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Site name Rodmarton I, Windmill Tump, Glo 16

Site number 38

Burial codes 5005 5009 5021 5023 5025 5028 5030 5032 5036 5037 5043 5046 5051 5053 5065 5075 5084 5093 5098 5103 5105 5107 5108 5110 5121 5122 5125 5127 5143 5152 5153 5155 5181 5183

3500bc - 2500bc A long barrow oriented E. The south chamber was approached by a short passage with 3 steps and a porthole entrance, and contained burnt and unburnt human and animal bone on the floor, and pottery. Human skeletal material and 2 bone pendants were found in a grave in the floor of this chamber.

In the north chamber (approached by a short passage and 3 steps, and also with a porthole entrance) were 13 probably crouched skeletons, 6-7 male, 3-4 female and 3 children of age c2, 3, and 12. Markings existed on Orthostat No 2. No paved floor was in evidence. There was some charring of the human bone. 4 of the male skulls (men c20-50) appeared to have been cleft.

Traces of fire were discovered at the entrance, and bones of horse, oxen, and boar tusks at or beneath the trilith. There were also 2 flint leaf arrow heads with their tips missing (one found in the south chamber). A new chamber with human skeletal material was found in 1988 and left unexcavated.

Remains/Period Y5

County Gloucestershire

Region SW

National grid square ST

X coordinate 932

Y coordinate 973

Bibliographic source Thurnam 1869, Maclean 1880-81, Clifford and Daniel 1940, O'Neil and Grinsell 1960, Saville 1989

Query

Site name	Rodmarton I, Windmill Tump, Glo 16
Site number	38
Burial codes	5005 5009 5021 5023 5025 5028 5030 5032 5036 5037 5043 5046 5051 5053 5065 5075 5084 5093 5098 5103 5105 5107 5108 5110 5121 5122 5125 5127 5143 5152 5153 5155 5181 5183
3500bc - 2500bc	A long barrow oriented E. The south chamber was approached by a short passage with 3 steps and a porthole entrance, and contained burnt and unburnt human and animal bone on the floor, and pottery. Human skeletal material and 2 bone pendants were found in a grave in the floor of this chamber. In the north chamber (approached by a short passage and 3 steps, and also with a porthole entrance) were 13 probably crouched skeletons, 6-7 male, 3-4 female and 3 children of age c2, 3, and 12. Markings existed on Orthostat No 2. No paved floor was in evidence. There was some charring of the human bone. 4 of the male skulls (men c20-50) appeared to have been cleft. Traces of fire were discovered at the entrance, and bones of horse, oxen, and boar tusks at or beneath the trilith. There were also 2 flint leaf arrow heads with their tips missing (one found in the south chamber). A new chamber with human skeletal material was found in 1988 and left unexcavated.
Remains/Period	Y5
County	Gloucestershire
Region	SW
National grid square	ST
X coordinate	932
Y coordinate	973
Bibliographic source	Thurnam 1869, Maclean 1880-81, Clifford and Daniel 1940, O'Neil and Grinsell 1960, Saville 1989