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The Later Prehistory of Northern England Cumbria, Northumberland �nd Durham from the Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age
. Rosemary Annable
Part i
BAR British Series 160(i) 1987
B.A.R. 5, Centremead, Osney Mead, Oxford OX2 ODQ, England.
GENERAL EDITORS A.R. Hands, B.Sc., M.A., D.Phil. D.R. Walker, M.A.
B.A.R. 160 (I), 1987: 'The Later Prehistory of Northern England' Part I
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Rosemary Annable, 1987.
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i n M emoriam
I. F.S. 1 949 - 1 977
C ONTENTS P age P art i T ext a nd A cknowledgements
b ibliography 1 .
I ntroduction C hapter T he
1 .
1 T he e nvironmental e vidence
b ackground
o f
t o
t he n orth o f
P ollen a nalysis:
t he e nvironmental h istory E ngland
f rom t he n orth o f
o f
t he e vidence
E ngland
V egetation h istory z ones T he e lm d ecline C learance
3
t he n ature
a ctivity:
1 -VIIa
1 1 1 4
z one V IIa
1 6
C learance a ctivity: z one V IIb o nwards E nvironmental e vidence: s ummary P alynology a nd o f
a rchaeology,
h uman a ctivity
A rchaeological a nd S torrs
i n t he
a nd
1 8 3 0
t he e vidence
p rehistoric
p eriod
p alynological e vidence
3 3
a t
M oss
4 0
C hapter 2 . N eolithic a nd E arly B ronze A ge s ettlement T he M esolithic b ackground
4 2
T he b eginnings o f a griculture N eolithic s tone i ndustries
4 7 5 0
L ater s tone i ndustries T he " axe t rade" a nd t he d istribution o f s tone i mplements f rom t he n orth o f E ngland t hroughout B ritain
6 9
P rehistoric f lint w ork N eolithic p ottery
8 2 8 9
S ettlement
s ites
9 3
b urials
9 7
N eolithic S tone
c ircles
1 03
H enges C hapter
1 09 3 .
B eaker a nd E arly B ronze A ge b urials
I ntroduction P roblems o f t he p ractices C hronology:
a nd
1 13 a vailable
e vidence
s ome l imitations
t raditional
f or
o n i ts
b urial i nterpretation
c hronologies
1 26 i n B ritain
a nd I reland o ther a ssociated d ating e vidence c hronological b asis o f t he p resent a nd E BA b urial
c ontexts
f ound
i n
t he
1 27 1 29 1 34
s tudy
n orth o f
E ngland
B urials w ith a ssociated g rave g oods O ther e vidence f or m ortuary p ractices T he
' social - i nterpretation o f
C orrespondence T he
a nalysis
i nterpretation o f
D ifferences e ast
i n
b urial
o f
1 35 1 46 1 81
b urials
E BA b urials
1 83 i n t he
n orth o f E ngland
E BA b urials p ractice
1 16 1 21
s ite s tratigraphy r adiocarbon c hronology f rom s ites
b eaker
7 4
b etween C umbria a nd
1 88 2 14
t he n orth2 19
P age C hapter 4 .
B ronze A ge m etalwork
I ntroduction C opper m etallurgy
2 22 2 23
E BA m etalwork M BA m etalwork ,
2 24 2 27
t he W allington t radition a nd W ilburton m aterial
L BA m etalwork o f t he Ewart P ark p hase H allstatt C m aterial T he C hesterhope g old b eads T he d istribution o f L BA b urials C hapter 5 .
2 35 2 42 2 43
m etalwork i n t he n orth o f
E ngland
2 44 2 49
L ater _ prehistoric s ettlement s ites
U nenclosed h illside
s ettlements
P alisaded s ites H illforts a nd d efended O ther
s ettlement
F ield
s ystems
C hronology L ater p rehistoric
2 51 2 54 2 56
s ettlements
t ypes
2 57 2 58 2 61
s ettlement:
s ome
c onsiderations
- f orm a nd f unction
2 64
- c limate a nd s ettlement l ocation C hapter 6 .
2 66
C oncluding r emarks
S ettlement a nd s ubsistence T rade, e xchange a nd s ocial c onnections
2 70 2 74
S ocial a nd
2 76
s ettlement
o rganisation
A bbreviations
2 78
B ibliography
2 81
A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS
i n
T his r esearch, w hich w as t he University o f O xford,
o riginally s ubmitted a s a D .Phil. t hesis w as f inanced i n p art b y a s tate s tudent-
s hip f rom t he D epartment o f E ducation a nd S cience a nd b y a dditional g rants f rom t he M eyerstein F und a nd t he C ommittee f or G raduate S tudies i n
t he
U niversity
S oroptimists m y
p arents;
t o a ll o f
A ccess
t o
c ollections D arlington, N ewcastle,
t he
G olden
J ubilee
F und
d ue a lso
s hould
a lso
l ike
p rovided
b y t he
c urators
S underland a nd a t
t he B ritish M useum ,
e xpress m y g ratitude
t o a ll o f
t he f ollowing
w hom
i n t heir t hem. i ndividuals
m y
e nquiries
ork, i n s ome c ases a llowing m e t o t his w hambers, W . C ummins, R .V. D avis, C . C
c oncerning v arious a spects o f u se u npublished i nformation: P rof. G . D imbleby, H oulder, P . M ellars,
t o
t hey h ave d ealt w ith
o f
C oniston, L ancaster,
f or f acilitating t he s tudy o f c ollections f or p roviding a dditional i nformation a bout t o
t he
g rateful.
i n m useums w as
k ind a ttention w ith w hich
o f
B ritain a nd a lso b y a ssistance f rom
t hese I a m m ost
m aterial
O xford,
a re a nd
t he
O xford,
a t A lnwick, B arnard C astle, B olton, C arlisle, D urham, E dinburgh, H artlepool, K endal, K eswick,
t hanks c harge f or
o f
I nternational o f G reat
C .I. F ell, H . R . M iket, D .J.
F rame, H .S. G reen, A . H arding, C .H. R obinson, F . R oe, I . S mith a nd M .J.
T oo l ey. I
a m
p articularly
g rateful
t o P rofessor R ichard W right
o f
t he
D epartment o f A nthropology i n t he U niversity o f S ydney f or h is a dvice o n t he u ses a nd i nterpretation o f c orrespondence a nalysis a nd f or p ermission I n
O xford
f acilities t o t he
t he
t o u se
o f
s taff
I nstitute
t he I
c omputer f acilities
e njoyed
t he I nstitute o f o f
t he u se o f
o f
t he A shmolean
o f A rchaeology.
t he P hotographic D epartment A rchaeology
h is D epartment. L ibrary
P articular a nd
f or m uch a dvice a nd
a nd
t hanks
t he D rawing O ffice p ractical
g reatest
e ncouragement
o f
d ebt
i s
t o P rofessor K enneth C able
m y w ork a t
a ll
t imes.
f or h is
i n
a ssistance
w ith i llustrative m aterial. A s m y r esearch s upervisor D ennis d isplayed u nfailing p atience a nd k indness i n h is a ttention a spects o f m y w ork. M y
t he
a re d ue
B ritton t o a ll
s upport
a nd
I NTRODUCTION T he
s ubject
p alynological E ngland,
o f
t his
e vidence
t hat
i s
s tudy i s a s urvey
o f
t he a rchaeological
f or l ater p rehistoric s ettlement
i n t he
c ounties
o f N orthumberland,
i n
D urham,
a nd
n orthern
C umberland,
W estmoreland a nd L ancashire n orth-of-the-Sands ( as c onstituted b efore r e-organisation i n 1 974). T his a rea i s n ot a n atural r egion, a nd h as n ot b een c onsidered a s s uch, b ut w as c hosen f or s tudy b ecause i t h as, i n t he p ast, b een a much n eglected p art o f t he H ighland Z one, r egularly e xcluded
f rom t he d iscussion o f
E ngland and n eighbouring
i s, f or m any p eriods, s parse f arther s outh i t w as c onsidered m ent t ime,
s ettlement d istributions
i n
i ncluded w ith t he d iscussion o f A s t he m aterial c ulture o f t he a rea a nd ' poor b y c omparison w ith a reas t hat p rocesses o f s ettlement d evelop-
a nd c hange c ould o nly b e u nderstood b y s tudying t he a rea t hrough r ather t han b y c omparing t he c ountrywide d istribution o f s pecific
a rtifacts t ion,
o r
s ettlement
a c onsiderable
a ble o f
a rtifact o r
o nly s poradically S cottish m aterial.
f rom t he t his
t ypes
a mount
o f o f
e xtensive w ork o f
p art
o f
l imited
s ource
f or
p alaeobotanists
t he H ighland Z one,
p rovided a n a dditional a gricultural p ractice.
c hronological
p ollen e vidence
o f
a nd i n
e vidence
s pan.
i n t he p eats
p articular
f or
I n a ddi-
t he p eriod,
h uman
i n
t arns
C umbria,
s ettlement
A lthough o ften c onsidered w ithin t he g eneral c ontext o f i n t he H ighland Z one, g eographical t erms,
a vail-
a nd
a nd
s ettlement
t he n orth o f E ngland i s n ot a n atural r egion i n b ut i s d ivided f rom n orth t o s outh b y t he e xposed
u plands o f t he P ennines a nd C heviot H ills. T he i nfluence o f t his t opographical b arrier i s s een t hroughout t he l ater p rehistoric p eriod i n t he d iffering t raditions a nd i nfluences a pparent i n C umbria a nd t he n orth-east i n a ll a spects o f s ettlement. T he e xtent o f t he a rea o f s tudy i s a rbitrarily d efined t o t he n orth a nd s outh b y t he c ounty b oundaries. T he a ffinities o f s ettlement i n t he n orth o f a djacent a reas a re a lso d iscussed i n t his w ork. T he
p eriod
b eginning t he L ate
o f
o f
s tudy c onsidered
a griculture
B ronze A ge,
c hronological a vailable
a t ime
l imits
o f
t he
a rchaeological
i n t his
s urvey i s
i n t he e arly 4 th m illennium b c s pan o f
t hat t o
f rom
t he
t he e nd
s ome 3 ,500 r adiocarbon y ears.
s urvey w ere a nd
E ngland w ith
d etermined b y
p alynological
t he n ature
e vidence.
I n
o f T he
o f
t he
p ollen
d iagrams t he f irst u nequivocal e vidence o f w idespread h uman i nterference i n t he v egetation i s f ound i n t he e arlier 4 th m illennium b c c oincident w ith t he b eginnings o f a n a gricultural e conomy. i st m illennium b c t he e nd o f t he p eriod o f s tudy w as f ixed
I n b y
t he t he
d isappearance f rom t he a rchaeological r ecord i n t he L ate B ronze A ge o f d atable d iagnostic a rtifacts f rom w hich t he p attern o f s ettlement i n s pecific p eriods c ould b e d etermined. W hile t here i s a c onsiderable n umber b c t o
o f s ettlement t he p eriod o f
l ong-lived t ypes p articular p eriod.
s ites i n t he a rea d ating f rom t he 2 nd m illennium t he R oman c onquests t he m ajority o f t hem a re o f
w hich a re t herefore d ifficult M oreover t he n umber o f e xcavated
t o a ssign s ettlement
t o a s ites
f or which r adiocarbon d eterminations a re a vailable c onstitues a s ample o f l ess t han 1 % o f t he n umber o f k nown s ites a nd c annot b e u sed a s d efinitive e vidence f or E vidence
f or
t he
s ettlement l ater
c hronology.
p rehistoric
s ettlement
i n n orthern E ngland
v aries c onsiderably i n t ype and e xtent f rom t he N eolithic t o B ronze A ge, i n s ome c ases r eflecting t rends f ound t hroughout
1
t he L ate B ritain,
f or
e xample
t he a bsence o f
b urial e vidence a fter t he e nd o f
t he
E arly
B ronze A ge, b ut i n o thers m ainly a f eature o f d ifferential s urvey a nd e xcavation. T he d ifferent t ypes o f e vidence f or o ccupation i n n orthern E ngland d uring t his p eriod a re d iscussed, f or c onvenience, i n s eparate s ections o f t he w ork, a lthough i t i s r ecognised t hat t here i s a c ons iderable c hronological o verlap b etween s ome o f t he t ypes o f m aterial s o d iscussed. T his i s c onsidered f urther i n t he c oncluding s ection o f t he w ork. T he e vidence d iscussed i n t his s urvey h as b een c ompiled f rom p ublished w orks a nd f rom a s tudy o f a rchaeological m aterial i n l ocal m useums a nd n ational c ollections, w ith t he e xception o f m aterial h eld a t B arrow M useum w hich w as n ot a vailable f or s tudy. T he b asic r esearch f or t his w ork w as c ompleted b y 1 977, t hat i s, b efore t he p ublication o f G ibson's B ronze A ge p ottery i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland ( 1978) a nd C owie's B ronze A ge f ood v essel u rns i n n orthern B ritain ( 1978). A ll c atalogue e ntries a nd r eferences f or b urials w hich w ere a lso d iscussed b y t hese w riters h ave b een c ompiled f rom m y o wn w ork, a lthough r eferences t o t hese p ublications, b een i ncluded w here a ppropriate.
e specially t heir i llustrations, h ave T he r eport o f t he N orthern A rchaeo-
l ogical S urvey, A rchaeology i n t he n orth ( Clack a nd G osling 1 976) i s r eferred t o, i n t he u sual m anner, w here t his h as b een c onsulted. P ermission t o s ee t he G azetteer w hich w as c ompiled f or t he s urvey a nd p ublished s eparately w as r efused. R eferences t o t he t wo m ajor j ournals c overing t he a rea, t he T ransactions o f t he C umberland a nd W estmorland A ntiquarian a nd A rchaeological S ociety
a nd
A rchaeologia A eliana
a re
c omplete u p t o a nd i ncluding t he v olumes f or 1 978 a nd 1 979 r especti vely. M ore r ecent f inds r eported i n t hese j ournals h ave n ot b een a dded t o t he C atalogues a nd M aps i n P arts i i a nd i ii a s t hese d o n ot s ubstantially
a lter t he d istributions a nd d iscussion i n t he
t ext.
A
l arge p art o f t his w ork w as c ompleted i n 1 981 a nd i ncluded r eference s ources a vailable u p t o t he o f 1 980. P arts o f t his s tudy, e specially C hapters d ate a nd
2 , 3 , i nclude
D etailed
5 a nd 6 h ave b een s ubstantially a ugmented s ince r eferences a vailable t o t he b eginning o f 1 983.
c atalogues,
w ith
r eferences,
f or
a ll
t he
t hat
m aterial
d iscussed i n P art i , t ogether w ith t he T ables a re t o b e f ound i n P art i i, a nd d istribution m aps a nd F igures i n P art i ii. C atalogue n umber r eferences A ll b c
a re u sed i n t he
r adiocarbon d ates
t ext
i n p arenthesis a nd i n t he F igures.
a re q uoted i n u ncalibrated r adiocarbon y ears
t o o ne s tandard d eviation.
2
C HAPTER 1 :
T HE E NVIRONMENTAL E VIDENCE
T HE BACKGROUND T O T HE E NVIRONMENTAL H ISTORY O F T HE N ORTH O F E NGLAND
G eology a nd s oils T he
h istory
c ontrolled
b y
o f
t he v egetation o f
a n umber o f
a ny r egion
i nter-related a nd
i s
i nfluenced
i nter-dependent
a nd
f actors,
t he e ffects o f a ny o ne o f w hich c annot w ith e ase b e s eparated f rom t he o thers. C hief a mong t hese a re s olid a nd d rift g eology a nd t he s oils d eveloped
o n t hem,
t he c limate,
e levation,
a spect a nd m icroclimate o f
e ach p articular a rea, a nd l ast, b ut b y n o m eans l east, t he e ffects t he a ctivities o f m an a nd o ther a nimals o n t he l andscape. T he i ts
b asis
o f
g eological
2 75).
I n
r ocks
t he
o f
t he
T he
s hales,
a nd
l ie t o
b oth
p l.XIII:
t he c entral C umbrian ' dome', h as
b een
l ies
S tamp 1 946,
t he
c raggy a nd m ountainous.
l ess
r ugged S kiddaw s lates,
T o
t o
p roviding
a c ontrast
i n s cenery
t o
m any r adial
t he n orth o f
t he o ldest r ocks
t he s outh t he s ofter S ilurian s trata o f t he
i n
2 71-
c omprised o f
s ubject
w hich h ave p roduced a d istinctive p attern o f
t errain i s
' dome
a rea,
t he n orth o f E ngland
1 971,
B orrowdale v olcanic s eries,
u plift,
d rainage. v olcanic
t opography o f
( Taylor B .J.,
t he n orth-west,
o f
p eriods
t he v aried
s tructure
o f
f lagstones m ore
t he o f a nd
r esistant
B orrowdale v olcanic r ocks. A round t his c entral L ake D istrict b lock a re f ound a v ariety o f y ounger r ocks, i n p articular t he C arboniferous l imestone s eries, a long t he w estern f oothills o f t he E den v alley, F urness, a nd i n s outh-east C umbria, a nd t he s andstones a nd m udstones t he
C umberland
•
A long
p lain,
t he s outh-west c oastal a rea a nd
t he e astern s ide o f
t he E den v alley
r uns
i n o f
t he E den v alley.
aulted t he s teeply f
illstone 2 00Oft ( 610m) s carp o f t he C ross F ell m ass, t he l imestone a nd m m ass, his g rit e xpanse o f t he P ennine u plands. O ver l arge a reas o f t nly s e xposed o m illstone g rit f orms t he s urface r ock a nd t he l imestone i f asses o ntrusive m V arious i i n d eep v alleys, s uch a s t he R iver T ees. d olerite
o r
b asalt
s tructure, t he d ykes, f ound t hese
r ock
a re
f ound
i n t he
m ost , n otable o f w hich i s n ot o nly i n D urham, b ut
t ypes
l imestone a nd m illstone g rit t he W hin S ill a nd i ts a ttendant i n t he n orthward e xtension o f t o
i nto N orthumberland,
t he e ast a nd
s outh
o f
t he
C heviots. N orthumberland a nd D urham • f orm, i n e ffect, t he e ast f lank o f t he n orthern p art o f t he P ennines, t he s urface l evel o f w hich d rops s teadily i n
s tone. o f
t o
t he e ast,
N orthumberland, t he
T he m ost v olcanic
m ore g entle
i nterrupted a nd
e levated
r ocks
t opography
o f
b y
i n D urham b y p art o f
t he s carp o f
t he F ell
t he
t he M agnesian
s carp
o f
n orthern N orthumberland i s
t he C heviots,
o f
l ime-
c omprised
c onsiderable e levation,
t han t he C umbrian m ountains.
3
s andstones
b ut
T he D urham
P ennine
c hain
m ay b e c rossed
H altwhistle) g ap, t o t he
s eparating C umbria
b y a n umber o f
g aps,
F eatures l akeland
o f
t he
c orries,
T yne
o f
t he A ire a nd
a nd
( Hexham-
t he
l ast g laciation i n t he n orth o f E ngland t he d rumlins a nd k ettle m oraines,
p articularly i n t he L une v alley, v alley a nd a round t he C heviots, w hich m asks
N orthumberland
g ap, a long t he v alley o f t he r iver T yne, a nd t he S tainmoor s outh o f w hich t he S hap F ells c onnect t he P ennines a nd t he
L ake D istrict. F urther s outh t he v alleys c onnect L ancashire a nd Y orkshire.
t he
f rom
n amely t he
t he s olid g eology
R ibble
i nclude
w hich a re f ound
t he C umberland p lain, t he E sthwaite a nd m ost i mportant, t he g lacial d rift
i n s ubstantial p arts
o f
t he
r egion.
T he d istribution o f b oulder c lay ( glacial d rift) i n t he n orth o f E ngland c learly e mphasises t he d istinction b etween t he d rift-free u plands a nd t he d rift-covered l owlands o n w hich t he s oils a re d eveloped ( Map 2 ). O ther n otable f eatures o f d rift d eposits
o f
g lacial s ands
a nd g ravels,
o f t he a rea g eology a re
l acustrine c lays,
s ilts
a nd
g ravels, a lluvium a nd t errace d eposits ( Map 3 ) f ound i n r iver v alleys a nd e stuaries, a nd i n l arger q uantities, p articularly i n t he C umberland p lain a nd
t he B reamish-Till
b asin i n n orth N orthumberland
G eological S ciences Q uaternary M ap,
f rom
T he c ontemporary s tatus o f t he v arious s oil t he l ate A tlantic p eriod o nwards, c annot
a lthough p ollen a nalysis o ffers ( pp.16-32). H owever, i n g ross
( Institute o f
1 977). t ypes o f n ow b e
t he r egion, d etermined,
s ome i ndication o f t he v egetation c over t erms, i t s eems u nlikely t hat t he s oils
o f t he l owland a reas h ave c hanged r adically i n t heir c omposition o ver t he p ast 6 000 y ears. T he p resent l and u se o f t hese a reas s uggests t hat n one
h as
t ion u pon
b een e xhausted
b y h uman o ccupation.
T he d egree o f
e xploita-
a t a ny p eriod c annot b e e asily c alculated a nd w ill h ave d epended t he t echnology a vailable a s w ell a s u pon t he d ensity o f p opula-
t ion, a nd, i n t he m ore m arginal a reas, u pon t he i mmediate n ecessity f or t he c ultivation o f a reas l ess c ertain o f a g ood r eturn. I n t he u plands, d egraded t he
h owever, s tatus o f
e ffects
o ccupation
o f
t he p osition 'is v ery d ifferent. t he s oils i s p robably t he r esult
c limate,
e xposure,
o f
H ere, t he p resent a c ombination o f
n atural s oil d egradation a nd h uman
( pp.23-27).
F rom
a c onsideration o f
t he s olid a nd d rift g eology o f
a nd o f p resent d ay l and u se, i t i s p ossible t o d ivide t he t hree b road c ategories, w hich m ay b e o f s ignificance w hen t he p rehistoric o ccupation ( 1)
s oils
( 2)
s oils, ( a)
o f
u pland
a reas,
p redominantly
b etter d rained,
( b)
o f
s oils w ith
s ome
t he a rea,
t he r egion s oils i nto c onsidering
n amely:
d eveloped o n s olid g eology a nd n ow d egraded
o f
t he
l oamy
l owlands, s oils,
d eveloped o n g lacial d rift
w ith b oth s and a nd
i mpeded d rainage;
c lay m ixtures
bar ns w ith b oth s and
a nd
c lay. A s
c an b e
a reas r ocks,
o f
s een
( Map 4 )
t he C heviots, c limate,
t he s oils P ennines
e xposure
a nd
o f
g roup
( 1)
a re f ound
a nd C umbrian m ountains, o ther n atural f actors
4
i n t he w here
u pland
r esistant
c oincide
t o
t he
e xtent t hat s ome n atural d egradation o f t he t hin s oils m ight e xpected. P eat g rowth a nd a m ore o pen v egetation a re i ndicated
b e i n
t hese a reas f rom p ' re-Atlantic p eriods ( pp.11-13). O f t he s oils i n c ategory ( 2) a f ew t ypes, m ainly s ands, m arine a lluvium a nd bar ns o n t he p eripheries o f t he C umbrian c oast, a re t oday a rtifically d rained. T he p otential o f t hese s oils d uring t he p rehistoric p eriod w ould b e d ictated, t o a l arge e xtent, b y c limate a nd a c omplicated p attern o f m arine t ransgressions w hich t ook p lace i n t he n orth-west f rom t he 8 th m illennium b c o nwards ( pp.7-8). I t s hould a lso b e n oted t hat s ome areas o f p rehistoric s ettlement h ave b een c ompletely n orth-east c oast, f or e xample i n t he H artlepool a rea,
l ost f rom t he b y t his p rocess
( pp.42-43). T he o ther s oils o f c ategory ( 2) a re p redominantly bar ns, ' mainly w ith s ome c lay c omponent, a s i n t he e ast o f N orthumberland a nd D urham, a nd p arts o f t he C umberland p lain, b ut a lso c omprising l ighter a nd s andier s oils, N orthumberland.
a s
i n p arts o f
I n g eneral,
t he E den v alley,
t he
F urness a nd n orthern
l ighter a nd b etter d rained s oils a re
f ound a round t he C umbrian m ountains, t he E den v alley, i n F urness, t he B reamish-Till b asin, w hich a reas a lso h ave n otable d eposits
a nd o f
a lluvium a nd g ravels, w hile h eavier s oils w ith a p otential f or i mpeded d rainage a re f ound o n t he e astern s ide o f t he P ennines f rom t he A ln t o t he T ees. C limate a nd c limatic c hange T he
b ackground
t o
t he p ost-glacial d evelopment o f
B ritish v egeta-
t ion i s p rovided b y t he p attern o f c limatic c hange d uring t he p eriod ( Manley 1 971, 2 74-86; L amb 1 977, 3 72-4; G odwin 1 975, 2 5-9). S ynchron ous c limatic c hanges a re i ndicated b y p ollen z one b oundaries, w ith t he e xception o f T he
t hat b etween z ones V IIb a nd V III i n t he B ritish s equence.
g eneral c limatic t rend d uring t he p eriod f rom t he
o f N eolithic s ettlement
i n B ritain i nto
b eginnings
t he L ate B ronze A ge i s
f rom t he
s table, w armer a nd w etter A tlantic ' climatic o ptimum w ith a verage t emperatures s ome 3 -4 ° F ( 2°C ) a bove p resent d ay l evels, t o t he c ooler a nd w etter c limate o f t he S ub-atlantic p eriod, a pproximating t hat k nown a t
t he
p resent
( Table 1 ).
o scillating p attern o f r ainfall ( Lamb 1 965, 6 -7;
S uperimposed o n t his
m ore m inor f luctuations L amb 1 977, 3 72-4).
o verall t rend i s i n
b oth
w armth
a n a nd
T wo p eriods a re o f p articular r elevance w hen c onsidering t he i nter-relationship o f t he v egetational h istory o f t he a rea a nd i ts h uman s ettlement, a s e xpressed i n t he a rchaeological r ecord. T hese a re, t he p eriod i mmediately p rior t o t he A tlantic/Sub-boreal t ransition ( zones V IIa-VIIb), a nd t he c limatic d eterioration o f t he 2 nd t o i st m illennium b c. T he l ast s ynchronous p ollen z one b oundary i n t he p ost-glacial h istory o f n orth-west E urope, o ccurs a t t he A tlantic/Sub-boreal t ransit ion, t he s o-called ' elm d ecline'. O riginally a scribed, f rom t he b otanical e vidence, t o c limatic f actors, o n a ccount o f t he s uscepti bility s pecies 1 941), r esult
o f e lm t o l ate s pring f rosts, a nd t he s ensitivity o f o ther s uch a s i vy a nd m istletoe t o a f all i n t emperature ( Iversen t he o f
e lm-decline
h as m ore
a nthropogenic f actors,
r ecently b een c onsidered t o
b e
t he
c onnected w ith t he s pread o f N eolithic
f arming p ractices ( Troels-Smith 1 960; G odwin 1 975, 2 45-7). V arious d ifficulties a ttending t his m onocausal e xplanation a re d iscussed e lsew here
( pp.14-16).
R ecent w ork o n w orld c limate d oes h owever
5
s uggest
t hat
a s hort
t erm c old e pisode,
t he ' Piora o scillation
t ook p lace a t
t he e nd o f t he A tlantic p eriod c 3 500 - 3 000 b c, w ith a n a dvance o f g laciers i n E urope a nd a c older c limate t han a ny f or s everal t housand y ears p reviously ( Frenzel 1 966, 1 03). V egetation c hanges a re r egistered t hroughout s everal c ontinents d uring t his o scillation ( Lamb 1 977, 3 72), w hich c oincides w ith t he m ean d ates o f c 3 350 - 3 150 b c f or t he
e lm
d ecline i n t he B ritish I sles
( Smith a nd P ilcher
1 973,
9 10).
T he p ossible c ritical i mportance f or t he f ortunes o f U lmus a nd T ilia o f t his c limatic d eterioration, w hich c oincides i n t he n orth-west o f E ngland w ith a f all i n s ea-level a nd t he e xtensive r emoval o f m aritime c onditions, h as b een n oted b y T ooley ( 1978, 1 89-90). I t s eems t heref ore t hat t he e vidence n ow s upports t he o riginal h ypothesis t hat t he A tlantic/Sub-boreal z one b oundary c ould i ndicate s ynchronous c limatic c hange. B y c ontrast, t he S ub-boreal/Sub-atlantic c limatic d eterioration c annot b e i dentified i n t he p ollen r ecord b y a ny s ynchronous e vent. T he o riginal z one V IIb/VIII b oundary, d rawn f or s outh-east E ngland w here b eech ( Fagus) a nd h ornbeam ( Carpinus) f irst a ppeared a s c ont inuous c urves i n p ollen d iagrams, w as f ound t o b e i nappropriate i n t he n orth a nd w est o f B ritain a nd i n I reland, w here t hese s pecies d id n ot p enetrate ( Pennington 1 969a, 8 3). N or c an t he G renzhorizont, o r r ecurrence s urface, f ound i n r aised p eat b ogs b etween t he l ower a nd u pper S phagnum p eat b e t aken t o r epresent a s ynchronous h orizon i ndicating t he o nset o f t he w etter a nd c ooler c onditions o f t he S uba tlantic p eriod ( Godwin 1 975, 3 3-4). I t i s n ow k nown t hat t here a re m any s uch b oundaries, o f d ifferent d ates, e ven w ithin o ne b og, a s f ound f or e xample b y v an Z eist a t E mmen ( Godwin 1 966, 1 0), t hat t he w hole s eries o f s uch r ecurrences a re n ot n ecessarily p resent i n a ny o ne r aised b og ( Dickinson 1 975), a nd t hat c orrelation f rom o ne a rea t o a nother
i s
p articularly d ifficult.
T he c omplex r elationship
b etween
r enewed p eat g rowth a nd c limatic c hange i s n ot y et f ully u nderstood i n e cological t erms ( Tooley 1 978a, 1 87), a lthough a ny p revailing p rocess o f v egetation c hange w ould b e g iven a n i mpetus b y c limatic p hases w hich l ed t o i ncreased l eaching o r r aised w ater-tables ( Seddon 1 967, 1 79-80). •
U nlike o ther z one b oundaries,
n ot m arked b y c limatic r egime.
t hat
b etween z ones V IIb a nd V III i s
t he l oss o f a ny s pecies u nable t o w ithstand t he n ew T his r emoves t he p otential f or t he c lear r egistration
o f c limatic c hange i n b otanical t erms ( Tooley 1 978a, 1 86). D espite t he l ack o f a ny o ne m ajor v egetational c hange, t he g radual p eriod o f c limatic d eterioration i n t he S ub-atlantic, f rom w hich t here h as n ever b een a f ull r ecovery, i nvolved c hanges o f s ome m agnitude, d etectable i n s ome p arts o f t he w orld, f or e xample, A laska, C hile a nd C hina, f rom a s e arly a s 1 500 B C. I n E urope t he m ost m arked c hanges s eem t o h ave t aken p lace f rom 1 200 t o 7 00 B C , w ith s ome r ecovery o f w armth a nd a t endency o nce m ore t owards a d rier c limate i n t he s econd p art o f t he i st m illenn ium 3 73).
B C, t he ' Little O ptimum', e xtending t o a bout A D 4 00 ( Lamb 1 977, B y 7 00 - 5 00 B C p revailing t emperatures i n B ritain m ay h ave b een
a bout 4° F ( 2 °C ) l ower t han t hey h ad b een h alf a m illennium b efore, r eaching t he l evels w e k now t oday. I ncreased w etness, m ild w inters, c ooler s ummers a nd i ncreased w indiness a re c onsidered t o b e t ypical o f t he p eriod, t he i mpact o f w hich w ould h ave v aried a cross t he B ritish I sles,
b eing w orse
L amb 1 977, s teps,
a nd
3 73). t he
b y s ome w riters
p erhaps
c hanges t o
i n S cotland t han i n E ngland
T he d eterioration w as
a chieved,
( Lamb 1 965,
i n g eneral,
7 ;
i n m inor
i n v egetation w hich i t o ccasioned a re c onsidered
b e o nly r elatively w eak ( Frenzel 1 966,
6
1 13;
T ooley
1 978,
1 86). T he m ain e ffect o f t his g radual c limatic d eterioration w ould h ave f elt i n a reas c lose t o t he l imits o f c ultivation, w here a s mall
b een
c hange i n a verage t emperatures o r r ainfall m ight t ip t he b etween e ffort e xpenditure a nd a r eliable e conomic r eturn
b alance ( Whittle
1 982,
a ffected
1 98).
I n t he n orth o f
E ngland
t he a reas p articularly
w ould b e t he u pland f ringes o f c ultivable l and o r p asture a nd l owlands s usceptible t o i ncreased w etness. I n t he S ub-boreal p eriod ( zone V IIb) p rior t o t he o nset o f c limatic d eterioration, a verage t emperatures a pproximately 4° F ( 2 °C ) h igher t han t he p resent w ould e ffectively i ncrease l apse 2 70ft
t he
l imit
o f
c ultivation b y a bout 1 000ft.
T hat
i s,
w ith
a
r ate i .e. a c hange i n t emperature w ith a ltitude, o f a bout 1° F p er i n t he B ritish u plands, t he l ength o f t he g rowing s eason n ow
f ound w armer
a t 8 0Uft w ould h ave b een o perative a t 1 800ft. s ummers o f t he S ub-boreal w ould h ave i ncreased
g rowth
o f
b oth c rops
a nd
p asture,
a s
t his
i s
I n a ddition t he t he i ntensity o f
r elated
t o
t he a mount
b y
w hich t he a verage t emperature e xceeds 4 2°F , t he t emperature a t w hich g rowth b egins. A n e xtension o f t he h eight o f t he t ree l ine w ould a lso b e
p ossible w ith a l onger g rowing
s eason a t h igher a ltitudes
t han
a t
p resent ( Taylor J .A. 1 975, d eterioration i n c limate
1 2; M anley 1 952, 2 22-6). T he e ffect o f a t o t hat o f t he p resent w ould b e t o r educe
s ubstantially
t he g rowing
t he l ength o f
s eason a t
a ltitude.
I n u pland
p astoral a reas t his w ould t herefore i ncrease t he amount o f t ime d uring w hich s tock h ad t o b e f ed b y h and i n w inter ( possibly b y a bout t wo m onths)
a nd
u nsuitable t he s horter
m ight
r ender u pland
l ocations u sed
f or
a rable
f arming
f or c ultivation w here c rops c ould n ot m ature a nd r ipen i n g rowing s eason. O n l ower, w ell d rained g round t he e ffects
w ould b e l ess e vident, a lthough s ome a dditional f odder m ay h ave b een r equired f or o verwintering s tock. I n l owland a reas w ith h eavy s oils t he
d evelopment
l argely c over,
d ependent l and
u se,
o utline t he o ccasioned b y m ental
o f
i mpeded d rainage a nd
g ley s oils w ould
u pon f eatures
o f m icro-climate
s oil
a spect.
t ype
a nd
s uch
a s
A lthough i t
i s
h ave
b een
v egetation p ossible
t o
t ypes o f e ffects u pon l and u se w hich m ight h ave b een c limatic d eterioration, t he r elationship b etween e nviron-
c hange
a nd
h uman s ettlement
i s
p roblematic
( pp.266-8).
I n
a ddition, t he a bsence o f V IIb a nd V III a nd t he l ong
a s ynchronous c hronology o f
b oundary b etween p ollen z ones t his p eriod o f c limatic c hange
m ake
o f
c ause
t he
i dentification
p articularly d ifficult
c limatic
a nd
s ettlement
e ffect
t o d efine.
S ea-level c hanges F or o ver 1 50 y ears t he s ubmerged c oastal p eats o r ' buried f orests' o ff t he c oasts o f n orthern E ngland h ave b een r ecorded b y w orkers w ith b oth b otanical a nd a rchaeological i nterests ( e.g. B aker 1 832; C ameron 1 878; T rechmann 1 936 a nd 1 947). w illow, b irch, h azel, a lder,
T hese d eposits, w ith t he r emains o f p ine a nd o ak, c harcoals, r uminants a nd
n on-marine m ollusca a ttest t he f ormer e xistence o f d ry-land c onditions i n a reas n ow s ubmerged b elow s ea-level ( Godwin 1 975, f ig.6) a nd o nly e xposed b y s evere s torms o r b y d redging a ctivities. S uch c hanges t he r elative l evels o f l and a nd s ea w ere o ccasioned n ot o nly b y t he a djustment e nd o f t he b ut
a ppear
o ccurring 2 nd
i n r e-
o f s ea-levels c onsequent u pon t he m elting o f t he i ce a t t he l ast g laciation, a nd t he c oncomitant r ecovery o f l and f orms, a lso
t o
b e c losely a ssociated w ith
f rom t he e arly p ost-glacial
m illennium
A D.
S ea-level
p eriod
c limatic i nto
c hanges d uring
7
t he
o scillations,
t he b eginning o f F landrian
i n
t he t he
n orth-west o f E ngland h ave r ecently b een s tudied i n c onsiderable d etail ( Tooley 1 978a: 1 98 0. T he m ost c omplete s et o f s uch t ransgressions i n t he n orth-west w as f ound j ust o utside t he a rea o f s tudy a t L ytham i n L ancashire, w here s ome e leven e pisodes o f m arine i ncursion w ere f ound, d ating f rom t he 8 th m illennium b c i nto t he h istoric p eriod ( pollen z ones V -VIII), v arious o f t hese e pisodes b eing r epresented a t o ther s ites i n t he a rea. T hese e pisodes, o f v arying d uration b ut r egular o ccurrence,
c an b e c orrelated w ith o ther a reas,
i ncluding
n orth-east
E ngland, w here L ytham e pisodes V I a nd V Ia a re r egistered a t I nner F arne, N orthumberland, a nd a t H artlepool B ay w here a s ingle m arine t ransgression b egan t owards t he e nd o f F landrian I I a nd e nded s hortly b efore t he U lmus d ecline, t he l a rrs b elow a nd a bo r t he m arine d eposit b eing d ated r espectively 3 335 - 1 20 b c a nd 3 290 - 7 0 b c ( Hv.4712 a nd H v.3459). T he e xtent o f t he r ise i n s ea-level d uring t hese e pisodes i s m ore d ifficult t o a ssess, a s l ocalised c oastal m ovement m ust a lso b e t aken a reas
i nto c onsideration. T he o verall e ffect w as t he l oss o f c oastal p lains d uring t he F landrian p eriod ( p.42).
o f l arge S ome o f
t he h igher s ea-level s tands c ould h ave b een a chieved v ery q uickly, f or e xample L ytham I II, w here t he s ea r ose b y o ver 7 m ( 23ft) i n a bout 2 00 y ears. G iven t he s tatistical e rror o f t he r adiocarbon m ethod o f d ating, t his c ould h ave b een a chieved i n a s l ittle a s 7 0 y ears, o r a s m uch a s c hanges, a nd i ce
3 60 y ears. T he c limatic i mplications o f t hese s ea-level w hich a ppear t o c orrelate w ith v ariations f ound i n d eep s ea c ap c ores, s uggest t hat a n o scillating p attern o f c limatic
a melioration t his p eriod.
w as
s uperimposed o n t he g eneral
P OLLEN A NALYSIS: E vidence
t rend o f
c limate
d uring
T HE N ATURE O F T HE E VIDENCE F ROM T HE N ORTH O F E NGLAND
f or
t he e nvironmental h istory o f
t he n orth
o f
E ngland
d uring t he p ost-glacial p eriod i s d erived f rom p ollen d iagrams c ompiled f or o ver 1 00 s ites w ithin t he r egion ( Table 2 ). S ince t he p ioneer w ork o f
v on
P ost,
a t
t he b eginning o f
t his
c entury,
p ollen
a nalytical
m ethods h ave b een g reatly d eveloped a nd e xtended, t o i dentify n ot o nly m ajör p hases o f v egetation d evelopment a nd c hange, b ut a lso m inor, m ore l ocalised e pisodes a nd m an's p art i n a ffecting t hem. T he m ethods a nd s ome o f t he l imitations o f p ollen a nalysis h ave b een d iscussed l ucidly b y M oore a nd W ebb ( 1978) a nd n eed n ot b e r epeated i n a ny d etail. H owever, i n c onsidering t he d iscussion o f t he e nvironmental h istory o f t he n orth o f E ngland w hich f ollows,
a n umber o f
p oints s hould b e b orne
i n m ind. F irst,
i t
i s
a pparent
f rom t he d istribution m ap o f
t he
s ites
i nvestigated ( Map 6 , C atalogue 1 ), t hat w ork w ithin t he r egion h as t ended t o c oncentrate o n p articular a reas, n otably t he u plands o f t he L ake D istrict
o f
C umbria a nd u pper T eesdale i n D urham.
W ith t he e xcep-
t ion o f w ork b y W alker o n t he C umberland l owland, S mith o n t he m ires o f s outh-west W estmorland a nd B artley a nd o thers i n s outh-east D urham, l owland p arts o f t he r egion a re v ery u nder r epresented, p articularly i n N orthumberland a nd n orth D urham. S econd,
t he
p ollen d iagrams
c onsidered i n t his s urvey h ave
p ublished o ver a p eriod o f m ore t han f ifty y ears.
8
b een
T he e arlier d iagrams
w ere b ased o n a s ample c ount o f 1 50 a rboreal p ollen g rains a nd w ere c ompiled o n a p ercentage b asis. T his r aises c ertain d ifficulties i n t he i nterpretation «o f t hese d iagrams, p articularly w hen t rying t o d etect
t he
s mall c hanges
i n f orest c omposition
i ndicative
o f
e arly
h uman i nterference i n t he l andscape. R ecent a bsolute p ollen d iagrams a re m ore s ensitive t o t hese t ypes o f v ariation, a nd, i n c ombination w ith t he r adiocarbon d eterminations w hich a re a n i ntegral p art o f t he a bsolute d iagram m ethod, h ave p roduced m uch m ore d etailed e vidence t han p revious w ork. O lder d iagrams a re n ot t herefore d irectly c omparable w ith m ore r ecent w ork. T hree-dimensional p ollen d iagrams, a s u sed b y T urner t o l ocate t he s ites o f c learances r ecorded i n p ollen d iagrams ( Turner 1 975), h ave n ot y et b een u sed i n t his r egion, a nd, w ith t he e xception o f t he s ites i n T eesdale, m ost a reas a re r epresented b y o nly o ne
d iagram .
R adiocarbon
d eterminations h ave b een m ade f or
o nly
a
c omparatively s mall n umber o f s ites. N ot a ll p ollen z ones a re r epresented i n e ach s ample ( Table 2 ) a nd t his, i n c ombination w ith t he o ther f actors m entioned a bove, m eans t hat e vidence i s o nly a vailable f rom
a p roportion o f
t he
t otal n umber o f s ites
i nvestigated,
f or
a ny
p articular p eriod. E vidence f or h uman a ctivity i n t he n orth o f
E ngland i s
r ecorded i n
t he p ollen d iagrams a vailable f or t he r egion f rom t he l atter p art o f z one V ila o nwards. T his m aterial h as b een c ollated f irst w ith r eference t o t he g eographical a rea w hich t he p ollen d iagram m ight b e c onsidered t o r epresent, a nd s econd, w ith r eference t o t he p ossible c hronological s pan o f I n t he f irst s ites
a t
t he h uman a ctivity s o r ecorded.
i nstance,
a n a ttempt h as , b een m ade
t o g roup t ogether
t he s ame g eneral e levation a nd i n p roximity o ne
t o
a nother
( Map 6 ). F or t his p urpose, a n a rbitrary r adius o f 1 0km h as b een s elected a s t he a rea m ost l ikely t o b e r epresented a dequately i n t he p ollen d iagram ( although t he p ollen r ain i s, o f c ourse, c omprised o f l ocal a nd n on-local c omponents), a nd s ites w ith i ntersecting r adii a re c onsidered t ogether. G eographical f actors a re c onsidered a s o f p rime i mportance i n t hose a reas w here e xtreme v ariations i n h eight a re f ound w ithin a s mall d istance, a nd t herefore s ites s uch a s t hose a t h igh e levations i n t he c entral C umbrian m ountains a re g rouped s eparately f rom t hose i n t he v alleys. A n umber o f s ites a re c onsidered i ndividu ally,
w here n o o thers
h ave b een e xamined i n t heir l ocality.
W hile i t
i s r ecognised t hat l ocal f actors s uch a s s lope, a spect a nd m icroclimate a re o f g reat i mportance i n d etermining t he v egetation o f a n a rea, t his a rrangement i s u sed t o p rovide c omparability a t a m ore g eneral l evel. S ites g rouped t ogether a re a ll l ocated o n t he s ame s oil t ype ( p.4) a nd t he g roupings a lso c oincide w ith m odern l and u se c ategories. D ating
o f
c learance e pisodes
i s d ifficult w here o nly o ne o r
t wo
r adiocarbon d eterminations h ave b een m ade o n m aterial f rom t he p ollen c ore, a nd h azardous w here n one h as b een m ade a t a ll. T he s equence a t a n umber o f s ites m ay b e c ompared w ith d ated p rofiles f rom o ther n eighbouring l ocations ( as, f or e xample, W alker's w ork o n t he C umberl and l owland, w ith t he d ated S caleby M oss d iagram), o r a ssuming a r egular d eposition o f s ediment o r p eat, " dates" m ay b e e xtrapolated b etween t wo h orizons, s uch a s t he z one V IIa/VIIb b oundary a nd e xtensive N orse l and c learances ( Pennington 1 970 f ig.17). T his m ethod i s, o f c ourse, s ubject t o a n umber o f o bjections, b ut h as b een t entatively e mployed w ith t he e vidence f rom t he n orth o f E ngland, w here n o o ther m ethod o f
d ating w as
a vailable.
T hese d ifferent
9
t ypes o f
" dates"
a re
d ifferentiated s hown
i n t his
i n t he c hronological c hart
( Table 3 ).
c hart s hould b e t reated w ith c aution.
