Information for record number MWA1108:
Undated burial

Summary The site of a burial of unknown date. It was discovered 600m north west of Bath Hill Wood, Walton.
What Is It?  
Type: Burial, Inhumation
Period: Unknown
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wellesbourne
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 28 53
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Sites & Monuments Record
Description

  
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1 A JCB operator digging a drainage ditch at the edge of a wheat field found the head of a human skeleton in a trench 0.8m deep. The skull and part of an arm bone were visible in section. There was not enough showing to be sure of the orientation, but it could be lying approximately E-W. The remains were in a carefully-dug grave in black soil, the bottom of the grave corresponding with a hard glacial pebble layer, therefore it is unlikely that there was a coffin. The black soil was found all along the trench section going down very nearly to the depth of the grave bottom and containing flecks of charcoal suggesting some artificial disturbance responsible for the great thickness of topsoil. It is possible therefore that there are other graves and/or settlement nearby. The skull was left in position.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Bibliographic reference
Author/originator: RGL
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Glossary

 
Word or Phrase
Description  
monument LAYER * An archaeological unit of soil in a horizontal plane which may seal features or be cut through by other features. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. back
monument HARD * A firm beach or foreshore used for landing and loading of ships and other vessels. In more recent times hards have been reinforced with concrete. back
monument SETTLEMENT * A small concentration of dwellings. back
monument COFFIN * A chest made of stone, wood or lead, used to enclose a dead body. back
monument INHUMATION * An interment of unburnt, articulated human remains. Use specific type where known. back
monument GRAVE * A place of burial. Use more specific type where known. back
monument FIELD * An area of land, often enclosed, used for cultivation or the grazing of livestock. back
monument WOOD * A tract of land with trees, sometimes acting as a boundary or barrier, usually smaller and less wild than a forest. back
monument TRENCH * An excavation used as a means of concealment, protection or both. back
monument BURIAL * An interment of human or animal remains. Use specific type where known. If component use with wider site type. Use FUNERARY SITE for optimum retrieval in searches. back
monument DRAINAGE DITCH * A long, narrow ditch designed to carry water away from a waterlogged area. back

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