y coordinate	950
Bibliographic source	Simpson and Case 1963