T he i nformation I t
a ttempts
t o
p rovide a t abulation o f t he s equence o f c learances i n t he v arious a reas d iscussed b elow ( pp.16-29). I t s hould n ot, h owever, b e u sed a s a p recise i ndication o f t he o ccurrence o r e xact d uration o f t hese e pisodes. E ven w ith p ollen s equences w here r adiocarbon d eterminations a re i ndicated, i t i s s eldom t hat s ufficient o f t hese h ave b een m ade a t c losely s paced i ntervals, t o a llow o f t he p recise c hronological d efinit ion o f a ny o ne c learance p hase. A
n umber o f
i nterpretive m ethods h ave b een e mployed b y w orkers
i n
t his a rea t o i dentify b oth t he o ccurrence o f v egetation c learances a nd t heir f unction. B efore t he m ore r ecent u se o f a bsolute p ollen d iagrams, P ennington a ttempted t o i dentify c learances f or p asture a nd c ereal a griculture b y p lotting i n c ombination a n umber o f g rassland h erbs ( indicative o f o pen g round), t he c urves f or w hich w ere c ompared w ith t hose f or a n umber o f i ndicators o f p odsolised s oils a nd p eat ( indicative o f s oil c hange a nd e rosion). A n e xpansion o f g rasses, w ith a f all i n e ercus a nd a n i nwash o f s oils w as c onsidered t o i ndicate c learance f or p asture, w hile a d ecline i n a ll t ree g enera, p lus e vidence o f c ereals, A rtemisia a nd C henopodium w as c onsidered t o i ndicate c learance f or p asture, w ith c ereal a griculture ( Pennington 1 964, 2 38). T he u se o f c ertain s pecies a s i ndicators o f p astoral o r a rable a reas h as b een d eveloped b y D r. T urner, w ho h as a lso d irected a ttention t o t he i mportance o f t he n on-arboreal p ollen f requency a s a n i ndicator o f t he d egree o f c learance i n a ny a rea ( Turner 1 965). W alker's w ork i n t he C umberland l owland h owever, e xamined t he i nterr elationship o f f our d ifferent p lant c ommunities, f rom w hich a f ive p hase p attern o f t he f orest 1 89-193). I versen's
f orest
c learance w as
c anopy t o i ts T he p attern p hases
o f
i dentified,
f rom t he r eduction o f
r egeneration a fter c ultivation ( Walker 1 966, i dentified b y W alker c losely a pproximates t o
f orest
c learance a nd r egeneration
( Iversen
1 941;
1 949), a lthough i t s hould b e n oted t hat a ll t he c omponents o f I versen's s cheme a re v ery s eldom f ound i n t he a rea. M any c learances d o n ot h ave a ny e vidence o f c ereal p ollen b ut % J ould a ppear t o i ndicate t he s pread o f o pen g rassland o r p eat h abitats, a nd c harcoal, i ndicating t he u se o f f ire f or f orest c learance, i s a lso q uite r are. E nvironmental a rea o f
s tudy i s
e vidence
r elating
t he e arliest c learances,
( 2)
c learances
I n
o f
t he
c onsidered i n t wo p arts:
( 1)
b c
t o t he l ater p rehistory
o ccurring b efore
t he e lm d ecline h orizon
f rom t he e lm d ecline h orizon t o
t he m id-lst m illennium
( arranged i n t he g eographical g roupings d iscussed a bove)
v iew o f
t he d ifficulties
a ttending t he e xplanation o f
t he
e lm
d ecline a s a n a nthropogenic p henomenon ( pp.14-16) t his h orizon i s n ot c onsidered, i n t he f ollowing d iscussion, t o i ndicate a n e ffect o f N eolithic p opulations o n t he l andscape. N ot o nly w ould s uch a n a ssumpt ion p re-judge a p roblem w hich i s s till a m atter o f c ontention, n eeding c onsiderably m ore r esearch, b ut f rom t he a rchaeological p oint o f v iew t he u biquitous d istribution o f s uch a p henomenon r enders i t u ndiscrimi nating
a s
a n
i ndicator
o f
p rehistoric
1 0
s ettlement
l ocations
a nd
a ctivity. O nly m ore s ubstantial i ndications o f v egetation d isturbance a re t herefore c onsidered a s o f p ossible a nthropogenic o rigin. T he u se o f t he z one V IIa/VIIb b oundary a s a h orizon s eparating t he e arliest c learances f rom o ther c learance a ctivity i s a lso a cknowledged t o
b e
s omewhat a rbitrary,
i n v iew o f
t he r ange o f d ates w hich h as b een
o btained f or t his h orizon ( pp.15-16: T able 4 ). H owever, t he m ajority o f t he e arliest c learances i n t his a rea h ave b een d ated b y m ore o bjective m eans, a nd h ave b een f ound t o l ie i n t he m id-4th m illennium b c. O ther a ctivity i n t he a rea i s c onsidered i n r elation t o t he e lm d ecline s imply b ecause t his u niversally o ccurring h orizon h as b een m ost r eadily i dentified b y p alaeobotanists. N o a ssumption o f a bsolute c ont emporaneity s ites.
i s
m ade
f or
V EGETATION H ISTORY Z ONES T he g lacial B ritain I II)
d evelopment
t he p lacing o f
I T O V ila:
A S UMMARY
a t
d ifferent
( Table 1 )
o f v egetation i n t he n orth o f E ngland i n t he l ate
a nd p ost-glacial p eriods ( Godwin 1 975, f ig.31).
s evere
t his b oundary
c onditions
i s c losely a kin t o t hat e lsewhere I n t he l ate g lacial p eriod ( zones
p revailed,
w ith
u nstable
s oils,
i n I -
s upporting
h erbaceous s pecies w ith s ome B etula a nd J uniperus. W armer p ost-glacial c onditions ( zones I V-VIIb) w ere, h owever, m ore f avourable t o t he d evelopment o f a w ooded e nvironment, c ulminating i n t he e stablishment o f m ixed o ak f orest i n t he A tlantic p eriod. T wo s light r egional v ariat ions i n t he n orth o f E ngland m ay b e n oted. I n z one V I B etula s eems t o h ave c ontinued a s a n i mportant c omponent o f t he v egetation. I ts o ccurrence a s b uried t imber i n u pland p eats i n t he L ake D istrict ( Pearsall a nd P ennington 1 973, 1 35) m ay s uggest t hat t he m aximum e xtension o f u pland t ree c over t ook p lace d uring t his p eriod ( p.13). A s econd i mportant c omponent o f d eposits o f z ones V I t o V IIb.
t he v egetation w as p ine, f ound i n T he c onsiderable v ariation i n t he
r epresentation o f t his g enus f rom s ite t o s ite, a nd t he p ossibility o f l ong d istance t ransport o f p ine p ollen r aise s everal p roblems i n t he i nterpretation o f t he i mportance o f p ine i n t he l ocal v egetation. H owever, s ubstantial d ifferences i n t he f requency o f p ine p ollen a t s ites i n c lose p roximity w ould s uggest t hat a l arge l ocal p ollen c omp onent I t
i s
s eems
i nvolved, l ikely
a nd
t hat
t hat p ine w as
a ctually g rowing i n t his r egion.
t he d istribution o f
t he t ree w as
c ontrolled
b y
e daphic f actors. B y
z one
V ila
a ll t he c omponents o f m ixed o ak
f orest
a re
w ell
r epresented i n t he a rea w ith t he e xception o f T ilia ( Godwin 1 975, f ig.53), t he c limatic l imit o f w hich m ay h ave b een r eached t o t he s outh a round M orecambe B ay ( Pennington 1 970,
5 8).
E vidence f or m ore o pen v egetation a t t he e nd o f t he A tlantic p eriod I t i s g enerally a sserted t hat b y t he e nd o f t he A tlantic p eriod c limatic-climax f orest w as e stablished o ver t he B ritish I sles, p robably t o a h eight o f s ome 2 500ft ( 762m) ( Pennington 1 969a, 5 5; P earsall 1 968,
1 1
2 46).
E vidence
d iversified
F irst, a s m ental e vidence f rom a s e vidence
f rom t he n orth o f
p attern o f
E ngland h owever,
v egetation e xisted a t
t his
s uggests
t hat
a m ore
p eriod.
i s m ost o bvious f rom t he s ource o f m uch o f t he e nvironf or t his a rea, p eat b egan t o f orm i n v arious l ocations
e arly a s o f p eat
z one I II o nwards ( Map 7 ). A reas w ith c onsistent g rowth i n a n umber o f l ocalities i nclude U pper
T eesdale, M oor H ouse, t he n orth P ennines i n D urham a nd t he m ires l owland L onsdale. T ree p ollen i s, o f c ourse, w ell r epresented d iagrams
f rom t hese
l ocal c omponent o f d iagrams ( compiled
s ites,
b ut
t his
n eed n ot
r epresent
t he
o f i n
i mmediate
t he p ollen r ain. U nfortunately, r elative p ollen o n a p ercentage b asis) o bscure t he r eal r epresenta-
t ion o f n on-arboreal s pecies i n t he v egetation, a s e xpressed i n t erms o f t he a rboreal p ollen c omponent.
t hese
a re
o nly
R ecent, m ore d etailed p alynological w ork i ndicates t hat e ven a t A tlantic c limatic o ptimum, t he t otal t ree p ollen f requency a t a
t he
v ariety
o f
s ites
i n U pper T eesdale,
w as
o nly 3 0 - 5 0%
( Turner
e t
a l
1 973, 4 02). S quires, w orking i n t he s ame a rea, a lso f ound e vidence o f a f airly o pen e nvironment i n t he A tlantic p eriod, a nd s uggested t hat l imited
a reas
h ollows, p eat a nd 1 970,
o f
B og,
A
A part k nown o f
s imilar m osaic
M oor H ouse
( Pennington 1 965a),
i s
o akwood w ere
i nterspersed
p atches o f m ore e xtensive b irch-hazel u nstable h abitats, s uch a s s cree a nd
1 75ff).
V alley
m ixed
( Chambers
a nd m ay h ave
f rom t he e vidence t he
t otal
t ree
o f
o f
d amp
a lder
s crub, a reas o f b lanket s pring h eads ( Squires
v egetation
1 974,
w ith
t ypes
8 3 a nd 9 6)
i s
s uggested
a nd R ed T arn
a t M oss
b een r epeated i n m any u pland a reas. p eat
f ormation a t
c ertain s ites,
c over i n l owland a reas.
I t
i s
o f
l ittle
p articular
i nterest, t herefore, t o n ote t hat a t b oth N easham a nd M ordon C arr t here i s a l arge s crub c omponent w ith s ome h erbs, p rior t o t he e lm d ecline, i ndicating t hat n either e t a l 1 976, 4 61-2). A s econd
a rea w as
i ndicator o f
t otal
c limatic-climax f orest
a m ore o pen e nvironment
i s
t he
( Bartley
o ccurrence o f
P lantago l anceolata, a s pecies p articularly a ssociated w ith p asturel ands. I versen c onsidered t his s pecies o f p articular i mportance i n t he i dentification
o f
i ntroduced w ith t he B ritain, h owever,
c learance a ctivities
i n D enmark,
a nd p ost-glacial p eriods i n i ts o ccurrence c annot
( Godwin 1 975, b e d iscounted
3 29), ( Smith,
i t
s eemed
t o b e
a lthough m an's i nfluence A .G. 1 970, 8 8-9). N or
i s P lantago l anceolata n ecessarily r epresentative b ut i s c oasts
a s
a ppearance o f a griculture ( Iversen 1 941; 1 949). I n t he s pecies i s r ecorded t hroughout t he l ate g lacial
o f m an's
a ctivities,
a lso f ound i n c ommunities i n u nstable c ontact z ones, s uch a s a nd r iver s ides ( Godwin 1 975, 3 29). B oth l owland a nd u pland
h abitats a re r epresented i n t he f ollowing l ist o f P lantago l anceolata i n t he n orth o f E ngland ( Map 8 ).
1 2
e arly
r ecords
o f
S ite
P ollen h orizon a t w hich P lantago l anceolata a ppears
U pper V alley B og, M oor H ouse D ead C rook I , U pper T eesdale
V Ic e arly V I
W iddybank M oss F oolmire S ike M oss W eelhead M oss
)
( l ate z one V I - e arly V ila
H elton T arn F oulshaw M oss
b efore V IIb V ila
B radford K aims L angdale C ombe
V ila V ila
W illiamson's M oss, E skmeals D ufton M oss, T eesdale
p re-elm d ecline V Ib
F o E arth G ill,
V ila
T eesdale
S kelsmergh
F inally,
V ila
i t r emains
t o
c onsider t o w hat l evel t he t ree l ine w ould
h ave e xtended i n t he A tlantic p eriod. A n a ltitude o f 2 500ft ( 762m) h as b een s uggested ( p.11), b ut t his w ould s eem t o b e a n o ver e stimate i n c ertain a reas. I n U pper T eesdale S quires s uggested t hat t he l imit o f c losed w oodland w as b elow 1 700ft ( 518m), o ther t han o n p articularly f avourable s oils ( Squires 1 970, 1 81-3) a nd a l ower l imit o f o nly 1 200ft ( 366m) h as b een s uggested f or t he s ame a rea ( Chambers 1 974, 9 7). t he P ennine f ell t ops t he m aximum o f f orest e xpansion c onsisted b irch-hazel
s crub,
w ith v ery f ew l arge
t rees
O n o f
( Raistrick a nd B lackburn
1 932, 9 9), a lso i ndicating a m uch l ower l imit f or c losed w oodland, a nd a s imilar p icture e merges e lsewhere o n t he P ennine u plands. A t M oor H ouse a b asal
f orest
l ayer o f
s tunted b irch,
w illow a nd j uniper
w ould
s eem t o r elate t o z one V I ( Johnson a nd D unham 1 963, 1 47ff). I n t he c entral C umbrian m ountains P ennington h as s uggested t hat t ree c over e xtended t o a bout 2 500ft ( 762m) i n z one V ila, f or a l ow r ate o f e rosion i s r ecorded i n t he l ake d rainage b asins, d espite a h igh r ate o f l eachi ng ( Penniagton 1 970, 6 7). H owever, a t t he z one V IIa/VIIb t ransition a t R ed T arn M oss o nly 3 0% o f t he t otal p ollen r ecorded w as a rboreal ( Pennington 1 975, 7 8). I t s eems l ikely t herefore, t hat i n t his a rea, a s a t o ther l ocations i n t he n orth o f E ngland, m ore o pen c onditions p revailed, p articularly i n e xposed p ositions. T he o rigins o f t he d evelopment o f t hese a reas o f m ore o pen v egetat ion w ill l ot b e f ully e xamined h ere. T hey c ould r epresent t he n atural c limatic-climax v egetation o f t he p articular l ocality ( Eyre 1 968, 1 467 ) o r m ay b e s econdary p lant c ommunities ( Smith, A .G. 1 970, 9 0) p erhaps d eveloped i s a r esult o f M esolithic o ccupation. W hate ,T er t heir o rigins, t heir e xistence p rovided, i n t he 4 th m illennium b c, v aried h abitats w ith a g reater p ossible r ange o f e conomic 2 xploitation c limatic-climax f orest.
t han
w ould h ave
1 3
b een
o ffered
b y
c ontinuous
T HE E LM D ECLINE T he l ast p ollen z one b oundary i n t he B ritish I sles w hich c an b e d efined b y a u biquitous v egetation c hange i s b etween z ones V ila a nd V IIb, d ated t o t he s econd h alf o f t he 4 th m illennium b c a nd m arked b y a s ignificant d ecline i n e lm p ollen. W hen t he a ctivities o f e arly p reh istoric f armers w ere f irst r ecognised i n t he p ollen r ecord b y I versen i n h is ' landnam
s equence
( Iversen 1 941),
t he e lm d ecline t ogether w ith
t he d ecline o r d isappearance o f f rost s ensitive s pecies s uch a s C ladium m ariscus ( Great S edge), H edera h elix ( Ivy) a nd V iscum a lbum ( Mistletoe), w as c onsidered t o b e d ue t o c limatic f actors ( Godwin 1 975, 2 45). c ommon
H owever, i n 1 960 T roels-Smith p ropounded t he t heory t hat, w ith o ther p atterns o f p rehistoric v egetation d isturbance
i n t he
e lm d ecline c ould b e i nterpreted a s o f h uman o rigin, b eing e ffected b y t he s elective u se o f e lm a s w inter f odder f or s talled c attle ( TroelsS mith 1 960). A s e vidence f or m an's i mpact u pon t he v egetation i n z one V ila h ad n ot a t t hat t ime b een r ecognised, t he e lm d ecline w as t heref ore t he e arliest ( and m ost w idespread) i ndicator o f N eolithic a ctivity i n t he B ritish I sles. T his h ypothesis h as r eceived w ide a cceptance, a nd a lthough n o l onger t he e arliest e vidence o f f arming, t he e lm d ecline i s s till w idely c onsidered t o b e o f a nthropogenic o rigin, i ndicative o f t he f irst m ajor a gricultural a ctivity i n t he c ountry ( Pennington 1 969, 6 5; G odwin 1 975, 2 45-7; W hittle 1 977, 1 7). H owever t he v ery u biquity o f t he e lm d ecline a nd i ts a ppearance w ithout o ther i ndicators o f f orest c learance o r c ultivation r aises s ome d oubts i ts s tatus a s a n i ndicator o f h uman a ctivity. O ther f actors
a bout w hich
c ould e ffect s uch a c hange i n v egetation i nclude s oil c onditions, c limate a nd d isease ( Godwin 1 975, 2 45-7; t en H ove 1 968). A r eal d ecline i n e lm p ollen i s a u niversal f eature o f v egetation h istory i n E urope, S candinavia a nd e ven i n t he e astern p art o f N orth A merica a t t he e nd o f t he A tlantic p eriod, h ence i ts u sefulness a s a p ollen z one b oundary i ndicator. I n t he L ake D istrict P ennington h as e stimated t hat e lm p ollen s hows a r eal d ecrease i n d eposition t o a v alue b etween o nef ifth a nd o ne-tenth o f i ts p revious a nnual d eposition r ates ( Pennington 1 975, 8 4), w hile G odwin s uggests t hat, i n g eneral t erms, t he f requencies
o f e lm f all
( Godwin 1 975, 2 44).
t o a h alf,
E vidence o f
o r l ess,
o f
t heir p revious v alues
a d ecline i n e lm p ollen i s n ot h owever
r estricted t o t he A tlantic p eriod b ut i s a f eature o f p revious i nterg lacials, w hen, u nder n atural p rocesses o f c ontinued l eaching b y r ain, s oils p reviously b ase-rich b ecame p oor i n b ases, a llowing a r eturn t o d ominance o f l ess e xacting t rees ( Pennington 1 974, 8 0). T his w ould s uggest t hat a d ecline i n e lm m ight b e e xpected a s a n ormal f eature o f s oil d evelopment w ithout
h uman i nterference.
C limate, f irst s uggested a s a n e xplanation f or t he e lm d ecline i s s till c onsidered t o b e a p ossible f actor i n s uch a u niversal v egetation c hange, i f o nly a n i ndirect o ne ( Pennington 1 974, 6 4; G odwin 1 975, 2 47).
E vidence
f or
a
c ool
p hase
c
3 500
- 3 000
b c
r aises
t he
p ossibility t hat c ertain s pecies d eclined, o r w ere r educed i n v igour, a s a r esult o f a s hift i n c limate. N o e xtreme e ffect o f t his c hange i s r egistered i n B ritain, w here n o s pecies d eclines c ompletely a t t his t ime, n or w ould U lmus g labra b e p articularly s usceptible, a s i t i s a h ardy s pecies ( Godwin 1 975, 2 45). H owever, i f a ny s pecies h ad b een m ade v ulnerable t hrough o ther c auses, s uch a n e pisode m ight b e c rucial. A d isease o rganism t ransmitted b y f ungal s pores o r i nsects c ould a lso p rove d eleterious t o e lms, a s s hown r ecently i n B ritain ( ten H ove 1 968). T his w ould h ave t o b e i ntroduced i nto t he B ritish I sles b y
1 4
h uman o r a nimal a gency. U nfortunately f ew, i f a ny, s amples o f e lm w ood a re k nown f rom t his p eriod w hich c ould b e e xamined f or t races o f e lm d isease i n t he b ark. A part
f rom
t hese a lternative e xplanations
f or t he
e lm
d ecline,
t here a re a lso c ertain d ifficulties c oncerning t he a nthropogenic i nterpretation o f t his p henomenon. C utting b ranches o f e lm f or u se a s w inter f odder w ould r educe t he f lowering c apacity ( and h ence p ollen p roduction)
o f
t he t ree,
w hich w ould n ot
f lower a gain
w ithin
e ight
y ears o f c utting. I n a ddition, a n e xpansion o f g rasses, w hich d oes a ppear t o a ccompany t he e lm d ecline a t a n umber o f s ites ( Map 1 0) c ould a lso r educe t he p ower o f e lm t o r egenerate, f or s eeds o f t he t ree f ail t o g erminate i n w et g rass ( Prof. D imbleby, p ers.comm.). H owever, t he l abour i nvolved i n t he p rovision o f f odder i n t his m anner i s e normous. I t h as b een e stimated t hat s everal s quare m iles o f f orest
w ould
h ave h ad
t o b e u tilised
t o p rovide s ome
1 000kg
q uite m ixed o f
e lm
f odder n ecessary t o o ver-winter o ne c ow ( Walker 1 966, 1 97). S uch e ffort m ay b e n ecessary i n m ore e xtreme e nvironments b ut w ould s eem a n u nsuitable p arallel f or B ritish c onditions i n t he 4 th m illennium b c. A s s ubstantial a reas o f f orest a nd w oodland e xisted a t t his t ime a mple w inter f odder c ould h ave b een o btained b y a llowing c attle t o b rowse f reely d uring t he w inter m onths. E lm b ark i s c ertainly a ttractive t o c attle ( Smith A .G. 1 975, 6 5) a nd e lms c ould h ave s uffered s elective a ttack i n f orest b rowsing. B ut t hey w ould p resumably h ave b een s imilarly a ttractive t o w ild s pecies o f B os d uring t he M esolithic a nd i t
r emains
p roblematic
a s
t o w hy t he e lm
d ecrease
o ccurs
a t
t his
p articular h orizon. F inally, i t i s d ifficult t o e nvisage a p rocess o f a nimal m anagement a nd h uman a ctivity w hich w ould s electively d estroy e lms e verywhere w ithout t he m ajority o f s ites,
a ny o ther e vidence o f v egetation d isturbance a t e ither i n t he f orm o f p asture f or a nimals o r
c learance f or h uman u se. T he c hronology o f t he e lm d ecline T he
r eady a cceptance o f
V IIa/VIIb b oundary h as o f t he e lm d ecline,
a n a nthropogenic e xplanation f or t he z one
t ended t o d etract f rom t he s tudy o f t he b y w hich t he m echanisms w hich c aused i t
p rocess m ay b e
b etter e xamined. T he a bsolute d ecrease i n e lm p ollen ( p.14), t he d uration o f t he e lm d ecline a nd t he c hronology o f t he z one b oundary a t d ifferent s ites a re a ll o f i nterest i n t his r egard. T he i dentification o f t he p attern o f e lm p ollen d ecrease a nd t he p oint a t w hich t he e lm d ecline m ay b e c onsidered t o b egin a re o f p articular i mportance f or t he d ating a nd i nterpretation o f t his e vent. S ampling i ntervals a nd t he r ate o f d eposition o f a p eat o r l ake s ediment w ill a ffect t he a ppearance o f a ny e pisode o f v egetation c hange. A t s ome s ites t he d ecrease i n e lm i s g radual, a ttributed t o t he r apid r ate o f 1 975, s een, s ome
f or e xample a t U llswater, w hich i s s edimentation o f d eposits ( Pennington
8 0), w hile a t o ther s ites f luctuations o f v arying d egrees a re b efore t he e lm p ollen c omponent d rops t o i ts l owest p oint. A t s ites b oth ' primary a nd ' secondary' e lm d eclines h ave b een
i dentified, o ften s eparated b y m any c enturies, i f n ot l onger ( p.26). T he h orizon w hich i s c onsidered t o b e t he e lm d ecline a nd w hich i s r adiocarbon d ated m ay t herefore v ary f rom s ite t o s ite. C aution s hould a lso b e e xercised i n t he i nterpretation o f s ites w here t he e lm d ecline i s s aid t o b e f ollowed b y g eneral f orest c learance. W hen t hese e pisodes a re d ated t hey a re o ften f ound t o b e s everal h undred y ears a part
a nd c annot
t herefore b e
c onsidered a s
1 5
r elated e pisodes.
A lthough
t he
e lm
d ecline
h as
c ommonly
b een
i dentified
a s
a
s ynchronous z one b oundary . 23350 t o 3 150 b c ( Smith a nd P ilcher 1 973, 9 10) t he r ange o f d ates i s v ery l arge f rom c 3 900 t o 2 600 b c ( ten H ove 1 968, 3 59). T his i s i llustrated b y d ate jirom t he n orth o f E ngland ( Table 4 ). W ithin U per T eesdale d ates f or t he e lm d ecline i nclude 4 000 — 60 b c a nd 3 995 _ 6 0 b c ( SRR 9 2 a nd 9 3) a t U pper V alley B og, 3 410 ± 7 0 b c ( SRR 5 10) a t D ufton M oss a nd 2 830 — 50 b c ( SRR 3 97) a t F ox E arth G ill, a ll i n t he s ame a rea o f u plands a nd w ithin a f ew k ilometres o f e ach o ther ( Radiocarbon 1 5, 1 973, 5 59-60; 2 3, 1 981, 2 59-60). C alibration o f t hese d ates w ould g ive a g reatly i ncreased o verall t ime s pan f or t his m ajor v egetation c hange ( Godwin 1 975, 2 45). T he d uration o f t he p eriod o f d ecline i s a lso p oorly k nown. d ate h as b een o btained f or t he w hole p rocess.
A t m ost s ites o nly o ne W here s amples h ave b een
t aken u nderlying a nd o verlying t his h orizon t he d ecline h as b een f ound t o b e a chieved i n a s l ittle a s a c entury o r l ess, f or e xample a t V alley B og a nd M ordon C arr,
w ithin c 6 00-700 y ears a t D ufton M oss
( Radiocarbon
2 3, 1 981, 2 63), w hile a t B lea T arn a t wo-stage d ecline i n e lm p ollen t otals w ith a s light r egeneration i n b etween w as a chieved i n a bout 5 00 y ears ( p.17). S uch c ontradictory e vidence c ould s upport a n a nthropogenic, c limatic o r a n e daphic e xplanation f or t he e lm d ecline a s t he v arying e ffects o f a ll o f t hese f actors c ould h ave b een f elt a t q uite d fferent t imes i n d ifferent l ocations. I t d oes h owever s uggest t hat t his z one b oundary i s a g reat d eal m ore c omplex t han w as o riginally e nvisaged a nd r equires c onsiderably m ore s tudy b efore t he r elative c ontributions a ssessed. B ecause o f
o f m an, c limate, s oil a nd o ther f actors c an b e t he m any d ifficulties a ttending t he e xplanation
o f t his p henomenon t he e lm d ecline i s n ot c onsidered i n t his s tudy t o b e o f a nthropogenic o rigin u nless a n i ntegral p art o f a g eneral r educt ion i n t ree c over o r a ccompanied b y o ther i ndicators o f v egetation d isturbance o r c ultivation.
C LEARANCE A CTIVITY:
Z one V ila 1 20 W illiamson's M oss,
• 1 0 B lea T arn 5 B arfield T arn
1 10 M oor H ouse,
1 18 W iddybank M oss 5 1 H artlepool B ay
6 2 L angdale C ombe 3 5 E henside T arn 1 6 B owness
E skmeals
U pper V alley B og
C ommon
N ine s ites, i n a v ariety o f l ocations, s how s ome e vidence o f t he r esults o f h uman a ctivity i n t heir v icinity f rom a bout t he m id-4th m illennium b c, A t
o r p erhaps e arlier.
b oth B lea T arn a nd B arfield T arn,
w here f ull c learance e pisodes
c oincide w ith t he e lm d ecline, p revious m inor e pisodes h ave a lso b een r ecognised. A t B lea T arn t his w as c haracterised b y a s light f all i n U lmus, B etula a nd P inus, w ith a n i ncrease i n P lantago a nd G ramineae, •
a nd s ome C alluna p resent. A lthough t he c urves f or a rboreal p ollen a nd t otal p ollen n umber c losely p arallel e ach o ther, t he r ecovery o f a rboreal p ollen i s s lightly s lower, a s m ight b e e xpected i f t rees h ad b een s ignificantly a ffected i n t his e pisode. T he e lm d ecline i n t his p rofile i s d ated a t 3 285 j : 5 5 b c ( SRR-18) a nd a d ate o f c 3 700 b c i s
1 6
e stimated f or A t
t he e arlier c learance
B arfield T arn a ctivity p rior
( Pennington
1 975,
t o t he e lm d ecline,
f ig.3,
7 6-77).
w hich i s d ated t o
3 390 1 20 b c ( K-1057), i s d efined b y p eaks o f P lantago, R umex, C ompositae a nd G ramineae, w ith l ittle s ignificant c hange i n t he c urves f or t ree p ollens ( Pennington 1 970, f ig.11). A t L angdale C ombe, a s imilar e xpansion o f h erbs c an b e s een i n z one v ariations i n t he f requency o f U lmus ( Walker 1 965, 7 70cm l evels).
T he e xpansion o f G ramineae,
V ila, 4 97,
a ccompanying f ig.3 c 8 00 -
C yperaceae a nd E ric
eae i s
a ccompanied b y t he a ppearance o f P lantago a nd F raxinus a nd o f s and i n t he l ake m uds. S ome n atural p rocess o f d eterioration m ay h ave b een a ffecting t he v igour o f U lmus a t t his s ite, ( where U lmus d ecreases s teadily), b ut h uman a ctivity i n t he a rea a lso s eems l ikely ( Walker 1 965b, 4 97; P ennington 1 970, f ig.8). A t
E henside
r eduction
f ollowed
T arn a nd B owness
C ommon p eriods o f
b y c learing m aintenance h ave
f orest a nd
b een
s hrub
i dentified
b y
W alker, b efore t he z one V IIa/VIIb b oundary ( Cumbrian z one 1 6). B y c omparison w ith t he r adiocarbon d ated s equence f rom S caleby M oss, r eduction i n t he f orest
c anopy a t E henside T arn m ay h ave b egun a s e arly
a s t he v ery b eginning o f t he 4 th m illennium b c, a nd a t B owness C ommon s omewhat l ater, a bout t he m id-4th m illennium ( Walker 1 966, f igs.49 a nd 5 0). U nlike o ther c learance p hases a t t he s ite, p hase A a t E henside d oes n ot h ave e vidence o f c harcoal a nd s and i n t he l ake m uds, n or a re a ny c ereals
r ecorded a t
t his e arly s tage a t e ither s ite.
T o t he s outh o f E henside T arn, a long t he s outh-west C umberland c oast, e arly a ctivity i s a lso i ndicated a t W illiamson's M oss, E skmeals. F luctuations i n t he f requency o f U lmus a nd Q uercus a re f ound a t t he 2 60cm l evel, p rior t o t he e lm d ecline, w ith t he a ppearance o f P lantago ( Pennington 1 975, f ig.11). T he e pisode i s f ollowed b y a r ise i n w ater l evel, i ndicated b y a c lay l ayer i n t he d eposit, a t 2 50cm , b efore U lmus d ecreases a bsolutely, a t 2 40cm. R adiocarbon s amples ( SRR 5 69 a nd 5 70) f rom t hese l evels a ppear t o h ave b een c ontaminated b y t he d ownward p enetration o f h umus a nd a re o ut o f s equence. 2 64). C ereal p ollen i s f ound j ust b elow
( Radiocarbon 2 3 1 981, t he m ajor e lm d ecline,
a lthough t ree p ercentages a t t his l evel a re n ot s ubstantially l owered. A p eak o f P lantago a ppears a t t he m ajor e lm d ecline, b ut c ereals a re n ot r epresented. T he m ixture o f e vidence s uggesting t he m aintenance o f t r ee c over w ith a gricultural a ctivity m ay b e e xplained a s r epresenting b oth l ocal a nd n on-local c omponents o f t he v egetation. T auber s w ork s uggests t hat s amples f rom t he m iddle o f a l ake ( as w ere t hese a t W illiamson's M oss), w ould r eceive b oth t hese c omponents, w ith p ollen f rom b eyond t he i mmediate l ocality w ell r epresented ( Tauber 1 965; T urner 1 975, 8 6-7).
i n
I n t he e xposed a rea o f M oor H ouse, C ross F ell, s light f luctuations t he v egetation c over c omparable w ith t hose a t L angdale C ombe h ave
b een r ecorded i n z one V IIa a t U pper V alley B og, V BI1I. A n e lm d ecline w ith a n i ncrease i n h erbs
l ocal p ollen i s r ecorded a t
s ite a t
b c
a h orizon d ated 4 000 ± 6 0 b c a nd 3 995
1: 6 0
( SRR 9 2,
z one t his
S RR 9 3)
w ith t he s econd e lm d ecline o ccurring o nly m uch l ater a t a bout 2 800 2 600 b c ( SKR 9 0, S RR 9 1) ( Chambers 1 978, 2 75-8). T he s uggestion o f h uman i nfluence i n t his a rea, w hich, w ith i ts p attern o f o pen v egetat ion w ould h ave b een a s uitable o ne f or g razing, i s p erhaps s upported b y e vidence o f c harcoal i n d eposits o f t he s ame p eriod, a t s ites i n U pper T eesdale ( Squires 1 970, 1 28, 1 91ff). c ereal p ollen w ere a lso r ecorded i n T eesdale,
1 7
T wo e arly o ccurrences o f a t t he s ite o f W iddybank
M oss ( Turner e t a l 1 973, f ig.17), i n l ocal p ollen z one 0 c, t hat i s, p re-elm d ecline, a nd f rom r adiocarbon d eterminations f rom n eighbouring s ites, p robably m id-4th m illennium b e o r e arlier ( ibid, 3 32). S ingle r ecords o f v alidity.
c ereal g rains m ay, o f c ourse, b e c onsidered a s o f d oubtful H owever, s uch p ollen m ay h ave b een b lown f rom m ore f avour-
a ble c ultivable a reas l ower d own t he v alley, a nd i n v iew o f t he e vidence f or c ultivation e lsewhere i n t he a rea d uring t his p eriod i t s hould n ot b e i gnored. M uch m ore c omes
c ertain e vidence o f
f rom o rganic d eposits
t his
t ime
i n t he i nter-tidal z one i n H artlepool
a gricultural a ctivities a t
B ay
( Tooley 1 978b). T wo e pisodes o f f orest r ecession, a ssociated w ith c harcoal l ayers a nd a ccompanied b y t he e xpansion o f o pen-habitat h erbaceous c ommunities h ave b een f ound i n t he a rea, p rior t o t he e lm d ecline, w hich i s d ated c 3 200 b e ( Hv.3459 a nd H v.5217). A lthough ' there i s n o c lear e vidence o f s equential l and u se w ith p eriods o f c learance f or p astoral f arming s ucceeded b y p eriods f or a rable f arming' ( ibid, 7 4), t he p ollens o f C henopodiaceae, R umex a cetosella, C ruciferae, U rtica a nd o thers, w ith a lso l ow c ereal p ollen f requencies, s uggest a t ype o f m ixed f arming e conomy, e ven d uring t he l atter p art o f F landrian I I, t hat i s, p rior t o t he e lm d ecline. P erhaps m ore t han a ny o ther s ite i n t he r egion H artlepool B ay p rovides e vidence o f e arly a griculture i n t he n orth o f E ngland
C LEARANCE A CTIVITY, ( a)
f rom t he 4 th m illennium b e o nwards.
Z ONE V IIb O NWARDS
( Table 3 )
C umberland p lain 1 6 BowneSs C ommon 8 2 O ulton M oss 9 4 S caleby M oss
C learance a ctivities i n t he v icinity o f B owness C ommon, e vinced i n z one V IIa, c ontinue t hroughout t he r emainder o f t he
f irst p ollen
r ecord f rom t his s ite. I n t otal, s ome 3 3 p hases o f v arying v egetation c omposition h ave b een r ecognised ( Walker 1 966, f ig.50). E arly p hases o f f orest a nd s hrub r eduction a t t he s ite a re o f s ome 1 50 y ears d urat ion e ach, f ollowed b y l ong p eriods o f c learing m aintenance ( c 3 00 y ears) a nd f orest r egeneration, o f a bout e qual l ength. t o 1 700 b e h owever, a s m any a s 1 7 e pisodes o f f orest c learing m aintenance a re r ecorded, o nly 3 0 y ears d uration, f ollowed b y u ntil c 1 500 b e. C erealia a ppear i n t o t he iop o f t he d iagram ( c 1 000 b e) o f
s hrub
w eeds
r egeneration,
b oth O ulton M oss
e ach o f e qual l ength a nd p erhaps s imilar s lightly l onger e pisodes t he p ollen r ecord f rom c 1 600 b e c oinciding i n g eneral w ith p hases
p eaks o f G ramineae a nd a g reater
t han p reviously ( ibid, A t
F rom c i ibo b e r eduction a nd
v ariety
o f
1 94).
a nd S caleby M oss
i ndications o f
h uman a ctivity
a ppear m uch l ater t han i n t he a rea o f B owness. A t O ulton M oss l ong p hases o f s hrub r eduction a nd r egeneration o ccur f rom c 2 200 b e t o 1 500 b e, f ollowed b y a s hort p eriod ( perhaps o nly 5 0 y ears) o f c learing m aintenance a nd s lightly l onger p hases o f f orest a nd s hrub r eduction a nd
r egeneration.
C erealia a ppear f rom a bout 1 600 b e t o
1 8
t he t op o f
t he
d iagram,
a t
c 1 000 b c
( ibid,
f ig.51).
A t
S caleby M oss,
a r adiocarbon
d ated p rofile, c hanges o f a s omewhat l esser n ature a re r egistered f rom c 1 700 b e, w ith t he a ppearance o f C erealia f rom a bout 1 600 t o 1 400 b c T ibid, f ig.52). T he c hanges s hown i n t his d iagram a re m uch l ess d etailed t han t hose a t O ulton M oss o r B owness C ommon, b ut t he r ate o f c learance o f f orest w ould a ppear t o i ncrease g reatly f rom a bout 1 400 b c o nwards, w ith a m ajor e xpansion o f g rasses ( ibid, 2 00). B owness C ommon, s ituated i n a n a rea o f l ow l ying m arine a nd e stuarine a lluvium , p rovides t he l ongest a nd m ost d etailed s equence o f h uman a ctivity i n t his a rea, w ith e arly b eginnings i n z one V IIa. O ccupation o n t he s omewhat h eavier b oulder c lay a nd c lay l oam s oils a t O ulton a nd S caleby, i s r egistered o ver a m illennium l ater, a lthough a reas o f a lluvium l ie w ithin s hort d istances o f b oth s ites. ( b)
S outh-west C umberland c oast 3 5 E henside T arn 3 2 D rigg 1 20 W illiamson's M oss,
E skmeals
5 B arfield T arn T hree
o f
t he s ites
i n t his
a rea h ave e vidence o f
p re-elm
d ecline
a ctivity, n amely E henside T arn, E skmeals a nd B arfield T arn ( pp.16-17). T he l ongest s equence i s p rovided a t E henside T arn ( Walker 1 966, f igs.22 a nd 4 9) w here d eposits c over t he p eriod f rom a bout t he 6 th m illennium b e a lmost t o t he d rainage o f t he t arn i n A D 1 869 ( ibid, 1 02). S event een e pisodes o f c learance a nd r egeneration h ave b een p articularly i dentified i n t he p rehistoric p eriod, f rom t he 4 th t o t he i st m illenn ium b e, w ith t hree s ustained p eriods o f c learance m aintenance ( Walker's p hases A t o C , i bid, 1 02-5), f rom c 3 500 t o 3 000 b e, 2 500 t o 1 600 b e a nd f rom 1 400 t o 1 100 b e. C erealia a ppear f rom a bout 2 300 b e o nwards, c orresponding w ith t hese p hases, a nd f ine c harcoal f ragments i n t he f orest
l ake m uds c learance,
i n p hases B a nd C m ay r epresent t he u se o f f ire i n o r a t s ettlements c lose t o t he t arn ( ibid, 1 15).
U nfortunately, a rchaeological m aterial f rom t he t arn e dge c annot b e c losely c orrelated w ith a ny p articular p hase o f a ctivity r epresented i n t he p ollen d iagrams ( pp.94-96). I t i s p erhaps u nlikely t o r elate t o t he e arliest a ctivity i n t he v icinity, p hase A , f or c harcoal a nd a bundant s and i n t he l ake m uds a re l acking i n t his p hase, w hich m ight s uggest a ctivity a t s ome g reater d istance, o r o f a d ifferent n ature f rom l ater c learances ( ibid, 1 16). T he l ength o f t he p hases o f c learance a nd r egeneration a t E henside t hroughout t he p rehistoric p eriod a re o f t he o rder o f s everal h undreds o f y ears, w hich w ould s uggest a d ifferent p attern o f l and u se f rom t he m uch s horter a lternate p hases o f c learance a nd r egeneration f ound a t B owness C ommon i n t he 3 rd t o 2 nd m illennia. E vidence
o f
W illiamson's M oss, 1 975,
f igs.11
h uman
a nd 1 2;
8 4),
a n i ncrease i n P lantago i n
Q yercus a nd
c learance o f p robably i n
a ctivity
E skmeals,
p rior
t o
t he
e lm
d ecline,
i ncluding p ollen o f C erealia
i s s een t o
( 240cm l evel)
a t
( Pennington
c ontinue a fter t hat h orizon,
w ith
s hortly f ollowed b y s ome d ecrease
t he f urther a ppearance o f
C erealia
( 230cm l evel).
T he
o ak f orest f or c ereal c ultivation i n t his v icinity, t he l ate 4 th m illennium b e, a ppears t o h ave o ccasioned
l ocal e rosion, f or a n i nwash o f s oil i s f ound a bove t he c learance h orizon. F airly c ontinuous e vidence o f c ereals i s f ound a bove t he
1 9
p ost-elm d ecline c learance, r adiocarbon d ated t o c 2 700 - 1 900 b c ( Radiocarbon 2 3, 1 981, 2 64; S RR 5 65-8). T he e xpansion o f P lantago l anceolata j ust p rior t o t he c learance o f o ak a nd t he r e-appearance o f c ereals m ay b e c ompared w ith a s imilar s equence a t B arfield T arn. B y e xtrapolation f rom t he s equence o f f our r adiocarbon d ates i n t he u pper p art o f t his p ollen p rofile, a ctivity i mmediately b efore a nd a fter t he e lm d ecline c ould h ave b een o f s ome 6 00 y ears d uration. T his s hould b e b orne i n m ind c learances.
w hen c onsidering t he
i mmediacy
o f
p ost-elm
d ecline
B etween E henside a nd E skmeals, a s hort p ollen s equence f rom D rigg i ndicates f orest c learance i n a n a rea p reviously s ubject t o m arine t ransgression ( Pennington 1 965b, 8 2-5). A t a l evel a t w hich d amp a lder w ood S ome
g ave w ay t o a d rier t ype o f w oodland, s truck f lints w ere f ound. 8 cm a bove t he a rtifact l evel, a s t he f lint f lakes w ere b ecoming
i ncorporated i nto t he a ccumulating r aw h umus, a c learance e pisode i s r ecorded, w ith a d ecline i n Q uercus a nd p eaks o f G ramineae, P lantago a nd P teridium. T he s parse r epresentation o f U lmus s uggests m ay b e p ost-elm d ecline a ctivity. I ntercalated l ayers o f
t hat t his s and a nd
h umus
s and,
a bove
t he c learance h orizon s how t he e ncroachment o f
a nd
p ossibly d une f ormation, a fter t he d eveloping s oil p rofile h ad b een d isturbed. T he a rchaeological s ignificance o f t he s truck f lints ( which u nfortunately a re n ot o f d iagnostic t ypes) i n r elation t o t he c learance e pisode c annot b e d etermined u ntil t he p rofile h as b een d ated a nd t he c hronological r ange o f t he v arious e pisodes c an b e d etermined. T o t he s outh o f D rigg a nd E skmeals l ies B arfield T arn, w here e arly a ctivity i s f ollowed b y a n a ttack u pon t he o ak f orest c oincident w ith t he e lm d ecline, w ith e vidence o f c ereal c ultivation a nd s oil e rosion ( Pennington 1 970, 6 8-9, f ig.11). T hree p eaks o f c ereal p ollen a re i dentified i n t his e pisode, f ollowed b y a p eriod o f s ome f orest r egeneration a nd a nother v igorous c learance a nd c ultivation p hase. I f t his f inal p hase m ay b e d ated t o a bout 2 200 b c ( ibid, 6 9) t hen t he t hree p eaks o f c ereals w ould a ppear t o b e a t i ntervals o f a bout 1 00 t o 2 00 y ears,
w ith s ome
c ereal a nd g rass
c omponent e ven d uring t he l onger
p hase o f o ak r egeneration, p erhaps f rom c 2 800 - 2 400 b c. M ore d etailed a nalyses o f t he e lm d ecline c learance e pisodes ( Pennington 1 975, 8 1-4) s how c harcoal f ragments i n a ll s amples a bove t he s teepest f all
i n
t he
p ercentages
o f o ak ,
s uggestive o f
t he u se
o f
f ire
i n
p reparing t he g round f or c ereal c ultivation. T he e xpansion o f t he c urves f or g rasses a nd P lantago b efore t he c urves f or c ereals a nd a rable l and w eeds ( ibid, f ig.9) m ay a lso i ndicate a s uccession o f u ses o f
t he
c leared g round,
o f
l oamy b oulder c lay,
A ll
t hese s ites
p rior t o i ts u se f or a rable a griculture.
o n t he s outh-west C umberland w ith g ood a mounts
c oast
a re i n a n
o f g lacial s ands,
a rea
g ravels a nd
a lluvium. A reas c lose t o t he c oast m ay h ave h ad l ess f ully d eveloped s oil p rofiles i n t he 4 th m illennium b c, d ue t o l ate m arine t ransgress ions
( c)
( pp.7-8).
