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Site name Shamley Green, Wonersh
Site number 1127
Burial codes 3001 3005 3021 3023 3026 3028 3030 3035 3041 3048 3051 3065 3075 3081 3091 3098 3104 3111 3128 3143 3153 3156 3161 3181
14/1300bc-8/700bc A very large and coarse urn was buried in a hollow in the sand and protected by slabs of ironstone. It was inverted over a heap of burnt bones. In shape it appears very late, the neck contracted, the shoulder wide with 5 small knobs at intervals.
Remains/Period Y3
County Surrey
Region SE
National grid square TQ
X coordinate 30
Y coordinate 430
Bibliographic source Whimster 1931


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