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Note that there may be a few slight discrepancies between counts given in the text and the returned results in the gazetteer. This is a result of corrections and amendments (not updates) made to the gazetteer since the research was published in BAR. This does not materially affect the picture presented but does add more detail.

Site name South Newton 1, Newton Barrow

Site number 641

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4042 4048 4051 4065 4071 4084 4098 4104 4111 4128 4143 4152 4166 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc A bowl barrow with a very deep pit containing an inhumation, disturbed, possibly once with associated bronze objects. Not clearly associated in the barrow were also found 18 perforated teeth, 16 of wolves and 2 of dog, and an elliptical amber bead. The teeth formed a circlet of some kind.

Remains/Period Y4

County Wiltshire

Region S

National grid square SU

X coordinate 103

Y coordinate 356

Bibliographic source Thomas 1954, Grinsell 1957a

Query

Site name	South Newton 1, Newton Barrow
Site number	641
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4042 4048 4051 4065 4071 4084 4098 4104 4111 4128 4143 4152 4166 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	A bowl barrow with a very deep pit containing an inhumation, disturbed, possibly once with associated bronze objects. Not clearly associated in the barrow were also found 18 perforated teeth, 16 of wolves and 2 of dog, and an elliptical amber bead. The teeth formed a circlet of some kind.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Wiltshire
Region	S
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	103
Y coordinate	356
Bibliographic source	Thomas 1954, Grinsell 1957a