M ires o f s outh-west W estmorland 4 3 F oulshaw M oss 5 4 H elsington M oss
5 5 H elton T arn 1 22 W itherslack H all
8 0
1 07 T hrang M oss
N ichols M oss
2 0
All these sites, in low lying areas of the Rivers Kent and Winster, are situated on, or near, alluvial deposits. There are, in general, few indications of prehistoric agriculture in the area (Smith A.G. 1958, 378) which seems to have supported mainly mire communities. The zone VIIa/VIIb boundary is marked by a decline in Ulmus only with some expansion of grasses and Plantago (ibid, figs.4-7; Smith A.G. 1959, 118-20, 123-4) but no other indicators of human interference in the vegetation. An expansion of Plantago, Ericaceae, and Gramineae with Sphagnum and Cyperaceae in zones VIIb and VIII at Foulshaw Moss, Helsington Moss and Nichols Moss (Smith A.G. 1959, figs.6, 8 and 10) may perhaps be dated to the 1st millennium be, but without radiocarbon determinations such attributions are tentative. Similar activity at Witherslack Hall may belong to the same period. Later "clearance" epiiodes would appear to relate to Romano-British and later historic activity, to which period similar episodes at Helton Tarn may also correlate. At all these sites, the evidence for human activity is very small. The tree pollen counts, although variable, appear to bear little relation to the expansion of grasses, etc., nor is any cereal pollen recorded in any of the.diagrams in phases probably of pre historic date. While the presence of Plantago may represent some pastoral activity in the area, it seems likely that the variability of other species reflects local changes in the growth of the mires, and a less local arboreal pollen component. Evidence for human activity at Thrang Moss, on the other side of the Kent estuary (Oldfield 1960), is difficult to correlate with other sites, as the radiocarbon dates obntained for the elm decline are particularly late, at� 2400 be (Q 247 and Q 249). Oldfield's demarca tion of a 'Primary Elm Decline' with some Piantago followed by a second phase of elm reduction (ibid, 209, fig.13) emphasises the difficulties of defining a single elm decline horizon at some sites. The second elm decline is part of an overall decline in tree pollen (including Pinus, Quercus and ·Tilia) accompanied by an expansion of Plantago and Pteridium, with Cerealia the only significant indication of agricul tural activity in the region. (d)
Eden valley 1 Abbot Moss 73 Moorthwaite Moss
Abbot Moss and Moorthwaite Moss occupy similar positions on the west and·east sides of the lower Eden valley, both at about 400ft O.D. (122m) in areas of boulder clay with some glacial sands and gravel nearby. At Abbot Moss the zone VIIa/VIIb boundary is marked by a decrease in elm pollen only, and phases of forest reduction, clearance and regeneration can be identified only from� 2700 be to the top of the pollen profile at c 1200 be (Walker 1966, fig.53). Eleven episodes have been defined with-one prolonged period of forest regeneration from c 2300 to 1700 be. The other phases identified in the diagram are of shorter duration, perhaps in the order of about 100 years. Cerealia appear at about 2400 be and later, and more significantly at� 1500 be just after a pronounced expansion of grasses and shade intolerant herbs, during a period of clearing maintenance. As in other diagrams, cereal pollen is evidenced in periods of shrub regeneration and not only during clearing maintenance. 21
Zone Vlla to Vllb activity at Moorthwaite Moss is unrepresented owing to a hiatus'in the deposits (Walker 1966, 72 fig.16). But clearance activity at the top of the diagram, with falling values of Quercus, an expansion of Corylus, Fraxinus, Gramineae and Plantago, and with evidence of cereals may date to Cumbrian zone 19 and the 2nd millennium be, comparable with later activity at Abbot Moss • (e)
Windermere and Esthwaite Basin 121 Windermere 40 Esthwaite Basin 91 Rydal Water
12 Blelham Tarn 83 Out Dubs Tarn 66 Loughrigg Tarn
Cores from Windermere, used for the study of late glacial and early post-glacial vegetation development, provide little detailed evidence relevant to later prehistoric land use. However, cores 4, 6 and 7 appear to show roughly three main, progressively increasing peaks of Gramineae after the elm decline, with a major expansion of grasses in the top of the deposits (Pennington 1947, figs.). These phases have not been dated, but a general decline in the tree cover in the area is apparent, although the major episodes may be of historic date. At Esthwaite little change in the forest cover is discernible until a clearance episode, probably at the end of the 2nd millennium This is followed by the regeneration of mixed oak forest, perhaps be. more open than previously, which is maintained until much more extensive Norse land-use made a considerable impact on the Lake District vegetation (Franks and Pennington 1961, 40, fig.4; Pennington 1970 fig.17). A suggestion of small temporary clearances of Bronze Age date is found at Rydal Water (Pennington 1970, 72), but in general the area bears little evidence of human activity until probable Iron Age or Romano-British 'landnam' episodes, found at Blelham Tarn, Out Dubs Tarn and Loughrigg Tarn (Pennington 1965a, 320-1). The regional pollen component accumulating in these tarns may however, overshadow small scale changes, unless these are very close at hand. (f)
Sites intermediate between the south-west Cumberland coast and the central Cumbrian mountains 6 31 38 67 21
Barnscar Devoke Water Ennerdale Water Loweswater Burnmoor Tarn
A number of sites lie on the western edge of the central Cumbrian mountains within areas encompassing both solid geology and drift deposits. The earliest evidence of human activity is seen in the large valley lake of Ennerdale Water (Pennington 1975, 80-1) whose outflow, the River Ehen, flows close by Ehenside Tarn. After the elm decline, which occurs within a period c 3250 - 3100 be (SRR-309, 3180 .:t. 60 be), clearance of oak wood is recorded with Plant.ago and an expansion of grasses. This is accompanied by an inwash of soil material rich in Alnus pollen, fern spores and degraded pollen, which Pennington 22
a ssociates w ith a p ermanent d ecline i n u pland b irch w oods, w ith
t he
t emporary
c learance o f o akwood i n
t he
c ontemporary
l owland,
w hich
i s
r egenerating b y c 2 900 - 2 800 b c ( SKR307, 2 880 l i t6 0 b c). T he l owland c learance e pisode, w hich h as n o e vidence o f c ereal p ollen o r a rable w eeds, i s o f c omparatively s hort d uration, p erhaps 1 00 y ears, o ccurring a s imilar l ength o f t ime a fter t he m ain d ecline i n e lm p ollen p roduct ion. A s econd w ell d efined c learance e pisode a t t his s ite f alls j ust b efore a d ate o f 1 046 ± 5 5 b c ( SRR-181), b ut n o f urther d etails o f a re a vailable ( Radiocarbon 2 1, 1 979, 2 19-20). B y c ontrast, a t L oweswater, E nnerdale W ater, m uch w oodland,
t his
i n t he u pland a rea t o t he s outh o f i ncluding s ome e lm, c ontinued w ell
a fter t he z one V IIa/VIIb b oundary, w ith e vidence o f u pland o akwood c learance o nly i n t he ' Brigantian p hase ( Pennington 1 965a, 3 18). A t B urnmoor T arn t here i s l ittle s ignificant c hange i n f orest c over b efore t he d estruction o f u pland o akwood a t a bout 1 500 b c, w ith t he r evertence' o f B etula a nd a n e xpansion o f G ramineae a nd P lantago l anceolata ( Pennington 1 970, f ig.15a). T o t he s outh, a t D evoke W ater, t wo p hases o f e xpansion o f g rasses a re r ecorded, p ossibly d ating f rom c 2 500 t o 1 500 b c a nd f rom c 1 300 t o 1 000 b c. I ndications o f w ashed-in s oils a re f ound a t t hi jsite, b oth b efore a nd d uring b oth g rassland p hases ( Pennington 1 964, f ig.3b). A s imilar e xpansion o f g rasslands w as r ecorded a t B arnscar, a n earby c airn s ite ( Walker 1 965a, 6 0-3). P ollen s amples t aken f rom t he o ld l and s urface b eneath a c airn, a nd f rom w ith
a l ater p it, i ndicate a c hange f rom p artly f orested c onditions, o nly a l ittle e vidence o f b og f ormation a nd a f ew w eeds p rior t o
t he c onstruction o f t he c airn, t o a m ore o pen e nvironment w ith a l arger p roportion o f g rassland h erbs, i ncluding P lantago l anceolata. N o d ate h as b een o btained f or t his p articular c airn, b ut e xcavations i n t he l ocality h ave b c
( g)
p roduced c ollared u rns,
a nd a d ate i n t he 2 nd m illennium
i s a p ossibility.
F urness F ells 1 3 B lind T arn 4 8 G oatswater 9 5 S eathwaite T arn T hree
u pland
t arns
i n a reas o f
t he B orrowdale v olcanic s eries
i n
t he F urness F ells s how a c onsistent p attern o f g rassland e xpansion d uring t he p rehistoric p eriod. A t B lind T arn a nd G oatswater a g radual e xtension o f G ramineae a nd g rassland h erbs c an b e s een f rom t he z one V IIa/VIIb b oundary i nto t he h istoric p eriod ( Pennington 1 964, f igs.5 a nd 6 ). A t S eathwaite T arn t he s ame g eneral t rend c an b e o bserved ( ibid,
f ig.4) where t wo p articular p hases
i dentified,
o f e xpansion o f g rasses w ere
w hich m ay f all b etween c 2 600 - 1 800 b c a nd 1 500 - 2 00 b c.
C ereals a re r ecorded a t t he e nd o f t he l atter p eriod. I ndications o f w ashed-in s oils w ere f ound a t S eathwaite b efore a nd d uring t he f irst g rassland p hase, a nd a lso i n t he s econd. U nfortunately t hese a re p ercentage p ollen d iagrams, c annot g rasses
a nd t he a bsolute d ecline i n c ertain s pecies
b e d istinguished. P ennington s uggests t hat t he e xpansion o f a nd i n-wash o f s oil m aterial o ccurs a s a r esult o f t he d estruc-
t ion b y m an o f
o ak f orest
( ibid,
2 38),
b ut p rocesses o f n atural
s oil
d egradation m ust a lso b e c onsidered, p articularly i n u pland a reas w hich m ay a lready h ave h ad a m ore o pen v egetation a t t he t ime o f t he e lm d ecline.
A
r adiocarbon
d etermination
2 3
o f 1 090
1 40
b c
( NPL-124)
o btained f or m aterial c ollected f rom S eathwaite T arn i n 1 965 i s s aid t o i ndicate a p eriod o f a ccelerated e rosion a nd p artial d eforestation ( Radiocarbon 1 1, 1 969, 1 33).
( h)
C entral C umbrian m ountains 3 A ngle T arn
6 2 L angdale C ombe
6 9 M ickleden 8 8 R ed T arn 8 9 R ed T arn M oss
6 3 L oft C rag 1 0 B lea T arn 8 5 Q uagrigg M oss
1 08 T hunacarr K nott T he i mportance o f
t hese p redominantly e levated s ites
l ies n ot o nly
i n t he r ecord t hey p rovide o f u pland v egetation, b ut a lso i n p roximity t o t he G reat L angdale a xe ' factory', t he s ource o f a r esource o f t he N eolithic i nhabitants o f t he d istrict. A t B lea T arn, g roup,
a n umber o f
a t
c 6 00ft
( 183m) 0 .D.
t heir p rime
t he l owest l ying s ite i n t his
r adiocarbon d eterminations h ave e stablished t hat
t he
s teep f all i n e lm p ollen b egan w ithin o ne s tandard d eviation o f a d ate o f 3 150 2 : 1 20 b c ( K-957) ( Pennington 1 970, f ig.12; P ennington 1 975, 7 68 ). T his f all i n e lm i s p aralleled b y a n a bsolute d ecline i n P inus a nd B etula a nd a s imultaneous r ise i n t he f requency o f G ramineae, C alluna a nd P lantago l anceolata, i nterpreted a s a c learance i n p ine-birch w oodl and, b c).
w hich w as m aintained u ntil a t l east c 2 450 b c ( SRR-16, 2 526 2: 7 0 A d ecline i n Q uercus d uring t he c learance e pisode p arallels a
g eneral d ecline i n t he amount o f f rom a bout 3 000 b c o nwards,
a rboreal p ollen d eposited i n t he t arn a nd i s n ot t herefore c onsidered t o
r epresent c learance a ctivities i n o ak w oodland ( Pennington 1 975, 7 7, f ig.3). A r eal i ncrease i n t he d eposition o f A lnus, C orylus, F ilicales a nd d egraded p ollen d uring t he c learance e pisode w ould s eem t o i ndicate i ncreased
r un-off
f rom
c leared l and
( ibid,
a ctivity a t t his s ite m ay d ate t o c 3 700 b c, t he e lm d ecline c learance p hase. -
w ith
7 8).
P re-elm
s ome 4 00 y ears
d ecline p rior
t o
A s imilar c learance p attern i s r epeated a t A ngle T arn, c oincident o f t he e lm d ecline, n amely a d ecline i n P inus, t he a ppearance
P langa p 3 260 2 :
l anceolata a nd R umex a nd a n i ncrease i n G ramineae, d ated 1 20 b c ( K-1058). A bove t his l evel s uccessive i nwashes
t o o f
o rganic s oil, w eathered m ineral s oil a nd u nweathered m ineral s oil w ere f ound, w ith p ollen o f F ilicales a nd P inus, f ollowed b y t he v irtual d isappearance o f p ine f rom t he p ollen r ecord ( Pennington 1 969b, f ig.2; P ennington 1 975, 7 8). a vailable f or t his s ite,
N o o ther r adiocarbon d eterminations a re a nd t he r ate o f t his c hange c annot b e
e stablished. S omewhat
l ater a ctivity i s
s een a t L angdale C ombe
f ig.3) w ith a p eak o f p lants o f m ore o pen h abitat, R umex, G ramineae, C ompositae a nd R anunculaceae,
( Walker
1 965b,
i ncluding P lantago, p ossibly o ccurring
a bout t he s econd h alf o f t he 3 rd m illennium b c. S ome e vidence o f c harcoal a nd s and i n t he l ake m uds m ay i ndicate e rosion c onsequent u pon t he u be o f f ire f or c learance, o r t o e ncourage t he e xtension o f g rassl ands i n t his a rea. A ctivity a t M ickleden ( ibid, 4 98) w ith a d ecrease i n Q uercus a nd U lmus a nd a n i ncrease i n h erbs a nd P lantago m ay d ate t o t he s ame p eriod.
2 4
A t R ed T arn M oss, a n a rea o nly l ightly f orested a t t he e nd o f t he A tlantic p eriod ( p.12) t he e lm d ecline i s f ollowed b y a d ecrease i n P inus w ith a n e xpansion o f P lantago l anceolate a nd C alluna a nd a s harp i ncrease i n t he a mount o f c harcoal i ncorporated i n t he m or ( Pennington 1 975, 7 8, f ig.4). A s oil c hange c onsequent u pon t he u se o f f ire i n w oodland
c learance
i s
i ncreasingly a cidic, m illennium ( NPL-122, f acilitate w oodland
a lso r ecorded i n
t he
p rofile,
w hich
b ecomes
a nd i s r ecolonised b y b irch b y t he e nd o f t he 3 rd 1 940 2 : 90 b c). W hile f ire m ay h ave b een u sed t o c learance, i t i s a lso p ossible t hat a reas o f
C alluna w ere r egularly d eliberately b urnt, i n t his m ore o pen e nvironm ent. C harcoal i n t he p rofile a t R ed T arn M oss b elow t he l evel o f t he e lm
d ecline
s uggests
t he e arly u se o f
t his
t echnique
o f
m oorland
m anagement. A s p eat a ccumulated a t R ed T arn M oss, t wo o ther c learance e pisodes, e lsewhere i n t he v icinity a re r ecorded, p ossibly i n t he s econd h alf o f t he 2 nd m illennium b c a nd j ust p rior t o t he R oman c onquests ( Pennington 1 965a, 3 19, f ig.15). S oil c hange c onsequent u pon h uman a ctivity, w ith e vidence o f f ire, i s a lso f ound a t t he s ite o f T hunacarr c hipping
K nott
( Pennington
1 973,
f loor i n t he L angdale a rea.
4 6;
P ennington
1 975,
A s a t R ed T arn M oss,
7 8-9),
a
t he b ase o f
t he p rofile i s a m ineral s oil, f ollowed, a fter h uman o ccupation o f t he a rea, b y t he a ccumulation o f a m or h umus a nd p eat. T wo r adiocarbon d eterminations f rom c harcoal ( not f ound i n d irect a ssociation w ith t he s ampled
p eat p rofile)
n ium b c w orking L oft
i ndicate u se o f
t he s ite i n t he m id-3rd
m illen-
( BM 2 81, 2 730 2: 1 35 b c a nd B M 6 76, 2 524 2 .:52 b c). O ther a xe s ites i n t he a rea w ere a lso s ubsequently p eat c overed, a s a t
C rag
( Fell 1 954b,
E lsewhere
2 38-9).
p eat a nd m oorland d eveloped w ithout h uman i nterference,
a s f or e xample a t Q uagrigg M oss ( Pennington 1 975, f ig.5) w here a n otable e xpansion o f C alluna i s r ecorded a t t he e lm d ecline h orizon, b ut w ith n o e vidence o f c ultural p ollens o r a n i ncrease i n g rasses ( ibid,
( i )
8 0).
U pper T eesdale 3 4
8 7
D ufton M oss
R ed S ike M oss
2 8 C ronkley P asture 4 4 F ox E arth G ill
1 18 W iddybank M oss 1 01 S lapestone S ike M oss
7 1
1 15 W eelhead M oss
M ire H oles
U pper T eesdale h as f or l ong b een r ecognised a s a n a rea o f b otanic i mportance, c ontaining, a s i t d oes, a n umber o f r are s pecies, t he e nd
r elics o f t he l ate-glacial f lora s o w idespread i n B ritain a t o f t he l ast g laciation, b ut n ow s urviving i n o nly a l imited
n umber o f f actors f airly
m ajor p lant
s pecialised l ocalities
( Pennington 1 969a,
1 07-10).
A mong t he
f avouring t he s urvival o f t hese s pecies w as t he m aintenance o f o pen c onditions i n t he a rea, e ven d uring t he p eriod o f t he
' forest m aximum' ( p.11-13), w ith v aried c omponents o f t he v egetation s uppoLted o n p atches o f a lluvium, b oulder c lay, o utcrops o f l imestone, q uartz d olerite, a nd i n p articular o n t he ' sugar l imestone'. S ome e arly h uman i nterference i n t he a rea h as b een s uggested
( p.18),
a nd
t he
f inal d ecline o f P inus c oincident w ith t he U lmus d ecline, a s f or e xample a t W eelhead M oss, T inklers S ike a nd o ther s ites o n W iddybank F ell
( Turner e t
a l,
1 973,
4 01)
m ay i ndicate c ontinued h uman u se o f
2 5
t he
a rea.
L ater a ctivity,
p robably i n t he f orm o f g razing a nimals i n t he
a rea, p roduced p hases o f g rassland e xpansion, G ramineae a nd P lantago r ise a nd f all t ogether,
w here t he c urves f or d ated a t W eelhead M oss
t o t he e nd o f t he 2 nd m illennium ( Gak-2913, 1 200 j : 1 00 b c) a nd a t T inklers S ike t o t he m iddle o f t he i st m illennium b c ( Gak-2027, 6 20 2 . 8 0 b c) ( ibid, 4 03). I n t he a rea i n g eneral, t he t rend i s f or r eplacement o f w oodland b y g rasses a nd b lanket p eat d evelopment, c hange
t o t he
l atter b eing a n i rreversible p rocess.
A rable
t he t he
a gricul-
t ure, a s r epresented b y t he s poradic o ccurrences o f c ereal p ollen, i s p erhaps a l ittle m ore l ikely t o h ave b een p racticed i n a reas l ower d own t he d ale. N o e pisodes C ronkley
r adiocarbon d eterminations a t s ites P asture,
i nterference, z one t he
h ave b een m ade
f or p ost-elm d ecline
e xamined b y S quires ( 1970) s uch a s D ufton M oss, F ox E arth G ill a nd M ire H oles, b ut c ontinued
g iving a n i ncrease i n h erbs,
f rom a bout m idway
V IIb m ay r elate t o B ronze A ge o ccupation o f 2 nd m illennium b c,
t he a rea,
w hich c orresponds w ith s imilar
t hrough
p erhaps
e vidence
i n
f rom
d ated s ites i n U pper T eesdale. • A bundant e vidence o f t he u se o f f ire i n l and c learance w as f ound a t C ronkley P astures, w ith a n i ncrease i n G ramineae, E ricales, C yperaceae a nd a m aximum o f r uderals, b ut, a s w ith o ther s ites i n t he a rea, t he o verall e ffect o f d eforestation w as i ncreased p aludification, w ith p eat d eveloping f rom w oodland a nd s crub h umus. D rier a reas o f o pen g rassland w ould a ppear t o h ave p rovided a u seful e conomic r esource i n t he 2 nd a nd i st m illennia b c, w ith s ome e vidence o f a rable a griculture i n t he r egion t hroughout t he p rehistoric p eriod.
( j)
M oor h ouse 1 10 U pper V alley B og 1 4 B og H ill 5 0 H ard H ill
d ale
A p attern o f o pen v egetation s imilar t o t hat f ound i n U pper T eesi s a lso r ecorded i n t he e xposed u pland a rea o f t he M oor H ouse
N ature R eserve. D iagrams c ompiled f rom p eat s amples a t H ard H ill ( Johnson a nd D unham 1 963, f igs.28 a nd 2 9) a re,
B og H ill a nd i n t he m ain,
d ominated b y l ocal b og s pecies, w ith p eaks o f g rasses a nd P lantago, p ossibly o f l ate p rehistoric d ate, b ut m ore p robably r elating t o t he h istorical p eriod. A t U pper V alley B og a m ore d etailed a nalysis o f t he d eposits
s howed
( SRR-94, t han i n
4 764 ± 7 4 b c, S KR95, 4 829 ± 7 5 b c) w hich i s s omewhat e arlier U pper T eesdale ( p.25), w ith t wo p eriods o f d ecline i n U lmus
d ated
t o
a d ecline i n P inus
c 4 000 b c
( SRR-93,
i n t he A tlantic p eriod c
3 995 ± 5 0 b c a nd S RR-92,
4 800
4 000 ± 6 0 b c)
c 2 800 b c ( SRR-91, 2 844 - 5 5 b c a nd S RR-90, 2 646 2 :60 bc). d ecline i n e lm w as n oted b y S quires i n h is d iagrams f rom
b c
a nd
A s econdary U pper T ees-
d ale, t hought t o b e o f B ronze A ge d ate a nd d ated a t D ufton M oss t o 1 730 — 80 b c ( SRR - 5 08) ( Squires 1 970, 2 04; R adiocarbon 2 3, 1 981, 2 63). A t U pper V alley B og t he f irst e pisode o f e lm d ecline, w ith a n e xpansion o f h erbs, i s o f s hort d uration ( p.16) b ut t he s econd, f rom t he m id-3rd m illennium b c, w ith p eaks o f h erbaceous s pecies a nd s mall a mounts o f c ereal p ollen, m ay h ave l asted u ntil c 1 450 b c, w hen t he p eak o f c learance
w as
r eached,
f ollowed b y w oodland
2 6
r egeneration
( Chambers
1 974,
( k)
8 4).
W eardale 1 03 S teward S hield M eadow 1 5 B ollihope B og
T wo d iagrams i llustrating r ecent f orest h istory a nd l and u se i n W eardale p rovide s ome e vidence o f t he v egetation o f t he a rea i n t he l ater p rehistoric p eriod ( Roberts e t a l 1 973, f igs.3-5, 7 -9). B y e xtrapolation o f t he r ate o f p eat g rowth b etween r adiocarbon d ated h orizons i t s eems l ikely t hat a s m uch a s a m illennium o r m ore m aybe r epresented b y t he l ocal p ollen z ones S Sd a t S teward S hield M eadow a nd B f
a t
B ollihope B og, s ites
c overing
t he i st
m illennium
b c,
o r
l onger.
B oth
w oodland Q uercus,
c ontaining B etula, P inus, A lnus a nd C orylus w ith w hich i s o f l ess s ignificance a t t his e levation.
p ossibly
a ppear t o h ave s upported a r easonable a mount
a ppears t o h ave b een s lightly m ore w ooded d uring t his S teward S hield, w ith a h igher t otal t ree p ollen f requency,
o f
a l ittle B ollihope
p eriod t han c onsiderably
f ewer h erbaceous p ollens a nd d enser w oodland ( ibid, 2 16). C learance a ctivity i s o nly r ecorded a t t hese s ites i n t he l ate I ron A ge a nd R oman p eriod, a lthough v ariations i n P lantago a nd G ramineae f requencies o n u npublished d iagrams f rom t hese w idely s paced s ites a lso i n U pper W eardale m ay i ndicate h uman i nterference i n t he a rea, i n t he i st m illennium b c, o f t he s ame ( Turner e t a l 1 973, 4 03).
( 1)
t ype a s
t hat r ecorded i n
U pper
T eesdale
S outh-east D urham 7 B ishop M iddleham 5 1 H artlepool
7 4 M ordon C arr 5 8 H utton H enry 1 06 T horpe T he m ost o f t he D urham. ( p.18),
7 6 N easham
B ulmer
s ubstantial e vidence f or h uman a ctivity i n l owland
a reas
n orth-east o f E ngland i s t o b e f ound i n p arts o f s outh-east E arly a ctivity i s f ound a t H artlepool i n z ones V ila a nd V IIb w ith c learance f or b oth p astoral a nd a rable a ctivity a nd t he
s imultaneous d ecline i s a ccompanied
d ecline
o f
U lmus a nd T ilia
( Tooley
1 978b,
7 4)
w hich
r epeated a t t he s ame p eriod a t B ishop M iddleham, b y a n i ncrease i n w eed s pecies ( Bartley e t a l 1 976,
a lso 4 49).
C learances a t M ordon C arr a nd H utton H enry o ccur s omewhat l ater, i n t he 3 rd m illennium b c w ith i ncreases i n h erbaceous s pecies, g reater a t M ordon C arr t han a t H utton H enry, a nd a ccompanied b y c ereal p ollen ( ibid, 4 63). T he l argest s cale a ctivity o ccurred h owever i n t he 2 nd m illennium b c, w ith m oderate c learance a t M ordon C arr, a l arge c learance a t H utton H enry w ith a m arked i ncrease i n h erbs a nd w eeds a nd o ne r ecord o f c ereal p ollen, a nd a v ery l arge c learance a t B ishop M iddleham. A t t he l atter s ite P lantago l anceolata r eached 4 1% o f p ollen d uring t his e pisode, w ith t ree p ollen r educed t o o nly 1 0%, w hic l, t here w as l ittle r ecovery o f t he f orest ( ibid, 4 49, 4 64). c lea/ance a t a rea
d uring
B ishop M iddleham i s b y f ar t he l argest t he
p rehistoric p eriod.
T o
t he
t otal a fter T his
s uch e pisode i n t he
s outh,
i n
a
l owland
p osition i n t he v alley o f t he T ees, b ut o utside a 1 0km r adius o f o ther s ites i n t his g rouping, c learance a ctivities a re a lso r ecorded a t N easham F en. I n t he 2 nd m illennium b c c learance f or b oth a rable a nd
2 7
p asture, c 1 700 - 1 100 b c r educed t he t ree p ollen t o 5 0 - 6 0% o f t he t otal p ollen c ount, w ith a n i ncrease i n h erbs i ncluding P lantago a nd A rtemisia a nd s ome c ereals. T his w as f ollowed b y r ecolonisation b y t rees,
a nd a s econd,
e vidence o f
l arger c learance e pisode f rom c 8 50 - 5 00 b c,
c ereals,
a gain w ith l ater f orest r egeneration
w ith
( ibid, 4 64).
T he p roximity o f m ost o f t he s ites i n t his a rea o ne t o t he o ther a nd t he c hronological s pan o f t he e vidence f or h uman a ctivity w ould s eem t o s uggest c ontinuous o ccupation, a lthough o f v arying i ntensity t hroughout t he p rehistoric p eriod.
( m)
F urness a nd C artmel 1 11
U rswick T arn
3 6 E llerside M oss 9 0 R usland M oss I n
t his
a rea
i s
f ound a m ixture o f s crub
d eveloped
o n
d rift
d eposits o f l oamy b oulder c lay, s olid g eology ( both s andstone a nd l imestone) a nd a lluvial d eposits, w ith l ocalised a reas w ith r estricted d rainage g iving r ise t o p eat f ormation. A t U rswick T arn a nd E llerside M oss a d ouble e lm d ecline w as i dentified ( Oldfield a nd S tatham 1 963, 6 4, f igs.3-6), n amely a p rimary d ecline i n e lm o nly, f ollowed b y a s lightly l ater s econd d ecline a ccompanied b y h igh v alues f or w eed a nd g rass p ollen, p ossibly d ated t o t he b eginning o f t he 3 rd m illennium b c. A t E llerside M oss t he s equence c ontinues w ith p artial r egeneration o f t ree c over, f ollowed b y a nother c learance p hase w ith f luctuating v alues o f P lantago a nd P teridium w ith C erealia, p ossibly o f 2 nd m illennium d ate, a nother s horter p eriod o f t ree r egeneration a nd a t hird c learance e pisode, p ossibly i n t he s econd h alf o f t he i st m illennium b c ( ibid, 5 9, f ig.4). A t U rswick T arn o nly t he f irst p hase a fter t he e lm d ecline i s r epresented, d ue t o a h iatus i n t he d eposits, w ith s ome e vidence o f f looding ( ibid, 5 9). A t R usland M oss, a s a t E llerside M oss t o t he s outh, t here i s e vidence o f a l ong s equence o f c learances t hroughout m ost o f t he. 2 nd m illennium b c a nd i nto t he f irst p art o f t he i st m illennium, w ith a d ecrease i n Q uercus a nd a n i ncrease i n G ramineae, C orylus, P lantago a nd P teridium , w ith s ome s uggestion o f a c hange i n t he p attern o f g razing d uring
( n)
t he p eriod
( Dickinson 1 975,
9 26-7).
U pper c atchment o f t he R iver K ent 5 9 K entmere 1 00 S kelsmergh T arn A t
b oth K entmere a nd S kelsmergh ( Walker 1 955)
p hases
o f
c learance
h ave b een i dentified w ith a n e xpansion o f G ramineae, C yperaceae, R umex a nd P lantago, w hich m ay d ate t o t he 2 nd m illennium b c ( ibid, 2 40-5, 2 52,
f igs.7-8),
f ollowed a t b oth s ites b y a n a pparent
r egeneration o f
t ree c over. A s econd m ajor e xpansion o f h erbaceous S kelJmergh, w ith t he a ppearance o f C erealia m ay d ate t o t he o f
t he
i st m illennium b c
e vidence o f
c ereals
( ibid,
( ibid,
2 43),
2 42),
p lants a t l atter p art
w hile t hat a t K entmere,
c ould b e o f h istorical d ata.
2 8
w ithout
O ther s ites 1 7 2 6 2 5 1 5
B radford K aims C ranberry B og C oom R igg M oss M uckle M oss
1 05 7 2 1 09 2
T hirlmere M ockerkin T arn U llswater A keld S teads
A n umber o f s ites w hich c annot u sefully b e c onsidered w ithin t he r egional g roupings d iscussed a bove m ust b e m entioned h ere. I n t he n orth o f N orthumberland s ubstantial c learance a ctivity w ith e vidence o f t he u se b oreal,
o f f ire t ook p lace a t A keld r ; teads p rior t o t he e nd o f t he S ubw ith a d ecrease i n t ree p ollen f rom 8 8% t o 3 4% a nd a n i ncrease
i n h erb a nd g rass p ollen f requencies, i ncluding P lantago a nd A rtemisia ( Miket 1 976, 1 14). U nfortunately t his c learance, p resumably f or a gric ultural
p urposes,
h as o nly b een d ated w ithin t he
p ollen
z one.
A t
B radford K aims, t o t he e ast, a t rend t owards a r eduction i n t ree c over i s s een, w ith i ncreases i n G ramineae, b ut t hese t oo h ave n ot b een d ated ( Bartley 1 966, 1 46 a nd 1 51, f igs.4-6). I n t he P ennine u plands, t o t he n orth a nd s outh o f t he T yne g ap, a t C oom R igg M oss ( Chapman 1 964, 3 091 0, f igs.8 a nd 9 ) a nd M uckle M oss ( Pearson 1 960, 6 65, f igs.7 a nd 8 ) i ncreases i n G ramineae, P lantago, E ricaceae a nd S phagnum s uggest t he e xtension o f h eath a nd p eat c ommunities. A s s een i n o ther a reas, h uman i nterference i n t he f orm o f t ree c learance m ay h ave e ncouraged t his p rocess, b ut n o s pecific e vidence o f h uman a ctivity h as b een n oted i n t hese d iagrams. A t a l owland s ituation i n C ranberry B og, C o. D urham ( Turner a nd K ershaw 1 973, 9 26-7), t here i s s ome e vidence o f c learance a ctivity a nd a n
e xtension
o f g rassland p rior t o
t he r e-formation o f p eat
i n
z one
V III, p erhaps t herefore r elating t o a ctivity i n t he l ocality i n t he i st m illennium b c. I n C umbria, d iagrams f rom U llswater a nd M ockerkin T arn i ndicate i ncreases i n ' cultural p ollens j ust a fter t he e lm d ecline, i n a p hase l asting s ome f our h undred y ears, a t M ockerkin ( Pennington I 965a, i n t he a mount U llswater, b ut
w ith l ittle c hange i n a ll t ree s pecies 3 14, f ig.14) a nd a r eal d ecrease o nly
o f e lm p ollen, w hich w ith s ome i ndications o f
d eclines v ery g radually a t a ccelerated i nwash o f f orest
s oils a t t he s ame h orizon ( Pennington 1 975, 8 0, f ig.6). L ater e xtens ion o f g rassland a nd C alluna i s f ound a t T hirlmere, a t t he e nd o f z one V Iib,
p ossibly
P ennington 1 970,
i n
t he 2 nd m illennium b c
7 4-5,
( Pennington
1 965a,
3 18-9;
f ig.15b).
T hree o ther s ites i n N orthumberland a nd D urham n ot o riginally i ncluded i n t his s urvey a re F ellend M oss n ear H altwhistle, S teng M oss o n t he e ast s ide o f t he v alley o f t he N orth T yne a nd H allowell M oss i n s outh-east D urham. A t F ellend M oss a m inor e pisode o f f orest c learance h as b een d ated t o 1 740 ± 6 0 b c ( SRR - 8 77), w ith m ore s ubstantial c learance o nly o ccurring i n t he R oman p eriod. A t S teng M oss t he m axima o f t hree s eparate ' landnam' t ype c learances h ave b een d ated t o 1 650 5 0 b c ( SRR - 1 045), 1 070 2 = 50 bc ( SRR - 1 044) a nd 6 40 2 = 5 0 b c ( SRR 1 043). I n s outh-east D urham a s light o pening i n t he f orest, p erhaps f or
g razing i s
( Radiocarbon 2 3,
r ecorded a t H allowell M oss a t 1 700 1 981,
2 60-1,
2 72-3,
2 9
2 77).
2 = 60
b c
( SRR
- 4 18)
E NVIRONMENTAL E VIDENCE:
S UMMARY
( Table 5 ,
M aps 7 4
- 7 6)
i n c ommon w ith t he r est o f B ritain a nd I reland t he e arliest u nequivocal e vidence o f m an's a ctivities r ecorded i n p ollen s pectra i n t he
n orth
c hanges
o f
o f
E ngland o ccurs
v arious
s orts
i n t he
h ave
4 th
m illennium
b een i dentified
b c.
i ncluding
V egetation
a r eduction o f
e lm , b irch a nd p ine a ccompanied b y a n i ncrease i n g rasses, P lantago a nd C alluna; a n e xpansion o f h erbaceous s pecies w ithout a s ignificant c hange
i n
t ree
c over;
g eneral
f orest
a nd s hrub
r eduction w ith a n i ncrease i n P lantago; p astoral a nd a rable i ndicators i ncluding t ypes t he
o f
v egetation d isturbance m ay
l ocal
i mpact
a nd n on-local
o f
p rior
t o
t ypes.
s olid g eology, a spect d egradation i n p arts o f T he
i mpossible
o f
a ssess
p alynological O f a s
u nequivocal
e vidence
t he
i n a n a rea o f d eposits
f armers
a ttribution o f w ithout
e vidence,
s ame s ite. i nterpreted
o nly
i nfluence
i n t he d iagrams,
f rom p eat
N eolithic
o ak a nd e lm
b ut
v aried
t opography
s uggests
t he e ffects
t hat
o f
e ven
e levation,
a
f ound
a ll t he t ypes i ndicative o f o f
t hese c hanges
c ombination
o f
i n s tratigraphic
i n v egetation i s
a rchaeological
r elationship,
a nd
a t
t he
o f p alynological e vidence w hich h ave b een a griculture, o nly c ereal p ollen p rovides
f arming
p ractice.
E ven t his
i ndicator
b elong t o p hases o f c rop a nd s tock e xperimentation i ntermediate t rue M esolithic h unter-gatherer p ractices a nd a f ull N eolithic e conomy
o f
a lso t he
a nd c limate h ad e ncouraged p rocesses o f s oil t he a rea w hich n ever s upported c limatic-climax
' cultural
t o
l and u se
E vidence
t he a ctivities
f orest.
r eflect n ot
p ollen c omponents
h uman o ccupation a nd
a nd v egetation
r eduction;
a nd t he a ppearance o f b oth c ereal p ollen g rains. T hese
m ay
b etween f arming
( p.49).
T he
n ature
o f
t he e lm d ecline a nd
t he m echanism
w hich
p roduced
t his u niversal v egetation c hange a re p roblematic. T here i s n o d irect r elationship b etween t he e lm d ecline p henomenon a nd t he b eginnings o f a griculture
i n B ritain a nd I reland,
r adiocarbon c ident
y ears
b efore
w ith o ther
n ot
c onsidered
h as
b een u sed
a nd
' later'
d istinction d ifference
t o
i ndicators b e
h ere,
o f f or
c learances i n i n
t he
o f
f orest
c onvenience,
d isturbance
o f
t erms,
t he
a ctivity
t his
i s
t he e lm d ecline
i s
n or i s ' there
c oin-
e lm d ecline
A lthough
E ngland,
s ome 8 00
U nless
a s a d emarcation b etween
i n t he n orth o f
t ypes
t aken p lace
b oundary.
a nthropogenic o rigin.
a rchaeological t he
w hich m ay h ave
z one V Ila/VIib
a n
a ny
r ecorded b efore
o r
' earlier' a rtificial
s ignificant a fter
t his
h orizon. I n t he c ontinuation t hose
l ater 4 th a nd 3 rd m illennia b c p ollen e vidence a nd e xtension o f a ctivity ( often w ith c ereal
a reas w ith p re-elm d ecline
d isturbance,
t hat
i s
t he
s uggests p ollen)
a i n
C umberland
p lain, t he s outh-west C umbrian c oast, s outh-east D urham a nd U pper T eesdale, w ith a dditional a rable a ctivity i n t he E den v alley a nd F urness
a nd C artmel,
a n e xtension o f
g rasslands
i n t he
F urness
f ells,
t he C umbrian m ountains g enerally a nd e vidence o f c learance i n s ome o f t he L akeland v alleys. T his p attern o f a ctivity c ontinued i nto t he 2 nd m illennium b c w ith a f urther e xtension t o t he e ast o f t he C umberland p lain, t he v alleys l eading f rom t he w est c oast o f C umbria t o t he c entral m ountains, a long t he v alleys o f t he K ent, T ees a nd E den, a nd i n F urness a nd C artmel. B ecause o f t he l imitations o f t he p ollen e vidence t hese d evelopments c an o nly b e c onsidered i n v ery g eneral t erms. M oreo ver, t his e vidence i s r epresentative o nly o f t hose a reas f or w hich p ollen p rofiles a re a vailable a nd d oes n ot i ndicate a l ack o f s ettlem ent
i n o ther a reas w ithout
p ollen e vidence.
3 0
E ven
i n
c learance c enturies a
t he e arliest
a ctivity ' r ather
p articular
w ere
t han d ecades.
a rea
m aintenance,
s tages
c ould
e ven
o f
o ften o f
v egetation d isturbance
l ong d uration,
A s ystem o f
t he
l ocation o f
b e
r otational
p roduce a n o verall
w hile
t o
o f i n
l and u se w ithin
i mpression
i ndividual
p hases
m easured o f
c learing
f ields
c hanged.
N evertheless l ong p eriods o f l and u se w ithin t he p ollen c atchment o f v arious s ites a re i ndicated a s f or e xample a t E henside T arn, W illiams on's
M oss,
s hortest
O ulton
p eriods
m aintenance w ere B owness l ong
M oss o f
o f
a t
t he o rder
B arfield T arn, a nd
M oss,
B arfield
c atchment
f orest o f
c learance r equire
T arn a nd a t
n ot o nly
i s
t he
i nappropriate
f ound
a t
i n F urness
a nd
p ollen d iagrams b y w hich t he
E vidence
f rom
c learances c learance
A s
o f
s lash a nd b urn m odel o f
c ompiled
E ngland
t he
u pper
R owley-Conwy h as f orest-
w hich
f ertility,
d o
b ut
r egeneration p henomenon i s
i n
a f unction o f
( Rowley-Conwy 1 981,
s upports
t he
n ot s ome
8 5-8).
s uggestion
t hat o f o f
l and u se.
d istinction b etween p astoral
d efine
p recisely.
i ndicators c ereal f ields. 4 th t o
t he
d iagram w as
n orth
C artmel,
o f
A bbot
w ere o ften o f l ong d uration a nd t hat a lternative m odels a nd l and u se s hould b e a pplied t o e xplain t hese p atterns
p rehistoric T he
t he
C ommon,
t emperate E uropean s ites
s hifting c ultivation t o m aintain s oil
t he m ethod
i dentified a t L ong p hases
B owness
s outh-east D urham.
T he
c learing
p erhaps a c entury
a nd E nnerdale W ater.
' landnam
f or
D urham. a nd
d uration,
w ith o ther e pisodes
s ites a nd
s outh-east r eduction
a bout 3 0 y ears
A bbot M oss
p ercentage
f ound
N ot
a s
o nly
a nd a rable
a re
p lants
f ield-edge w eeds
l and
o ften
( Edwards
u se i s u sed
1 979,
d ifficult
a s
p astoral
2 57)
b ut
a lso
p ollen w ill o nly b e r ecorded a t s ample s ites c lose t o a rable R ecords o f c ereal p ollen a t m any o f t he s ites s ampled f rom t he i st m illennium b c s uggest t hat a rable a griculture w as q uite
w idespread b e
p astoral
s ome
o f
i n
f orest
r egeneration a re a lso
t he R iver K ent
d emonstrated
w ould
s ites
C ommon c 2 200 - 1 700 b c,
s hrub
t o
a nd a t
a lternating
t hroughout i ncorrect
t he a rea i n t he p rehistoric t o
c onsider
t he n orth o f
p eriod a nd
E ngland
a s
t hat a
i t
l argely
r egion.
I t h as p ollen
e conomic
b een s uggested d iagrams a bout
b reak,
a ctivity
a nd a nd s uch
a n
a rea
o f
t hree
i s
s omewhat
c an o nly b e
i mplied
r eaction
t here
d oubtful.
i dentified
d imensional w hen
a gainst
A t rue
o f
c essation o f
p roperly o n a r egional
p ollen d iagrams
i s
t he h igh l evel
i n a n
p opulation g rowth i n t he e arly 3 rd m illennium b c, w hen r esources p opulation b ecame o verstretched ( Whittle 1 980, 3 31). E vidence f or a ' standstill'
a
t hat t he r egeneration o f w oodland s een t he m id 3 rd m illennium b e r epresents
( Turner
a k nown r elationship
1 975)
a ctivity
b asis
a nd
i n
b y t he u se
c an
o nly
b etween a h uman
b e
c ommunity
a nd t he e cological i mpact s hown i n t he d iagram ( Edwards 1 979, 2 63). W hittle s f ourteen e xamples o f s ites w ith c learing r egeneration c ome f rom u pland a nd l owland s ites i n B ritain a nd I reland a nd s hould f irst b e i nterpreted w ithin t heir o wn r egional c ontext. P articular c are m ust a lso
b e
t ion i s
t aken i n t he r ecognised
a s
i dentification o f
t he
c riteria b y w hich
r egenera-
t hese m ay d iffer b etween p ollen a nalysts,
a s m ay
t he s pecific h orizon i dentified a s ' regeneration' a nd s ampled f or r adiocarbon d ating. F inally, t he u se o f a t wo s tandard d eviation t ime s pread
f or
p eriod
o f
P ollen
e vidence
c essation
t he
r adiocarbon d ates
' standstill' o f
l ess
f or
f rom t he n orth o f
c learance
r egeneration a nd
d istinct
( Edwards
E ngland d oes
1 979, n ot
2 61-3,
s uggest
i n t he m id 3 rd m illennium b c.
3 1
r enewal m akes a
t he
f ig.2). g eneral
R egeneration o f
w oodland a t v arious s tages i n t he d ifferent d iagrams c annot p ositively b e i dentified a s a c essation o f a ctivity w ithout m ore p ollen s amples f rom w hich a p icture T wo
o f
i rreversible
l ocal o r c hanges
f ormation
o f
b lanket
a ctivities s ediments
o f e arly f armers. h ave b een n oted
r egional
i n t he
p eat,
h ave
a ctivity
l andscape,
s ometimes
c an b e
c onstructed.
s oil e rosion a nd
b een
a ttributed
t o
t he t he
I nwashes o f s oils a nd a c hange i n l ake a t a n umber o f s ites, p articularly i n
C umbria, o ften c oincident w ith c learances j ust a fter t he e lm d ecline, a s a t W illiamson's M oss, B arfield T arn, E nnerdale W ater, B lea T arn, A ngle T arn a nd U llswater,
o r w ith l ater
g rassland p hases
a s
a t
D evoke
W ater, S eathwaite T arn a nd L angdale C ombe. T hese c hanges h ave b een i nterpreted a s t he r esult o f i ncreased e rosion, f ollowing t he c learance o f
f orest
f or
c ultivation.
M odern e xperimental
h ydrology s how a c onsiderable i ncrease o r r iver c atchment i s r emoved ( Swanks e ffect
m ight
b e
e xpected w hen c limatic-climax
H owever,
t he
s urface
d isturbance
s treams, f low.
s ilting o f
a nd I n
l akes
o f
h ence
a
s tudies
s oils
t he
f orest
a nd
b ogs
b ut
s tatus
i s
o f
w ith a m ull
i n
c atchment
i n r un-off w hen f orest i n a l ake a nd D ouglas 1 974) a nd a s imilar f orest
w as
d oes n ot n ecessarily r elated
t he s oils s oil
t o
t he
p ower
o f
t he e rosive
t hrough w hich
s tream f low i s
c leared.
r eflect t he
s treams
r egular w ith
f ew
s pates, b ut a d egraded s oil, e ven u nder f orest c over m ay s how s easonal s pates, b ecause r aw h umus i s a l ess e ffective ' sponge f or a bsorbing r ainfall ( Prof. D imbleby: p er.comm.). E vidence o f e rosion m ight t herefore s uggest t hat s ome s oils w ere a lready b ecoming d egraded p rior t o
h uman
i nterference,
a m ajor
t rend
i n v egetation i n p arts
v egetation a nd
t he s tunted g rowth o f
o f
t he
a rea. O pen t ogether
w ith
t he
d evelopment
o f
p eat
t rees
a nd o ther
i n u pland
a reas,
s econdary p lant
m unities t hroughout t he p ost-glacial p eriod i ndicate a t endency t o d egradation i n t he n orth o f E ngland. A lthough p ollen d iagrams
c oms oil s how
e vidence o f p ine a nd b irch w oods i n C umbria a nd o ther u plands, t his d oes n ot i ndicate t hat t hese s oils w ere s uitable f or c ultivation. P inus s ylvestris,
t he
s pecies
d uring t he A tlantic p eriod, ( 1) t he t ransitional s tages t he
i nitiation
o f
b ogs w ith d ry a reas B oth a re d egraded a ccelerated c ause
o f A
s teep
a reas
p rocesses
c ontrast m ay a nd
m ay
t opography
h ave o f
b og,
a lready
l ikely
t o h ave
b een g rowing
( 2)
d eveloped
r aised
b ogs
a nd
b lanket
b egun,
b ut w ere
b y n o m eans
t he
s ole
v egetation s uccession.
b e d rawn b etween t he
t he n orth-east
s lopes,
p ine m ost
o n w hich p ine c an r egenerate ( Godwin 1 975, 1 03-5). s oils. C learances i n t hese a reas m ay h ave
r etrogressive
n orth-west o f
r aised
o f
i s c haracteristic o f t wo t ypes o f h abitat o f v egetation s uccession c orresponding w ith
r esistant e ncouraged
o f
E ngland.
v olcanic
r ocks
e rosion a nd
t he P ennine u plands
a nd
t opography a nd
g eology o f
I n C umbria t he a nd h igh r ainfall
s oil l oss. t he C heviots
t he
c ombination i n e levated
I n t he m ore r ounded a
c ombination
o f
h igh r ainfall a nd a l ow p recipitation/evaporation r atio w ould t end t o e ncourage t he d evelopment o f p eat b og c ommunities a nd s oil d egradation.
3 2
P ALYNOLOGY A ND A RCHAEOLOGY A ND T HE E VIDENCE O F H UMAN A CTIVITY P REHISTORIC P ERIOD
I N
T HE
T he r ecognition o f v arious t ypes o f m an-made v egetation d isturba nce, f orest c learance a nd a gricultural a ctivity i n p ollen s pectra h as c onsiderably e nlarged t he p icture o f m an's a ctivities i n t he p reh istoric p eriod, i n s ome i nstances s uggesting s ettlement i n a reas f or w hich t here i s l ittle a rchaeological e vidence o f o ccupation. W hen a ttempting t o i nterpret t he e vidence f or s ettlement p rovided b y a rchaeology a nd p alynology i t o f e ach t ype o f s tudy.
i s n ecessary t o
c onsider t he l imitations
P ollen a nalysis a nd p rehistoric a ctivity T he m ethods a nd
l imitations
o f p ollen a nalysis h ave b een d iscussed
b y m any p alaeobotanists ( e.g. M oore a nd W ebb 1 978) a nd t he i nference o f p rehistoric a ctivity i n p articular h as b een r eviewed b y E dwards ( 1979). P roblems r elevant t o t he i dentification o f p rehistoric a ctivity i n p ollen s pectra
( and t he a ssociation o f
t hat a ctivity a nd a rchaeological
r emains) c oncern t he l ocation a nd c hoice o f s ampling s ites, t he n ature o f c learance a ctivity a nd t he c riteria b y w hich i t i s i nferred, a nd t he d ating o f t he e pisodes i dentified i n t he d iagrams. T hese m ay b e s ummarised a s f ollows: ( 1)
T he
m ajority o f
p ollen s ample s ites a re n ot
c hosen w ith r eference
t o k nown a rchaeological r emains n or a re m ost s amples p rimarily i ntended t o e lucidate t he n ature a nd e xtent o f p rehistoric o ccupat ion i n a n a rea ( 2)
b ecause o f t he p roblems o f a rchaeological c hronologies a nd t he l imitations o f r adiocarbon d ating o f p ollen s amples ( p.15) i t m ay b e i mpossible t o c orrelate a rchaeological m aterial a nd p alynol ogical e vidence o f s ettlement f rom t he s ame v icinity, f ound i n d irect s tratigraphic r elationship ( pp.40-41)
( 3)
t here
i s
a b ias
i n t he c hoice o f
p ollen s ampling
s ites
u nless
t owards
u pland l ocations w hich m ay b e u nrepresentative o f l arge a reas o f t he l owlands w hich s upported h uman a ctivity d uring t he p rehistoric p eriod ( 4)
a
p ollen
c atchment
a rea m ay c hange t hrough t ime
c over i n t he v icinity i s ( 5)
v ariable i n
a mounts o f
a s
v egetation
a ltered
n on-local p ollen,
t he i mmediate v icinity o f
u nrepresentative o f
t he s ampling s ite,
a re
a ctivity
p resent
i n
p ollen s pectra ( 6)
p atterns o f v egetation c hange m ay b e a f unction o f t he m ethod b y w hich t he p ollen d iagram i s c ompiled ( as i n p ercentage d iagrams) ( Rowley-Conwy 1 981,
( 7 )
t he t he
8 7)
d egree o f d etail i n a p ollen d iagram i s l argely d etermined b y i ntervals a t w hich a d eposit i s s ampled a nd t he n umber o f
p ollen g rains
c ounted
3 3
( 8 )
t he i nterpretation o f h uman a ctivity i n p ollen s pectra b y p alaeobotanists i s r elated t o c ontemporary a rchaeological e xpectat ions
( 9)
( 10)
( e.g.
t he n ature o f
t he e lm d ecline p p.14-16)
d ifferent t ypes o f l and u se m ay p roduce s imilar p atterns p ollen s pectra ( Edwards 1 979, 2 56-7)
i n
t he
p alaeobotanists m ay u se d ifferent c riteria t o i dentify t he p henomena e .g. a rable o r p astoral l and u se ( p.31)
s ame
T he a rchaeological r ecord a nd p rehistoric a ctivity T he
k nown
d istribution o f
a rchaeological m aterial i n a n a rea
i s
b iased b y a n umber o f f actors r elating t o t he r ecognition a nd r ecovery o f a rtifacts a nd s ites a nd i s r epresentative o f a v ariety o f a ctivities n ot a ll o f w hich m ay b e r ecorded i n p ollen d iagrams. I n t he n orth o f E ngland t here i s a b asic u pland a nd l owland d ichotomy i n t he d istribut ion o f
p articular
t ypes
o f a rchaeological m aterial,
a s
f ollows:
s ettlement s ites s till o bservable a bove g round l evel u pland l ocations: p reserved b y l ack o f
b urial m onuments
d isturbance o f g round a nd s till v isible u nder s uitable c onditions
f ield s ystems c airn f ields
i ndividual a rtifacts l owland l ocations: f lat g raves s ettlement
( no a bove g round m onument) s ites n ot
a bove g round
l evel
r evealed b y d isturbance o f g round o r a s c rop m arks
p reserved
( recoverable
b y a erial p hotography)
I n a ddition t he d istribution o f b oth u pland a nd l owland m aterial i s b iased b y l ocal i nterest a nd f ield w ork , a nd a ctivities a nd l ocations w hich b ring m aterial
t o
l ight e .g.
m ining,
p eat
c utting,
s and
d unes
e tc. I n s ome i nstances a rchaeological e vidence o f s ettlement h as b een t otally l ost b y n atural p rocesses s uch a s s ea-level c hange a nd e rosion o r
t emporarily o bscured b y t he g rowth o f A ll
t ypes
a ctivity i n s ome
o f
p eat.
a rchaeological m aterial a re
f orm o r o ther.
B ut m any o f
i ndicative
o f
t hese a ctivities m ay
h uman n ot
b e d irectly r epresented i n t he p ollen r ecord o r m ay b e m isinterpreted. V arious t ypes o f a rchaeological m aterials a nd s ites, t heir e nvironm ental i mpact a nd p ossible m isinterpretation a re l isted i n T able A ( pp.37). I n a ddition i t s hould b e n oted t hat c ertain t ypes o f a ctivity s uch a s f ishing, h unting, t rapping a nd t he c ollection o f w ild f oods i n s mall q uantities m ay n ot b e r ecorded i n p ollen d iagrams a nd t hat
t hese
a ctivities m ay n ot b e r epresented b y a ny a rchaeological r emains i n t he l ocality i n w hich t he a ctivity t ook p lace. A s imilar a rgument may
3 4
a pply t o t he s easonal u se o f u pland a reas f or g razing, w hich m ay n ot h ave n ecessitated . field b oundaries o r p ermanent s ettlements a nd o f w hich t here w ould I t
i s
t herefore b e n o s ignificant a rchaeological
r emains.
a pparent w hen c omparing t he a rchaeological a nd p alynological
e vidence f or h uman s ettlement i n t hose a reas o f t he n orth o f E ngland f or w hich p ollen d iagrams a re a vailable t hat t here i s s ome d isparity b etween t he i ndications o f h uman a ctivity p rovided b y t he t wo t ypes o f e vidence
( Table B )
e ast D urham,
( pp.38-39).
T his
i s
t he l ower a nd u pper T ees,
p articularly o bvious i n s outh-
t he C umberland
p lain,
a nd t he e vidence
C umbrian m ountains w here o f N eolithic a nd B ronze
a ctivity W eardale
i n t hese a reas i s s hown i n p ollen d iagrams. a nd s outh-west W estmorland t here i s s ome
e vidence O f
M oor H ouse
t here i s l ittle a rchaeological A ge s ettlement, a lthough h uman C onversely i n a rchaeological
o f s ettlement a lthough l ittle d isturbance i n t he v egetation. t he s everal p roblems
a nd b iases
c oncerned w ith t he i nterpreta-
t ion o f a rchaeological a nd p alynological e vidence f rom t he a rea t he f ollowing w ould a ppear t o b e t he m ost s ignificant i n t he l ight o f t hese d iscrepancies: A rchaeology ( 1)
I n
t he
p ast
t he n orth o f E ngland h as
s uffered f rom
a
l ack
o f
s ystematic a rchaeological f ield s urvey. T his h as b een r edressed b y d etailed s tudies o f s ettlements a nd f ield s ystems i n t he n orth o f N orthumberland, p articularly i n u pland a reas. I n t he l owlands o f N orthumberland, D urham, t he E den ' v alley a nd t he C umberland p lain a erial p hotography h as r evealed l arge n umbers o f s ites g enerally
c onsidered
t o b e o f
I ron A ge o r
R omano-British
d ate.
T he p ossibility r emains t hat a t l east s ome o f t hese s ites m ay b e o f e arlier d ate, c ommensurate w ith t he p alynological e vidence f or s ettlement a nd a rchaeological e vidence S urvey o f t he a rea i s s till v ery u neven. ( 2)
o f
u pland
a citivity.
A n umber o f a reas a re n ot a menable t o f ield w alking w here p ossible a rchaeological m aterial h as b een c overed b y t he g rowth o f p eat e .g.
P ennine u plands,
S W W estmorland.
( 3)
D ifferent t ypes o f l ater l and u se o f a reas o f p rehistoric s ettlem ent m ay h ave o bscured o r d estroyed a rchaeological e vidence e .g. u rban d evelopment, m ining, a rable f arming, f orestry.
( 4)
T he n umber f actors o f
o f a rtifacts o f a p articular t ype m ay b e r elated t o a vailability a nd m ay n ot b e a d irect, q uantifiable
r epresentation o f a rchaeological a ctivity. F or a rtifacts m ade f rom l ocal s ources ( Group V I a xes, o ther p erforated t ools)
m ay b e m ore c ommon p er h ead o f
t ion t han b ronzes, w hich a re s carce i n t he a rea. n ecessarily m ean t hat a rchaeological a ctivity i n r educed f inds.
d uring
e xample s tone a xehammers a nd t he p opula-
T his d oes t he a rea
t he E arly B ronze A ge a lthough t here m ay
3 5
b e
n ot w as l ess
( 5 )
T he
n orth o f
E ngland m ay h ave b een l ess
r ich i n c ertain i tems
o f
m aterial c ulture t han a reas f urther s outh. E ven o n e xcavated s ites a rtifacts a re f ew. T he n umber o f s tray f inds m ight t hen b e e xpected t o b e s ubstantially l ess t han i n o ther p arts o f a nd s ettlements a nd b urials m ay b e m ore r epresentative l evel o f p rehistoric a ctivity. ( 6)
C ertain t ypes o f a ctivity w ill n ot b e r epresented l ogical m aterial i n t he v icinity e .g. u pland g razing.
( 7)
C ertain a rtifacts a re n ot
r epresentative o f
b y
B ritain o f t he
a rchaeo-
a ctivities w hich w ould
h ave a ny i mpact o n t he v egetation r ecord e .g. w eaponry. ( 8)
T he e stablishment o f s ome s ites w ill n ot b e r ecorded i n p ollen d iagrams i f t he a rea i s a lready o ccupied o r b ecause t he s ite i s s mall e .g. s ettlements, n on-monumental b urials, c airns.
P alynoloz 47 ( 1)
I n
a n
a rea o f v aried
t opography t he r epresentation o f
l ocal
a nd
n on-local p ollens i n a p ollen d iagram m ay b e e xtremely v ariable. T he p recise l ocation o f a ctivity r epresented i n t he p ollen s pectrum m ay t herefore b e d ifficult t o d etermine. T his m ay b e p articularly a pparent u plands a nd l owlands. ( 2)
i n u pland l ocations
r eceiving p ollen
f rom
T here i s a s trong l ocal c omponent i n s ome o f t he d iagrams, p articularly i n t he l owlands. T his i s d emonstrated i n t he d ifferences b etween e vidence f or s ettlement f or e xample a t B owness a nd O ulton M oss H allowell M oss,
( only s ome 1 0km a part) a nd i n s outh-east D urham a t B ishop M iddleham a nd M ordon C arr ( also a bout 1 0km
a part). ( 3)
I n u pland a reas s usceptible t o s oil d egradation a nd o n s teeply s loping s ites t he e ffect o f h uman a ctivity m ay b e t o a ccelerate n atural p rocesses o f c hange. T he u ltimate o utcome o f t his a ctivity i n t erms o f v egetation c hange m ay b e o ut o f a ll p roport ion t o
t he h uman a ctivity i n t he a rea.
( 4)
T he i dentification o f t ypes o f l and u se/agriculture d epends t he i nterpretive m odel u sed ( Edwards 1 979, 2 63-266).
( 5)
L ake s ediments r eceive p ollen f rom s tream i nputs, a ctivity i n t he w atershed s ome m iles d istant f rom
r eflecting t he l ake.
P ollen f rom t hese d eposits m ay p resent q uite a d ifferent o f a ctivity f rom p eat d eposits i n t he s ame a rea. ( 6)
L ocal
a gricultural
e conomy a nd m ay n ot
a ctivity
m ay b e p art
t herefore b e
e conomic s ystem p racticed i n t he a rea.
3 6
o f a
p icture
r egionally
t ruly r epresentative o f
u pon
b ased
t he t otal
A rchaeological m aterial
E nvironmental i mpact
P ossible m isinterpretation
r egistered i n p ollen. d iagram 1 .
s ettlement s ites
1 .(a ) ( b) ( c)
c learance f or s ite t imber f elling
1 .(a)
c harcoal f rom d omestic h earths
a gricultural u se
( b)
a gricultural u se
( c)
p reparation o f g round f or c ultivation b y b urning
* E stablishment o f s ettlement s ite m ay n ot b e r egistered i n a n a rea w hich h as a lready b een c leared a nd o ccupied 2 .
l arge b urial m onuments
2 .(a )
c learance o f s ite
( b)
t imber f elling, f or s ome N eolithic l ong b arrows
( c)
t imber f or c remations
2 .(a) ( b) ( c)
a gricultural u se c learance f or a griculture
*N ot r egistered i n p ollen d iagram i f a rea i s a lready g rassland o r h as b een p reviously c leared
3 .
s mall b urials w ithout v isible m onument e g. c ists,
3 .(a)
n one a t b urial s ite ( area t oo s mall) t imber c ollection f or c remations
3 .(a) ( b)
4 .(a) ( b)
c learance o f s ite t imber f elling f or s ome m onuments w ith l arge p osts e tc.
4 .(a)
5 .
n one i f r aw m aterial i s c ollected f rom s crees, e xposed a reas e tc.
5 .
n one - i f l ost i n p rocess o f e xchange/trade
6 .(a)
n on-cist c remations e tc.
4 .
5 .
6 .
S tone c ircles/henges e tc.
a xe f actories a nd o ther s ources o f r aw m aterials
( b)
s ite o f c remation n ot s ame a s b urial s ite, t herefore c learance m ay f ail t o b e i dentified a s f or b urial p urposes a gricultural u se
( b) n atural p rocesses o f s oil d egradation e tc. m ay b e a ssociated w ith h uman a ctivity
i ndividual a rtifacts ( a)
t ools
6 .(a)
( b) w eapons ( c)
- d eliberately c oncealed ( to b e r ecovered) - d eliberately d eposited ( not t o b e r ecovered) - i f a n i tem o f s tatus e tc. e vidence o f c learance/agriculture e tc. i f t ool l ost i n u sual p lace o f u se
d omestic i tems
( b) ( c)
n one e vidence o f c learance/agriculture i f l ost/deposited w ithin a rea o f
( b) ( c)
s easonal a ctivity i dentified a s p ermanent s ettlement
p ermanent s ettlement 7 .
8 .
c airnfields ( agricultural o r s epulchral)
7 .
c learance f or c onstruction o f c airn
7 .
f ield s ystems
8 .
a gricultural i ndicators
8 .
N ot i dentified i n p ollen r ecord i f a rea a lready c leared/ o ccupied i dentification o f s ystem o f a griculture d epends u pon c riteria u sed
T ABLE A
3 7
A rea
( a)
C umberland p lain
A rchaeology
tray f inds o nly ( a) ' - s - n o f ield s urveys - p arts o f a rea p eat c overed a nd
P alynology
( a)
n ot a menable t o s urvey - a ir p hotography s hows c onsiderable o ccupation i n I ron A ge/Roman p eriod ( some o f r emains p robably o f e arlier
- e vidence o f a ctivity i n a rea f rom 4 th-lst m illennium b c i ncluding c ereal p ollen; p ossibly a n a malgam o f v arying s ettlement p atterns - s trong l ocal p ollen c omponent
d ate) ( b)
S W C umberland c oast
( b) - v aried e vidence o f s ettlement b ut f ew s ettlement s ites y et i dentified - f ield w alking o n c oastal s ites p roducing v aried m aterial f rom
( b)
d isturbed c ontexts - l oss o f s ome s ites d ue t o
p erhaps d ue t o e xposed c oastal l ocation
c hanging s ea l evels
( c)
S W W estmorland
( c)
- l ittle e vidence o f s ettlement - d istribution a nd q uantity o f p articular a rtifacts m ay b e a
( c)
f unction o f l ocal p roduction/ a vailability r ather t han a n a bsolute i ndicator o f a ctivity - n o f ield s urvey - a rea o f m ires n ot a menable t o s urvey ( d)
E den v alley
( d)
- v aried e vidence o f o ccupation,
- e vidence o f a ctivity i n a rea f rom 4 th ist m illennium b c, i ncluding c ereal p ollen; p ossibly a n a malgam o f v arying s ettlement p atterns - s trong l ocal p ollen c omponent - s ome e rosion a nd s oil c hange
- l ittle s ignificant, d atable e vidence o f p rehistoric a ctivity - p ollen d iagrams p robably r epresent l ocal c hanges i n c onditions a nd t he g rowth o f m ires
( d)
i ncluding c airns a t s outh e nd o f v alley o n w est s ide - n o f ield s urvey i n n orth a nd c entre o f v alley - a ir p hotography s hows f ield s ystems a nd c onsiderable
- e vidence o f a ctivity d uring 3 rd-2nd m illennia b c, i ncluding c ereal p ollen - n o p ollen d iagrams f rom s outh e nd o f E den v alley w hich h as c onsistent e vidence o f p rehistoric s ettlement
e vidence o f o ccupation, s ome p robably o f p rehistoric d ate ( e)
W indermere/Esthwaite
( e)
b asin
- l ittle e vidence o f s ettlement - n o f ield s urvey
( e)
- d iagrams n ot d etailed, o nly s how g eneral t rends o f g rassland i ncrease a nd d ecline i n t ree c over - s ome t emporary s mall c learances p robably o f B ronze A ge d ate
( f)
I ntermediate b etween S W c oast
( f)
a nd C umbrian m ountains
- s light e vidence o f a ctivity f rom a rtifacts - s tone c ircles a nd c airnfields
( f )
- e vidence o f a ctivity i n 3 rd2 nd m illennia -m ain f eature a n e xpansion o f g rasslands
t he m ost s ignificant a rchaeological r emains - n o f ield s urvey ( g)
( h)
F urness f ells
C umbrian m ountains
( g )
- v ery s light e vidence o f a ctivity
( h)
-t angdale ' axe f actory' o nly k nown a rchaeological e vidence
( g )
- p robable 3 rd-lst m illennia g rassland e xpansion
( h)
- e vidence o f d eforestation a nd p ossible b urning o f m oorlands - g eneral t rend t owards p eat a nd
- c airns - n o f ield s urvey
o f a ctivity
( i)
U pper T eesdale
( i)
m oorland d evelopment
- s light a rchaeological e vidence o f s ettlement - r ecent f ield s urveys s uggest e vidence o f p rehistoric
( i)
- e vidence o f z one V IIa a ctivity w ith c ereal p ollen a nd f urther u se i n 2 nd Ist m illennia a lso w ith c ereals - a rea f airly o pen e ven a t
s ettlements
e lm d ecline - v aried m osaic o f h abitats w ith e vidence o f u se f or g razing - g eneral t rend t owards s oil d egradation i n w etter a reas
T ABLE B
3 8
A rea
. A rchaeology
P alynology
_ ( j)
M oor H ouse
( J)
( j )
- n o e vidence o f s ettlement a fter M esolithic p eriod - p eat c overed u plands n ot a menable t o f ield s urvey
- e vidence o f a ctivity i n 3 rd2 nd m illennia w ith c ereal p ollen - a rea f airly o pen a t e lm d ecline - g eneral t rend t owards p eat d evelopment
( k)
W eardale
( k)
- v aried e vidence o f s ettlement
( k)
- s ome f ield s urvey
- a vailable d iagrams r elate m ainly t o l ater p eriods b ut n o r eal e vidence o f N eolithic o r E arly B ronze A ge u se - v ariations i n P lantago a nd g rasses i n 1 st m illennium p ossibly d ue t o h uman u se
( 1)
S E D urham
( 1)
- v aried b ut v ery s light e vidence o f s ettlement f rom s ingle f inds a nd a f ew s ites
( 1)
- e vidence o f a ctivity i n 4 th2 nd m illennia i ncluding c ereal p ollen - p ossibly s trong l ocal p ollen c omponent
( m )
- p robable a ctivity 3 rd1 st m illennia m ainly r elated t o g razing
- a ir p hotography s hows c onsiderable n umber o f ' native' s ites, p ossibly o f e arlier d ate ( m )
F urness & C artmel
( m )
s ome
- e vidence o f s ettlement l argely i ndividual f inds, b ut s ome c airns - n o f ield s urvey
- s ome e vidence o f c ereals ( n)
U pper c atchment o f R iver K ent
( n )
- v ery s light e vidence o f s ettlement
( n )
- s light e vidence o f v egetation d isturbance i n t he l ater 2 nd1 st m illennia - i ncrease i n g rasses - c ereals l ate i n i st m illennium
I ndividual s ites B radford K aims
- v aried e vidence o f s ettlement
- r eduction i n t ree c over i n z one V llb
C ranberry B og
- v ery s light e vidence o f o ccupation - n o f ield s urvey
- s ome e vidence o f d isturbance i n t he ( ?) i st m illennium
C oon R igg M oss
- v ery s light e vidence o f o ccupation - f ield s urvey o f l ater p rehistoric
- s ome v egetation d isturbance i n ( ?) 3 rd-2nd m illennia - g eneral t rend t owards e xtension o f h eath a nd p eat
s ettlements
Muckle M oss
- v ery s light e vidence o f o ccupation - n o f ield s urvey
- g eneral t rend t owards e xtension o f h eath a nd p eat
T hirlmere
- v ery s light e vidence o f o ccupation - n o f ield s urvey
- s ome e vidence o f ( ?) 2 nd m illennium d isturbance, m ainly e xtension o f g rasslands - e xtension o f g rasses a t
M ockerin T arn
- v ery s light e vidence o f o ccupation
U llswater
- v ery s light e vidence o f o ccupation - n o f ield s urvey
- s ome a ctivity i n 3 rd m illennium i ncluding e rosion
A keld S teads
- v aried e vidence o f a ctivity
- s ome e vidence f or c learance i n t he 2 nd-lst m illennia
F ellend M oss
- v ery s light e vidence o f o ccupation - n o f ield s urvey
-m inor c learance e pisode i n t he e arlier p art o f t he
S teng M oss
- v aried e vidence o f s ettlement
- t hree ' landnam ' p hases f rom m id-2nd t o m id i st m illennium
H allowell M oss
a s
e lm d ecline b ut n o r eal d ecrease i n t ree c over
- n o f ield s urvey
2 nd m illennium
i n N orth T yne v alley - s urvey o f l ater p rehistoric s ettlements ( 1)
- s light o pening i n t he f orest i n t he e arlier p art o f t he 2 nd m illennium, p ossibly f or g razing
S E D urham
T ABLE B
3 9
A RCHAEOLOGICAL A ND P ALYNOLOGICAL E VIDENCE F OR S ETTLEMENT A T S TORRS M OSS T he
o nly c ertain a ssociation o f a rchaeological a nd
p alynological
e vidence i s t o b e f ound a t s ites w here a rchaeological m aterial i s s tratified i n d eposits s uitable f or p ollen a nalysis. S uch s ites h ave n ot y et b een f ound i n t he a rea o f s tudy, b ut w ere s pecifically s ought i n e xcavations a t S torrs M oss o n t he e ast s ide o f M orecambe B ay i n 1 965 - 1 967 ( Powell e t a l 1 971). S ituated i n a l ow l ying a rea w hich h ad a ltered i n a p rocess o f n atural h ydrosere d evelopment f rom t idal d eposits t o r eed s wamp t o c arr v egetation a nd f inally m oss p eat, e xcavations a t S torrs M oss p roduced a n umber o f p ieces o f w orked w ood a mongst a n a rea o f r otten t imber, a nd s ome p oor l ithic m aterial w ith a r im f ragment o f a w ooden b owl o n a n e arly g round s urface. N o s ignificant a rchaeological f eatures w ere i dentified i n t he a reas e xcavated a nd i t w ould a ppear t hat t he a rtifacts f ound w ere n ot t ruly i n
s itu b ut h ad b een w ashed d own o n t o
t he s ite f rom a h igher l ocation
( ibid, 1 35). N one o f t he a rtifacts w as d iagnostic o f a p articular c ulture a nd a lthough t he p ollen p rofiles i ndicated s ome c ontemporary h uman i nterference w ithin t he p ollen c atchment a rea t his d id n ot i nclude c ereal p ollen o r i ndications
a
o f
s ignificant w oodland c learance.
B ecause t he d epth o f p eat o n t he s ite w as i nsufficient t o p rovide g ood p ollen p rofile, a nd t he p ollen s pectrum h ad p oor p ollen
p reservation a nd a n o ver-representation o f l ocally p roduced p ollens a nd s pores, a ttempts w ere m ade t o d ate t he a rtifacts f rom t he s ite a nd t o p ut t he c hanges a t S torrs M oss w ithin a r egional p erspective b y c ompari ng t hem w ith o ther l ocal p ollen d iagrams ( ibid, 1 26-33). T he p osition o f t he w ooden a rtifacts w ithin a v ery s hallow p eat d eposit ( SM 1 ) i n A rea B w as c orrelated w ith a l onger p rofile f rom t he s ite ( SM 2 ) w hich i n t urn w as c orrelated w ith a l evel i n a d iagram f rom H awes W ater. B y a ssessing t he s edimentation r ate f rom a nother H awes W ater p rofile, a nd a lso c omparing t his w ith d ates f rom S ilverwater, i t w as s uggested t hat t he a rtifact l evel a t S torrs M oss d ated t o c 3 00 - 4 00 y ears b efore t he ' primary' e lm d ecline a t H awes W ater. A t F oulsham M oss t he l evel p resumed t o c orrelate w ith t he a rtifact l ayer a t S torrs M oss h ad r adioc arbon d ates o f 3 430 - 1 00 b c ( UB - 4 63) a nd 3 485 - 10 0 b c ( UB - 4 62). T he S torrs M oss s ample f rom t he a rtifact l evel g ave a d ate o f 2 640 : 1 :9 0 b e
( Gak
r ootlet
- 8 53),
c onsidered
t o b e a m inimum a ge
b ecause
o f
m odern
p enetration.
T wo m ajor p roblems b eset t he i nterpretation o f t he S torrs M oss m aterial, f irst, t he a rtifacts a re n ot d iagonistic o f a p articular ' culture a nd s econd, t he m ethod o f o btaining a ' date' f or t he a rtifact l evel b y c omparison w ith p ollen p rofiles f rom o ther s ites i s h ighly c ontentious. T he m any l imitations o f p ollen a nalysis i ncluding t he c atchment a rea o f t he d iagram a nd t he r epresentation o f l ocal a nd n onl ocal p ollen s uggest t hat i t i s i nappropriate t o a ttempt t o d ate o ne v ery s hallow p rofile ( SM 1 ) w ith a s trong l ocal p ollen c omponent w ith o ther
d iagrams
s ediments),
o btained
f rom d ifferent
s ources
( i.e.
e ven w ithin a c omparatively s mall a rea.
p eats a nd I n a ddition,
l ake i t
s hould b e n oted t hat a r eliance u pon t he s ynchroneity o f t he e lm d ecline m ay b e u nreliable, a s t here i s a c onsiderable d ate r ange f or t his p henomenon ( p.16). A t T hrang M oss, n ear S torrs M oss, t he e lm d ecline w as d ated t o c 2 400 b e ( Q247 a nd Q 249) a nd i t i s p ossible t hat t he
S torrs M oss
a rtifacts a lthough i n z one V ila p eat c ould b e
m illennium b e d ate.
4 0
o f
3 rd
U nfortunately s o u nsatisfactory i ng
o f
t he
c hanges
l ate A tlantic t he
l onger
b e t his
m ent
s ite d oes
s ettlement
t he b eginnings
u nusual
p eriod w ould T he
t he e xcavation a t
A p re-elm d ecline d ate
a nd e ven f or
c onsidered
i n C umbria.
o f
n ot m aterially a dd
i n e conomy a nd
p eriod.
v egetation
d uring
m any a spects
t hat,the
b e
( p.16)
S torrs
t o a n
t aking p lace d uring
o f
a griculture
a nd a ctivity
i mportance
o f
a re t he
f or h uman i nterference n ear
i n a ccord w ith o ther e vidence
p ossible
M oss
u nderstand-
w ould
S torrs f or
i n n o
M oss
s ettle-
l ocations w ith a m osaic
o f
h abitats a nd r esources, s uch a s S torrs M oss, f or t he i ntroduction o r a doption o f a griculture i s n ow b eing b etter a ppreciated.
4 1
C HAPTER 2 :
N EOLITHIC A ND E ARLY B RONZE A GE S ETTLEMENT
T HE M ESOLITHIC B ACKGROUND
( Map 1 1,
C atalogue 2 )
A d etailed e xamination o f M esolithic m aterial f rom t he n orth o f E ngland d oes n ot c ome ‘ N _thin t he s cope o f t his w ork, b ut t he f ollo c ,.ng b rief d escription o f t he e vidence f or M esolit l L c o ccupat ion i n t he a rea f orms a n i ntroduction t c t he s tudy o f l ater p eriods.
T he
s pread o f
h uman o ccupation i n B ritain d uring t he
M esolithic,
f rom t he 8 th t o t he 5 th m illennium b c, t ook p lace a gainst a b ackground o f r adical c limatic a nd e nvironmental c hange; t he f ormative p eriod o f p ost-glacial v egetation d evelopment f rom t he t undra c onditions o f z one I II t o t he s pread o f c limatic-climax f orest i n t he A tlantic p eriod ( zone
V ila).
F our m ajor c hanges d uring t he p eriod n ecessitated
s iderable a daptation b y m an a nd a nimal p opulations e nvironments n amely: ( 1)
c limatic
c hange - f rom t he l ow p ost-glacial
I V t o t he c limatic o ptimum o f ( 2°C ) h igher t han t oday ( 2)
s ea
l evel
q uantities i sostatic
c hanges
t o
t heir
t emperatures o f
z one V ila w ith t emperatures
- c onsequent
u pon
t he
r elease
z one
s ome 4° F
o f
l arge
o f w ater f rom i ce c aps ( accompanied i n s ome p laces b y r ecovery o f l and f orms) w hich c aused t he l oss o f c on-
s iderable a reas o f l and p reviously a vailable f or o ccupation p enetration o f t he s ea l andward o f p resent c oast l ines ( 3)
c on-
c hanging
d evelopment
a nd
o f v egetation - f rom o pen b irch a nd p ine w oodlands i n
z one I V t o t he s pread o f h ardwoods i n z one V I a nd c limatic-climax f orest w ith o ak , e lm e tc. i n z one V ila c overing l arge a reas o f t he c ountry ( 4)
i nsulation o f
B ritain
b y r ising s ea l evels
i n t he
a ffected t he o verall c limate b y t he i nfluence a round B ritain a nd w hich p revented e ntry o f a nimals
B oreal
o f m aritime m an, p lants
w hich a ir a nd
f rom o ther c ountries o ther t han b y s ea t ransport.
A ll f our p rocesses w ould h ave a ffected t he d istribution o f p lant a nd a nimal c ommunities a nd h ence t he h uman p opulations w hich r elied u pon t hem. T he s ubstantial r ise i n s ea l evels d uring t he M esolithic w hich o ccasioned t he l oss o f c onsiderable a reas o f c oastal p lains ( Jacobi 1 973, 2 50-1, f ig.4) h ad a c omparatively m inimal e ffect i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland w here t he s eabed s lopes s teeply p arallel t o, a nd n ot
f ar f rom t he p resent s hore l ine.
4 2
B ut
i t c aused e xtensive l and l oss
i n t he n orth-west, S olway
F irth,
p articularly i n p reviously d ryland a reas s uch a s
M orecambe B ay a nd p arts
o f
t he I rish S ea
( Fig.2).
t he T he
m ost e xtensive a nd r apid c hanges i n s ea l evels a ppear t o h ave t aken p lace f rom t he e nd o f F landrian l b ( the e arlier M esolithic) t o c 5 000 b c w hen p enetration b y t he s ea l andward o f t he p resent c oast o ccurred ( Tooley 1 978a, 1 97-9). T his w ould n ot o nly h ave a ffected t he i mmediate c oastline b ut a lso t he c ourse a nd h eight o f r ivers, a nd m ay t herefore h ave
b een n oticeable a t
s ome d istance i nland.
L arge a reas o f
n orth-
w est E ngland a nd s outh-west S cotland a menable t o s ettlement d uring e arlier M esolithic h ave b een l ost f rom t he a rchaeological r ecord
t he b y
m arine i ncursions. S maller c hanges i n s ea l evels c ontinued d uring t he l ater M esolithic ( and e ven i nto h istoric t imes) a nd a re r ecorded i n t he d iscovery o f ' buried f orests o ff t he p resent c oast o f n orth-east E ngland, s ome w ith o ak a nd p inewood a nd p robably t herefore o f z one V I a nd V ila d ate, a nd t he r ecognition o f o ld s hore l ines i n C umbria a nd s outh-west S cotland, o ften a ssociated w ith l ater M esolithic o ccupation ( Bonsall 1 981, 4 53; M orrison 1 981, 4 41-2). A rchaeological m aterial o f M esolithic d ate m aybe d ivided i nto t wo s tages, t he e arlier M esolithic c 8 300-6500 b c, c haracterised b y l arge m icroliths o f s imple f orrs, a nd l ater M esolithic i ndustries c 6 500 4 th m illennium b c ( or e ven l ater) w ith a r ange o f m uch s maller m icrol ithic e quipment i ncluding g eometric f orms, w ith s ome c ontinuance o f e arlier f orms i n s ome a ssemblages. A lthough m aterial o f e arlier M esol ithic d ate i s k nown a s f ar n orth a s n orth-east Y orkshire ( Spratt 1 02-10), n o a ssemblages o f s pecifically e arlier t ype h ave y et
1 982, b een
r ecognised i n t he n orth o f E ngland. E vidence f or o ccupation o f t he a rea d uring t his p eriod i s r estricted t o o ne f ind o f b one e quipment f rom t he n orth-west a nd a s eries o f r adiocarbon d ates f or u ndiagnostic f lint i ndustries f rom H artlepool i n t he n orth-east. I n C umbria p robable e arlier M esolithic o ccupation i s e videnced b y t he d iscovery a bout t he y ear 1 875, o f t wo b one h arpoon h eads a t C rosby-on-Eden ( Hodgson T .H.
1 894,
4 02).
T hese
t wo a rtifacts w ere f ound t ogether o n
t he s urface o f a p eat d eposit w hich w as s hrinking d uring a v ery d ry s ummer. N umerous t runks o f l arge t rees p rincipally o ak , w ere e mbedded i n t he p eat, i mmediately b elow w hat w as c onsidered t o b e t he b ank o f a n a ncient
e stuary.
f orm ( Fig.1).
T he
t wo h arpoon h eads
T he f irst 1 1k i n.
l ong
( now l ost) w ere d ifferent
( 28.5cm)
i n
c omprised a t riangular
s pearhead w ith t wo b arbs a nd a l ong t ang t erminating i n a r ectangular ' plate' ( ibid, p l.I). T he s econd 1 1% i n. l ong ( 30.2cm) w as u niserially b arbed ( ibid, p l.II). T hese w ere o riginally c ompared w ith k nown e thnographic m aterial, w hen e xhibited b efore t he S ociety o f A ntiquaries i n 1 894 a nd " unhesitatingly p ronounced .. t o b e t ypical s pecimens o f h arpoon h eads i n u se a t t he p resent d ay b y n atives o f T erra [ sic] d el F uego" ( ibid, 4 02 n ote). W hile t he c omparison b etween t he C rosby-onE den t riangular h arpoon h ead a nd a m odern e xample f rom t he E nglish N arrows i s i ndeed s triking ( Stewart 1 946, p l. 3 1.h), t he u niserially b arbed e xample i s o f a f orm w ell k nown f rom M esolithic s ites s uch a s S tar C arr ( Clarke J .G.C. 1 954, 1 23 f f) a nd o ther ( Mellars 1 974, 8 b, f ig.11). T he d iscovery o f t hese p rojectile h eads i n a p eat d eposit b y a r iver e stuary, w ith e vidence o f a s ubstantial a lteration i n t he l ocal v egetation p robably a ttributable t o s ea l evel c hanges s uggests t hat t he a rea o f C rosby-on-Eden m ay r epay f urther s tudy f or t he r emains o f e arlier M esolithic o ccupation i n C umbria. T he i dentification o f o ak w ood b elow t he p eat m ight s uggest a d ate i n z one V I ( 7th m illennium), t owards d ates
t he e nd o f o btained
t he e arlier M esolithic f or t hese f inds.
f rom a ntler
f ound i n a ssociation w ith a n
4 3
A s eries o f u ndiagnostic
f lint b c
i ndustry
( BM80,
w ith
a
8 1,
9 0;
m icrolithic
( Q-1474; s ame
i n ' submerged 8 3 a nd
J acobi
p eriod.
f orest
i ndustry
1 976,
N one o f
a t W est H artlepool
R adiocarbon 3 , 7 1)
1 961,
4 1-2)
7 th
t o
e xclusively c hance
t he
t hese d ates
a re
o f
d istribution o f
r epresentative
f or
e xample
o f
( Cherry 1 967;
o f
f lintwork,
a nd p articular
s ystematic
i n W eardale
l ater
a nd
f rom a bout
a ttested
s ite
w ith o ccasional i n C umbria.
f ieldwork b y p articular
o f
T he f inds
i ndividuals,
a nd o n
t he
c onditions
f or
l ocating
o r s ites w here i ndustrial
p ollution
f avourable
s and d unes,
t he
a lmost
c oncentrations o f
( Fell a nd H ilyard 1 953)
1 969)
i s
t he
c ontext.
E ngland
o r
a nd o ne e xcavated
f lint w ork s ites
a re c oast
c ollections
o ther a rtifacts
b c
t he n orth-east a t
f rom a n e xcavated
m id 4 th m illennium b c
f rom u nstratified
f inds
6 750
f rom F il. p oke B eacon d ated 6 810 ± 1 406
s uggest o ccupation i n
L ater M esolithic o ccupation i n t he n orth o f m id
c 7 150 t o
a nd -h azelnut s hells
C umbrian
s uch m aterial,
s uch a s
h as d estroyed c oastal a reas,
v egetation. I n C umbria t hese s ites a re r estricted t o b ut i n t he n orth-east h ave b een d iscovered a t b oth
c oastal a nd i nland l ocations i ncluding t he u plands T eesdale, s ites o n t he D urham c oast a nd i ntermediate r iver v alleys. c ollections o f r emains t o f lint o ther p remium t asks
m ay
a lso
h ave
b een u sed d own t o
h ave n ecessitated
a v ery s mall
t he u se
2 9).
T he
( Wymer
d ating
o f
1 977, t hese
8 6)
a nd D rigg
i mplements
i s
w ith b oth e arlier a nd
l ater M esolithic
h arpoon h ead
b een
h as
a lso
T he d istribution o f
o f a
S pecific
t ools
e ven
i n
i n t he n orth o f 1 63 p l. x xxv),
( Nickson a nd M acdonald 1 956,
u ncertain a s
i ndustries.
f ound a t W hitburn
' Obanian' h arpoons
s ources b een a t
s ize.
o f v ery s mall
l ater p eriods. T ranchet a xes w hich a re g enerally r are E ngland h ave b een f ound a t H artlepool ( Trechmann 1 936, M onkwearmouth
a nd t he
s mall n umbers o f m icroliths i n s urface l ater m aterial a nd a t e xcavated s ites
b e d etermined. I n a n a rea w hich c ontains n o t han b each p ebbles f lint w ould a lways h ave
a nd m ay
T he s tatus o f p redominantly
o f W eardale l ocations i n
( Mellars
a nd o ther
t hey
c an b e
f ound
A n ' Obanian' a ntler 1 970,
p l.xxxiii).
a ssociated
f eatures
o f
t his i ndustry w hich a re w ell r epresented i n S cotland s uggests a s pecifically c oastal f orm o f e conomy. T he W hitburn e xample, l ike o ther n orth-east s ubmerged a nd
c oast p eat
m aterial w as
d eposits,
t he m id 4 th m illennium b c
• I n c oast
C umbria
i n
t he
e xcavations
v icinity
f lint-scatters
h ave
a n i solated
a nd m ay
b e d ated
( ibid, h ave
o f E skmeals, b een f ound
D iscrete s ites a re d ifficult e xtensive s catters o f f inds, o f m ore t han 5 0 a rtifacts M onk M oors h earths a nd
b een c arried o ut w here a l arge
i ndustry,
i n t he
s hingle
t he
s outh-west
o f m icrolithic
a ssociated w ith a f ormer
o f
o ccur
o n
n umber
s hore
l ine.
p er s quare m etre ( Bonsall 1 981, 4 55-6). A t s takeholes w ere e xcavated a ssociated w ith a
r eminiscent
e lsewhere.
f rom
t o i dentify i n t his a rea, w hich h as m any b ut w ere a rbitraily d efined b y a d ensity
b lade
a ssemblages
p robably w ashed u p
s omewhere b etween t he m id 6 th
3 44-5).
m ainly n arrow b lade m icrolithic m icroliths
f ind,
F lint d eposits,
t ypes
w ith s crapers k nown
t ools w ere m ade
i n
a nd
s ome b road-
e arlier
M esolithic
f rom s mall
w ith s ome u se o f
v olcanic
p ebbles w hich t uff
f rom
a
s imilar s ource a t o ther c oastal s ites i n t he a rea. I n t he e xposed c onditions o f t he o ld s hore l ines i t i s i mpossible t o d etermine f rom s ite s tratigraphy w hether t hese d eposits r epresent o ne m ain p eriod o f o ccupation f rom s ite
o r a s uccession o f u ses. T wo r adiocarbon d eterminations 1 a t M onk M oors i ndicate o ccupation i n t he e arlier 5 th
m illennium b c ( BM-1216, 4 802 t 1 56 b c, s aid t o 1 356 ( unpublished)), b ut o ther d eterminations M esolithic
m aterial
r ange
f rom c 2 000-1000 b c,
4 4
b e i n a greement w ith Q f rom f eatures w ith l ate a s d oes
a
d ate
f rom
W illiamson's M oss ( Radiocarbon 2 4, a dequate s tratigraphy o n t hese u ncontaminated
s amples
1 982, 1 53-4). c oastal s ites
I n t he a bsence t he c ollection
f or r adiocarbon d ating i s a p roblem.
T he
o f o f c on-
t inued u se o f t he a rea w ell i nto t he l ater p rehistoric p eriod f or s pecific l ocal a ctivities s uch a s f ishing, f owling a nd t he c ollection o f s hellfish o r f lint i s a p ossibility. M esolithic s ubsistence s trategies A rchaeological e vidence f or t he s ettlement o f b y
B ritain a nd
I reland
M esolithic c ommunities h as g enerally b een i nterpreted i n t erms
o f a
h unter-gatherer m odel, i ntermediate b etween h unters o f t he P alaeol ithic, e xisting i n a n e nvironment w hich o ffered l ittle, i f a ny , o ther s ource o f f ood t han l arge m ammals a nd t he c ultivators o f t he N eolithic, e ntirely d ependent u pon a gricultural p roduce. W ithin t his h unter-gatherer r ange l ies a t remendous v ariety o f
i ntermediate a lternative
s ubsistence s trategies, d epending u pon c limate, v egetation, s ite l ocat ion a nd s eason. E vidence f or d iet i n t he B ritish M esolithic i s s light, f or a lthough a l arge n umber o f s ites a re k nown, t hese c onsist l argely o f f lint s catters w ith f ew t races o f h abitation a nd n o d omestic r efuse. P atterns o f s ubsistence a ctivity a re d educed l argely f rom s ite s ize, t he r ange o f s pecies k nown t o b e i n e xistence a nd t he a ssumed e conomic c atchment a rea o f t he s ites ( e.g. S immons 1 979) w ith s ome a rchaeological e vidence f or s pecies k illed i n t he f orm o f b one a nd a ntler t ools. M esolithic c ommunities a re g enerally c onsidered t o b e m obile, w ith l ow l evels o f p opulation d ensity, f ollowing a nimal h erds i n t heir s easonal m ovements. A vailable a nimal r esources c onsisted o f r ed d eer, r oe d eer, e lk, w ild o xen a nd w ild b oar, f orest s pecies w ith l ess g regarious h abits t han t hose h unted i n t he P alaeolithic ( Mellars 1 974, 8 0). W ith t he c hange f rom t undra t o w oodland a nd t hen t o c limatic-climax f orest a nd w ith l arge a reas o f l and l ost d uring t he e arlier M esolithic, t he p attern o f m ovement o f t hese s pecies m ust h ave a ltered
c onsiderably d uring t he p eriod.
T he d ependent
a ssumption t hat M esolithic p opulations w ere p rimarily u pon m eat a nd n eeded t o f ollow t heir f ood h as h owever b een
c hallenged. C larke h as s uggested t hat t he v egetable c omponent o f t he M esolithic d iet, w hich w ould l eave f ew i dentifiable a rchaeological r emains, h as b een u nderestimated a nd t hat t he t ypes o f t ools w hich a re i dentified a s h unting e quipment m ight e qually b e p arts o f c omposite t ools f or v egetable p reparation. T he c ollection o f e dible p lants, r oots, n uts e tc., a r eliable, l ow r isk , m oderate y ield a ctivity, m ight b e s uccessfully c arried o ut i n t he d eciduous f orests o f t emperate E urope. T he e xploitation o f f orest r esources i n c ombination w ith t he u se o f e stuarine s ites, w ith a ccess t o m arine a nd f reshwater s pecies, c ould a llow a g roup t o b e s edentary, a s l ong a s l ocal r esources w ere f ruitful
( Clarke D .L.
1 979b,
2 08-13,
T he m ajor o bjection t o C larke's v alue
o f
p lants o f
2 30-5). b asic h ypothesis
t he t emperate f orest.
c oncerns
C omparisons
w ith
t he f ood h unter-
g atherers i n w arm , s ubtropical o r t ropical c limates w ith h igh e nergy p lant f oods a re i nappropriate. F or a lthough a l arge n umber o f e dible s pecies o f p lant m ay h ave b een e njoyed a s a vailable, t he m ajority o f t hese a re p oor s ources o f f ood e nergy a nd c ould n ot b e u sed a s s taple r esources. I ndeed t he q uantities o f s uch p lants n eeded t o p rovide t he b asic d aily n utritional r equirements w ould b e e normous. I t w ould n ot o nly b e b eyond t he c apacity o f t he h uman d igestive s ystem t o c ope w ith
45
s uch q uantities o f
f ood,
b ut
t he a mount o f e nergy u sed
t o o btain
w ould b e u neconomic ( Bonsall 1 981, 4 61-3; J arman e t a l 1 982, P lants m ay h ave p rövided t he b ulk o f t he M esolithic . d iet, b ut u nlikely t hat t hey w ere s taple r esources p rotein n eeds o f t he p opulation. C larke's p articularly
c rucial f or t he
t hem 6 7-8). i t i s
e nergy
a nd
s uggestion t hat w aterside l ocalities m ay h ave b een p roductive b oth o f p lant a nd a nimal r esources i s o f
s pecial i nterest i n t he n orth o f E ngland, w here t here i s s ome e vidence f or t he o ccupation o f c oastal s ites. E stuarine s ites, i n p articular w ould h ave b een i deally s uited f or t he p rovision o f a dequate f ood r esources o n a y ear r ound b asis d ue t o t he r ange o f h abitats t hey o ffered. B y o ccupying s ites v isited b y a nimals, b irds a nd f ish o n a s easonal b asis, M esolithic c ommunities m ay h ave b een r elieved o f t he n ecessity t o f ollow f ood. S ites s uch a s t hose a t E skmeals w ere s uitable f or o ccupation i n s ummer b ut c ould a lso h ave b een u sed a ll y ear r ound b y e xploiting l and g ame, s ea m ammals, s altwater a nd f reshw ater f ish, w ater f owl, s hellfish a nd e dible p lants ( Bonsall 1 981, 4 657 ). I n t he a bsence o f a ny e vidence f or u pland s ites i n C umbria i t i s p ossible t hat c oastal a nd e stuarine s ites i n t hese m ild w est c oast l ittorals w ere o ccupied t hroughout t he y ear, e specially d uring A tlantic p eriod ( Taylor J .A. 1 975, 1 0). I n t he n orth-east, p articularly i n D urham, w hich i s b est k nown f or M esolithic r emains, p attern o f
t he a nd t he
s ubsistence a ctivities m ay h ave b een s omewhat d ifferent.
I n
t his a rea t he c onfiguration o f t he c oastline a nd s eabed ( which f alls s teeply a way w ithin a s hort d istance) d oes n ot o ffer t he s ame p otential u se
o f
e stuarine
r esources o r s hallow w aters
a fforded
b y
t he
w est
c oast. S easonal m ovement b etween i nland a nd c oastal s ites u tilising a v ariety o f r esources m ay h ave b een p racticed i n t his a rea. T he i mportance o f c oastal s ites a s s ources o f f lint i n b oth C umbria a nd t he n orth-east s hould n ot h owever b e u nderestimated, a nd a ctivity m ay b e a ttributed t o t he n eed f or t his r esource.
s ome
c oastal
E nvironmental e vidence f or M esolithic s ubsistence s trategies E vidence f rom a n umber o f B ritish s ites, i ncluding s ome w ith s tratified M esolithic m aterial, s uggests t hat M esolithic c ommunities m anipulated t heir e nvironment t o e ncourage t he g rowth o f p articular p lants,
e ither f or h uman u se,
s uch a s h azel
( Smith A .G.
1 970)
o r f or
a nimals. T his w as a chieved b y b urning t he f orest o r w oodland m argin t o e ncourage b rowse, i n s ome c ase p romoting t he d egradation o f u pland s oils,
f or e xample o n t he N orth Y ork m oors w here r ecurrent e pisodes
o f
b urning h ave b een r ecognised f rom t he 7 th m illennium b c ( Dimbleby 1 962; S pratt 1 982, 5 8-67). I n t he n orth o f E ngland n o d irect c orrelation h as e stablished b etween M esolithic s ites a nd e pisodes o f y et b een v egetation v egetation
d isturbance i n t he p ollen r ecord. A reas w ith a m ore o pen a nd a m osaic o f h abitats s uitable f or t he t ypes o f
i dentified i n Y orkshire w ere p resent i n u pland a nd a ctivities a reas i n t he n orth o f E ngland ( p.11). B y t he 4 th m illennium c aution
s hould b e e xercised i n t he ' cultural
l owland h owever
a ttribution o f p hases
o f
v egetation d isturbance. A lthough s ome w riters h ave a ssumed t hat a ll p re-elm d ecline d isturbance i s o f M esolithic o rigin, f arming w ould a ppear
t o h ave b een e stablished i n p arts o f B ritain a nd I reland b y
e arly 4 th m illennium b c, s ome 7 00 y ears b efore t he e lm d ecline. o ver, N eolithic a ctivity c an o nly b e s ecurely i dentified b y
t he
M orec ereal
p ollen
a nd e arly a nimal d omestication m ay f ail t o b e r ecognised i n t he
p ollen
r ecord.
T he i dentification o f
4 6
s pecific e conomic p ractices
a s
d efined b y t he t erms ' Mesolithic a nd ' Neolithic' m ust b e c onsidered i n t he l ight o f t he p ossible m echanisms b y w hich a n a gricultural e conomy w as e stablished i n B ritain a nd I reland.
T HE
B EGINNINGS O F A GRICULTURE T he
r eplacement o f
a h unting a nd g athering m ode o f
s ubsistence b y
a f arming e conomy p oses t wo m ajor q uestions. F irst, h ow d id t he p ractice o f a griculture s pread t hroughout E urope a nd I nto B ritain? a nd s econd, w hy d id t he c hange t ake p lace? I n B ritain a nd i n I reland w here t he
w ild p rogenitors
o f
c ultivated c rops a nd o f
s ome d omestic
a nimals
d o n ot o ccur, b oth c ereals a nd s tock m ust h ave b een i ntroduced b y h uman a gency ( Zohary 1 969; S immons a nd T ooley 1 981, 1 94-5). T hree t ypes o f m echanism h ave b een s uggested t o e xplain t his t ion, l ocal m igration a nd d iffusion.
p rocess,
n amely c olonisa-
T he i ntroduction o f a griculture i nto B ritain h as t raditionally b een i nterpreted a s t he p hysical d isplacement o f M esolithic c ultures b y N eolithic
e conomies.
T his
w as
t hought
t o h ave
b een
a chieved
b y
c olonisation b y E uropean f armers, b ringing w ith t hem n ot o nly a f ully d eveloped a gricultural e conomy, a ssociated w ith a s edentary m ode o f l ife, b ut a lso t he u se o f p olished s tone t ools a nd p ottery. T he c olonisation h ypothesis h as b een s upported b y o bservations t hat t he c hange b etween M esolithic a nd N eolithic o ccupation i s t oo e xtensive t o b e c ompatible w ith c ontinuity ( Whittle 1 979, 1 04) a nd t hat, w herever r ecognised i n B ritain, N eolithic e conomies a ppear t o b e " mature a nd n on-experimental" ( Case 1 969, 1 77). T he s pread o f f arming i n E urope g enerally h as b een c ompared w ith a ' moving f rontier' ( of w hich B ritain w ould b e t he l ast o utpost), t hat i s, t he b oundary o f a s ociety g rowing u nder t he f avourable i nfluence o f t he n ew e conomy a nd e xtending i nto a ll u sable l ands
( Alexander 1 978,
1 3-4).
A s econd m odel a lso i nvolving
p opulation m ovement b ut o n a s maller s cale a nd i n a l ess f ashion t han c olonisation i s t he ' wave o f a dvance' t heory.
d eliberate T his m odel
a ssumes p opulation g rowth a ssociated w ith a n a gricultural e conomy c ausing m odest l ocal m igration. T his w ould g enerate a n o verall w ave o f p opulation w ould n ot
e xpansion w hich w ould p rogress a t a c onstant r ate b ut w hich c onstitute t he i ntentional s ettlement o f a n a rea b y a
c oherent g roup o f p eople i mplied b y c olonisation ( Ammerman a nd C avalliS forza 1 973, 3 43-5). R adiocarbon d eterminations f or t he s pread o f f arming a cross E urope s upport t his h ypothesis b ut o ther e xplanations, s uch a s d iffusion a re p ossible. F inally i t c an b e s uggested t hat f arming t echnology t ogether w ith s eed a nd s tock m ay h ave b een p assed o n f rom
o ne
g roup
t o a nother b ut
t hat
t his d id
n ot
i nvolve
p opulation
m ovement. F arming m ay h ave b een c opied b y t he i nhabitants o f a n a rea a nd a nimals a nd s eed a cquired i n a p eaceful f ashion t hrough t he u sual c hannels
o f
e xchange b etween M esolithic g roup.
I n t he B ritish
I sles
t hese u sual c ontacts w ould h ave i nvolved s ea j ourneys ( O'Kelly 1 981, 1 81-2). E ach ' explanation' o f t he b eginnings o f a griculture m akes c ertain a ssumptions c oncerning t he m echanisms b y w hich a griculture w as i ntroduced o r a cquired a nd p oses p articular q uestions r elevant t o t hese a ssumptions ( Harris 1 981). I f a griculture w as b rought i nto B ritain b y E uropean c olonists t hen t hese q uestions c oncern t he o rigins o f t he s ettlers,
t heir i nitial a reas o f
4 7
s ettlement a nd t he f ate o f M esolithic
c ommunities ( Whittle 1 977; 1 980, 3 30). A lternatively i f a gricultural t echnology a nd e quipment w ere a cquired b y M esolithic p opulations t he s tages i n w hich a f ully a gricultural e conomy w as e stablished m ust b e e xamined a nd t he m ethods b y w hich t hese c an b e a rchaeological a nd p alynological r ecord.
r ecognised
i n
t he
T he q uestion o f w hy t he c hange w as m ade f rom h unting a nd g athering t o f arming h as b een c onsidered b y p hilosophers f or s ome c enturies a nd a s a n i ntegral p art o f t he e xplanation o f h ow f arming w as s pread, h as a lso b een o f c oncern t o a rchaeologists. F or p hilosophers s uch a s R ousseau,
t he q uestion o f a gricultural o rigins
o f
e nslavement
m an's
a dopted
t o h ard l abour.
a n a gricultural w ay o f
M an
c oncerned t he b eginning b ecame
l ife o nly w hen f orced
i ndustrious t o d o s o
a nd
( Harris
1 81, 3 -4). M odern a nthropological s tudies o f h unter-gatherer p opulat ions h ave s erved t o r e-emphasise t his p aradox, t hat i s, m an's c ons cious c hoice o f a d ifficult o ption. I f p re-agricultural c ommunities w ere s o w ell a djusted t o t heir o wn e nvironments a nd w ere r arely s hort o f f ood, t hen w hat c ould c ause t hem t o c hange? T he p hilosophical b ias i n t his t ype o f ' explanation o f c hange p rescribes t he w ays i n w hich t hese c hanges m ay b e e xplained. I f a griculture i s v iewed a s s uch a n u nattractive p roposition t hen i t i s i nevitable t hat t he a doption o f f arming m ust b e s een a s i mposed, f or e xample b y p opulation g rowth o r c limatic c hange, r ather t han w illingly a dopted ( e.g. C hilde 1 949; B inford 1 968). c hange 2 06-7).
e ither
F or
S ociety i s
c onsidered a s
f rom w ithin i tself o r o f
t he a rchaeologist
s tatic a nd u nable t o g enerate i ts o wn a ccord
( Bender
t he d efinition a nd r ecognition o f
1 978,
a spects
o f
' Neolithic' o r ' Mesolithic' o ccupation f rom e nvironmental e vidence o r f rom m aterial c ulture i s i ncreasingly d ifficult. M any o f t he o ld d eterminants o f N eolithic e conomies w hich w ere i n a ccord w ith t he c oncept o f a n ew c ulture i ntroduced i nto t he B ritish I sles, a re n o l onger d iagnostic f eatures o f t he p eriod. S tone a xes a re f ound i n M esolithic c ontexts ( p.68), t he e lm d ecline i s n ot a n a nthropogenic m arker o f f arming p ractice ( p.14-16) a nd M esolithic c ommunities m ay h ave b een i ncipient h erders ( Jarman e t a l 1 982, 6 0-1) m aking a n oticea ble i mpact o n t he e nvironment a nd d eveloping a s edentary w ay o f l ife i n s uitable
s urroundings
o f f arming c hallenged.
a s
a N o
( p.47).
p roduct s pecific
O ther e vidence f or t he
i ntroduction
o f p opulation m ovements h as a lso b een E uropean o rigins f or B ritish N eolithic
c ommunities c an b e i dentified f rom m aterial c ulture, n or i s aw ave o f s pread o f f arming s ettlement d iscernible f rom t he k nown r adiocarbon d eterminations. s eems h ighly p arable w ith
I f
a n i nflux o f E uropean s ettlers
c olonised B ritain i t
u nlikely t hat t he a bsence o f a ssemblages d irectly c omE uropean t ypes c ould b e e xplained b y t he " disruptive
p rocess o f c olonisation" ( Whittle 1 980, 3 39) o r t he " strains o f r eadjustments" t o n ew e nvironments ( Case 1 969, 1 81ff). I ndeed s ettlem ent i n a n ew e nvironment m ay l ead t o g reater e mphasis u pon o ld t raditions r ather t han t heir a bandonment ( Pitts a nd J acobi 1 979, 1 71). I n a ddition, d ispersed, e vidence o f b c
a re
f ined
n o i nitial
f ocus o f
s ettlement,
f rom w hich g roups m ay h ave
c an b e i dentified i n t he B ritish I sles. a griculture d ating f rom t he b eginning o f
S ites w ith e arly t he 4 th m illennium
f ound w idely d ispersed i n B ritain a nd I reland a nd a re n ot t o
E uropean
t hose p arts i nfluence.
o f
s outhern E ngland
V egetation
g eographically
c on-
c losest
c learance w ith T riticum t ype
t o
c ereal
p ollen i s r ecorded a t C ashelkeelty I 3 895 ± 1 00 b c ( UB2413) ( Lynch 1 981, 8 9-90) w ith e vidence o f N eolithic o ccupation c 3 800-3500 b e
48
e lsewhere
i n
f ig.12), E ngland m ent
B ritain
a nd I reland
i ncluding, s ome ( p.16-18).
d oes
n ot
' revolution
I n m any
a ppear
t o
r espects
t he
F irst,
l ocation
t he M esolithic a nd
a gricultural e conomy c ould
t he
p ossible
r otation
( p.46)
h ave
I t
i s
o f f or
t he s tages
t he
t hat
t he
N eolithic
c ould o f
t o
c on-
h ave b een p articular a nd
b y w hich
a
s ite f ully
b een e stablished.
l ater M esolithic
g eneralised e cosystems,
o f
p opulation m ove-
f or e nvironmental m anagement s econd,
1 974,
n orth
t herefore n ecessary
s ites
i n t he n orth o f
o ccupation o f a c ombination o f s uggests
I .F.
i n t he
b y w hich a griculture c onsiderations a re
e vidence
T he d istribution o f
S mith
c ereals
b e a s atisfactory m odel
i mportance. i n
1 17-9;
f or
t he h ypothesis
i n t he B ritish I sles.
s ider a w ider r ange o f p rocesses a dopted o r i ntroduced. T wo
a nd
( ibid,
e arly e vidence
u se
i s,
o f
b y
s ites
M esolithic
a reas
i n
E ngland s easonal
c ommunities
o f
w ith h igh p roductivity w here
t he d iversity o f s pecies e ncouraged t he u se o f a w ide v ariety o f p lants a nd a nimals ( Harris 1 969, 8 -9). M anipulation o f a nimals, b y b urning v egetation t o
e ncourage
b rowse,
i s
s uggested
i n t he p ollen e vidence a nd
i t i s l ikely t hat M esolithic g roups p ossessed a g ood k nowledge o f p lant r esources a nd a nimal b ehaviour a nd m anagement. I n c ertain f avourable l ocations g roups m ay h ave b ecome s edentary a nd i n t hese a reas d isturbed o r o pen h abitats m ay h ave b een c reated a round t he l iving a rea. W hile n ings
t he
a ssumed
h usbandry k nowledge
t he
a nd o f
c olonisation o r m igration m odel s imultaneous
c ereal
a griculture
f arming w as
o f
a gricultural
i ntroduction i nto
a cquired
t his m ay n ot
b y
c ontact
B ritain
h ave
b egin-
o f
b een
a nimal
s o
i f
a
b etween M esolithic g roups.
S mall q uantities o f s tock o r s eed m ay h ave b een o btained a nd e xperimented w ith o n a s mall s cale. T hese w ould n ot h ave p rovided t he s taple n ovelty
f ood o f M esolithic g roups i mmediately a nd a d ietary s upplement ( Clarke D .L.
a s
g rew,
s eed
t he
b ut w ould b e t reated a s a 1 979, 2 73-4). H owever,
s tock m ultiplied a nd a k nowledge
p otential
u sefulness
o f
o f
h usbandry w as
d omestication w ould b ecome m ore
g ained
a pparent.
A t aste m ay a lso h ave d eveloped f or t hese n ew f ood s ources a nd a ttempts m ade t o p lant a nd h arvest s eed e fficiently a nd t o e nsure t hat s tock w ere w ell m aintained.
O n t heir
p arts
b y g razing a nd
o f
t he
l andscape
p art
t he
s tock w ould
b egin t o
t ransform
r educing r egeneration o f
v egeta-
t ion c over. E xchange o f s tock, s eed a nd o ther p roducts b etween M esolithic g roups b y t he u sual m echanisms o f e xchange ( Care 1 979, 9 8) w ould e nsure t he d istribution o f t he f undamentals o f a griculture w ithin a c omparatively s hort t ime. T he m ost s uitable e nvironments f or t his t ype
o f
e xperimentation
g eneralised e cosystems v irtue o f t he v ariety o f
w ould
b e
p rovided
b y
p recisely
t hose
f avoured b y M esolithic c ommunities, f or b y p lants a nd a nimals t hey s upported, e xperimen-
t ation c ould b e c arried o ut w ithout r isk t o t he i mmediate f ood s uply. I n a ddition t he p ropensity t o s edentism i n t hese a reas h ad n ot o nly p rovided
d isturbed
e stablished
a
o r
o pen
p attern o f
h abitats
s ettled
f or
c rops
l ife w hich w as
a gricultural p ursuits ( Harris 1 969, 9 ). e xperimentation t he c hange f rom h usbandry t o d efined b y a n e nergy t hreshold, T hat i s, t rue a griculture m ay e xpended e xpands a nimal
i n
t he
b eyond s ources
e xpended
( Clarke D .L.
s tock
b ut
a t v ariance
I n s uch a p rocess f ood p roduction m ay
h ad w ith o f b e
r ather t han b y ' cultural' i ndicators. b e s aid t o h ave b egun w hen t he e nergy
m aintenance a nd
t hat
a nd n ot
c ontrol o f
i n t he
1 979b,
49
t he
n ew
f ood
d etection a nd p ursuit
2 24).
o f
s upplies p lant
a nd
I n
t he
s ettlement t ure
i s
n orth o f
E ngland
t he c oincidence o f
a reas
w ith e arly v egetation d isturbance a nd
s triking
( pP.16-18).
E lsewhere
o f
M esolithic
e vidence
o f
t he u se
o f
i n E ngland
a gricult he
s tone s ources b y b oth M esolithic a nd N eolithic g roups a nd p atterns o f a rtifact d istribution b etween t he t wo ' cultures
s ame
s imilar m ay b e
m ore t han c oincidental ( Care 1 979, 1 00) a nd a m odel o f M esolithic a cquisition o f f arming s kills a nd d omesticates s hould b e c onsidered a p ossibility. t o s uch a e xample,
S uch a m odel d oes n ot h owever p rovide a c omplete a nswer n otable p eriod o f c hange. I n s outh-west I reland, f or
e arly
c ereal
a griculture a t C ashelkeelty o ccurs
w ith n o e vidence w hatsoever o f
i n a n
a rea
M esolithic o ccupation ( Lynch 1 981,
1 19-
2 0), a lthough t he c oastal a nd e stuarine r esources o f t he a rea p rovide e xactly t he t ype o f g eneralised e cosystem d iscussed p reviously ( p.49). I t h as a lso M esolithic i s I t
i s
b een a rgued t hat a s ignificant f eature o f t he i ts l ack o f c ontact w ith o ther a reas ( Woodman 1 981,
p ossible I f
( other
t hat
a lternative t han
c urrently c hange
b y
a re
f or
t he
i nadequate
w hich m ight
u nequivocal
a ssociated
w ith
p atterns
o f
h unting
t o
a ccumulates
f or b c,
( if
s uch
T he
S TONE
e conomy r ange
o f
M oreover,
p rovided
t he m odels i n
a s
b y c ereal
p ollen
v egetation t he
o nly
p ollen i t may
a s mall n umber o f d omestic
c hange
h ave
r estricted
b een
e xpectations o f
a ny e xist)
r ecognised t heir
s hould b e
i n
a nd
h ence
a
c learance.
A s
c rops
v ery e arly
i n
s tages
s ought
p ollen
f orest
c ereal
i ntermediate
v ariety
i nterests
a rchaeologists,
' landnam' a nd
t he a ppearance o f
a nimals
A lthough a
a t
o f
a gricultural
e ven e arlier
d ates
I NDUSTRIES
i ntroduction o f
m arks t he b eginning h is e nvironment,
d omesticated t he
t ime.
a griculture
t hat
l ater 5 th m illennium b c.
N EOLITHIC
m ode
p ossible
t his t ime.
o f
a pparent
a f arming
h ave
e lm d ecline,
m illennium
b c o n
i s
i s
g athering e conomy.
t he c urrent
t he
i n t he
a nd
v egetation
e vidence
e xperimentation
i t
t he
t his
a griculture
t he m aintenance o f
c oncentration u pon t he 4 th
d escribe
p alaeobotanists
i nterpretations
t he i ntroduction
t enable
r ecognition o f t o
t ook p lace a t
t o d ifferentiate p hases o f c rop e xperimentation f rom s cale c ereal f arming o r t o r ecognise t ypes o f c learance
w ithin a b asically d iagrams,
o f
p eoples
f or
a re
b e e xpected a t
e vidence
b e i mpossible o rganised s mall
o f
h ypotheses
c olonisation)
u sed
d iagrams
o f
s ome m ovement
I rish 2 03).
o f
a nimals
o r
f lint
t he a
i nto
B ritain i n t he 4 th m illennium
w idespread a nd p ronounced i mpact o f d ependence u pon c ultivated c rops
s ubstantially r eplaced a h unting
s ubsistence.
s tone
a griculture o f a s
a xe,
T he p rincipal e xamples
o f
t ool
t ype
w hich a re
f or s ome
a nd
m an a nd
g athering
1 500 y ears
w as
f ound w idely d istributed
t hroughout B ritain. T his a rtifact m ay b e c onsidered a s a N eolithic t rait o f s ome i mportance, a nd i n a reas s uch a s t he n orth o f E ngland, w here f ew d iscovered, s ome
i ndication o f O ver
E ngland o f
d omestic o r f unerary s ites o f N eolithic d ate h ave b een t he d istribution o f s ingle f inds a nd g roups o f a xes g ives
o ther
f ive
( Map 8 0, s tone,
a reas w ith h uman a ctivity d uring
h undred
s tone
a xes
C atalogues 3 - 5 ), f ound,
i n g eneral,
50
a re
r ecorded
3 3 o f
f lint,
i n a reas
o f
t he p eriod. f rom
t he
4 o f j ade b oulder
n orth
o f
a nd o ver 4 89 c lay d eposits
b elow t he 6 00ft c ontour.
S ome a xes h ave b een f ound a bove
t his h eight,
f or e xample, i n u pper W eardale a nd T eesdale, a nd o n t he w estern e dge o f t he E den v alley, b ut o n t he w hole, t he u plands o f t he C umbrian m ountains, t he P ennines a nd t he C heviots a re l ittle r epresented. A c ontrast m ay b e n oted b etween t he c oncentrated d istributions i n C umbria, a nd a m ore d ispersed p attern i n t he n orth-east
a xes
o f o f
E ngland ( Map 8 0). I n C umbria n otable g roupings o f a xes a re f ound a long t he C umbrian c oast, a nd o n t he F urness p eninsula a nd W alney I sland, a nd i nland, a t t he h ead o f D erwentwater, i n t he V ale o f S t. J ohn, i n t he c entral p art o f t he E den v alley a nd o n t he l ower E den i n t he v icinity o f p resent d ay C arlisle. I n o ther a reas f inds a re s parse, p articularly i n t he c atchment o f t he R iver K ent, a nd b etween t he r ivers K ent a nd L even i n t he s outh-east, n orth o f t he R iver E den t o
i n t he n orth-east i n t he C umberland t he S cottish b order a nd i n t he w est,
p lain a long
t he c oast b etween M aryport a nd S eascale. I n N orthumberland a nd D urham , t he p attern o f a xe d istribution i s m ore d ispersed, a nd c oncentrations o f f inds, p articularly a long
m uch
t he c oast a s i n C umbria, a re u nknown. T he a rea o f g reatest a ctivity w ould a ppear t o h ave b een t he n orth o f N orthumberland, f rom t he T weed t o t he C oquet, w hile t o t he s outh t he v alleys o f t he T yne a nd W ear a re a lso r epresented b ut t o a m uch l esser e xtent. F ew a xes h ave b een f ound i n t he s outhern h alf o f N orthumberland, n otably b etween t he r ivers W ansbeck a nd B lyth, a nd
o r i n t he s outh-east o f D urham,
b etween t he
W ear
t he T ees.
A m ajor f actor a ffecting t he d iscovery o f s tone a xes i s p resent d ay l and u se ( Map 5 ). T he o bserved a ltitudinal l imit o f t he d istribut ion o f a xe f inds c orresponds c losely w ith t he m argins o f u pland a reas w hich
a re
u sed a lmost e xclusively f or g razing a nd p ermanent
p asture,
a nd w hich c arry e xtensive a reas o f p eat c over p articularly i n t he P ennines a nd C heviots. A s s uch, t hese u plands a re e ffectively " dead" a reas f or t he d iscovery a nd c ollection o f a rchaeological m aterial f ound w hen t he g round s urface i s d isturbed. T he e xtent o f u pland s ettlement o r l and u se i n t he N eolithic, a s i ndicated b y a xe f inds, m ay t herefore b e
u nder-represented I n t he l owlands
i n t his
d istribution.
o ne m ight a nticipate t hat
i s r elated t o t he e xtent o f a rable f arming. f inds i n s ome c ultivated a reas w ould s uggest
t he d ensity o f
a xe f inds
H owever, a s carcity o f t hat t he o bserved p attern
o f a xe d istribution i s n ot e ntirely a n a rtifact o f m odern a gricultural p ractice. F or e xample, i n C umbria e xtensive a rable f arming i s c arried o ut i n t he E den v alley, w ith o ther c ultivated a reas t o t he n orth, i n t he B rampton r egion, a nd a round t he n orth a nd w est s ides o f t he c entral C umbrian ' dome'. I n g eneral h owever, t hese a reas h ave p roduced f ew a xes. T he s ame i s t he c ase i n t he e astern p art o f D urham a nd s outh N orthumberland, T ees v alley, s carce i n d iscovery.
w here
m ixed f arming i s
p ractised,
w hich h as a h igh p roportion o f
a rable;
a nd i n t he
m iddle
f or a xes a re a lso
t hese l ocalities d espite a ppropriate c onditions f or t heir L owland a reas w hich a re u sed e xclusively f or g razing a nd i n
w hich a xe f inds a re n otably s carce i nclude t he S olway a lluvial s trip, t he K ent a nd m iddle L une b asins a nd t he h eavy b oulder c lay r egion o f s outh-east D urham. T he a pparent s carcity o f f inds i n t hese a reas m ay t herefore b e s omewhat a rtificial, s upports t he s uggestion t hat p arts K ent
a lthough t he e nvironmental e vidence o f s outh-east D urham a nd t he R iver
c atchment a rea i n p articular w ere l ittle u sed d uring t he 4 th
5 1
a nd
3 rd m illennia b c. T he o verall d istribution o f N eolithic a xes i n t he n orth o f E ngland i s n either m arkedly r iverine, n or n oticeably r elated t o t he o ccurrence o f a lluvium a nd g lacial s ilts, s and a nd g ravels. T he c oncentration o f f inds i n p arts o f C umbria i s i n m arked c ontrast t o t he m ore d ispersed p attern f ound i n t he n orth-east a nd t he p aucity o f f inds i n c ertain r egions m ay b e r eal. I t
i s o f
i nterest
t hat
t he p attern o f
s ettlement s uggested b y
t he
e nvironmental e vidence, w hich p rovides a n i ndependent s ource o f i nformation r egarding p rehistoric l and u se, i s c orroborated b y m any e lements o f t his d istribution. O ne n otes i n p articular t he i mportance o f p arts o f t he C umbrian c oast, i ncluding t he v icinity o f B owness, E skmeals a nd F urness, a nd a s carcity o f N eolithic m aterial i n a reas w hich a ppear f rom t he p ollen r ecord t o h ave c ome i nto u se l ater i n t he p rehistoric p eriod, i n s outh-west W estmorland, t he E den v alley a nd a round S caleby M oss. A ctivity i n u pland a reas, i ndicated i n t he p ollen r ecord i s, a xes, b ut d ifferent
t he
a t p resent, l ittle r epresented b y s ingle f inds o f N eolithic t he u se o f t his m ore o pen e nvironment m ay h ave b een o f a t ype f rom t hat
o f
t he
l owlands.
A xes o f f lint, j ade a nd o ther k inds o f s tone h ave b een f ound i n n orth o f E ngland. T hese a re n ow c onsidered s eparately. F or t he
p urposes o f t his d iscussion " stone" r efers t o a ll a xes n ot o f j ade a nd t hese a re c onsidered f irst, b eing t he m ost n umerous.
f lint
o r
S tone a xes A
m ajor a rea o f
i nterest i n s tone a xe s tudies i s
i dentification o f t he r ock s ources a nd t he p attern o f d istribution o f
t he p etrological
f rom w hich a xes w ere m anufactured t he v arious a xe " factory" p roducts
t hroughout t he c ountry. R ocks w hose s ources h ave b een i dentified a re d esignated b y n umbered G roups, w hile o ther r ocks a re d escribed a s ' ungrouped'. I mplement p etrology r eports h ave n ow b een p roduced f or m any a reas o f t he c ountry ( Catalogue 6 ) b ut w ork h as o nly r ecently b egun o n a s ystematic e xamination o f m aterial f rom t he n orth o f E ngland a nd t o d ate, r esults a re k nown f or o nly a v ery s mall n umber o f i mplem ents. F our r ock s ources h ave b een i dentified w ithin t he a rea o f s tudy: G roup X V, a m icaceous s ub-greywacke i n t he s outhern L ake D istrict, G roup X VIII t he q uartz d olerite W hin S ill, G roup X I a f ine s ilicified t uff f rom G reat L angdale, a nd t he G roup V I t uff w hose p roducts a re w idely a nd a bundantly d istributed, w ith k nown " factory" s ites i n t he G reat L angdale a nd S cafell P ike a rea. G roups X V a nd X VIII w ere m ore c ommonly u sed f or t he p roduction o f p erforated i mplements ( p.69ff) a lthough s ome a xes a re k nown, a nd G roup X I i s o f r are o ccurrence ( Bunch a nd F ell 1 949, 1 1-13; C lough a nd C ummins 1 979, 1 27). I n a ttempt
v iew
o f
t he i mportance o f
t he G reat
L angdale
f actories,
a n
h as b een m ade w hen e xamining m aterial f rom t he n orth o f E ngland
t o d ifferentiate G roup V I a nd n on-Group V I p roducts. S imilar i dentification o f G roup V I a xes o n t he b asis o f m acroscopic e xamination h as b een p reviously s uggested b y P iggott ( 1954, 2 95, f ig.45), M anby ( Fell 1 964; M anby 1 965) a nd m ore r ecently f or t he m aterial b y M iss F rame ( 1978). c an b e s uggested o n t he b asis t exture,
f eel a nd c olour o f
F ell a nd S cottish
A p ossible L angdale o rigin f or a n o f o ne o f t hree c riteria: f irst,
t he r ock,
5 2
s econd,
a xe t he
t he d istinctive s hape o f
c ertain
G roup
V I
p roducts,
n otably t he g round
s ide
f acets
o f
t he
c lassic " Cumbrian".axes ( p.54) a nd t hird, a c ombination o f t hese t wo f actors. U sing t hese c riteria, t he N eolithic s tone a xes f rom t he n orth o f E ngland h ave b een g rouped i nto f ive c ategories: ( 1)
a xes w hich h ave b een p etrologically e xamined a nd f or w hich d etermination h as b een m ade a s t o t heir s ource o f o rigin.
( 2)
a xes w hich, o n v isual i nspection a re s uggested t o b e o f G roup V I r ock, o r w hich, o n t he b asis o f a dequate p ublished d escriptions a nd i llustrations w ould s eem t o b elong t o t his c ategory: ( VI)
( 3)
p ossible G roup V I p roducts o n t he b asis f or a re
o f v isual i nspection,
w hich s ome d oubt e xists a s t o t his a ttribution. T hese i n g eneral o f s omewhat d ifferent c olour, f eel o r s hape
t he u sual G roup V I p roducts,
b ut a re o f
f ine g rained r ock:
a
b ut a xes f rom
( ?VI)
( 4)
a xes w hich o n t he b asis o f v isual i nspection a re d efinitely n ot o f G roup V I o rigin, b eing o f e ntirely d ifferent c omposition a nd s tructure.
( 5)
a xes
i nadequately r ecorded
i n t he l iterature,
w hich h ave n ot
l ocated i n m useum c ollections a nd f or w hich n o c omment r ock t ype i s p ossible.
o n
b een t heir
A n umber o f r ough-out a xes f rom C umbria a re a lso c onsidered t o b e o f G roup V I a nd f all i n c ategory ( 2) a bove. I t w as n ot c onsidered p ossible t o i dentify G roups X I, X V a nd X VIII m acroscopically o r t ypologically. T he n umber o f i mplements i n e ach c ategory i s T able 6 . T he s mall n umber o f p etrological i dentifications f or
a xes
f rom t he r egion a re
s hown i n a vailable
l isted s eparately ( Catalogue 7 ).
A lthough t he a ttribution o f aG roup V I o rigin, b ased o n m acros copic e xamination, c annot b e c onsidered a s c ompletely r eliable, t he d istinction b etween c ategories ( 2) a nd ( 3) j ointly, a nd c ategory ( 4) d ifferentiates
t he m ajority o f
t he a xes
o f
f ine g rained
r ock
b y a f laking a nd g rinding t echnique f rom t hose p roduced b y a nd p olishing, o ut o f r ocks o f m ore g ranular c omposition. s ome s uggested a ttributions o f G roup V I m ay l ater b e p roved
p roduced p ecking" A lthough i ncorrect
( and t he ? VI c ategory d oes r epresent a d egree o f u ncertainty f or s ome f ine g rained r ocks), i t i s c onsidered t hat t he c ategories w ill r emain s ubstantially c orrect a s r egards t he d istinction b etween f laked a nd p ecked a xes. I t s hould b e s tressed h owever t hat a p ossible G roup V I i dentification w as n ot s uggested p urely o n t he b asis o f t he a xe h aving b een p roduced b y a f laking t echnique, b ut i t c an b e n oted m ajority o f a xes i n c ategory ( 4) w ere n ot s o p roduced. A marked d istinction m ay b e n oted b etween t he p roportions d ifferent c ategory,
t hat
o f
t he
t hese
a xe g roups i n C umbria a nd t he n orth-east. E xcluding t he ? VI i n C umbria o ver 7 0% o f a xes a re o f p robable L angdale o rigin
a nd o nly 7 .8% o f o ther g roups, b ut i n t he n orth-east o nly 3 0% a re o f p robable G roup V I o rigin a nd a lmost 4 0% a re o f o ther r ock t ypes. W hile C umbria w as m aterial, a
d ominated b y p roducts f rom i ts l ocal s ource o f r aw l arge n umber o f r ock s ources a ppear t o b e r epresented i n
t he n orth-east,
w hich m ay b e
o f
b oth g rouped a nd u ngrouped m aterials.
5 3
G roup V I a xes: C ertain
t ypology d istinctive
' Cumbrian
a xes
t ypologically, b efore b eing i dentified o rigin. T he ' Cumbrian' a xe ( Figs.3-5), b road,
s quare
b utt,
g round
l ateral
c onstriction t owards t he b utt ( 1897, 1 06-7, f ig.61) a nd t he c lub')
l ater a dopted
d istribution " related a xes
o f
f orms" w ithout
w ith
f ig.2).
t he
c alled v ariant s ection
a nd
v ariants t hat
O n
h ave
a lso
s ides
c onsidered
t he
t he b asis
G roup
o f
V I
c lassification
i s
' Cumbrian' a xes
t owards
t he
b y M anby
" waisting"
o f
t he
b ut
( Fell
( Manby
B ,
1 964,
b e d eliberately
f ig.3).
s uggested
p roduced
f orms, s uggest
t he
f or
o val T hese
s een i n t heir d istribution t o
a n e xamination o f i n
4 0-1,
E ngland,
w ith a p ointed
1 965,
o f
e xcluded
f rom n orthern
a nd v ariant
t he
f orm a nd
b utt e nd,
c utting e dge
t o
a xe
o r
b y E vans ' Cumbrian
F ell d iscussed
t his
o f a p articular f inishing a rea
o rigin
' variants' w hich a re
I n 1 964 M iss e xamples
( Figs.10-12)
p roducts
a nd a d istinct
b een r ecognised
s ignificance c ould b e
t hey w ere
p robable
a " waisting"
w ith r ounded s ides
s harp
w ere
a lthough n o
f orms A ,
f acets
s mall
m aximum w idth a t
O ther
b een r ecognised
e nd w as f irst d istinguished t erm ( or s ometimes t hat o f
b y o ther w riters.
b oth l arge a nd
h ave f or l ong
p etrologically a s o f L angdale w ith i ts l ong, s lender f orm,
a ll t he
n orth
o f
b y
t he
a vailable
E ngland,
t his m aterial;
d istinguished
( ibid,
a xes
a
t wo
' Cumbrian'
f ollowing
2 1). o f f old
a xes
a nd
c haracteristics:
( Figs.3-9)
-
s ide
f acets
-
t rapezoidal
i n p lan w ith b road,
s quarish
( or s lightly r ounded)
b utt -
t hickness a nd
-
i s
o f
t he
g reatest
i mplement v aries
t owards
m aximum w idth a bout t he
t he
t he
e nd
c entre o f
t he a xe,
l ength o f
t he
a xe
o r s lightly t owards
b lade
' variant' a xes
( Figs.10-12)
-
n o
-
p ointed
o val
-
t hinner
t han C umbrian e xamples
-
t hickness
-
a long
t he b lade
s ide f acets
b utt
o f
w ider
c ross-section
t he a xe i n
i s
u niform d own i ts
r elation
t o
t he
l ength
c utting e dge
t han
' Cumbrian'
f orms -
m aximum w idth o f
t he
i mplement
a t,
o r n ear,
t he
c utting e dge.
T hus d efined t he ' Cumbrian' f orm o f a xe i ncludes b oth F ell's ' Cumbrian' t ype, w ith a nd w ithout w aisting, a nd M anby's v ariant A , o f w hich o nly f our e xamples a re r ecorded i n t his r egion ( Manby 1 965, 3 56 ).
A s
' Cumbrian'
t he
d egree
a xes
( some
o f a re
s quareness e xtremely
54
o f
t he l ateral
s quare,
o thers
f acets l ess
s o)
v aries a nd a s
i n i n
a ll o ther r espects v ariant A i s l ike t he ' Cumbrian f orm, i t s eems m ore a ppropriate t o i nclude i t i n t his c ategory. T he n umbers a nd p ercenta ges o f ' Cumbrian' a nd ' variant' f orms o f G roup V I a xes i n C umbria a nd t he n orth-east a re a s f ollows:
H oards
G roup V I ' Cumbrian'
G roup V I ' variant'
T otal
C umbria
9
-
9
N orth-east
3
-
3
8 6 ( 77%)
2 6 ( 23%)
S ingle f inds C umbria
N orth-east
3 6
2 1
( 63%)
? VI a xes
d ifference
5 7
( 37%)
a re e xcluded h ere.
t he g raphs ( Figs.13-17) v aries, m ents a re k nown f or e ach a xe. W hen t ogether,
1 12 ( 100%)
( 100%)
T he t otal n umber o f a xes
i ncluded i n
a s n ot a ll c haracteristics o r m easure-
c onsidering a ll p robable G roup V I a xes f rom t he r egion b oth ' Cumbrian' a xes a nd -v ariants', i t i s a pparent t hat a e xists
f rom t he n orth-east
b etween t he r ange o f
s ize o f
a xes f rom C umbria
( Fig.13) w hich m ay b e s ummarised a s
a nd
f ollows:
S ize r ange o f a ll p robable G roup V I f inished a xes N orth-east 5 - 2 6cm A xes l ess t han 1 6cm i n l ength A xes l ess t han 2 0cm i n l ength
6 8% 8 2.5%
C umbria 4 - 3 9cm A xes l ess A xes l ess
t han 1 6cm i n l ength t han 2 0cm i n l ength
4 5% 6 0%
A xes i n t he n orth-east a re g enerally s maller t han t hose f rom C umbria, a s s hown b y t he p ercentages o f a xes l ess t han 1 6cm , a nd l ess t han 2 0cm i n l ength. S ub-division o f t he m aterial i nto t he t wo f orms d iscussed a bove m ore,
s eems t o s uggest t hat i t i s t he ' Cumbrian' a xe w hich d iffers t he b etween t he t wo p arts o f t he r egion, f or 8 0% o f ' Cumbrian' a xes
f rom
t he
n orth-east a re l ess
C umbria ( Figs.14-15).
t han 2 0cm i n l ength,
D ifferences
m uch l ess m arked.
5 5
a nd o nly 5 2%
f rom
i n t he s ize r ange o f ' variants' a re
S ize r ange o f
' Cumbrian
a xes
S ize r ange o f ' variants'
C umbria 5 - 3 9cm
C umbria 9 - 2 7cm
A xes
l ess
t han 1 6cm i n l ength 3 4%
A xes
l ess t han 1 6cm i n l ength 6 5%
A xes
l ess
t han 2 0cm i n l ength 5 2%
A xes
l ess t han 2 0cm i n l ength 7 7.8%
N orth-east 5 - 2 6cm
N orth-east 7 - 2 2cm
A xes l ess t han 1 6cm i n l ength 6 0% A xes l ess t han 2 0cm i n l ength 8 0%
A xes A xes
l ess t han 1 6cm i n l ength 7 7% l ess t han 2 0cm i n l ength 8 2.5%
I n t he n orth-west t he s ize r ange o f ' Cumbrian' a xes i s c onsidera bly e xtended b y a n umber o f ' Cumbrian c lubs', w hich v ary i n l ength f rom 2 0 t o 4 0cm. S ome 2 1 e xamples a re k nown, c omprising c 1 3% o f a ll p robable G roup V I a xes
f rom C umbria ( Catalogue 8 ,
F igs.3-5).
T his f orm
i s u nrepresented i n t he n orth-east, a lthough s ome l arge a xes w ithout w aisting a re r ecorded, s uch a s t hose f rom P onteland a nd W itton G ilbert ( Fig.6, n o.169). I t
i s p ossible
t o p ut f orward
t he h ypothesis
t hat ' variants' c ould
b e m odified ' Cumbrian' f orms. A xes i n v arious s tages o f r e-working a re k nown f rom t he r egion ( p.57) a nd t he f laking p roperties o f G roup V I r ock m ake i t p articularly a menable t o r e-use. T wo a spects o f t he s hape o f ' Cumbrian' a xes w ould n ecessitate c onsiderable r e-working o f t he a xe, i f t he c utting e dge w as v ery w orn. T he f irst i s t he p osition o f t he m axinum w idth o f t he a xe, t he s econd, t hat o f t he m aximum t hickn ess, w hich l ies n ear t he c utting e dge. T he b lade o f a ' Cumbrian' a xe c ould n ot b e s ubstantially r e-ground w ithout s ome t hinning o f t he i mplement, b ecause t he o riginal t hickness o f t he b ody o f t he a xe w ould p revent i ts b eing s haped i nto a n ew c utting e dge. H owever, i f t he a xe w as r e-flaked a nd p olished t wo m odifications i n i ts s hape w ould e nsue. T he t hickness o f t he b ody w ould b e r educed, a nd w ould b ecome m ore u niform a long t he l ength o f t he i mplement, a nd a n ew c utting e dge w ould b e m ade f urther u p t he b ody o f t he a xe, c loser t o i ts m aximum w idth. T he c utting e dge o f t he r e-worked a xe w ould t hen c oincide w ith i ts p oint o f m aximum w idth. T hese f eatures a re p recisely t hose f ound i n t he G roup V I ' variant' a xes.
t hat
I f s uch a n h ypothesis i s s ubstantially c orrect, o ne w ould p redict t he w idth t o t hickness r atio o f ' Cumbrian' a xes w ould b e l ower
t han t hat o f ' variant' a xes. T hese v alues a re p lotted i n F igs.16 a nd 1 7. I n b oth C umbria a nd t he n orth-east, t he w idth t o t hickness r atio f or ' Cumbrian' a xes i s l ower, a nd t he r ange s maller t han t hat o f v ariant' a xes n amely:
N orth-east
C umbria
' Cumbrian' a xes W :T r atio
1 .5 t o 2 .8
' variant'
1 .7 t o 3 .6
a xes W :T r atio
' Cumbrian' a xes W :T r atio v ariant' a xes W :T r atio
5 6
l ess t han 1 t o 2 .6 1 .6 t o 3 .1
T he m ajority o f ' Cumbrian' a xes h ave a W :T r atio o f ' variants
C umbria
' Cumbrian' a xes W /T v ariant'
N orth-east
T hese r esults b een p roduced
t han 1 .9,
a xes W .T
1 .9
7 0.8%
1 .9
2 8%
1 .9
4 9.8%
1 .9
1 6.1%
w ould s eem t o i ndicate t hat ' variant' a xes a s a r esult o f m odifying ' Cumbrian' f orms.
a ssuming
F ramlington, f rom
a xes W /T
' Cumbrian' a xes W /T v ariant'
a xes
l ess
t he
a m ajority w ith a r atio g reater t han 1 .9 v iz.
v ariant' f orms
s uch a s
t hose
f rom
c ould h ave R e-flaked
H ousesteads,
L ong
B owness-on-Solway a nd p erhaps e ven a p artly p olished
E henside T arn w ould s eem t o
s ubstantiate t his
s uggestion
a xe
( Fig.11
n o.86).
B utt-faceted a xes
( Catalogue 8 )
A n umber o f p robable G roup V I a xes, o f ' variant' f orms h ave a p ronounced g round f acet
b oth ' Cumbrian' a nd a t t he b utt. T his
c haracteristic, w hich h as a lso b een n oted i n Y orkshire ( Manby 1 979, 6 5) a nd i n S cotland ( Frame 1 978, 1 4) i s c omparatively r are i n C umbria, b eing
f ound
o n a bout 7 % o f
a ll G roup V I a xes,
b ut
i s o f m ore
c ommon
o ccurrence i n t he n orth-east t otalling s ome 2 5% o f s uch a xes. T he l atter f igure i s c losely c omparable w ith t hat o f 2 4% f or b utt f aceted G roup V I a xes
i n S cotland
T he v arious
( ibid,
1 4).
t ypological f eatures o f G roup V I a xes d iscussed
a bove
w ould a ppear t o b e e venly r epresented t hroughout t he n orth o f E ngland. ' Cumbrian' a nd ' variant' f orms a nd b utt-faceted a xes a re f ound d ispersed i n b oth C umbria a nd N orthumberland a nd D urham, w ith n o o bvious l ocal c oncentrations o f a ny o ne f orm ( Map 1 2), a lthough t he p ercentages o f e ach d iffer b etween t he t wo a reas ( p.55). B y c ontrast ' Cumbrian c lubs' a re f ound o nly i n C umbria, b ut w ithin t hat a rea o ccur i n a ll t he m ain a reas o f a xe c oncentrations ( Map 1 3). T he a ssociation o f a ' Cumbrian c lub' w ith t wo o ther a xes o f ' Cumbrian' f orm i n t he h oard f rom B elmont, P enrith ( Fig.20), s uggests t hat t here i s a t l east s ome c hronological o verlap b etween t hese t wo a xe ' Hoards' o f a xes a nd r ouh-outs
f orms.
( including t hose f rom E henside T arn)
( Figs . 20-26) A lthough f inds, t here
t he m ajority o f a xes o ccur a s i ndividual, u nassociated i s a lso a s mall n umber o f h oards o r c ollections o f a xes
f rom t he r egion ( Catalogue 3 ) c omprised o f b oth p olished e xamples a nd r ough-outs. A ll t he a xes s till a vailable f or s tudy a re c onsidered t o b e o f p robable G roup V I o rigin, B owness-on-Solway, H igh H aume
a nd t he d escriptions o f m aterial a nd I bbotsholme s trongly s uggest
t hese w ere a lso o f L angdale o rigin.
f rom t hat
T he t erm ' hoard' i s p erhaps s ome-
w hat m isleading i n t his c ontext, s uggesting i tems d eliberately c onc ealed. A lthough n one o f t hese f inds w as e xcavated a rchaeologically, t here a re s ettlement
i ndications t hat s ome o f t hem w ere d erived f rom p robable c ontexts, a s a t E henside T arn a nd M ossgarth, P ortinscale.
5 7
O nly
t he
h oards
i n a l imestone
f rom S kelmore H eads c revice,
a nd S tainton-in-Furness,
a re s uggestive o f
d eliberate
b oth f ound
c oncealment.
I n
g eneral, t he n umber o f a xes i n a ny o ne c ollection i s s mall, o n a verage a bout t hree o r f our, w ith o ne e xceptionally l arge g roup o f t wenty a xes ( now l ost) " in v arious s tages o f m anufacture" f rom c omposition o f t he v arious ' hoards i s a s f ollows:
H oards o f p olished a xes
H oard o f
r ough-outs
H igh
H aume.
T he
H oards w ith p olished a xes a nd r ough-outs
B elmont,
P enrith
E aglesfield
E henside T arn
B owness-on-Solway
K eswick
H igh H aume
I bbotsholme
P ortinscale
H igh H aume
S owerby W ood S tainton-in-Furness
S kelmore H eads
P ortinscale
H eddon-on-the-Wall L ow B uston
T he l owland
m ajority o f s ituations,
a long
t he
( Map
1 5).
a re o f 1 6cm).
h oards a t
t he
C umbrian c oast T he
a xes
d ifferent
a re h ead
a nd,
f rom C umbria,
i n p articular,
i n t he h oards
s izes,
a nd h ave
o f D erwentwater, o n
s how v arious
b een f ound
i n t he E den
i n
v alley,
t he F urness p eninsula s tages
o f w orking
a lthough a ll a re c omparatively
l arge
a nd ( over
T he m ost d iverse m aterial c omes f rom E henside T arn ( Figs.21-22). I t i s d oubtful w hether t he m aterial f rom t his s ite s hould p roperly b e i ncluded i n t he c ategory o f a ssociated f inds o f a xes, a s i t d oes n ot c ome f rom a c losed c ontext, a nd t he s ite m ay h ave b een i n u se f or a v ery l ong p eriod ( pp.93-96). H owever, a s t hese a xes w ere f ound i n t he s ame g eneral a rea o f t he t arn b ed, w ith s tone s labs o bviously u sed f or g rinding
a nd
p olishing,
r ough-outs
f rom t he
s haping
f laking
a nd
c ontrasts
w ith
t hey a re h ere d iscussed
s ite f ound
t he
h ave
t ogether.
b een l ittle w orked,
o n m aterial a t
t he a xe
m uch g reater d egree
o f
b eyond
T he
t he
' factory'
t ype
s ites.
f laking f ound o n
s urface a s p ossible p rior t o p olishing. a xe f rom E henside c ould b e r e-worked.
p olished
e xample
i s
a n e xceptionally l arge
t he
T he
t he
b utt.
s imilar o ther
T hese w ere
s tone,
a s
i f
r ough-outs
f ound
T he f irst c oma xe, f ound i n a nd
" together w ith c obbles
t he i mplement m aker h ad
f rom
s pecimens, b ut a re l arger a nd i n s ize a nd s hape w ith t he
P ortinscale
a s a s
s pecimen.
o n a c lay l ayer, b eneath a c overing o f p eat ( Fig.24). T he a re w ell-flaked s pecimens, r anging i n s ize f rom 1 9 t o 2 7cm, i ng a t
t wo
p artly p artly
T he s maller T he o ther
T wo s mall ' hoards' a re k nown f rom P ortinscale. p rises f our r ough-outs, a nd a c uriously b adly g round
o f
o f T his
p artly p olished a xes, a nd o n o ther r ough-outs f rom h oards, s uch t hose f rom P ortinscale. T hese h ad b een f inely w orked t o p roduce e ven a p olished
t wo
a re
r ough-outs a nd t aper-
a nd
c hippings
b een a t w ork
a lso
t here".
f inely
p repared
b roader a t t he b utt ( Fig.23), c omparable l argest r ough-out f rom S kelmore H eads
( Fig . 25) O nly ( Fig.9) a nd
t wo a xe s aid
a g roup
t o o f
h oards h ave
a xes
a re k nown f rom t he n orth-east,
b een f ound w ith o thers a nd
f ragments
5 8
( now l ost)
a C umbrian a xe a t
f rom H eddon-on-the-Wall.
L ow T he
B uston a xes
f rom
H eddon
( Fig.26)
a re
n otably s maller t han a ny
f rom
h oards
i n
C umbria. O ne i s d amaged a t t he b utt, a nd t he t wo o thers a long t he s ides. F ragments o f p olished a xes f ound w ith t he m ore c omplete s pecimens s uggest t hat r e-working m ay h ave t aken p lace p roducing s omew hat d ifferent m aterial f rom t hat f ound a t C umbrian a xe f inishing s ites. W ith t he e xception o f t he h oard o f t wenty a xes f rom H igh H aume, t he c ollections o f a xes d iscussed a bove c ould r epresent t he
a ll
p ersonal t ools o f a n i ndividual f amily o r s mall g roup. A lthough i t h as b een s uggested t hat a xe p roduction a nd f inishing w as " on a n i ndustrial s cale" ( Manby 1 965, 2 1) t here i s l ittle i ndication i n t he a rchaeol ogical r ecord o f a ny m ass p roduction o r r e-distribution o f a xes i n t he n orth o f E ngland. R ough-outs
( Map 1 6,
F ig.27)
A t otal o f 5 0 r ough-out a xes h ave b een f ound i n C umbria i n a reas f rom t he G reat L angdale ' factory s ites a nd c hipping f loors,
a way
c omprising 3 4 s ingle f inds a nd 1 6 f rom a xe ' hoards'. N o r ough-outs a re r ecorded f rom t he n orth-east. T he r ange o f l ength o f t he C umbrian r ough-outs i s 1 5 t o 3 1cm ( Fig.19) c oincident w ith t hat f or t he m ajority o f p olished a xes ( Fig.13) w ith t he e xception o f t he l argest s pecimens, f rom 3 2 t o 3 9cm l ong. T he r ough-outs h ave b een f ound i n a reas w ell r epresented
b y
f inished a xes,
p articularly F urness a nd t he
h ead
D erwentwater, i n s ome c ases w ith e vidence o f l ocal a xe g rinding f inishing. A f ew r ough-outs f rom a reas i n w hich p olished a xes
o f a nd a re
c omparatively s carce, f or e xample, t he ' eastern s ide o f t he R iver D erwent a nd B assenthwaite L ake, n orth o f W indermere, a nd i nland f rom t he E skmeals c oast, b etween t he r ivers I rt a nd E sk, m ay i ndicate r outes o ut
o f
t he L angdale v alley ,
D espite
t o t he s urrounding l owlands
i ncreasing k nowledge o f
( Map 1 6).
t he d istribution a nd f requency o f
G roup V I a xes t hroughout B ritain, t he m echanisms o f t rade o r e xchange b y w hich s uch p roducts w ere o btained a re s till l ittle k nown ( pp.74-82). T he t he
w idespread o ccurrence o f t he t ypical ' Cumbrian' a xe m ight s uggest r e-distribution, f rom t he n orth-west, o f f inished i mplements. H ow-
e ver, b een
a s mall n umber o f r ecorded o utside
m aterials
h as
A n ot
o f
r ough-outs, o f p robable L angdale o rigin, h ave C umbria a nd t rade o r e xchange o f t he r aw
a xe m anufacture i s a p ossibility.
c ountry-wide s urvey o f r ough-outs o utside t he n orth o f E ngland b een u ndertaken f or t his w ork, b ut o ther r egional s tudies a nd
r eports o f t he v arious I mplement P etrology C ommittees c an b e c onsidered h ere ( Catalogue 6 ). T hese i nclude t he w ork o f M anby, p articularly i n Y orkshire ( Manby 1 965; M anby 1 979), M iss F rame i n S cotland ( Frame 1 978) a nd p etrology r eports f or W ales a nd L ancashire ( unpublished), t he s outh-west,
E ast A nglia,
L incolnshire,
N ottinghamshire a nd
R utland,
D erbyshire a nd L eicestershire, a nd a f irst r eport f or Y orkshire, c overi ng a n ot i nconsiderable p art o f B ritain. S ixteen r ough-outs a re r ecorded f rom t hese a reas ( Catalogue 9 , M ap 1 7). F lakes o f G roup V I r ock a nd f ragments o f a xes f rom s ettlement s ites ( Manby 1 979, A ppendix A ) o r p artially g round a xes ( Manby 1 965, 2 3-6, f ig.2-3) a re n ot c ons idered a s d irect e vidence o f t he d istribution o f r ough-outs, a s t hey m ay h ave b een p roduced w hen r e-working b roken o r w orn i mplements. i s i mmediately a pparent, t he n umber o f k nown G roup V I r ough-outs, a l arge a rea o f
B ritain,
i s v ery s mall.
5 9
A s f rom
A mong
t he
e xamples
f rom Y orkshire q uoted b y
M anby,
t hose
f rom
R ipon h ave n o p rovenance b ut a re t hought t o b e l ocal f inds ( Manby 1 979, 7 2) a nd t wo o thers m ay b e r e-worked a xes. T he T horpe F ell e xample ( Davies 1 963, 5 3, f ig.1.1) i s a pparently e ntirely f laked, b ut t he b adly s haped b lade e nd, i rregular c ross-section a nd s quared o ff b utt, t ogether w ith i ts c omparatively s mall s ize ( 13.4cm) m ight i ndicate t hat t his i s a r e-worked a xe. T he K eighley s pecimen i s l arger ( 24cm) a lthough i ncomplete ( Manby 1 979, f ig.3.1), a nd a ppears t o b e p artly g round, p articularly a t t he c utting e dge w hich i s t he m aximum w idth o f t he i mplement, a s w ith ' variant a xes ( p.54). T his t oo m ay b e r ew orked m aterial. T he S cottish e xamples a re m ore c onvincing, a nd t hat f rom M ochrun w as s aid t o h ave b een f ound w ith a n umber o f c hips o f s imilar m aterial ( Gillespie 1 916, 6 3), b ut n o s urer e vidence i s k nown o f
f inishing s ites. T wo o f
t he
r ough-outs a re p articularly n otable b y t heir s ize,
t hat
f rom M orecambe, L ancs. b eing 3 2.5cm l ong ( Lancaster M useum) a nd f rom C rawford, L anarks. 3 9.8cm l ong ( Hunterian M useum B .1951.906), e xceeding a ny k nown r ough-outs f rom C umbria, b ut c omparable w ith t he l argest, p artly
p olished
a xe
f rom E henside T arn ( p.58).
T he l ength
o f
t he
O verton e xample ( 31cm) c oincides w ith t he t op r ange o f r ough-out s ize w ithin C umbria. A v ariety o f s tages o f a xe p reparation a nd f laking a re r epresented b y t hese f inds, a s a lso n oted i n C umbria ( p.58). T he r ough-outs f rom M orecambe a nd B allure, K intyre ( Scott 1 969, f ig.90r) a re p articularly w ell f laked a nd p repared f or p olishing, W ellfield, J edburgh a nd A nnan, D umfries a re l ess s o.
T he G reat L angdale a xe " factories" S ince
t he
o thers
f rom
( Fig.28)
e arly d iscovery o f
a s mall w orking f loor i n t he
S take
P ass a rea, b y P rofessor D .M.S. W atson, f leetingly r ecorded i n a n a ccount o f t he a xe f actory a t G raig L wyd ( Warren 1 921, 1 98) m any m ore a xe w orking a reas h ave b een r ecorded i n t he v icinity o f G reat L angdale, f rom t he P ike o f S tickle s crees t o S cafell P ike ( Bunch a nd F ell 1 941; F ell 1 951; P lint 1 962 a nd 1 978; C lough 1 973). P etrological a nalysis h as
c onfirmed
5 8), t ure
t he m ost c ommonly o ccurring r aw m aterial o f N eolithic a xe m anufaci n B ritain, a nd a lso a s t he s ource o f t he r are G roup X I ( Bunch a nd
F ell
1 949,
1 1;
t his
a s
t he s ource o f G roup V I r ock ( Keiller e t a l 1 941,
F lint 1 962,
7 a nd 2 4).
N o e xact c orrelation h as y et b een e stablished b etween t he d etailed g eology o f G reat L angdale a nd t he v arious g rouped a nd u ngrouped r ocks w hich p robably c ome
f rom t he a rea.
A s w ell a s G roups V I a nd X I, o ther
r ocks, c losely r elated t o t hem , h ave b een i dentified a mongst m aterial c ollected b y P lint ( 1962, 2 4-6) a nd " near G roup V I" a nd " tuff" s pecimens a re r ecorded i n v arious i mplement p etrology r eports ( e.g. K een a nd R adley 1 971, 1 9 a nd 2 2). N one o f t hese h as b een a ccurately l ocated, n or h as t he g eology o f t he G roup V I m aterial y et b een a dequately m apped c larified
( Houlder 1 979,
8 7-9,
f ig.1).
T hese p roblems m ay b e
w hen m ore s urvey a nd e xcavation w ork h as
t he c hipping s ites.
6 0
b een u ndertaken
o n
A
l arge n umber o f
f lakes
a nd i mplements h ave b een r ecovered
f rom
t he s crees b elow P ike o f S tickle, p articularly t he s outh s cree b etween 7 5Uft a nd 2 000ft ( 230 - 6 10m), a t t he s ides o f w hich a re w orking a reas w ith a ccumulations o f c hips a nd f lakes T here a re i ndications t hat o utcrops o f
( Bunch a nd F ell 1 949, 1a nd 3 ). r ock w ere w orked, a s f or e xample
a round H arrison S tickle ( Plint 1 962, 1 ) a nd t o t he e ast o f L oft C rag ( Fell 1 951) a nd t hat d etached b oulders o f t uff w ere u sed, a s o n P rofessor W atson's s ite ( Warren 1 921, 1 98). S uch f reshly e xposed r ock m ay h ave b een e asier t o w ork t han w eathered s cree ( Clough 1 973, 3 7). V arious s izes o f
s tages i n r oughing o ut t he a xes a re e videnced b y t he d ifferent w aste f lakes ( ibid, 3 0). M any a xes w ere v ery f inely p repared,
s haped a nd f laked, p olished ( Plint 1 962,
t o a s tage a t w hich t hey c ould t hen h ave b een p l.I), b ut s ome c ruder r ough-outs a re f ound a way
f rom t he f actory s ites ( p.58) s uggesting t hat n ot a ll p roducts w ere s o f inely f inished i n t he v icinity. M any o f t he a bandoned r ough-outs a re u ndamaged. P erhaps s everal d ays w ork w as c arried o ut i n a s ingle v isit t o t he a rea, a nd t hen a s m any o f t he b est r ough-outs t ransported b ack t o t he v arious s ettlement s ites a s c ould b e c arried, l eaving o thers b ehind. ' factory T he l owlands s outh:
T here a re n o i ndications t hat r ough-outs w ere p olished a t s ites, b ut w ere p robably f inished i n t he l owlands. G reat
L angdale
a rea i s c omparatively
t he
a ccessible
f rom
t he
b y t hree d ifferent a pproaches - f rom t he n orth, t o t he n orth f rom L angstrath B eck t o S tonethwaite
w est B eck,
a nd t he
R iver D erwent a nd D erwent W ater; W astwater a nd t he R iver I rt; a nd
t o t he w est f rom L ingmell t o W asdale, t o t he s outh a long t he L angdale v alley
t o W indermere, t he R iver L even a nd F urness. I n a ll t hree l owland a reas r ough-outs a nd e vidence o f a xe f inishing h ave b een f ound. I n 1 969-70 s mall s cale e xcavations w ere u ndertaken a t t he s ite o f T hunacarr K nott, w here c onsiderable a xe-making d ebris h ad p reviously b een n oticed ( Clough 1 973, 2 7-8). T wo i nsubstantial f eatures w ere r ecorded i n a n a rea w here l arge f lakes a nd b roken o r d iscarded r ougho uts w ere f ound, n amely t he e nd o f a n arrow s hallow g ully a nd a p ossible
p osthole
( ibid,
f ig.2)
b ut n o d efinite t races o f
s tructures
w ere f ound. A n a rea o f c harcoal g ave a r adiocarbon d ate o f 2 524 2 :52 b c ( BM-676) c omparable w ith a nother d etermination o f 2 730 : I t1 35 b c ( BM2 81) f rom a n e roding p eat l ayer n earby. S amples f rom a p eat d eposit a t T hunacarr K nott s how t hat a fter t he e lm d ecline t he a rea c arried a m ineral s oil c over, l ater o verlaid b y t he a ccumulation o f m or h umus a nd d eveloping p eat o ver t he c hipping f loor o ccupation ( Pennington 1 975, 7 8-9, f ig.4). T he d isappearance o f p ine f rom t he p ollen p rofile a t t he t ime w hen t he p eat w as d eveloping, m ay c orrelate w ith t he d estruction o f u pland p ine
f orest e lsewhere i n t he a rea,
d ated
t o a bout
t he m id-3rd
m illennium b c. P ollen
e vidence
f rom a n umber o f
s ites i n
t he
L angdale
r egion
( pp.24-25) s uggests t hat i n t he l ate 4 th a nd 3 rd m illennia b e, t he v egetation c over i n t he v icinity o f t he a xe ' factories' w as n ot c losed c limatic-climax f orest, b ut w as v aried, w ith o pen h abitats ( Langdale C ombe) l ight w oodland ( Red T arn M oss) a nd d eveloping p eat d eposits ( Quagrigg M oss, n ear S cafell). T he e xtent a nd d ensity o f u pland p ine f orest ( p.32).
i s u nknown, A reas
o f
b ut m ay h ave b een q uite s cattered,
o n t hin
s oils
l oose s cree a nd r ock o utcrops w ould n ot h ave c arried
s ubstantial v egetation c over. I t
i s
p erhaps
u nlikely t hat a ny s ubstantial
6 1
a mount
o f
u pland
f orest
c learance w ould b e n ecessary s olely f or
i ng a nd w orking
t he r ock s ources,
t he p urpose o f e xploit-
w hen t hese w ere a lready e xposed,
i n
c omparatively o pen a reas, a nd w hen a xe f inishing w as c arried o ut a t s ome d istance. N or w ould t he a rea b e a ttractive o r s uitable f or p ermanent s ettlement s ites. T he d ecline o f p ine i n t he u plands, w hich i s f ound a s e arly a s c 3 200 b c a t B lea T arn a nd A ngle T arn ( p.24) b ut p erhaps a s m uch a s 8 00 y ears R ed T arn M oss a ctivities a t a nd
T hunacarr
l ater a t s uch s ites a t T hunacarr K nott
( Pennington 1 975, t he a xe ' factory'. K nott,
a nd
7 9) n eed n ot b e d irectly r elated t o A t c hipping s ites s uch a s L oft C rag
t he d evelopment
o f p eat w as t aking p lace
a s
a
r esult o f p rogressive n atural s oil a cidification a nd p aludification, w hich m an's a ctivities m ay s imply h ave h astened ( ibid, 8 0).
i s
I n c ommon w ith o ther i dentified s ources o f a xe m aterial L angdale r eferred t o a s a n a xe ' factory w ith p roduction s uggested " on a n
i ndustrial
s cale"
( Manby 1 965,
2 1)
a nd w ith a " considerable b ulk t rade"
b etween C umbria a nd o ther m ajor a xe u sing a reas ( Cummins 1 974, 2 04). H owever, a lthough a n umber o f w orking s ites h ave b een l ocated a nd q uantities o f f lakes a nd r ough-outs d iscovered i n t he s crees, n o e stimate h as y et b een m ade o f t he v olume o f w aste m aterial o n t he s ite, n or o f t he n umber o f i mplements w hich m ight h ave b een p roduced f rom i t, a s s uggested f or e xample f or t he F rench s ite a t P lussulien ( Le R oux 1 979, 5 5-6). U ntil m ore s urveys a re m ade o f t he L angdale a rea a nd t he e xtent o f i ndividual w orking p laces i s a dequately r ecorded, i t i s n ot f easible t o e stimate t he s cale o f w orking i n t he a rea. E vidence f rom b eyond t he L angdale s ites d oes n ot i mmediately s uggest l arge s cale a xe p roduction. T he e stimated n umber o f G roup V I i mplements f ound t hrougho ut
B ritain i s
l ess
t han t wo t housand
( p.75),
t he p ossible c urrency o f
t he r ock t ype i s v ery l ong, p erhaps 1 500 r adiocarbon y ears ( pp.68-9) a nd t here i s n o e vidence o f b ulk t ransportation o f a xes i n t he f orm o f l arge h oards ( pp.57-59). A lthough t he d uration o f u se o f t he s ite may h ave b een c onsiderable, i t r emains t o e stablish w hether, a t a ny o ne t ime, a xe m anufacture w as c arried o ut o n a l arge s cale a s a n o rganised " industry". N orth-east N on-Group V I a xes I n
c ontrast
( Map 1 4,
F igs.29-32)
t o C umbria,
t he n umber o f n on-Group V I a xes
i n
t he
n orth-east i s l arge, s ome 6 4 a xes ( 37.7%) o ut o f a t otal o f 1 70, a s c ompared w ith o nly 4 9 a xes ( 28.8%) i dentified a s o f p robable G roup V I o rigin. N o a ttempt h as b een m ade o n t he b asis o f m acroscopic e xaminat ion t o i dentify t he p ossible o rigins o f t hese a xes. B oth t ypologically a nd p etrologically t he m aterial s eems d iverse a nd may i nclude b oth g rouped a nd u ngrouped r ocks. I n g eneral t hese a xes a re s mall, r anging f rom 7 t o 1 4cm i n l ength ( Fig.18) w ith o nly a f ew l arger s pecimens, s uch a s t hose f rom F owberry C hatton ( 69), L onghoughton ( 103), s mall
M ilfield ( 109), T wizell g roup o f a xes o f g ranular,
( 154) a nd B elford ( 16) g ranite-like r ock a re
( Fig.29). A t ypologically
s imilar, b eing b roadly o val o r c ircular i n s ection, w ith a p ointed b utt, n amely t hose f rom B owlees ( 26), L eamington H ill H ead ( 95), G oswick ( 74), S herburn ( 134), R ookhope ( 124), a nd D arras H all, P onteland ( 48), ( Fig.31). T hese m ay b e c ompared w ith C ornish " Bridlington" t ype a xes i dentified i n Y orkshire ( Manby 1 979, 6 8 f ig.1.11)
a lthough t heir i dentification c annot b e c ertain,
a re p etrologically e xamined.
6 2
u ntil
t hey
A n e dge-ground a xe f rom ( ?) B laydon
( 22)
( Tait 1 968,
f ig.1.3) m ay
b e c ompared w ith t hat f rom K eswick ( 287) ( Fig.32), a nd l ike t he K eswick e xample d oes n ot a ppear t o b e a n i ncompletely f inished r ough-out, b ut a s uitably s haped p iece o f r ock , e dge-ground a nd p olished. A f ragment o f a n a xe f rom K yloe C rags ( 92) ( Fig.30) i s o f a t ype u nique i n t he a rea, w ith a v ery w ide b utt a nd p ointed o val c ross-section. W hen c omplete t he a xe m ust h ave b een l arge, w hich i s a lso u nusual i n t he a rea. Two a xes a re n otable f or t he b eauty o f t he r ock o f w hich t hey a re m ade ( Fig.32). T hat f rom R othbury ( 128) w ith a w ide s quare b utt i s a m arbled o live g reen a nd t he o ther, f rom t he R iver C oquet ( 31) i s g reen, w ith
a d arker b anding a cross
t he a xe.
B oth a re h ighly p olished.
t he b asis o f m acroscopic e xamination n either o f j ade ( see p p.65-66). T hree o f p etrologically
t he s ix e xamined
t hese i s c lassified
a xes f rom t he n orth-east w hich h ave p roved t o b e o f n on-Langdale
O n a s
h ave b een o rigin, a
G roup X VIII ( Whin S ill) a xe f rom W ashington ( 158), a G roup I X ( Tievebulliagh) a xe f rom M urton ( 112) a nd a n a xe o f u ngrouped c oarse s andstone f rom S underland ( 141). T he m ajority o f n on-Langdale a xes i n t he n orth-east h ave b een f ound i n t he n orthern h alf o f N orthumberland, a n a rea w ell r epresented b y a xe f inds ( Map 1 4). A s i n C umbria, t hese a xes a ppear t o b e q uite e venly d istributed i n a reas a lso r epresented b y G roup V I f inds, a nd n o p articular c lusterings a re a pparent. C umbria N on-Group V I a xes
( Map 1 4,
F igs.32-33)
T he n umber o f a xes f ound i n C umbria w hich a re d efinitely n ot o f G roup V I r ock i s e xtremely s mall, o nly 1 9 ( 7.4%) o ut o f a t otal o f 2 56 a xes a nd r ough-outs r ecorded i n t he a rea. S ome o f t hese m ay n ot b e i mports
i nto t he a rea,
b ut m ay h ave c ome f rom l ocal s ources o ther t han
t he w ell k nown G roup V I t uffs; f or e xample t he a xes f rom S ilver T arn ( 365) a nd B rotherelkeld ( 206), d escribed a s o f v olcanic, f linty a sh, a nd f rom Ambleside ( 173), o f c oarse g rained b edded a sh " probably f rom t he B orrowdale v olcanic s eries" ( Hogg 1 959, f rom S cawfell P ike ( 354) m ay a lso b e o f
1 88). l ocal
T he l arge i mplement " rough a sh". T his
s pecimen s eems s omewhat u nwieldy t o h ave b een u sed a s a n a xe, a nd c ould h ave b een a s tone a rd p oint ( Rees 1 981, f ig.3). A s imilar t ype o f i mplement i s k nown f rom B elford, N orthumberland ( Figs.30 a nd 3 3).
( 267)
T he a xes f rom C rosby R avensworth ( 219), M awbray ( 310) a nd H olme a re a ll c losely a like i n s hape, b eing a lmost t rapezoidal i n p lan,
w ith a w ide b utt a nd s traight c utting e dge ( Fig.33). p ossible t o e xamine t he a xe f rom H olme ( North 1 949, t hose
f rom M awbray a nd C rosby R avensworth a re b oth o f
I t h as n ot b een 2 17, f ig.2) b ut m ottled
g reen-
g rey-white g ranite-like r ock. T here i s o ne e xample f rom K eswick ( 287) o f a n i mplement w orked a t t he c utting e dge o nly ( Fig.32). T his d oes n ot a ppear t o b e a r e-worked a xe, a s t he r ough b ody i s n ot f laked, b ut s eems t o b e a s uitably s haped p iece o f r ock o n w hich h as b een m ade a m ost b eautiful S eascale m ay b e o f
M an,
h aving
p olished c utting e dge. T he a xe f rom B ailey G round, c ompared w ith t hose o f " Ronaldsway" t ype f rom t he I sle t he
b utt
a rea l eft
6 3
r ough,
t o
f acilitate
h afting
( Fig.33). i t
A s G roup V I a xes h ave b een f ound o n M an ( Kinvig 1 950,
s eems
t hat
d uring t his p ossible. O nly
c ontact w as p eriod,
o ne
o f
e stablished b etween C umbria a nd
a nd a " Ronaldsway" o rigin f or t his
t hese
n on-Group V I a xes
h as
b een
f ig.5)
t he
i sland
s pecimen
i s
p etrologically
e xamined, t hat f rom L indale-in-Cartmel, w hich i s o f g reenstone ( Fig.32). A n o rigin i n C ornwall i s t hought m ost l ikely, a lthough t he s pecimen c annot b e i dentified w ith o ne o f t he k nown C ornish a xe g roups ( Lancaster M useum r ecords). T he d istribution o f n on-Group V I a xes i n C umbria i s w ell d ispersed ( Map 1 4),
a lthough ,
w ith t he e xception o f t wo a xes
f rom M awbray ,
a re a bsent f rom t he C umberland p lain a nd t he E den v alley. n umber o f a xes i n t his c ategory i s c omparatively s o s mall, s ignificance c an b e a ttached t o t heir d istribution. F lint a xes
( Catalogue 4 ,
T he T imber o f
f inds
H owever, t he t hat l ittle
M ap 1 8)
f lint a xes
f rom t he n orth o f E ngland i s s mall.
O nly
5 a re r ecorded i n C umbria a nd 2 7 i n t he n orth-east, c omprising 2 % a nd 1 3.5% r espectively o f a ll k nown a xes i n e ach a rea. T ypologically t he a xes m ay b e d escribed a s c ompletely g round, o r e dge-ground ( Manby 1 979, f ig.1) w ith a f ew r e-worked e xamples a nd o ne c ompletely f laked a xe. T he n umbers
o f e ach t ype a re a s
T ype
f ollows:
C umbria
* North-east
C ompletely g round E dge-ground
5 -
1 5 5
R e-worked
-
2
C ompletely f laked N ot k nown
-
1 4
T otal
5
D espite
t he
p roximity o f
f lint a nd f lint a rtifacts, o r
t he
" Duggleby' t ype a dzes
2 7
t he n orth-east
t o s ources o f
n o e xamples a re k nown o f ' Seamer
( Manby 1 974,
9 5ff,
f ig.40 ;
Y orkshire t ype
a xes
M anby 1 979, 6 9).
T he m ajority o f t he c ompletely g round f lint a xes c losely r esemble t ypical ' Cumbrian' a xe i n s hape a nd h ave p ronounced s ide f acets.
T wo e xceptions a re k nown ; a t hin a xe w ith s quared b utt f rom A cklington ( 6) a nd t he v ery f ine B urradon a xe ( 13) a pparently a r are t ype ( Evans 1 897, 1 03). T he A cklington s pecimen r esembles e dge-ground a xes i n s hape b ut i s c ompletely g round ( Fig.34). T he l arge B urradon a xe h as a s quare b utt a nd a lmost p arallel s ides f laring s lightly a t t he c utting e dge w ith a p ointed o val c ross-section O f
t he
e dge-ground a xes
( Fig.35).
t hose f rom B udle
( 12)
a nd
t he
C heviot
H ills ( 15) a re b oth l ong, s lender s pecimens w ith f ine f laking o n t he b ody a nd a t riangular p olished a rea a t t he c utting e dge ( Fig.34). T hat f rom H arbottle ( 17) ( Fig.34) i s w ider a nd i s m arginally e dge-ground. T wo s maller a xes f rom E ast T hirston M oor ( 16) a nd P resson H ill, W ark
6 4
( 25)
m ay b e r e-worked,
( 23)
w hich
a s a lso
t hose f rom H arwood
w ere o riginally g round.
( 18)
a nd
H ilf l eid
T he H ilf l eid f ragment
h as
b een
e xtensively r e-worked a s a s craper, a nd h as t he c haracteristic b lunting b lows a t o ne e nd o f t he t ool w here i t w as s hortened ( Weyman 1 977, f ig.1). T hese c an a lso b e s een o n t he a xes f rom E ast T hirston M oor a nd P resson H ill. T he f lint a xe f rom t he W ooler a rea ( 32) i s e ntirely f laked a nd w ell s haped, w ith t he e dges f inely w orked. f ragments o f p olished f lint a xes c ame f rom H owl J ohn,
T wo v ery s mall f ound w ith o ther
f lints
F ord,
( p.89)
a nd f rom b arrow C LXXXVIII a t B roomridge,
w ith o ther
o ccupation d ebris. A lthough p reliminary r esults
i ndicate s ome s uccess i n
i dentifying
f lint s ources b y g eochemical a nalysis ( Bush a nd S ieveking 1 979, 9 7) t his r esearch h as n ot y et b een e xtended o n a c ountry w ide b asis a nd t he s ource o f t he f lint a xes f ound i n t he n orth o f E ngland i s u nknown. I f f inished i mplements w ere e xchanged o r t raded r ather t han r aw m aterials, t he a bsence o f s pecifically Y orkshire t ypes o f a rtifact ( p.64) m ay s uggest a s ource f urther a field t o t he s outh. T he c hronological r ange o f f lint a xes i s c onsiderable a nd u ntil s pecific f lint s ources c an b e i dentified, i ndividual f inds c annot b e m ore c losely d ated. F rom t he r ecorded a ssociations o f s uch m aterial i n Y orkshire M anby h as s uggested t hat e dge-ground a xes a re o f L ate N eolithic d ate ( Manby 1 974, 9 3-8; M anby 1 979, 7 7). H owever, t he n umber o f e dge-ground a xes i n t he n orthe ast t ion
i s s o s mall t hat n o c omparison c an b e m ade b etween t his d istribua nd t hat o f c ompletely g round a xes, a s a ppears s ignificant i n
Y orkshire
( Manby 1 979,
f igs.9 a nd 1 0).
I n t he n orth-east t he d istribution o f f lint a xes r epeats t hat o f o ther a xe t ypes w ith t he m ajority o f f inds f rom t he n orth o f N orthumberland ( Map 1 8). B ut t he v ery f ew f lint a xes f rom C umbria o ccur i n a reas
s parsely r epresented b y o ther f inds,
a t t he s outh o f
t he
E den v alley, i n t he s outh-east n ear t he K ent e stuary a nd i n t he n orthe ast b etween t he r ivers E den a nd L yne. T he d ominance o f G roup V I a xes i n C umbria i s r eflected i n t he v ery s mall n umber o f f lint a xes r eaching t he n orth-west a nd a lso i n t he d istribution o f t hose a xes i n a reas p eripheral t o t he m ain G roup V I a xe c oncentrations. I n t he n orth-east, b y c ontrast, f lint i s j ust o ne o f t he m any a nd v aried r ock t ypes r epresented i n a n a rea w hich m ay h ave o btained J ade a xes
i ts
i mplements
( Catalogue 5 ,
f rom a d iversity o f
s ources.
F ig.36)
T he t erm j ade
i ncludes m aterial c onsisting
o f
t wo q uite d istinct m inerals, n ephrite a nd j adeite ( Smith W .C., 1 963, 1 33-4). H owever s ome i mplements h ave p roved o n c hemical a nalysis t o b e c omposed o f p yroxenes w hich a re n ot j adeite i n t he s trict m ineralogical s ense g eneric t erm ' jade
( Woolley e t a l 1 979, 9 0n). i s h ere r etained t o c over
T he a ll
t hese c ategories. I n C ampbell S mith's ( Smith W .C., 1 963; 1 965;
c atalogues o f j ade a xes i n t he B ritish I sles 1 972) e xamples f rom t he n orth o f E ngland h ave
b een c onspicuous b y t heir a bsence, a nd a c onsiderable g ap i n t he d istribution o f t hese a rtifacts m ay b e noted i n N orthumberland, D urham a nd C umbria, a nd a lso i n W ales, Y orkshire a nd L ancashire ( Coles e t a l
6 5
1 974,
f ig.2).
M ore
r ecently
h owever a n a xe
f rom K irkby L onsdale
p etrologically e xamined a nd i dentified a s o f j adeite a nd ( Jones e t a l 1 977, n o.99). T o t his m ay b e a dded t hree o ther
w as
f eldspar s pecimens
f rom P enrith B eacon, H artlepool a nd ? K endal, w hich h ave b een e xamined i n m useum c ollections a nd w hich, o n t he b asis o f m acroscopic e xaminat ion,
a re
t he a xe
t entatively
i dentified a s
i n K endal T own M useum i s
i n v iew o f t he l arge n umber o f c omprises m uch m aterial f rom L t. p ossible. T he a xe t he B ritish I sles. A ll
f our a xes
1 40-6)
r anging
" plump"
a xes
t he
n orth,
a l 1 977, c orrespond f ound
a re o f
i n
p redominate
i n
( Fig.36). a s
i t
T he
p rovenance o f
i s u ndocumented,
b ut
l ocal f inds i n t he c ollection ( which C ol. 0 .H. N orth) a l ocal p rovenance i s t ype w ith a uthenticated j ade
C ampbell S mith's
c olour
f rom p ale
t ype I I
g reen
t o
i n s outhern B ritain,
w ith a m ixed
p opulation o f
( Smith
a lmost a nd
t ypes
t he
a xes
f rom
W .C.,
1 963,
b lack.
T hese
t hinner t ypes
i n E ast A nglia
i n
( Bishop e t
f ig.3). T he a xes l isted h ere w ould t herefore s eem t o m ore w ith t ypes f ound i n s outhern B ritain t han w ith t hose
i n S cotland.
d istribution o f t hose
c onforms
j ade
d oubtful,
N one o f
a ll
f rom t he n orth o f P reliminary
o f
c omes
f rom a k nown c ontext.
a xes
i n B ritain a nd
i s
s hown i n F ig.37.
E ngland
r esults
t ion b etween a xe
t he a xes
k nown j ade
c hemical a nalyses
t ypology a nd
c omposition,
a nd t he " hachettes" o mphacite. c ategorise t he p lump a xes.
I reland,
s uggest a g ood
t he
t hin a xes
T here i s n ot y et A s ingle s ource o f
T he
i ncluding
c orrela-
b eing j adeite
e nough i nformation t o a ll j ade a xes s eems
u nlikely i n v iew o f t heir d ifferences i n c omposition a nd t ypology. T he d ark g reen p yroxene m ay h ave c ome f rom t he A lps, b ut t he o rigin o f t he l ight
g reen p ure j adeite h as
n ot
b een l ocated
( Woolley e t
a l
1 979,
9 4-
5 ). A vailable r ange
f or
t he
m illennium
b e,
S omerset
( Coles
d ating
e vidence
i mport
o f j ade
s uggests
a xes
w ith t he s ecurely d ated e t
a l
1 974),
i nto
a c onsiderable
i nto B ritain,
t he
f rom
a xe b eside
l atter h alf
o f
t he
c hronological t he
l ate
S weet T rack
4 th i n
t he 3 rd m illennium
b e ( Smith I .F., 1 979, f ig.1, 1 6-17). A s imilar d ate s pan i s a lso f ound f or j ade a xes i n E urope, b ut b eginning s omewhat e arlier i n t he 4 th m illennium b e ( Woolley e t a l 1 979, 9 0).
c ome
T he f our j ade a xes f rom t he n orth o f E ngland d o n ot, i n g eneral, f rom a reas w hich a re w ell r epresented b y o ther a xe f inds ( Map 3 0).
A f ew s tone
a xes
a re
b ut n ear K endal, s carce. T he u se f rom
r ecorded
n ear P enrith,
i ncluding o ne h oard
( p.58)
K irkby L onsdale a nd H artlepool s uch i mplements a re o f t hese o bjects i s u nknown. A lthough t hese e xamples w hich
b y
t heir f orm a ppear t o b e n on-utilitarian, t hey a re n evertheless e xtremely f ine c ondition a nd w ould n ot a ppear t o h ave b een u sed
t he n orth o f
i n a s
c utting
E ngland a re n ot
( Catalogue
l arge,
t hin t ype,
a xes
f rom
c ertain n umber o f o f
C atalogue
s tone a nd f lint a xes
( other t han h oards)
1 0)
I n c ommon w ith
t ype
t he
i mplements.
P ossible a ssociations o f
f lint
o f
c ontext.
t he
r est
o f
t he n orth o f a xes
a nd
t he
c ountry,
E ngland a re
f ragments
T hese m ay b e
t he m ajority o f c asual,
6 6
s tone a nd f inds.
h ave h owever b een r ecorded
c onsidered u nder
1 0):
s ingle
t hree
A
i n s ome
h eadings
( see
( 1)
a xes
a ssociated w ith m onuments a nd s ites
( 2)
a xes
f rom f unerary c ontexts
( 3)
a xes
f ound w ith o ther a rtifacts.
F ew o f t he " associations" w ith m onuments a nd s ites c an b e c ons idered o f s ignificance. I n m any c ases i t i s a pparent t hat a n earby f eature
i n
t he l andscape w as m entioned,
a s a m eans
o f
m ore
c losely
i dentifying t he l ocality o f t he f ind, f or e xample, " near t he s tone c ircle" a t C astlerigg a nd L ittle S alkeld, o r " near a ncient e nclosures" o r e arthworks, a t A lnwick , U rswick o r P ennington. S imilarly t he " site o f a ncient d wellings" a t H altcliff m ay n ot r efer t o a ny p rehistoric f eature, b ut t o s ome l andmark , w ell k nown l ocally. O ther f eatures s uch a s t umuli, s tone h eaps o r d ouble s tone c ircles m ay b e b arrows o r f ield c learance c airns w ere c ollected. A xes
i n w hich a xes h ave b ecome i ncorporated w hen t he s tones
f ound a t M ossgarth,
P ortinscale m ay h ave b een a ssociated w ith
s ome s ort o f w ooden p latform o r s tructure ( p.58), a nd t he " very a ncient r oad u nder 21 2 f / t o f p eat" a t H olmrook c ould h ave b een a w ooden t rackw ay, o thers o f w hich h ave b een f ound e lsewhere i n C umbria, f or e xample a t A mbleside, F oulshaw M oss, S andwick a nd S takes M oss. T he " unfinished s tone a xe" u nearthed j ust u nder t he t urf a t t he e ntrance t o t he M ayburgh h enge i s u nfortunately n ow l ost, a nd i ts t ype c annot b e i dentified.
A f ragment
o f
a G roup V I a xe r ecovered a t G reycrofts
s tone
c ircle, S eascale, w as n ot f ound i n o ne o f t he e xcavated f eatures, b ut " near s tone 4 ". I n v iew o f t he f act t hat t he s tones o f t he c ircle w ere d eliberately c onsiderable
b uried e arly d isturbance o f
i n t he 1 9th c entury, p resumably c ausing t he a rea, t he a xe c annot b e r egarded a s
p ositively a ssociated w ith t he o riginal c onstruction o f
t he m onument.
A t K ennel H all K nowe a s tone a xe w as f ound o n t he c lay s urface d uring t he e xcavation o f a " native" s ettlement e nclosure. B eaker s herds, a l eaf a rrowhead a nd f lint a nd c hert w aste w ere a lso f ound, r epresenting a v ariety o f p re-enclosure u se o f t he s ite. F ragments o f m ounds h ave b een
a xes f ound w ith o ccupation m aterial u nder b urial r ecorded a t t hree s ites. A t B roomhill, F ord
C LXXXVIII, c alcined b ones a nd c harcoal w ere i ntermingled w ith t he d omestic d ebris, b ut a t W arden L aw a nd C rosby G arrett C LXXIV, i ndividual i nhumations w ere i dentified, a bove t he o ccupation m aterial o n t he o ld g round s urface. S imilar a ssociations a re r ecorded i n Y orkshire Y orkshire, E ngland
( Manby 1 979, A ppendix A ) a nd o ther a reas, b ut u nlike n o a xes h ave b een f ound a s g rave g oods i n t he n orth o f
( ibid,
O ther o r
g rinding
A ppendix B ).
a rtifacts w ith w hich a xes h ave b een f ound c omprise s tones,
s uggesting a xe f inishing a nd
v ariety o f f lint t ypes f rom f lint s catters f inds w ere a rchaeologically e xcavated, a nd r emain u ncertain.
6 7
p olishing,
r ubbing a nd
a
( p.86-89). N one o f t hese s o t heir e xact a ssociations
A xe c hronology T he c hronology o f p etrologically i dentified a xe g roups h as b een p rogressively r eviewed i n t he l ight o f n ew i dentifications a nd r adioc arbon d ates ( esp. P iggott 1 962; E vens e t a l 1 972, 2 48-57), a ll o f w hich w ere m ost r ecently s ummarised b y D r. S mith ( 1979). T he n ature o f m uch o f t he d ating " evidence" i s, a s D r. S mith h as r ightly p ointed o ut, i mprecise ( Smith I .F. 1 979, 1 3). T he e arliest k nowledge o f t he s ources o f g rouped m aterials a nd t he m anufacture o f p olished s tone a xes i s a t p resent u ncertain ( ibid, 1 3). T he u se o f f ine-grained r ock t o p roduce m icrolithic t ools, i s k nown a t s ites o n t he C umbrian c oast u sing t uff o f t he B orrowdale s eries ( p.44) a nd a lso a t T rwyn D u, A berffraw, A nglesey w here f lakes o f G roups V III a nd X XI r ock h ave b een i dentified ( Ireland a nd L ynch 1 973, 1 70-5). E lsewhere i n W ales p ecked a xes h ave b een f ound i n u nequivocal M esolithic c ontexts ( Whittle 1 977, 1 03) a nd p olished a xes h ave f ound a t u nequivocal M esolithic s ites i n I reland ( Woodman 1 978,
b een 1 08-
1 14). A lthough w ide s cale p re-Neolithic u se o f p olished s tone a xes i s n ot n ecessarily s uggested b y t his e vidence, i t i s o f i nterest t hat a w orking k nowledge o f t hese r ock t ypes d uring t he M esolithic p eriod i s e videnced i n p recisely t hose a reas w here g reater e xploitation o f t hese r ocks w as p ractised a t a l ater d ate. W ithin
t he
n orth
o f
E ngland r adiocarbon
d ates
f or
G roup
V I
m aterial c ome f rom E henside T arn a nd T hunacarr K nott. N one o f t he E henside d eterminations c an b e d irectly r elated t o t he a rchaeological m aterial f rom t he s ite ( p.96) a nd u nfortunately t he s urviving a xe h aft h as n ot b een d ated. T wo c harcoal s amples f rom a c h eing f loor a t T hunacarr K nott ( BM-281, 2 730 - 1 35 b c; B M-676, 2 524 — 52 b c) s uggest t he u se o f a L angdale a xe ' factory s ite i n t he m id 3 rd m illennium b c ( Clough 1 973,
2 7,
3 0).
A f lake o f L angdale t uff a nd a r e-worked f ragment, p robably o f a n a xe o f s imilar m aterial, w ere r ecovered f rom s ubmerged p eat d eposits o n t he f oreshore a t H artlepool B ay ( Tooley 1 978b, 7 3). N either w as i n d irect a ssociation w ith d ated m aterial, a lthough t he p ollen s pectra f rom a bout
t he l evel o f
t he f lake c orrespond w ith t hose f rom t he
l evel
o f t he N eolithic i nhumation ( p.100) d ated t o 2 730 j : 6 0 b c ( Hv.5220). A n e arlier e lm d ecline h orizon a ssociation i s, h owever, p ossible, w ith a d ate i n t he
l ater 4 th m illennium ( p.18)
( ibid,
7 3-4).
U nequivocal 4 th m illennium d ates o r G roup V I a xes a re,
a t p resent,
l acking, b ut i n v iew o f t he e vidence f or e arly p re-elm d ecline a gricultural a ctivity i n C umbria ( pp.16-18) a nd t he p ossible e arly d ates f rom G roup V I a xes i n o ther p arts o f B ritain ( Smith I .F.1979, 1 8) i t s eems l ikely t hat t his r ock s ource w as e xploited f rom t he l ast q uarter o f t he 4 th m illennium b c, c ontemporary w ith t he u se o f s ome C ornish s ources, a nd p ossibly a lso w ith G roup V II, G raig L wyd i n W ales ( ibid,
f ig.1).
T he
l atest
a ssociations o f G roup V I a xes w ould a ppear t o b e
w ith
B eakers, a s a t C hew P ark, S omerset ( Evens e t a l 1 972, 2 53) a nd a s s urface f inds w ith B eaker a nd f ood v essel p ottery t ypes i n t he p arishes o f H ockwold-cum-Wilton a nd F eltwell i n N orfolk ( Clough a nd G reen 1 972, 1 37-40). ( p.85)
A f ew p erforated o f
i mplements a nd b arbed a nd t anged a rrowheads
G roup V I a lso s uggest s ome u se o f t he
6 8
r ock s ource i nto
t he
2 nd m illennium b e, b ut t he m ajority o f a xes p robably d ate t o t he 3 rd m illennium b e. T he l atest d ated a ssociation i s t hat r ecorded f rom L lansilin, D enbighs., i n a c airn a t T y-newydd F arm, w ith a b ronze s ocketed a xe
( Welsh p etrology r ecords).
O ther s uch s urvivals,
o r r e-
u se o f o bjects f or o ther t han u tilitarian p urposes a re r ecorded w here ( Smith I .F. 1 979, 1 3). A ssociations k nown a t
o f
G roup V I m aterial w ith o ther g rouped
t he h enge s ite a t C airnpapple,
W est L othian,
e lse-
r ocks
a re
w ith G roup
V II
( Piggott 1 962, 2 34) a t B ryn L lwyn, " King C harles B owling G reen", F lintshire, w ith G roups V II a nd X XI ( Glenn 1 914; W elsh p etrology r ecords) a t D yserth C astle, a lso w ith p robable G roup X XI a xes ( Glenn 1 915; W elsh p etrology r ecords), a t N orth D eighton, Y orkshire w ith G roup V II ( Manby 1 979, A ppendix A ) ( Cummins a nd M oore 1 973, 2 29).
a nd a t
S axby,
L incs.
w ith
I f G roup V I r ock w as e xploited i n t he 4 th m illennium b e, p roducts o f t his a xe ' factory' m ay h ave b een c urrent f or a s
G roup
X X
t hen t he l ong a s
1 500 ( radiocarbon) y ears. I t s eems l ikely t hat t he a pparent d ominance o f p arts o f t he c ountry b y G roup V I a xes ( p.74) i s, i n p art, a f unction o f t he c onsiderable d uration o f u se o f t his r ock s ource. V ery l ittle e vidence i s a vailable f or e stablishing t he c urrency o f a xes o f G roups X V a nd X VIII. T he n umber o f p etrologically i dentified a xes o f e ach g roup i s c omparatively s mall, o nly a bout 4 0 o f G roup X VIII a nd f ewer o f G roup X V ( Smith I .F. 1 979, 1 9-20). A s urface f ind o f a G roup X VIII a xe a t W indmill H ill p rovides t he o nly " datable" c ontext f or s uch m aterial, p erhaps c 2 000 b e, i f t he a xe h ad b een d erived f rom t he u pper f ill o f t he d itches ( ibid, 2 0). P erforated i mplements o f G roups X V a nd X VIII a ppear t o h ave b een c urrent t hroughout t he 2 nd m illennium
b e
( pp.70-72)
( ibid,
f ig.1),
a lthough i t i s p ossible t hat
t hese s ources w ere s poradically u sed f or t he m anufacture o f a xes t o t his.
k nown
p rior
G roup X I w ould a ppear t o b e a r arely u sed L angdale s ource, o nly f rom t he ' factory' s ite i tself a nd f rom W indmill H ill, w here a
f lake o f aG roup X I a xe f rom a l ow l evel i n t he d itches m ay b e d ated t o t he m id-3rd m illennium b e, f rom c harcoal i n c orresponding l ayers ( BM7 4, 2 580 2 : - 1 50 b e) ( Evens e t a l 1 972, 2 51). I t r emains t o b e d etermined w hether t he s carcity o f G roup X I p roducts i s r elated t o a l imited o ccurrence o f t he r ock t ype i n t he L angdale a rea. A b utt f ragment o f a r ough-out f rom P ike o f S tickle, i dentified a s G roup X I, c ame
f rom t he s outh s cree
( Bunch a nd F ell 1 949,
1 1-13).
L ATER S TONE I NDUSTRIES A lthough t he m ajor e xpansion i n t he e xploitation o f r ock s ources f or a xe p roduction i s, b y d efinition, e ssentially a N eolithic t rait, t he m anufacture o f b oth u tilitarian a nd p ossibly n on-utilitarian p erforated s tone i mplements c ontinued i nto t he p eriod d uring w hich s imple m etal o bjects w ere a lready a vailable i n t he B ritish I sles. T he m ajor g roups
o f
p erforated i mplements
6 9
f or w hich a ssociations a re
k nown
a nd f or w hich s ome c hronological r ange b attle a xes a nd, t o a l esser d egree, f ound
i n t he n orth o f
a re m ore h ere.
E ngland.
p roblematic a nd
c an b e d educed a re m ace h eads, a xe h ammers, a ll o f w hich a re
S tone a dzes
c an b e
l ess
a nd
p ebble h ammers
p recisely d ated a re n ot
w hich
i ncluded
I t h as n ot b een c onsidered p ossible t o i dentify a ny p articular s ource o f p erforated s tone i mplements b y m acroscopic e xamination a nd g rouped
s ources
a re o nly
i ndicated
i mplements w hen t he a rtifact M ace-heads
e ast,
( Catalogue
t hroughout
t he
r egion,
C umberland
f ound
i n
n either
c atalogues
o f
p erforated
M ap 2 7)
o f
' ovoid
o f
t hese
B ritain,
i s
h as
h as
y et
s uggests
f lint,
T hrelkeld
w hite,
f rom t he
C oquet
a nd
c lusterings
i n t he a rea, n orth
b een
( Roe
a s
1 968,
c ome
o f
f inds.
T he
1 979).
T he
i t d oes
( Fig.27.9).
i n t he r est
N one
O ne
o f
t hat
h as
f rom W ol t Angham i s
t he a ppearance b lack a nd
M acroscopic
( Fig.67.4-5)
a re b oth a
p erhaps a g ranite,
f rom Twizell
( Fig.67.7)
a nd t he m ace-head f rom L ongtown i s p ossibly o f i n a n e xample f rom W inchester ( Roe 1 968, 1 63).
o f
T he m acey ellow-brown
t he r ock d ense,
a nd C ambo
o f
' pestle'
t he m ace-heads
e xamined.
t hat a v ariety o f m aterials w ere u sed. ( Fig.67.3)
w ere
H owever,
( 1968;
f ig.34).
p etrologically
f rom t he
n orth-east
W ansbeck.
b een d iscussed b y R oe
i n t he
f rom K irkwhelpington
f rom
t he C umbrian e xamples
r ivers
k nown f rom W olsingham
r egion
i nspection
o f
f our m ace-heads
p redominates
p articularly
m ace-head
p olished
f our
c onstitute s ignificant
m ace-heads
m ace-head
t he
b ut
p lain a nd
t he a rea b etween t he
t ypology
h ead
i n t he
b een p etrologically e xamined.
E ight m ace-heads a re r ecorded f rom C umbria a nd s ix f rom t he n ortha ll o f w hich a re l oose f inds. T hese a re w idely d istributed
n orth
i n
1 9,
h as
m ottled
t hose
b lack
i s a m icaceous
a nd r ock,
p ottery, a s a lso k nown A s imilar d iversity o f
r aw m aterials u sed f or m ace-heads i s f ound e lsewhere i n t he c ountry, i ndeed R oe h as n oted t hat a n a spect o f t he p etrology o f m ace-heads t hat
i s
g rouped t o h ave o f
i mmediately
s triking
i s
t hat
v ery f ew o f
t hem
a re
m ade
o f
r ocks o f k nown p rovenance' ( Roe 1 969, 3 74). M any r ocks a ppear b een u sed b ecause t hey w ere v isually a ttractive. T he p etrology
t hose m ace-heads m ade
o f
g rouped m aterial i s
s omewhat
d ifferent
f rom
t hat o f b attle-axes a nd a xe-hammers, a nd t he m ain g rouped m aterial u sed w as G roup I , C ornish g reenstone. A f ew m ace-heads a re made o f G roup V I a nd G roup X VIII s tone, t he s ources o f w hich a re i n t he n orth o f E ngland, b ut n one h ave y et b een i dentified a s s outhern L ake D istrict ( Roe 1 979, 3 0, 4 6). D atable a ssociations a rea o f s tudy. T hese a re,
o f G roup X V,
f rom
t he
f or m ace-heads m ust b e s ought o utside t he i n g eneral, f ew a nd c ome f rom b oth o ccupa-
t ion s ites a nd f unerary c ontexts ( Roe 1 968, 1 53-5). A lthough R oe s uggests t hat t he p ottery m ost f requently a ssociated w ith m ace-heads i s G rooved W are ( ibid, 1 55), a n e xclusive a ssociation, F engate
w are,
a t L ower K napp
G arrowby W old C 69, a nd w ith a v ariety
F arm,
G los.,
f ood v essels
b y n o m eans f ound w ith a nd u rns
M ace-heads
w ith
A
f ragment
a re
n ot
h owever f ound
i n f unerary
o f a c ushion m ace-head w as
f rom
t he
f irst
t o
t he
t hird
7 0
q uarter o f
c ontexts
r ecovered
n ear t he t op o f a m idden a t S kara B rae f or w hich d ates o f 2 070 ( Birm-434) a nd 1 881 1 10 b c ( Birm-433) h ave b een o btained. r ange
a t
w ith a Y orkshire v ase f ood v essel a t D oune, P erths., o f L ate N eolithic w ares, i ncluding B eaker s herds, a t
W indmill H ill. B eakers.
i t s hould b e n oted t hat t his i s a nd m ace-heads h ave a lso b een
2 1
f rom
1 10 b c A d ate
t he 2 nd m illennium b c
i s
s uggested
f or t he c urrency o f m ace-heads
1 5-16). N o s ubdivision o f t his t ype c an b e s uggest d a t p resent. B attle-axes I n
t he
( Catalogue 2 0, n orth
i n B ritain ( Smith I .F.
p eriod o f u se a ccording t o
1 979,
m ace-head
M ap 2 7)
o f E ngland s even b attle-axes h ave
C umbria a nd e leven i n t he n orth-east,
b een
f ound
i n
a ll o f w hich a re i solated f inds,
w ith o ne e xception, a b eautifully m ade o chre c oloured b attle-axe f rom S eghill ( Fig.67.1), w hich w as f ound i n a c ist. T hese b attle-axes a re w idely d istributed i n t he r egion w ith n o s ignificant c lusterings o f f inds, a lthough t hree e xamples h ave b een f ound i n t he W ear v alley. T he t ypology o f b attle-axes, i nitially d iscussed b y R oe i n f ive ( 1966) h as n ow b een m odified i nto a s impler s cheme o f E arly, m ediate
a nd D eveloped
e xamples
f rom t he n orth o f E ngland f all w ithin t he ' Early
t ypes
( Roe 1 979,
2 3,
f igs.1 a nd 2 ).
s tages I nterA ll
t he
p art o f
t his
s cheme ( Fig.68), w ith t he e xception o f t he m ore e laborate b attle-axes f rom B arras B ridge, N ewcastle a nd f rom S eghill ( Fig.61.1-2). T wo b attle-axes f rom t he a rea h ave b een p etrologically e xamined, f rom H eathery B urn ( SW 9 81: D URH 1 ) a nd P lumpton W all ( SW 1 045: C umb 1 2), a nd b oth a re o f G roup X VIII ( the W hin S ill). A s a lso n oted w ith m ace-heads, i t i s n ecessary t o l ook o utside t he a rea o f s tudy f or d atable a ssociations w ith b attle-axes, w hich o ccur p articularly i n f unerary c ontexts. T hese a ssociations i nclude a c ons iderable r ange o f E arly B ronze A ge g rave g oods, a nd B eakers, f ood v essels a nd u rns ( Roe 1 966, T able I V). R oe's t ypological s tages s hould n ot b e c onsidered a s a r egular c hronological s equence, a s a llowance m ust b e m ade f or c onsiderable o verlap b etween t he s tages. T he o verall s equence h as n ot h owever b een q uestioned ( Smith I .F. 1 979, 1 6). R adioc arbon d eterminations r elevant t o b attle-axe c hronology i nclude a d ate o f 1 564 ± 1 20 b c ( BM-441) f or a S tage I b attle-axe i n t he a sh f ill o f o ne o f t he w alls o f H ouse 1 , N ess o f G ruting, S hetland a nd o f 1 239 2 46 b c ( BM-682) f or a g rave g roup a t H ove w ith a S tage V b attle-axe a nd a C amerton-Snowshill d agger ( ibid,15-16). O ther d ates, f or C larke's S outhern B ritish B eakers w ith w hich b attle-axes a re a ssociated i n b urials ( ibid, 1 5) s hould b e t reated w ith c aution i n v iew o f r ecent e vidence t hat s ome B eaker t ypes h ad a l ong c urrency a nd a re n ot r estricted s olely t o t he r anges o f d ates s uggested b y C larke o r L anting a nd v an d er W aals ( pp.127-8). A t ime s pan o f s ome f our r adiocarbon c enturies, f rom c 1 700 - 1 300 b c i s s uggested f or b attle-axes ( ibid, 1 6), a lthough s ome r adiocarbon d eterminations f or p ottery t ypes w ith w hich b attle-axes a re f ound i n a ssociation e xtend t his p eriod t owards t he e nd o f t he 2 nd m illennium b e ( pp.127-9), a s d oes a lso a r adiocarbon d etermination f rom G withian, T he n umber o f
w hich m ay b e
b attle-axes
r elevant
f ound i n B ritain i s
( p.73). c onsiderably
l arger
a nd t heir d istribution m uch w ider t han t hat o f m ace-heads ( Roe 1 979, f ig.4). A c oncentration o f f inds i n E ast Y orkshire m ay r eflect t he l arge n umber o f b urials e xcavated i n t he a rea, a s b attle-axes o ften o ccur a s g rave g oods. O f t he p etrological g roups u sed f or b attle-axes t he m ost c ommon a re G roup X II, a s ource o n t he S hropshire - M ontgomerys hire b order a nd G roup X VIII, t he W hin S ill ( ibid, f ig.3, 4 1-2). G roup X VIII p roducts a re p articularly w ell r epresented i n t he e astern p art o f t he c ountry, b ut a re k nown a s f ar w est a s A nglesey. G roup X V w ould a ppear t o h ave b een l ittle u sed f or t his t ype o f a rtifact. I t i s n otable
t hat
a lthough t wo s ources o f
7 1
r aw m aterials u sed f or b attle-axes
o ccur i n t he n orth o f a rea i s q uite s mallb A xe-hammers
E ngland
( Catalogue 2 1,
t he n umber o f
s uch a rtifacts k nown i n t he
M ap 2 8)
T he m ost c ommonly o ccurring h eavy p erforated s tone i mplement i n B ritain i s t he a xe-hammer, o f w hich 4 5 a re r ecorded i n t he n orth-east a nd 1 35 i n C umbria. D ifferentiated f rom t he b attle-axe o n t he b asis o f s ize,
w eight a nd
f inish
( Roe
1 966,
1 99-203),
t he
p erforated
s tone a xe-
h ammer i s g enerally a s omewhat c rude a nd w eighty o bject, t he p recise f unction o f w hich i s u ncertain. T races o f w ear o n e ither s ide o f t he b lade, n orth
a nd s igns o f b attering a t t he b utt e nd o n m any e xamples f rom t he o f E ngland m ight h owever s uggest a c ombined f unction a s m allet
a nd w edge. o f
A xe-hammers
C umbria,
v alley,
i n
t he
a re
g eneral
C umberland
w idely d istributed
b elow t he 6 00ft p lain
a nd
( Map 2 8)
( 183m)
i n t he l owlands
c ontour,
i n p articular
i n t he
i n F urness
a nd
E den t he
s outh-east, w ith a f ew e xamples a lso i n t he v alleys o f t he c entral C umbrian m ountains. I n t he n orth-east, w here t he n umber o f a xe-hammers i s m uch s maller, t heir d istribution i s m ore d ispersed, w ith o nly o ne c lustering o f m aterial i n t he v alleys o f t he T yne a nd t he N orth T yne. A s
i n C umbria,
a lmost
a ll
f inds
c ome
f rom b elow 6 00ft
( 183m).
A s imple t ypological d ivision o f a xe-hammers h as b een n amely C lass I , c onvex i n p rofile ( Figs.69-73) a nd C lass I I, p rofile ( Fig.74) ( Roe 1 969; 1 979, 2 9-30). f rom t he n orth o f E ngland a re o f C lass I , c lass
t hroughout
t here
w ould a ppear
a nd
p etrology,
t he t o
c ountry. b e
s ome
s uggested, c oncave i n
T he m ajority o f a xe-hammers w hich i s t he m ore c ommon
U nlike o ther
p erforated
i mplements,
c orrelation b etween a xe-hammer
t he m ajority o f G roup X II a nd X IV a xe-hammers
t ypology b eing o f
C lass I I a nd G roup X VIII o f C lass I . G roup X V e xamples a re o f b oth c lasses. S ix a xe-hammers f rom C umbria w hich h ave b een p etrologically e xamined a re
t hat
a ll
o f G roup X V
( Figs.71.1,
7 2.1,
7 2.4).
A xe-hammer c hronology i s m uch m ore d ifficult t o e stablish t han o f m ace-heads a nd b attle-axes, a s a xe-hammers a re m ost r egularly
f ound a s i solated f inds a nd a ny r ecorded c ontexts a re p oorly d ocumented. S ix p ossible c ontexts h ave b een n orth o f
E ngland
S hackleton
a s
b oth v ague r ecorded i n
a nd t he
f ollows:
C amp
-
f ound w ithin t riple d itched
a nd
r amparted
e nclosure B urradon
( Fig.74.3)
-
f ound c lose
W hickham
( Fig.73.1)
-
s aid
S t.
C uthbert
W ithout
t o
t o a c ist
h ave
b een f ound w ith a b urial
f rom a ' tumulus'
E ndmoor
-
R ampside
- f ound a mongst a h eap g rave.
S imilar a nd e qually a nd e nclosures h ave t hroughout
B ritain
t ory'
1 979,
( Roe
o n a f ield
c learance
h eap o f
b ones
i n d igging a
l oose ' associations w ith c airns, c ists, b urials b een d ocumented b y R oe, i n h er s tudy o f a xe-hammers ( 1969)
3 0).
a nd
T wo
a ll a re,
w ithout
l inks w ith o ther
7 2
e xception,
p erforated
' unsatisfac-
i mplements
h ave
b een
s uggested
m anufacture. b attle-axes h ammers
t o
h elp d efine t he c hronological s pan
o f
a xe-hammer
T he , first i s t he t ypological s imilarity b etween E arly a nd b asic a xe-hammer f orms, w hich m ay s uggest t hat a xew ere
p re-
d ominant ( Roe 1 969, 2 41-2). T he s econd i s t he p etrological b etween g rouped m aterials u sed f or a xe-hammers, w hich w ere a lso
w ere
p robably
f irst m ade w hen E arly
l ink u sed
f or b attle-axes a nd m ace-heads
( and,
b attle-axes
i n s ome c ases,
a lso f or N eolithic
s tone a xes). F our p etrological g roups ( I, X II, X VIII a nd X XIII) l ink a ll t hree t ypes o f p erforated i mplement a nd s even g roups l ink b attlea xes a nd a xe-hammers ( I, X II, X III, X IV, X V X VIII a nd X XIII), o f w hich t wo, G roups X II a nd X VIII a re p articularly c ommon. A s n oted p reviously, t he c hoice o f r aw m aterials f or m ace-heads i s m ore e clectic a nd i s n ot s o f requently o f g rouped r ocks. F or w ant o f b etter e vidence
t hese p etrological
l inks h ave b een i nterpreted a s a n
i ndica-
t ion t hat a xe-hammers w ere p roduced c oncurrently w ith b attle-axes, f rom c 1 250 b e ( Smith I .F. 1 979, 1 6). S uch a n i nterpretation i s h owever a s omewhat o ptimistic o ne. U sing t he u sual a rchaeological c riteria o f d atable a ssociations a nd c ontexts, t here i s n o d ating e vidence f or t he u se o f a xe-hammers i n B ritain. A n a rgument f or t he c ontemporaneity o f E arly b attle-axes a nd a xe-hammers b ased u pon t ypological c onsiderations s eems u nsound. A xe-hammers s how n o d evelopmental s equence o f m orphological c hange a nd t he t ypological v ariations b etween C lasses I a nd I I a nd t heir s ub-divisions a re c omparatively m inimal. T he s hape o f t he a xe-hammer i s r elated t o i ts f unction a nd i s n ot t he c opying t he s hape o f a nother a rtifact t o w hich i t i s n ot
r esult o f a pparently
f unctionally r elated. I t w ould b e a s c onvincing t o a rgue t hat E arly b attle-axes a re d erived f rom a xe-hammer f orms, a s v ice v ersa, b ut n either i s a r easonable c hronological c hronological s pan o f a xe-hammers r emains
' argument. T he t herefore a n o pen
p ossible q uestion.
A l ong c urrency o f u se i s j ust a s p lausible a s t he s horter s pan s uggested b y S mith. O ne r adiocarbon d etermination s uggests t he u se o f a t l east o ne s ource o f g rouped r ocks t owards t he e nd o f t he 2 nd m illennium b e. A d ate o f 1 120 ± 1 03 b e ( NPL-21) w as o btained a t G withian, C ornwall f rom l ayer 5 , a t t he b ottom o f w hich w as f ound a f ragment o f G roup X II r ock, a b attle-axe o r a xe-hammer, b een i dentified
f rom t his
w hich m ight b e p resumed t o b e a f ragment o f a s o nly t hese t wo t ypes o f i mplement h ave
s ource
( Mrs.
R oe,
p ers.
c omm.).
• T he f requency o f o ccurrence o f a xe-hammers i n C umbria i s p art o f a p articularly w estern e mphasis i n t he d istribution o f t his a rtifact i n B ritain, w ith c oncentrations S cotland ( Roe 1 979, f ig.5). m ost
o f f inds a lso i n L ancashire a nd s outh-west • The d istribution o f t he p roducts o f t he
c ommonly o ccurring r ock s ources,
G roups X II,
X V a nd X VIII
f orm
r egional g roupings: G roup X VIII p rimarily i n t he e ast o f E ngland ( Map 7 9), G roup X V i n t he w est ( Map 7 8) a nd G roup X II i n W ales a nd t he W elsh b orders ( ibid, f ig.6). T he w eight o f t hese o bjects m ay h ave r estricted t heir d istribution. e ast c oast o f E ngland, F irth a nd
t he
T ransport b y w ater m ight b e s uggested a long t he a nd i n t he w est a round M orecambe B ay, t he S olway
s outh-west c oast o f
S cotland.
7 3
T HE " AXE T RADE" A ND T HE D ISTRIBUTION O F S TONE I MPLEMENTS F ROM T HE N ORTH O F E NGLAND T HROUGHOYT B RITAIN T he i dentification o f s pecific a xe ' factories o r l ocalised s ources o f s tone f rom w hich N eolithic a nd E arly B ronze A ge t ools w ere m ade, c ombined w ith t he p etrological i dentification o f l arge q uantities o f s tone i mplements, a llows a c onsideration o f t he m echanisms b y w hich s uch i tems w ere d istributed t hroughout B ritain, c ommonly r eferred t o a s t he " axe t rade". O f t he f our s ources o f s tone i dentified i n t he n orth o f E ngland
' factory' s ites
e xact l ocation
o f
h ave b een f ound f or G roups V I a nd X I b ut
t he w orking s ites
f or G roups X V a nd X VIII
a re
t he n ot
k nown. T he d istribution o f a ll g rouped a xes i s i ncomplete a s p etrological a nalysis h as n ot y et b een u ndertaken f or t he w hole o f t he c ountry, b ut c ertain p atterns w hich h ave a lready e merged s how t he p opularity o f p articular t ypes o f a xe a t a c onsiderable d istance f rom t heir s ource. I t i s t hought u nlikely t hat t hese d istributions r elate t o t he m anufacture o f s tone t ools f rom g lacial e rratics ( Cummins 1 979, 9 -10) b ut a re t he r esult o f a c omplex p attern o f e xchange d uring t he N eolithic a nd E arly B ronze A ge p eriods. G roup V I
( Map 7 7)
T he d istribution o f t he b est a vailable
s tone
t ools
f rom t he G roup V I ' axe f actory' i s
d ocumented o f a ll g rouped m aterials a s i nformation i s f or t he d istribution o f G roup V I a xes i n S cotland, a s w ell a s
E ngland a nd W ales ( Frame 1 978). T his d istribution ( Map 7 7) m ust r ead i n d ifferent w ays f or v arious p arts o f t he c ountry, a s i t
b e i s
c ompiled f rom t he r esults o f b oth m acroscOpic i nspection a nd p etrol ogical a nalysis, w hile s ome a reas h ave n ot b een i nvestigated a t a ll: S cotland
A lmost
C umbria N orthumberland
l iterature a nd i n m useum c ollections; b ut t he i dentification o f t he a xes i s m ainly b ased o n
c omplete
d istribution k nown f rom
t he
D urham
m acroscopic e xamination
W ales L incolnshire E ast A nglia D erbyshire L eicestershire
P etrological i dentification o f 6 0-75% o f a ll r ecorded a xes. p robably r epresentative o f
N ottinghamshire R utland
a s ample o f c D istributions
t he t otal
S outh-west E ngland L ancashire
P etrological i dentifications.
T otal n umber o f
Y orkshire
r ecorded
u nknown.
a xes
i n
L ancashire
Y ork-
s hire c 4 0% s ample o f a ll r ecorded a xes N ot y et i nvestigated. A f ew a xes w hich h ave b een i dentified i n o ther p etrological r eports
O ther a reas
a re m apped
T he b oundaries o f g eographical B ritain f rom c oncentration
e ach a rea a re i ndicated o n t he d istribution m ap.
s pread
o f
G roup V I p roducts e xtends
o ver t he
w hole
T he o f
t he n orth o f S cotland t o C ornwall, w ith a p articular o f a xes i n t he e astern h alf o f E ngland i n Y orkshire a nd
7 4
L incolnshire, w here o ver 6 0% o f a ll g rouped a xes i dentified t o d ate h ave p roved t o b e o f L angdale o rigin ( Cummins 1 979, f ig.8). P erforated i mplements o f G roup V I a re r are, b ut t hree m ace-heads h ave b een i dentified f rom t he T hames v a ley a nd s outh L incolnshire ( Roe 1 9 79 , 4 b, f ig.11). T he d istribution o f G roup V I p roducts a s a m easure o f t heir d istance f rom s ource h as b een c owpiled f or t he S cottish m aterial b y M iss F rame a nd i s e xpanded h ere u sing t he a vailable e vidence f or t he w hole o f B ritain ( Table 7 , M ap 7 7). I n S cotland, t he n orth o f E ngland, Y orkshire a nd t he I sle o f M an t he a pproximate n umber o f G roup V I a xes i s k nown f rom p ublished w orks a nd s urveys o f m useum c ollections ( Frame 1 978; K invig 1 950; M anby 1 979, 7 2, T able I I). I n t he r est o f E ngland a nd W ales a n e stimate h as b een m ade o f t he p robable t otal n umber o f G roup V I a xes i n a reas f or w hich p etrological r eports ( published a nd u npublished) a re a vailable. T hese c an b e e stimated f rom t he n umber a nd p ercentage o f G roup V I p roducts a nd o f a ll r ecorded a xes ( Table 7 ). T wo m easures o f d istance h ave b een u sed: c oncentric c irles w ith a r adius o f 4 0 m iles ( which e ncloses a ll o f t he C umbrian s ource a rea) a nd t he O rdnance S urvey 1 00km g rid s quares w hich p rovide u nits e quidistant t o t he n orth a nd s outh o f t he a xe f actory. B oth m easures a re s omewhat c rude, b ut s how t he s ame g eneral p attern ( Figs.38 a nd 3 9). I n E ngland t he
m ost p rominent f eature o f
t he d istribution i s
t he l arge n umber
o f
a xes f ound i n Y orkshire. U sing t he g rid s quare m easure o f d istance a xes f all a way e venly w ith i ncresing d istance f rom t his Y orkshire p eak ( Fig.39). B ut i n F ig.38, b ased u pon t he c oncentric c ircle m easure o f d istance a n i rregularity i n f all-off o ccurs w here o nly a s mall n umber o f a xes a re r ecorded b etween 1 60 t o 2 00 m iles f rom G reat L angdale, w ith a m uch l arger n umber o f a xes f ound a t a d istance o f o ver 2 00 m iles. T his d rop i n a bsolute n umbers o ccur t o t he s outh o f t he W ash i n n orthw est N orfolk a nd s outh L incolnshire, w here f inds o f a ll a xes a re f ew a nd a lso i ncludes . a n umber o f c ounties w here t he d istribution o f G roup V I p roducts i s a s y et u nknown. I n S cotland t here i s n o o ther m ajor c oncentration o f G roup V I a xes o ther t han t hose f ound i n t he s outh-west a nd t he n umber o f a xes d ecreases r egularly w ith d istance f rom L angdale ( Fig.39). G roups X V a nd X VIII
t hese
( Maps 7 8 a nd 7 9)
A xes o f G roups X V a nd X VIII a re c omparatively r are i n B ritain a nd s ources w ere m ore c ommonly u sed i n t he m anufacture o f p erforated
s tone i mplements. A xes o f n either G roup c an b e c ommon i n C umbria w here t he a mount o f n on-Group V I m aterial i s s mall ( p.63) b ut e xamples m ay b e f ound i n t he n orth-east w hen a xes t here a re p etrologically e xamined. T he S cottish d istribution o f t hese products i s u nknown. B oth a xes a nd p erforated i mplements o f G roup X V a re l argely d istributed i n t he w estern h alf o f E ngland a nd i n t he M idlands ( Map 7 8) w hile G roup X VIII p roducts o ccur m ainly o n t he e astern s ide o f t he c ountry, b ut a gain w ith a s pread i nto t he M idlands ( Map 7 9). G roup X V p roducts h ave b een f ound a s f ar s outh a s E ast A nglia b ut d id n ot r each t he s outh-west. O nly t wo e xamples h ave b een i dentified i n Y orkshire ( Manby 1 979, I II). B y c ontrast G roup X VIII p erforated i mplements a nd a xes a re ( as
m ore c ommon t han G roup X V a xes) a re w ell r epresented i n a p art o f t heir p redominantly e astern d istribution) b ut
T able ( which
Y orkshire a re a lso
f ound i n t he s outh-west. T he e astern b ias o f G roup X VIII a nd t he w estern b ias o f G roup X V p roducts a pplies t o a ll p erforated i mplements ( including b attle-axes, a xe-hammers a nd m ace-heads) r egardless o f t heir q uality o r f unction
( Roe 1 979,
f igs.3,
7 5
6 a nd 1 2).
M odels o f
t rade a nd e xchange
T heoretical s tudies m onetary e conomies a nd a cquisition
a nd
u se o f
o f t rade a nd e thnographic s tone
t ools
i n s ocieties w ithout f or t he p roduction,
i n p rimitive
n umber o f m ethods b y w hich a rtifacts t he p rehistoric p eriod. T hese a re o f ( 1)
e xchange e vidence
s ocieties
s uggest
c ould h ave b een d ispersed t wo m ain t ypes:
r eciprocal e xchange ( also k nown a s ' trickle t rade' o r l ine t rade) i n w hich a rtifacts m ay c hange h ands m any c omparatively
s hort
c onnection b etween d estination. ( 2)
r edistributive
d istances,
b ut w here
t he
o f
s ource
e xchange,
i n
a n
' down-thet imes o ver
t here m ay b e n o
o bject
a nd
w hich a rtifacts
a re
a
d uring
i ts
d irect u ltimate
t ransported
i n
b ulk t o o ne o r m ore s econdary c entres o f d istribution a nd i n w hich t here i s a d irect a nd k nown c onnection b etween t he s ource o f a n o bject 2 ;
a nd
t he
r edistribution c entre o r c entres
W hite a nd M odjeska 1 978;
a re
s ometimes
M cBryde
d ifferentiated
' trade'
( redistributive);
c ontext
o f
s ocial
a s
1 979).
( Beale T hese
' exchange'
e xchange
b eing
i nteraction a nd
t rade
1 973,
1 41-
t wo p rocesses
( reciprocal)
c arried
a nd
o ut w ithin
c arried
o ut
t he
f or
t he
p urposes o f g ain ( Rowlands 1 973, 5 89-90). T his t erminology i s r ather r estrictive f or p rehistoric s tudies w here s o m any f actors a ffecting ' trade'
a rtifact m ay
d istribution a re u nknown
b e u sed
s atisfactory
i n i ts
w idest
r eciprocal m ovement
o f
s ense
( p.78),
d enoting
g oods'
a nd t he t he
( Renfrew
t erm
' mutually
1 979,
2 4ff).
A s u sed i n t he f ollowing d iscussion t he t erm ' trade' d oes n ot d enote a p articular t ype o f e xchange o r m echanism o f a rtifact d istribution. Two
t ypes
s tudy o f
t he
s ion a nalysis I n
a nd
r egression
m athematical t ion.
A o f
s patial
a nalysis
a re
a rtifacts
s imulation s tudies
a nalysis
s traight-line
n umber
o f
d istribution o f t he
d istance t erms
f rom
b y
t he
c omparison
o f
c ommodities
r ate
p articularly a menable
o f k nown o rigin,
( Hodder a nd O rton
o f
f all-off
t he
s ource
o f
1 976,
a rtifact
c an
b e
t he g radient s ome
a nd o f
w ith
s ummarised
f actors
i n
t ransforma-
t ransformation v alues t he
t he
1 04-54).
n umbers
r egression g radiant a nd d istance
i ndicates
t o
n amely r egres-
w hich
f or
m ay
a
h ave
a ffected t he a rtifact d istribution s uch a s t he s ize o f t he s ource, m ethod o f t ransport, s cale o f a rtifact p roduction a nd t he ' value' o f t he
p roduct.
F or
s tone
i mplements
i n
p articular
t wo
m odels
a re
s uggested: ( 1)
s mall
s cale
c oarse
( 2)
s upplying
w here
t he
a l ocalised
f riction e ffect
( e.g.
G roup X II p icrite a xe-hammers)
L arge
s cale c oncerns
d istributed
a nd
a nd
( e.g.
i ndirect
H owever,
a s
d ifferent
f actors,
1 4).
T his
o bjects m odel
c oncerns
p roducts,
m ay
b e
s imulated
i s
t he
p attern o f
o r
d istribution i s
w idely c omplex
G roup V I a xes) o f
t hese m odels a ttempted b e h anded t hat
c ommon
m anufacturing f ine p roducts w hich a re
i n w hich
s imilar p atterns
w hich m ay
a rea w ith
o f d istance i s m arked
o f
d istribution m ay r equire a dditional
b y s imulation s tudies o n m ore
t han o nce,
a r andom w alk,
7 6
b e
a ccounted f or
t esting ( ibid,
s uch a s
1 07-
1 26-52).
F or
s tone a xes,
s tarting e ither
b y
( ibid,
t he
f rom a s ingle
c entre
i n a s ystem o f
o ne o r m ore c entral m ay b e m odelled:
r eciprocal e xchange
p laces
( 1)
t he n umber o f
' steps
( 2)
t he
e ach ' step'
( 3)
t he d irection t aken o n e ach ' step'
U sing
l ength o f
d ata f or
t he
( e.g.
i n r edistributive
a llowed
r elative
t he a xe
f actory)
e xchange.
o r v ia
T hree v ariables
p er w alk
p ercentage d istribution o f
a xes
o f
G roups
I , V I a nd V II i n t he s outh a nd e ast o f E ngland ( south o f t he T ees) t he b est f it w ith t he k nown d istribution o f s uch a xes w as o btained w hen s tarting ' step' G roups t ive i n
f rom
t rade
i s
s ource w ith 5 t o
p roduced,
E ngland.
n umber
o f
s imilar
e ffect
t ion
s ingle
t hrough a n umber
f all-off
e astern
h ave
a
1 2
' steps' p er
w alk
a nd
a
l ength o f a pproximately 1 00km f or G roup I a nd 1 50-175km f or V I a nd V III ( Elliott e t a l 1 978). W hen s imulating r edistribu-
s teps
s tudies
o f
s imilar
I ncreasing
t o
t he
p laces, t hat
i n a r andom w alk m odel
c an o nly
s how w hat
s tudies
h ave
n ot
f actors
w hich d etermined
s hould
b e
c onsidered
t ypes
o f
d ata
i ncluded
f or G roup V I
s tep,
f rom o ne 1 30,
o f
s ource
1 49).
p rocess
c ould
i n
l arger
c an p roduce ( or
a
s imula-
c ould
1 35).
a xe d istribution c rude
a xes
I n g eneral,
( Hodder 1 978c,
c omparatively
p eaking
o r a dding a
i n t heir m odels m ost
t he o riginal a s
a n otable d ouble
f ound
l ength o f
( Hodder a nd O rton 1 97b,
p roduced a n o bserved s et
t hese
c entral
n ot)
H owever a s
o f
t he
m ajor
( pp.78-81)
a nalyses
o f
t hese
c omplex
p rocesses. I n
a ddition
r epresented b een
d rawn
' service H odder I
i n t o
t he p atterns
o f
c ommunications
s tone
i mplements,
t he
b oundaries
w hich m ight
o f
p articular
a xe
a reas'
u sing
a nd
t o
t he d istribution o f
a r estricted
G roup V I
p roduction a reas
a mount
p roducts. w as
o f
T he
t aken a s
f arthest
i dentified
T his w as
d ata f or
' breaking
t he
b e
t ypes.
w hich
m ight
a ttention h as f irst
b etween
p oint
b etween t he f rom t he
t he
a ttempted b y
t he d istribution o f
p oint'
b e a lso
G roup
t wo
f actory
a xe s ites
a t w hich r ough-outs w ere f ound. T his i n t urn c orresponded w ith t he b oundary b etween t he t wo t rade a reas i dentified u sing a g ravity m odel b ased u pon t he p ercentage o f e ach a xe t ype ( Hodder 1 974). b oundary, c losely c orresponding t o t hat i dentified b y i ndicated o f a xes
A s imilar H odder, w as
b y C ummins o n t he b asis o f t he r elative p ercentage f requency o f G roups I , V I a nd V II i n E ngland a nd W ales ( Cummins 1 980,
f ig.8). F actors
a ffecting t he o riginal d istribution o f s tone a xes
T he m ethods o f a nalysis a pplied t o t he s tudy o f s tone i mplement d istributions h ave b een c oncerned w ith t he r edistributive p rocesses b y w hich t ake
a xes i nto
o riginal
w ere
d ispersed
t hroughout
a ccount m any o ther
a rtifact
f actors
d istribution.
T hese
t he
c ountry,
b ut h ave
w hich w ould h ave i nclude
f ailed
i nfluenced
t he m ethods
t o t he
a nd d uration
o f i mplement p roduction, t he m ethod o f a cquisition a nd c ontext o f c onsumption o f s tone t ools a nd t he d istribution a nd d ensity o f c ont emporary
s ettlements,
a s
f ollows:
7 7
a xe p roduction -
s ize
-
d uration a nd
o f
t he
-
o rganisation l abour) r ate o f
-
s ource o f o f
u se
o f
p roduction o f
l ocation o f
m ethod o f
r aw m aterials
f requency o f
a xe
u se t he
o f
t he
s ource
s ource ( i.e.
s pecialist/non-specialist
t ools
f inishing s ites
a cquisition o f a xes
-
o wn m anufacture
-
r eceived
-
r eceived a s g ifts o r a s p art o f s ocial o ccasions ( e.g. marriage, f uneral)
-
a cquired
c ontext o f
i n e xchange
f rom l arge
r edistributive
c onsumption
-
a s
g eneral
-
a s
t ool
f or
p urpose
-
a s
g ift
( not
-
a s
i tem o f
-
a s
c eremonial
f or o ther g oods/services
( i.e.
i nteraction
o n
s pecific
c entre
h ow u sed)
t ool
s pecific
t ask o nly
f or u tilitarian u se)
d isplay
d istribution o f
( not
f or
r egular u se)
o bject
' consumers'
-
d istribution a nd
d ensity o f
-
a bsolute
t he
-
d uration o f
s ize
o f
c ontemporary s ettlements
p opulation
s ettlement
i n a p articular a rea
g eographical f actors -
p resence/absence
o f
p hysical
b arriers
t o
h uman
s ettlement
o r
p opulation m ovement -
k nown r outes
-
a vailable
o f
f orms
c ommunication o f
t ransport
o ther f actors -
a lternative
-
l ocal
t raditions
-
v alue
o f
-
p otential
( Phillips
s ources o r
o f
s upply o f
p references
a rtifacts f or
p articular g oods
t he a rtifact u sable
1 979;
l ife
o f
t he o bject
W hite a nd M odjeska 1 978).
T hese f actors w ill n ow b e c onsidered w ith r eference l ogical e vidence f rom t he n orth o f E ngland.
7 8
t o
t he
a rchaeo-
A xe p roduction O f
t he
f our
g rouped s ources o f
s tone i n t he
w orking s ites a re k nown o nly a t G reat L angdale. a s ingle ' factory b ut a n umber o f s eparate
n orth
o f
E ngland
T hese d o n ot c omprise c hipping f loors w ith
d ifferent a ccess r outes f rom t he s urrounding l owlands ( Fig.28). p roduction w as a t wo-stage p rocess. R ough-outs w ere s haped a t
A xe t he
s ource b ut a xes w ere p olished a t l owland s ites w ithin a 4 0 m ile r adius o f L angdale a nd r edistributed f rom t hese s ites ( pp.59-60). S imulation s tudies o f a xe d istribution h ave f ailed t o t ake i nto a ccount t his t wos tage p roduction a nd t he r edistribution o f f inished p roducts f rom n umerous l owland s ites a nd n ot f rom a s ingle s ite a t G reat L angdale. S imilarly, a lthough s ometimes u sed a s e vidence o f d irect t rade, t here i s n o s ubstantial e vidence f or t he d istribution o f r ough-outs o utside t he i mmediate a xe f inishing a rea o r f or b ulk t rade i n f inished i mplem ents ( pp.59-60) s uch a s i s i ndicated b y t he l arge a xe h oards i n S candinavia
( Clark J .G.D.
1 948,
2 21-2,
f ig.2)
o r c aches o f M esolithic
m aterial i n I reland ( Woodman 1 978, A ppendix 7 ). E ven i n C umbria h oard s ize i s g enerally s mall, s uggestive o f s mall-scale e xploitation o f t he s tone s ource r ather t han b ulk t rade. G roup V I a xes w ould a ppear t o h ave b een i n u se f or a t l east 1 200 r adiocarbon y ears a nd p ossibly l onger ( p.68) a s t he u se o f s tone a xes c ould h ave c ontinued w ell i nto t he 2 nd m illennium b c i n a reas w here b ronze w as s carce. P roducts o f G roups X V a nd X VIII a re d ated t o t he 2 nd m illennium b c b y t he a ssociat ions o f p erforated i mplements, b ut a xes c ould b e s omewhat e arlier ( p.69). N o e stimate o f t he t otal a xe p roduction o f t he G roup V I s ource h as b een m ade, a s t he f ull e xtent o f t he c hipping f loors i s u nknown. A n e stimated 2 000 a xes o f p robable L angdale o rigin a re k nown i n B ritain, a t otal c losely c omparable w ith t he n umber o f d olerite a xes f rom P lussulien i n n orth-west F rance ( Le R oux 1 979). I f L e R oux's e stimate i s c orrect o f a t otal a xe p roduction a t P lussulien o f s ix m illion a xes,
t hen t his
s uggests
t hat
t he a rchaeological s ample o f
a xes
i n F rance a nd p ossibly t herefore i n B ritain r epresents a bout 1 /3000 o f t he t otal p roduction a t t he s ite. H owever, e ven t his s cale o f p roduct ion c ould h ave b een a chieved b y a s f ew a s t wenty f ulltime w orkers ( ibid, 5 5-6). A xe a cquisition a nd c onsumption
m ay
E thnographic e vidence i ndicates t hat a rtifacts s uch a s s tone a xes b e a cquired w ithin d ifferent s ocial c ontexts a nd t hat t he c ontext
o f a cquisition m ay d etermine t he u se t hat i s m ade o f t he a rtifact ( Phillips 1 979, 1 10-12). F or e xample, a n a xe r eceived i n c eremonial o r g ift e xchange m ay n ever b e u sed a s a t ool b ut m ay b e r eserved f or d isplay o nly. T here i s s ome i ndication f rom t he a rchaeological e vidence, e ven f rom s tray f inds, t hat t his m ay h ave b een t he c ase i n t he N eolithic a nd E arly B ronze A ge. T his i s b est i llustrated b y t he o ccurrence t ools b ut i s
o f
e xotic,
j ade a xes
i n B ritain,
p robably n ever
u sed
a s
b ut p erhaps a s i tems o f d isplay o r ' ritual' s ignificance ( p.66), a lso k nown f or i tems o f l ocal p roduction. F or e xample, t here
o ccur t hroughout B ritain n umbers o f f inely c rafted a xes w hich d o a ppear t o h ave b een u sed a s w orking t ools. T his i s w ell k nown G roup V I a xes b ut a lso f or o ther m aterials. p roduction a rea o f G roup V I ( where o rdinary v aluable
n ot f or
W ithin t he i mmediate s ize a xes w ere l ess
t han i n o ther a reas) f ine a xes a re f ound i n e xaggerated f orm,
b eing f ar t oo l arge f or n ormal u se ( p.55). T his t radition m ay a lso b e f ound i n t he 2 nd m illennium b c i n t he p roduction o f b attle-axes a nd
7 9
m ace-heads, p erforated
t he f ine n on-utilitarian e quivalent i n t he i mplements o f t he f ine e arlier N eolithic a xes.
r ange o f H owever,
e ven t he r ange o f ' use o f s trictly u tilitarian t ools m ay h ave v aried, a ccording t o c ircumstances s uch a s l ocal a vailability. I n a reas w itho ut
s tone
r esources w here
t ools w ere h ard t o c ome b y t he u se
o f
t he
t ool m ay h ave b een r estricted t o t asks o nly i t c ould d o, w hereas i n a reas b etter s upplied s uch i mplements m ay h ave b een u sed a s a ll-purpose t ools ( Phillips 1 979, 1 11-2). D istribution o f s ettlement A s s tone t ools c an o nly b e e xchanged a nd u sed w here t here i s a p opulation t o r eceive t hem t he d istribution o f i mplements m ust b e a ffected b y t he d ensity a nd d istribution o f c ontemporary s ettlements a nd p opulations. W hile p atterns o f s ettlement m ay h ave a ltered o ver t he 1 000 t o 2 000 y ears d uring w hich s tone t ools w ere i n u se, t he p alimpsest o f h uman o ccupance r epresented b y a rchaeological m aterial r eveals a reas o f g reater a nd l esser a ctivity d uring t he N eolithic a nd E arly B ronze A ge. F or e xample t he l arge a mount o f m aterial f ound t he E ast R iding o f Y orkshire, s hown n ot o nly i n t he d istribution
i n o f
a xes b ut a lso o f N eolithic p ottery a nd f unerary m onuments, m ay b e c ompared w ith t he s parse r epresentation o f f inds a nd s ites i n C umbria a nd t he n orth-east o f E ngland. I n t his c ircumstance i t s eems l ikely t hat a m uch l arger n umber o f G roup V I a xes m ight b e f ound o utside C umbria t han w ithin i t, f or t he s mall l ocal d emand c ould b e s atisfied w ith e ase a nd a v alued o bject p referentially e xchanged w ith o ther m ore p opulous a reas i n n eed o f s uch a c ommodity. I n a ddition, t he c irculat ion o f g oods a nd t he c onsequent d emand f or a p roduct w ould b e m ore r egular i n a n a rea o f d ense, l ong-lived s ettlement s uch a s Y orkshire, t han i n a m ore s parsely p opulated r egion. I f t he e xchange o f c ommodities w as l argely c arried o ut o n a r eciprocal r ather t han a r edistributive b asis, b etween c ommunities w ithin a c ertain o ptimal d istance o f e ach o ther, t hen t he i mpediments t o a rtifact d ispersal w ould n ot b e o f a g eographical k ind ( particularly i n B ritain w hich h as f ew i mpenetrable a reas) b ut w ould r elate t o a n a bsence o f p opulation t hrough w hich s uch e xchanges c ould b e e ffected. T his m ay e xplain t he c omparative i solation o f t he n orth-east o f E ngland w hich r eceived f ew, i f a ny, a xes f rom t he p rolific Y orkshire s ources a nd f ew G roup V I a xes c ompared w ith t he r est o f t he e astern h alf o f E ngland, a lthough c oastal r outes c ould h ave m ade b ulk r edistribution o f g oods e asy. T he r eliance o f
c ertain a reas u pon p articular s ources
o f s upply o f
s tone t ools i s p erhaps s omewhat o ver e xaggerated b y p etrological s tudies w hich t end t o g ive t he i mpression t hat s ome a reas d ealt l argely i n p roducts s ites s hows
f rom a s ingle s ource. H owever, e vidence f rom t hat a xes f rom d ifferent s ources a re r egularly
a ssociation a s I .F.
1 979,
o n e arlier N eolithic s ites
T able
1 ),
o ccupation
e xcavated f ound i n
i n s outh-west E ngland
s ites
i n Y orkshire
( Manby
( Smith 1 979,
A ppendix A ), a t L landegai ( Houlder 1 968, 2 18), W indmill H ill a nd t he W est K ennet A venue ( Smith I .F. 1 965, 1 10-6, 2 34), B ryn L lwyn a nd D yserth ( Welsh p etrology r ecords) a nd o thers. M any o f t hese s ites h ave b een i nterpreted a s ' redistributive c entres b ecause a xes f rom d ifferent s ources a re f ound t ogether. T his t ype o f e xplanation i s a f unction o f t he b ias o f t he a rchaeological e vidence. T he m ajority o f a xes a re s ingle u nassociated f inds a nd i t i s t he e xcavated s ites w hich p rovide
e vidence f or t he
T hese s ites
r eal c ontext a nd a ssociation o f
s hould n ot b e i nterpreted a s
8 0
t hese
f inds.
r edistribution c entres b ecause
t hey a re t he o nly e xcavated N eolithic s ites, b ut r ather m ight b e c ons idered a s e vidence t hat a n umber o f a xes f rom d ifferent s ources w ere r egularly i n c irculation a t t he s ame t ime w ithin a ny o ne ' consumer' a rea. O nly i n t he v icinity o f p roducts ' swamp t he a rea.
t he l arge a xe ' factories' w ould
l ocal
A rtifact v alue W hen c onsidering t he d istribution o f b e d ivided i nto t wo p arts: ( 1)
a reas
w ith t heir o wn s ources o f
s tone a rtifacts B ritain
s tone w hich w ere
b oth
m ay
p roducers
a nd c onsumers o f s tone t ools ( 2)
a reas w ithout s tone s ources w hich w ere c onsumers
o nly
P roduction a reas a round s tone s ources w ould b e a mply s upplied b y l ocal r esources a nd t ools f rom o ther s ources w ould n ot b e a cceptable a s e xchangable c ommodities w ithin t hese a reas. T his i s w ell i llustrated b y t he d ominance o f G roup V I p roducts i n C umbria o r G roup V II i n N orth W ales. I n ' consumer - a reas h owever s tone t ools w ould b e a t a p remium a nd m ay h ave h ad e ven g reater ' value' t han a t h ome. W ithin t he p roduct ion a rea o nly p articularly l arge o r f inely w orked t ools w ould a chieve t he v alue o f l esser t ools i n c onsumer a reas ( p.55). T he c omparative v alue o f a xes i n c onsumer a nd p roducer a reas i s d emonstrated b y t he s ize d istribution o f G roup V I a xes i n t he n orth-east a nd C umbria ( pp.55-57) a nd b y o ther e vidence f or t he u se o f a xes t o v ery s mall p roportions
i n c onsumer a reas
s uch a s Y orkshire
( Manby
1 979,
7 3).
T he
p otential f or r e-working a xes p roduced b y a f laking t echnique m ay h ave e nhanced t he v alue o f t hese p roducts a s c ompared w ith -p ecked' a xes l ess
a menable
t o r e-shaping.
M odels o f e xchange T wo
m odels
s tone i mplements. e vidence s uggests
h ave
b een s uggested
t o e xplain t he
d istribution
o f
W hile e thnographic a nalogy a nd m uch a rchaeological t he h ypothesis o f r eciprocal e xchange ( e.g. W hite a nd
M odjeska 1 978; M cBryde 1 979) a r edistributive p rocess w ith d irect c ontact b etween p roducer a nd c onsumer h as b een s uggested f or t he d istribution o f a xes o f G roups I a nd V I ( Cummins 1 979; h ypothesis i s b ased u pon t he o bserved d ifference i n
1 980). f all-off
T his w ith
d istance o f t he r elative p ercentages o f G roups I a nd V I a s c ompared w ith t he p roducts o f o ther a xe f actories ( Cummins 1 979, 7 -9). W hile t he a bsolute n umber o f a xes f rom t hese s ources i s c ertainly l arger o utside t he i mmediate p roduction a rea t han w ithin i t, t he h igh r elative p ercentages o f t hese p roducts o n t he e astern s ide o f E ngland a s d emonstrated
b y C ummins
i s a f unction o f
t he d ata u sed.
T he r elative
p ercentage f requencies o f p articular a xe g roups p resented b y C ummins a re r elative p ercentages o f a ll g rouped s tone a xes. H owever, b oth s tone a nd f lint w ere i n c irculation d uring t he N eolithic p eriod a nd, w hen c ontemporary, m ay b e c onsidered a s c ompetitive p roducts i n t heir r espective a reas o f d istribution. T he r elative p ercentage s hare o f t he a xe m arket o f a ny p articular a xe g roup s hould t herefore b e c alculated a s a p ercentage o f b oth s tone a nd f lint a xes i n t he a rea. I f t he f igures f or t he r elative f requency o f G roup V I a xes i n Y orkshire a re r ecalculated u sing M anby's e stimates o f t otal a xe n umbers ( Manby 1 979, T able
I I)
t hen
t he
p ercentage
8 1
o f G roup V I
a xes
i n
Y orkshire
i s
a pproximately 3 0%. a re a lso a vailable o f
a ll
a xes
I n t he E ast M idlands, f or w hich c omparative d ata ( Moore 1 979, T able I ) G roup V I c onstitutes a bout 5 0%
f rom t he
a rea.
I t w ould
s eem t herefore
t hat
w hen
c on-
s idered a s a p ercentage o f a ll a xes t he f requency o f G roup V I a xes m ight i ndeed f all o ff r egularly w ith d istance f rom C umbria ( where G roup V I c omprises t o
c ompile
a t
l east 7 0% o f
c omparative
a ll k nown a xes).
f igures
f or
s tone
a nd
I t
h as n ot
f lint
a xes
b een p ossible
i n t he
s outh o f
E ngland b ut i t s eems m ore t han l ikely t hat t he r elative f requencies o f G roup I a xes s hould b y s imilarly r ecalculated, a s t his a rea w as w ell s erved
b y f lint
c urrency s ources
o f
s ources
G roup
i n S ussex,
I p roducts.
c ontemporary
N orfolk a nd W iltshire
I n W ales,
w ith G roups
d uring
t he o ther a rea w ith
I a nd V I,
t he
e ffect
o f
t he s tone
f lint
a xe
c ompetition w ould b e l ittle f elt d ue t o d istance a nd t he s teady f allo ff o f t he r elative p ercentages o f a xes f rom W elsh s ources m ay b e s ubstantially
c orrect.
S ummary I n
t he 4 th a nd 3 rd m illennia
B ritain w as
d ominated
b y
t he p roduction o f
t he s tone
a xe f actories
s tone
i mplements
i n t he L ake
i n
D istrict,
W ales a nd C ornwall w ith a lternative s ources o f f lint i mplements o n t he S outh D owns, i n Y orkshire a nd N orfolk. A xes w ere p robably d istributed f rom
t hese
s ources
w ithin a n etwork o f s imilarity t he b e
s uggests
c ountry o f
t hat
b y s imilar
e xplained
b y t o
p roducts
i mplements w ere
f low o f
( e.g.
i mplements
A s
f rom
i nto
a r esult
m any
T he a xe
t hese
s ources m ay b e
t hroughout
c oncentrations
f rom t heir
f rom l ess
d ensely
p opulated
p opulous
c omplex
I n
t he d uration o f
' consumer'
p rocesses
f ound w ithin
a
b y
t he
l ocated
a round
a vailability t he
o f
s ingle f actors p roduc-
i ts u se.
t he 2 nd m illennium b c
a ltered
o f
s ource may
a rea, b ut t he p rominence o f a p articular p roduct i s r elated t o o f p ropinquity, t o t he s ize o f t he s ource a nd r ate o f i mplement t ion a nd
p lace
f rom d ifferent
d istributed
t he n earest o f
t aking
i nteraction.
P articularly l arge
C umbria)
t hem.
i mplements
a ll
e xchange
a t a c onsiderable d istance
t he
a reas
a djacent
e xchange
r eciprocal
t han ' economic')
p rocesses.
c ertain g roups
p roduction a rea
o f
( rather
i n t he d istance d istribution o f
' factories a xes
b y a p rocess s ocial
t he
p attern o f
o f a g reater
c ountry.
A s
i mplement
n umber
a r esult
o f
d istribution i s
r ock s ources,
t he d istribution o f
f rom t hese s ources i s a m ore l ocalised p henomenon. T his d istribution i s n ot a f unction o f t he t ype o f i mplement
e venly
p roducts
p atterning o f p roduced, a s
b oth f ine a nd c oarse p roducts f rom t hese s ources a re f ound i n t he s ame a reas, b ut i s i nfluenced b y t he n umber a nd g eographical d istribution o f o ther
r ock
s ources
f rom w hich s imilar a rtifacts w ere m anufactured.
P REHISTORIC F LINT W ORK I N T HE N ORTH O F E NGLAND E vidence
o f
p rehistoric a ctivity i n t he
r epresented
b y
s catters
i ndividual f inds.
a nd
h uman a ctivity
f lint i n t he
w ork, r egion i s
i s
n orth
o f
E ngland,
k nown a lmost e xclusively T he i nterpretation o f
l imited
8 2
b y
t his
f our m ain f actors
f rom
a s
f lint
e vidence n amely:
o f
( 1)
t he
d istribution
o f
f ieldwork,
a nd
t he a res
i n
w hich
i t
c an
u sefully b e c arried o ut ( 2)
t he s tatus
o f
t he m aterial s o
( 3)
t he s elective w orkers
( 4)
t he p ossibilities o f d ating s uch m aterial
c ollection o f
f ound p articular f lint a rtifacts b y
T he p rimary b ias i n t he d istribution o f f lint d istinct f rom c asual f inds o f i ndividual a rtifacts) t he u neven r epresentation o f f ield w ork w ithin t he a nd t he s outh-west C umberland c oast, f or e xample, s iderable a ttention o ver m any y ears, b een c arried o ut i n a ny o ther a reas.
f ield
w ork s catters ( as i s o ccasioned b y r egion. W eardale h ave r eceived c on-
b ut l ittle s ystematic w ork h as T he f easability o f s uch f ield
w ork i s d etermined a lso b y p resent day vegetation c over. F lint s ites a re u nlikely t o c ome t o l ight u nless t he g round i s i n s ome w ay d isturbed, a nd a reas o f p eat, p ermanent p asture, a fforestation , u rban s ettlement a nd i ndustrial d evelopment a re t herefore l ikely t o b e u nderr epresented, a s a re a lso u pland a reas d ifficult o f a ccess a nd o ut o f e asy r each o f p resent d ay s ettlements. W here f inds o f f lint a re r ecorded i t i s n ecessary t o c onsider s tatus o f s uch m aterial, t hat i s, w hat t ype o f a ctivity m ight i t
t he b e
c onsidered t o r epresent? I t i s n ecessary t o d ifferentiate b etween c ollections o f m aterial m ade p erhaps d uring s everal y ears, o ver a c omparatively l arge a rea, a nd t hose f ound w ithin a v ery r estricted l ocation i n c lose a ssociation. B oth c ollections o f m aterial i ndicate a ctivity, b ut t he f ormer m ay s imply c onstitute a ccidental l osses i n a f avoured l ocation o ver m any h undreds o r e ven t housands o f y ears ( comp arable i n s tatus w ith f inds o f m ore m odern m aterial i n t he s ame a rea), w hile t he l atter a re t he m ore l ikely t o r epresent a ctual s ettlement o r w ork p lace l ocations. W ith t he e xception o f s ome M esolithic s ites ( p.44) n one o f t he f lint s catters r ecorded f rom t he n orth o f E ngland c an b e c onsidered a s f lint a ssemblages. c entrated f lint s catters, s urface
E ven i n a reas w ith m ore c ond isturbance o ver m illennia,
o ccasioned b y a griculture, h uman a ctivity o r n atural p rocesses, c ould h ave c aused c onsiderable m ixing o f m aterial. I t w ould t herefore b e m isleading t o c onsider a ny o f t hese f inds a s o f t he s ame s tatus a s m aterial
t he
e xcavated f rom c losed c ontexts.
A lso, a s n one o f t hese a reas o f a ctivity h as b een e xcavated, f inds r ecorded i n s ystematic d etail, a t hird b ias e nters i nto
a rchaeological c ollection o f
o r t he
r ecords, w hich i s t hat o f t he s elective r ecognition a nd p articular a rtifact t ypes. I t s eems l ikely t hat t he
p resence o f f lint s catters i s p articularly n oted w hen c omplete, r easona bly s ized a rtifacts a re p resent, s uch a s a rrowheads o r s crapers, a nd t hat t hese a re f avoured i n c ollection o ver s maller f lint f lakes w aste, a nd l ess w ell k nown o r l ess e asily r ecognisable t ool t ypes. s tatistical a nalyses o f t he p roportions o f v arious a rtifact t ypes f lint
w aste f ound i n t hese c ollections w ould b e s ubject
a nd A ny a nd
t o t he l imita-
t ions j ust m entioned. F inally, p articular
i t
r emains
d ate r ange
t o
c onsider t he p ossibility o f
t o s uch m aterial
8 3
a ssigning
f rom t he n orth o f E ngland.
a I n
t he t he a re
a bsence o f d etailed s tudies o f e xcavated f lint i ndustries w ithin r egion, t he o nly a rtifacts w hich m ay b e d ated w ith a ny c onfidence d istinctive t ypes f ound i n d atable c ontexts e lsewhere i n B ritain,
p rimarily a rrowheads a nd o ther p rojectile p oints. O ther a rtifacts, s uch a s s crapers a nd b lades, c annot b e m ore p recisely a ssigned w ithin t he N eolithic t o E arly B ronze A ge s tudies o f e xcavated m aterial. T he
i ndividual
k nown f rom p ublished t ions a nd r ecords.
a rtifacts
p eriod
a nd
i n t he
f lint
a bsence
s catters
o f
s ystematic
d iscussed
a ccounts a nd i llustrations a nd T his m aterial w as n ot e xamined
b elow
a re
f rom m useum c olleci n d etail f or t his
s tudy, b ecause o f t he l imited u sefulness o f u nassociated f inds o f t his t ype a nd a lso b ecause a spects o f f lint w orking w ere b eing r esearched b y o ther w orkers, p articularly R . Y oung a t D urham a nd H .S. G reen. R eference
h as
b een
m ade
w here
a ppropriate
t o
G reen's
p ublished w ork ( Green 1 977; 1 980) w hich f orms t he m ost a nd a ssessment o f f lint a rrowheads i n E ngland a nd W ales. T he
m aterial
f rom
t he
a rea i s
d iscussed
r ecent
u nder
t wo
f irst, i ndividual f lint t ypes ( whether f ound s ingly s catters) a nd s econd, f lint s catters, r epresentative o f p articular
a rea,
b ut
n ot
a ssociation w ith b urials C hapter 3 .
f orming
t rue
a re n oted h ere
a ssemblages.
t hesis
a nd
c orpus
h eadings:
o r i n f lint a ctivity i n a
F lints
f ound
b ut a re d iscussed m ore f ully
i n i n
T here a re n o f lint b earing d eposits i n t he n orth o f E ngland b ut s ome s mall f lint p ebbles c ould b e f ound i n l ocal b oulder c lays a nd i n c oastal d eposits. T he n earest s ources o f f lint f rom w hich a rtifacts o f a ny
s ize
d uring
c ould
t he
h ave
b een m anufactured w hich a re k nown t o h ave
p rehistoric
p eriod a re
t hose
i n
t he c halk d eposits
b een u sed o f
n orth-
e ast I reland, p articularly A ntrim ( Herity a nd E ogan 1 977, f igs.3 a nd 1 7) a nd t he b oulder c lays o f t he Y orkshire c oast ( Manby 1 979, 7 1-2).
I ndividual
f lint
t ypes
F lint a rrowheads • G reen's
r ecent
s tudy o f
f lint
a rrowheads
c onfirms
o f l eaf t ypes w ith e arlier N eolithic m aterial, ( that i s, p etit-tranchet, c hisel a nd o blique C lacton
o r G rooved W are,
m aterial,
p articularly
a nd
b urials
b arbed a nd
t anged
( Green 1 980,
8 4,
t he
a ssociation
t ransverse a rrowheads s hapes) w ith ' Rinyoa rrowheads w ith B eaker 1 08 a nd
1 29).
O nly s ome 4 0 l eaf a rrowheads h ave b een f ound i n t he n orth o f E ngland ( Catalogue 1 1), a c omparatively s mall n umber f or s uch a l arge r egion. f requent 6 8,
M ost a re o f G reen's t ype 4 A, w hich h e o bserves i s i n a reas r emote f rom g ood s tratified s upplies o f f lint
f ig.29 and T able I V.1),
n otably
t he
s mallest
s ized
t ype
t ypology. A f ew e xamples o f l arger t ypes 3 A a nd 3 B a re ( ibid, f ig.28). T wo N eolithic b urial s ites h ave p roduced h eads; f ound
t he
r ound
b arrows
a t
B roomhill,
i n a ssociation w ith s herds
F ord C LXXXVIII
o f G rimston-Lyles
m ost ( ibid
i n G reen's a lso k nown l eaf a rrow-
( ibid,
2 99),
H ill w are a nd f lint
c hippings a nd a t W arden L aw ( ibid, 3 01), f ound i n a s mall ' hoard' o f f lint i mplements n ine i nches b elow t he s urface o f t he m ound ( Catalogue 5 ).
T he d istribution o f
l owland,
c oastal
a nd
l eaf
i nland
a rrowheads s ites
8 4
a re
i s n ot
a ll
e xtensive,
r epresented
b ut u pland,
( Map 1 9)
a nd
a
g eneral c orrespondence m ay b e n oted b etween t he a reas r epresented i n t his d istribution a nd t hat o f M esolithic m aterial f rom t he a rea ( Map 1 1). R adiocarbon d ating s uggests a r ange o f u se f or t he t ype f rom t he 4 th t o t he 2 nd m illennia b c, w ith t he m ajority o f d ates l ying i n t he 4 th t o 3 rd m illennia r ange ( ibid, T able I V.30). T ransverse a rrowheads a re o f r arer o ccurrence t han l eaf f orms, b ut a re a gain w idely d istributed ( Catalogue 1 2, M ap 2 0). I t i s p ossible t hat t hese t ypes a re u nder-represented i n c asual c ollections o f f lints, b eing o f l ess d istinctive s hape t han l eaf o r b arbed a nd t anged a rrowh eads. T hey h ave h owever b een r ecorded i n a reas o f m ore c omprehensive f lint c ollections s uch a s t he W eardale a nd C umbrian c oastal s ites, b ut a re, t he
i n g eneral, s outh ( ibid,
c ontext
a t W ooler
l ess c ommon i n t he n orthern h alf o f E ngland t han i n f igs.39-41). O ne e xample i s k nown f rom a b urial ( EBA B urials C atalogue)
f ound w ith o ther f lints a nd a
f ood v essel ( Table 1 0 n o.620). R adiocarbon d ates s uggest a n o rigin i n t he 3 rd m illennium b c, b ut t he m ajority o f d ates f all i n t he 2 nd m illennium. A n o rigin i n t he M esolithic p eriod i s, h owever, a lso a p ossibility ( ibid,
1 00,
T able V .2).
T he l argest n umber o f a rrowheads i n t he n orth o f E ngland a re o f b arbed a nd t anged f orm , k nown a t o ver 1 00 s ites ( Catalogue 1 3a). S ix a rrowheads o f b arbed a nd t anged f orm a re p articularly l arge ( Catalogue 1 3b) a nd m ay b e c lassed a s o f G reen's B allyclare t ype " missile p oints", m ost d ensely d istributed i n t he h ighland z one o f E ngland a nd W ales. I t h as b een s uggested t hat t hese a rrowheads m ay b e i mports i nto t he a rea, m ost p robably f rom I reland ( ibid, 4 7, 7 5 a nd 1 18, f ig.48). A ll a re s ingle f inds w ith t he p ossible e xception o f t hat f rom ( p.167), a ssociated w ith a m iniature v essel ( EBA B urials
D oddington C atalogue,
T able 1 0 n o.191). T he s maller b arbed a nd t anged f orms a re s omewhat m ore w idely d istributed t han e arlier a rrowheads, b ut a re s imilarly w ell r epresented i n a reas w here l eaf a nd t ransverse a rrowheads h ave a lso b een f ound ( Map 2 1). T wo e xamples, f rom D rigg a nd N ewbiggin-on-Lune, w ere m ade n ot f rom f lint b ut f rom L angdale t ype v olcanic t uff. T he o nly b arbed a nd t anged a rrowheads f rom a n e xcavated c ontext a re a g roup o f
s ix,
f rom o ne o f
N orthumberland
t he
e xternal s hafts
( Harding A .F.
1 976,
o f
3 ).
t he h enge a t M ilfield N orth, T hree r adiocarbon d ates f rom
d ifferent p arts o f t he s ite c entre a round c 1 8 0 b c ( BM-1149, 1 824 . 7 / :3 9 b c; B M-1150, 1 851 ± 6 2 b c; H AR1199, 1 800 - 8 0 b c) ( Radiocarbon 2 1, 1 979, 3 46). O ther d ates i n t he 2 nd m illennium b c f or m aterial i n a ssociation w ith b arbed a nd t anged a rrowheads a re k nown f rom e lsewhere i n t he
c ountry ( Green 1 980,
T able V I.18).
F lint d aggers
o ne
T wo f lint d aggers, d agger f ragment o f
f rom I rthington a nd H ighfield H ope, T arset a nd v olcanic s tone f rom t he R iver N orth T yne a re
r ecorded i n t he a rea, a ll o f w hich a re i solated f inds. d aggers f rom A mble a nd L ilburnsteads w hich w ere f ound i n
T he f lint a ssociation
w ith b urials a re d iscussed e lsewhere ( p.168, T able 4 3). T he e xample f rom I rthington i s b roadest i n t he m iddle a nd a lmost p ointed a t b oth e nds ( Smith R . 1 919, 1 6, f ig.10) b ut t he t wo d aggers f rom N orthumberl and a re b oth n otched ( Jobey 1 967, 2 07, p l.). T he c omplete f lint d agger f rom H ighfield H ope, T arset h as a s quare b utt a nd t wo n otches o n e ach s ide. T hese f eatures m ay b e c ompared w ith t wo e xamples f rom W ales, a d agger f rom Y stradfellte, B recknock w ith t wo n otches a nd a r ounded
b utt,
f ound
i n a ssociation w ith a
8 5
' Finger
P inched
B eaker
( Grimes 1 931 n o.7; C larke 1 970, f ig.912), a nd a nother f rom L laneliew w ith a s quare b utt.and n o n otches ( Grimes 1 931 n o.6), a nd a lso w ith a d agger f rom Q uy F en, s quare t ang ( Smith R . T he
f eatures
C ambs. w ith l ess p ronounced n otches 1 919, f ig.11).
o f
a s quare
b utt a nd d ouble n otches
a nd a s horter
a re,
h owever,
r are a nd t here d oes n ot a ppear t o b e a n e xact p arallel f or t he T arset f ind. M ore u nusually, t he p ossible d agger f ragment f rom t he R iver N orth T yne, w hich h as b roken b etween t he n otches, i s m ade o f g rey/green v olcanic s tone ( Jobey 1 967, 2 07) a nd p rovides a nother i nstance o f t he o ccasional u se o f s uch r ocks f or t he p roduction o f a rtifacts, s uch a s a rrowheads a nd d aggers, w hich w ere u sually m anufactured o f f lint. F lint a ngle-flake A c urved f lint ' angle-flake', f ound a bout 5 ft b elow t he s urface i n E lton R oad, D arlington, i s u nique i n t he a rea. T he f lake, w hich i s o f g rey-brown m ottled f lint, i s c 1 6cm l ong, 2 .5cm w ide a nd h as a t riangular c ross s ection. T he i nner f ace o f t he l ong f lake i s u nworked ( as s truck f rom t he c ore) b ut t he o ther t wo f aces a re s teeply p ressure f laked a nd m eet a t a w orked c entral r idge ( Cowen 1 966, 2 09-10, p l.XIV). T his f orm o f i mplement i s p articularly w ell k nown i n n orthern F rance ( ibid, 2 10) a nd i s a lso k nown i n t he C hannel I slands ( Hawkes J . 1 937, I I, 6 2, f ig.11), m ade o f G rand P ressigny f lint, w hich i s w idely d istributed i n F rance, t he N etherlands a nd G ermany ( Sherratt 1 976, f ig.7; v an d er W aals 1 964, f ig.14). T wo o ther e xamples, o ther t han t hat f rom D arlington, a re k nown f rom B ritain, o ne f rom n ear C ambridge, w ith r etouched e dges b ut w ithout a p ronounced w orked r idge ( Evans J . 1 897, f ig.297) a nd a nother f rom n ear S alisbury ( Cowen 1 966, 2 10). C owen s uggests t hat t he e xamples f rom D arlington a nd C ambridge m ay b e i nsular c opies o f t he t ypical F rench f orm , m anufactured o f f lint c hosen f or i ts r esemblance i n c olour t o G rand P ressigny m aterial, a nd t hat t he e xample f rom S alsibury m ay b e a r eal i mport ( ibid, 2 10). E ven i f a n i nsular c opy, t he D arlington i mplement i s l ikely t o h ave b een m ade o utside t he n orth o f E ngland w hich d oes n ot h ave f lint b earing d eposits w ith r aw m aterial l arge e nough f or m aking F lint s catters A reas
( Table 8 ,
C atalogue I 3a,
i n w hich p rehistoric f lint
t his s ize o f
i mplement.
M ap 2 2)
s catters h ave b een f ound a nd
t he
p rincipal a rtifact t ypes t hey c ontained a re l isted i n T able 8 . S ome o f t hese s catters a re d erived f rom e xcavated c ontexts, s uch a s t he E arly B ronze A ge b urial s ites a t C orbys C rags, G oatscrag, o r K irkhill, W est H epple, o r f rom s ettlement s ites o f p robable I ron A ge o r R omano-British d ate, e ver,
a t B elling L aw o r K ennel H all K nowe. E ven o n t hese s ites h owt he f lint w ork o ccurred i n m ixed o r u nstratified d eposits a nd n ot
a s a ssemblages f rom d iscrete f eatures. T he e xception t o t his i s t he N eolithic s ite a t T hirlings, w here f lints ( most o f w hich a re s crapers a nd b lade f orms) h ave b een f ound i n p its a nd p ost p its. H owever, m ajority o f f lints w ere c ollected a s s urface f inds a fter p loughing r elatively f ew c ame f rom t he e xcavated f eatures w ork c ontinues o n t his s ite i t i s h oped t hat p icture o f O f
t he N eolithic f lint
t he o ther s ites
l isted,
i ndustries
o f
t he
t he a nd
( Miket 1 976, 1 19). A s a m ore c omprehensive r egion w ill e merge.
a ll a re c ollections
o f m aterial m ade
i n
f ield w alking. A f ew o f t hese s ites, i ndicated i n t he T able w ith a n a sterisk, w here m aterial w as c ollected o n o ne o ccasion w ithin a l imited
8 6
a rea,
a re
r easons
o f
a m ore
m entioned
c oherent
‚ above
n ature
( p.83),
t han
t hey
t he
o thers,
c annot
b e
a lthough,
c onsidered
f or
a s
t rue
a ssemblages. A f ew p oints o f i nterest c oncerning m aterial c ollected a t t hese s ites w ill b e d iscussed, t ogether w ith s ome o bservations o n t he c ollections
o f
m aterial
f rom o ther
S ites a t E skmeals, S t. d iffuse o f t he f lint a rtifact o n
t he
s outh-west
d unes.
I n
t he
a ssemblages g roupings l ikely,
o f
C umbria,
t he
m aterial
t he
A tlantic
a re n ot
l ocated
i t
i s
d ifficult
p articularly
f rom t hese
s ites
e vidence o f
p eriod
w here b y
e arly
t he u se o f
( pp.16-18)
c ores
a nd
b lades, w ere o f
a re t uff
o f o f
s hould b e
w as
f ound
f ig.3.43).
T uff
a t
t hat
f lint
c ultural I t
i s
t here
i s
s ome
o verlap
c ultures a nd m odes o f i n t he f lint i ndustries,
a ctivities
m ay
h ave
b een
( Map 2 3) ( Cherry 1 973), w hich h ave w ith m icroliths, m ulti-platformed i n t his
r egard,
B orrowdale V olcanic
t he m ost
h as n ot
w hich
a ssigned.
f or
p rolific s ite
b een f ound
a t
B ,
s ome o f
s eries
T ables 2 a nd 3 ), i ndicating a n a cquaintance w ith m aterial u sed i n N eolithic a xe m anufacture. O ne f lint
s and-
A ge
r esources.
i nterest t he
s hifting
B ronze
d isturbance i n t he v egetation
a gricultural c oastal
T he f ive s ites a t S t. B ees p roduced M esolithic t ype m aterial, a rtifacts
i n
t o k now t o
b etween ' Mesolithic a nd e arly ' Neolithic' s ubsistence, a nd t hat t his w ill b e r eflected s upplemented
c onstitute t he l east a nd u nlike o ther s ites
s tratified N eolithic o r
i n a n a rea w hich h as
d uring
i n t he r egion.
B ees a nd S eascale p roducing a reas,
C umbrian c oast
a bsence
i n
s ites
t hese
( ibid,
f ig.4,
t he s ource o f l eaf a rrowhead
a t
r aw o f
R ottington
( ibid,
t he e xcavated M esolithic
s ite o f
M onk M oors ( pp.44-45) d ated t o a bout t he 6 th m illennium b c ( C. B onsall; p ers. c omm.) b ut i s k nown a t o ther m ore m ixed s ites i n t he a rea a nd m ay i ndicate m aterial. A t ( Map t he
a
t he
2 3)
l ate M esolithic o r e arly N eolithic d ate
s ix s ites
i n t he v icinity o f
( Cherry 1 969)
c ontinued
u se
o f
b y p ollen e vidence c ollected a t s ites 1 ,
d ifferent
g roups
W illiamson's M oss o f m aterial
t he a rea f rom z one V ila ( p.16ff). 2 a nd 6 ,
f or t he
a re
t o V IIb,
S t.
a t
B ees
E skmeals
s uggestive
a s
o f
a lso i ndicated
T he l argest a mount o f m aterial w as a long t he n orth a nd n orth-east s ides o f
t he m oss, f ormerly a p ond ( ibid, f igs.1 a nd 4 ). T his i ncluded f ineb laded c ores, s mall b lades, m icroliths, s crapers, h ammerstones, t wo s mall f ragments i dentification), t hree f ound
o f s tone g ritted p ottery ( too s mall a r ough-out L angdale a xe, s ome p ieces o f
j ust
i s
m ore
t o
t he e ast.
h ighly
T he
s maller m ore M esolithic
p atinated
t han
t he
o ther
l ike m aterial,
a rtifacts,
p articularly a t t he n orth e nd o f s ite 1 a nd a t s ite 6 , s outh e nd o f s ite 2 , t he m aterial w as m ore m ixed a nd a rrowheads, t he
p re-elm
a xe
r ough-out
p ollen s equence d ecline
w ith w hich b e
p ositive c lay a nd
a rrowheads. A t s ite 6 t wo t uff b lades a nd t wo t uff c ores w ere w ith t he f lint w ork, a nd a b lade o f t uff w as a lso f ound a t s ite
5 ,
f rom
f or h ard
s ome
a ctivity o f
a nd
s herds
o f
p ottery
( ibid,
a t W illiamson's M oss w ould i n t his
a rea,
w hich
w as
f ound
w hile a t i ncluded 4 1-44).
s uggest
t he t he
D ating
s mall s cale
i n t he e arly 4 th m illennium b c
t he m ore h eavily p atinated m icrolithic m aterial
m ay
a ssociated. S ites
i n
m ay r epresent t hese a reas, a rtifacts,
t he v icinity o f
S eascale
( Map 2 3)
( Cherry
1 967,
f ig.5)
s omewhat l ater a ctivity. T uff h as n ot b een f ound i n a nd s crapers a nd k nives c omprise t he b ulk o f t he f lint
a lthough
o ne m icrolith w as
8 7
f ound a t
B urnt M oor a nd
s ome
o f
t he f lint
c ores
p roduced s mall b lades a nd
f lakes
( ibid,
f ig.3,
T able
p .15). " Sickle g loss" w as n oted o n a f lint b lade f rom S tony-How ( ibid, f ig.2.36) a nd a xes w ere f ound a t B ailey G round a nd S tony-How, w ith a t hird k nown a s a 1 9th c entury f ind n ear H allsenna. O ne a rrowhead o f b arbed a nd
t anged f orm w as
c ollected a t
S eascale v illage.
I t i s p ossible t hat t hese s ites o f S t. B ees, E skmeals a nd S eascale r epresent d ifferent p hases i n t he l ater M esolithic a nd N eolithic o ccupation o f t he C umbrian c oast, b ut t his r emains i n e xcavated a nd s ecurely d ated c ontexts.
h eads
t o b e
d emonstrated
I t i s n otable t hat o n t hese m ore c oherent s ites v ery h ave b een f ound, n or a re a ny r ecorded f rom T hirlings.
f ew a rrowT his m ight
b e s een t o s upport t he s uggestion p reviously m ade ( p.83) t hat a b ias e xists i n t he d iscovery a nd r ecording o f f lint s ites d epending u pon t he t ypes o f r ecognisable f lint w ork t hey p roduce. B y a p rocess o f f inder s election a rrowheads a nd p erhaps a lso s crapers, m ay b e o ver-represented i n s urface c ollections o f f lint. A s w ell a s t he s ites n oted a bove, f ragments o f v olcanic t uff h ave a lso b een r ecorded w ith f lints a t T rough E nd, W alney I sland ( Barnes a nd H obbs 1 951; B arnes 1 970). f laking q ualities o f t his s tone w ould h ave r endered i t a u seful
T he r aw
m aterial a nd i n s ome c ases p arts o f b roken a xes w ould a ppear t o h ave b een u tilised f or s maller t ools ( p.89). C ores o f t uff a t E skmeals, s ite 6a nd a t S t. B ees w ould h owever s uggest t hat a t t hese s ites t he r aw m aterial w as d eliberately i mported o nto t he s ite f or t he p roduction o f
s mall t ools, T he
a nd d oes n ot
s ignificance
o f
r epresent a
t he
r e-use o f b roken a xes.
m icrolithic
-
c omponent
i n
s ome
f lint
s catters, a s a t C hatton S andyford, C orby's C rags, B owden D oors, G oatscrag A a nd B , a nd K irkhill, W est H epple r emains p roblematic. I t s eems a l ittle u nwise t o c ategorise t hese s ites a s h aving h ad M esolithic
o ccupation,
o n
t he b asis o f
a s l ittle a s
o ne
m icrolith,
a lthough c onsistent u se t hrough t ime o f a f avoured l ocation, l eaving a m ixed r esidue o f f lint t ypes, r emains a p ossibility. B ut i n a n a rea w ithout l ocal s ources o f f lint s uch r aw m aterial w ould b e a t a p remium a nd t ools m ight, i n g eneral, h ave b een w orked a nd r e-worked u ntil m uch s maller i n s ize t han t hose i n a reas w here f lint w as r eadily a vailable. T he m icrolithic c omponent a t s ites w hich p roduce a rrowheads, s crapers a nd o ther f orms m ore c haracteristic o f N eolithic a nd B ronze A ge a ssemblages m ight r epresent c onsiderable t hrift i n t he u se o f s carce r esources,
r ather t han t he r emnants
o f h ypothetical M esolithic o ccupa-
t ion. S everal f lints " of M esolithic f orm" a re r ecorded f rom a h ut s ite a t B racken R igg, U pper T eesdale, w here c harcoal f rom o ne o f t he p osth oles g ave 1 978, 8 -9).
a
d ate o f
C onnections
1 230 ± 6 0 b c
b etween I reland a nd
( HAR 2 414)
( Fairless
t he n orth o f
E ngland,
a nd
C oggins
p articularly
C umbria, i ndicated b y f inds o f l arge B allyclare-type b arbed a nd t anged a rrowheads ( p.85), a re a lso s uggested b y e xamples o f h ollow s crapers, a c lassic I rish f lint
t ype
( Herity a nd E ogan 1 977,
4 2,
f ig.14),
a t H igh
S ellafield, D rigg, E skmeals, s ites 2 a nd 6 , S eascale B ailey G round, t he s andhills a nd C ow L eys L ane, W alney I sland a nd a t G reymare H ill F arm. A s w ith t he B allyclare a rrowheads, t he f inds c ome p redominantly f rom C umbria. S crapers f lint
a re
s catters.
t he m ost c onsistently r ecurring t ool I t
h as
b een
8 8
s uggested
t hat
t his
t ype i n a ll t he a rtifact
i s
p articularly
r elated
o ften i n a reas r elative
o f
t o
t he k eeping o f
s ummer
p roportions
p asture
o f
l ivestock,
( Bradley 1 978,
t he v arious
t ool
a nd 4 5,
t ypes
s crapers,
b ut
a t
t he S eascale
t he m aterial
o ther t wo s crapers
s ites, m ay
i ndustries.
s ites
A lthough t he
c annot
c ompared f or a ll t he n orth o f E ngland m aterial, i t t he s ites a t E skmeals a nd S t. B ees m ore b lades A s
s kin p reparation, 5 6).
u sefully
b e
c an b e n oted t hat a t a re r ecorded t han
s crapers w ould s eem t o p redominate.
f rom S eascale
i s
a nd p ossibly r epresent a
o f l ater d ate, t he o bserved f requency o f r eal d ifference b etween t hese f lint
I n g eneral
t erms
g enerally d ifferent
h owever,
i t
s eems
f rom t hat
l ikely
t hat
a t
t he
t he
s craper
w as a u seful m ulti-purpose t ool i n N eolithic a nd B ronze A ge a ssemblages ( ibid, 4 5), a s w ere a lso b lade t ool f orms. M ost o f t he C umbrian c oastal
s ites
p roximity e conomic
o ne
f rom
w hich
t o a nother,
a ctivities w ere
f lint a nd
b eing
i t
s catters s eems
c arried
a re
k nown
u nlikely
o ut
a t
a re
i n
c lose
t hat w idely d ifferent
a djacent
s ites.
F lintwork s ites w ith a xes a nd a xe f ragments A
n umber o f
w hich h ave
s tone a xes
p roduced
c onsidered
t o
I sland
e xample,
f or
d unes,
f lint
a nd
a xe
f ragments
s catters,
b e d irectly a ssociated e ighteen a xes
w ith a m ixture o f
o f
C oniston g rit,
b een f ound c annot
w ith e ach o ther
o r
f ragments
o ther m aterial,
s iltstone,
( p.83).
h ave
i n a reas
g enerally b e O n W alney
b een f ound i n s and
b oth p rehistoric a nd
d ate. A s w ell a s a xes a nd f ragments o f f ragments o f o ther t ypes o f s tone h ave a lso f lakes
h ave
a lthough t hese
l ater i n
p robable L angdale o rigin, b een i dentified, i ncluding
g rey g ritstone,
a nd p orcellanite,
p robably f rom T ievebulliagh o r R athlin I sland ( Group I X) ( Cross 6 7-76, f ig.3). O ther ' foreign c onnections a re i ndicated b y t he R onaldsway
t ype
a xe
o f
a t
Among t he m ore c oncentrated f lint s catters, a xes h ave b een f ound E skmeals a nd S eascale. I n g eneral t hese s ites h ave n ot p roduced
m icrolithic f lints,
f rom B ailey G round,
b ut
m ainly s crapers
S eascale
1 947, s tone
a nd
( Fig.33).
b lades,
H allsenna, S tony-how a nd B ailey G round. T he E skmeals w as f ound a djacent t o t he s outh e nd o f
a nd
i n • f lint
h ave
s catters
N EOLITHIC P OTTERY
b een f ound
a mongst
f or e xample a t
r ough-out a xe f rom s ite 2 , w hich m ay
r epresent t he l ater o ccupation o f t he a rea. p articularly o f G roup V I r ock, w ere u sed t o p roduce ( p.88)
a s
A xe o ther
f ragments, t ool t ypes
o ccupation d ebris w ith b urials
a nd
a t G reymare H ill F arm a nd H igh S ellafield.
( Catalogue
1 4)
T he s mall a mount o f N eolithic p ottery f rom t he n orth o f E ngland i s i nsufficient f or t he c onstruction o f a ny r egional s cheme o f p ottery t ypology
a nd
s outhern
E ngland
c hronology
t o
p lace
a nd Y orkshire
b etween t he b etter
( Smith I .F.
1 974,
k nown 1 06-123)
w ares a nd
o f t he
s omewhat m ore i diosyncratic s tyles f ound i n S cotland ( McInnes 1 969). T hree b road c lasses o f w ares c an h owever b e r ecognised, w hich m ay b e c ompared
w ith
B ritain, f orms o f
n amely, a nd i n c hronological o rder, t he p lain r ound-based t he G rimston-Lyles H ill s eries, d ecorated s tyles k nown
t he g eneral d evelopment
o f
p ottery
s tyles
e lsewhere
i n
c ollectively a s P eterborough w are, a nd G rooved W are. D etails o f t his m aterial f ound i n t he r egion, t he m ajority o f w hich o ccurred a s s tray
8 9
f inds, a re l isted N eolithic p ottery,,
i n C atalogue 1 4. T wo s ites w hich T hirlings a nd O ld Y eavering, h ave
e xcavated a nd r ecorded m uch l ess p recise.
i n d etail,
G rimston-Lyles H ill s eries
h ave b een
p roduced r ecently
b ut e arlier e xcavation r ecords
a re
( Map 2 4)
N orth-east
C umbria
B roomhill H arlow H ill O ld B ewick
E henside T arn W alney I sland
O ld Y eavering T hirlings P lain p ottery f rom t he s ites
l isted a bove m ay b e c lassified a s
o f
t he G rimston-Lyles H ill s eries, t he e arliest, m ost w idely d istributed a nd l ongest s urviving N eolithic p ottery t ype, w ith r adiocarbon d ates s panning t he p eriod f rom t he e arly 4 th t o t he e arly 2 nd m illennium b c ( Smith I .F. 1 974, 1 06-8, f igs.13 a nd 1 4; G reen 1 976, T able I II). C haracteristically t he r ange o f f orms k nown i n t he G rimston-Lyles H ill s eries i s e xtremely l imited, c onsisting o f u ndecorated c arinated o r S p rofile b owls, w ith a f ew h emispherical c ups o r s mall b owls, t hese f orms b eing f ound n ot o nly o n s ettlement s ites, b ut a lso i n a ssociation w ith b urials i n l ong a nd r ound b arrows a nd c hambered t ombs, a nd w ith a v ariety o f c eremonial m onuments ( Smith I .F. 1 974, 1 08, 2 82-3). T hese v essel f orms a re f ound i n t he n orth o f E ngland i n a f unerary c ontext a t B roomhill ( Greenwell 1 877, 4 10), o n s ettlement s ites a t T hirlings ( Miket 1 976) a nd E henside T arn ( Darbishire 1 873), a nd i n a ssociation w ith t he ' ceremonial w estern r ing d itch a nd a p ossible c remation b urial a t O ld Y eavering ( Hope-Taylor 1 977, A ppendix I I). T he s herds a t B roomhill i nclude b oth s imple b owl a nd c arinated b owl f orms, w ith g ritty i nclusions " such a s w eather o ut o f t he l ocal s andstone" ( Newbigin 1 935, 1 52) s uggesting p erhaps l ocal m anufacture. P iggott n oted t wo t ypes o f f abric a mongst t he p lain s herds f rom E henside T arn ( Fig.40) c ontrasting t he g ritty f abric o f t he S -profile b owl w ith t he f iner b urnished c arinated b owls ( Piggott 1 931, 9 6, 1 43, f igs.7.1 a nd 7 .2-4), e arliest
a d istinction p reviously n oted b y D arbishire ( 1873, 2 91). r adiocarbon d ate a t E henside, o btained f rom c harred w ood,
— 300 b c
( C-462)
c ould b e
r elevant t o
T he 3 014
t his m aterial.
O ver 4 00 s herds r ecovered f rom p it F 366 a t T hirlings a re a lso o f t he G rimston-Lyles H ill s eries, w ith b oth p lain a nd c arinated b owl f orms ( Figs.41 a nd 4 3) i n a r ange o f s izes ( Miket 1 976, f igs.7.7 7 .9). T wo t ypes o f f abric a re p resent, t he f irst r ather c orky w ith a p itted s ites,
s urface, w hich M iket c ompares w ith t hat k nown o n Y orkshire a nd t he s econd f requently h ighly b urnished a nd w ith i nclusions
c omparable w ith m aterial
f ound i n l ocal g ravels
( ibid,
1 14).
A r adio-
c arbon d ate o f 5 250 ± 1 50 b c ( HAR844) f rom t his f eature i s c onsidered a s a nomalous, a m ore l ikely d etermination b eing t hat o f 3 280 ± 1 50 b c ( HAR877) f or a p ost-pit n earby, w hich c ontained a v irtually i dentical g roup o f p ottery, o ne s herd o f w hich j oined a nother f rom p it F 366 ( ibid,
1 18).
N o d ates h ave b een o btained f or t he o ther g roup o f r ecently e xcavated m aterial a t O ld Y eavering, w here a n umber o f p rehistoric f eatures
w ere d iscovered,
i ncluding a l arge f ragment o f
9 0
a
c arinated
G rimston-Lyles H ill s eries
b owl
a djacent
o ther
c remation,
a nd
( Fig.43.3), r im
p ossibly a ssociated w ith a n
f ragments
o f
t he
s ame
s eries
( Fig.43.2) i n t he m ake-up o f t he f loor o f a l ater b uilding ( Hope-Taylor 1 977, 3 53, f ig.123.1-7 a nd 3 45, f ig.119). T wo s lightly d ifferent t ypes o f f abric h ave a lso b een r ecognised a mongst t he G rimston s herds a t t his s ite ( ibid, 3 53). A s mall p lain h emispherical b owl f ound a t O ld B ewick ( Fig.43.1) a nd s mall s herds p ossibly o f G rimston t ype f rom H arlow H ill a nd T rough E nd, W alney I sland c omplete t he c atalogue o f t his t ype o f m aterial k nown i n t he r egion. D ecorated " Peterborough" w ares N orth-east
( Map 2 4)
C umbria
A llendale
B rougham
A lnwick C atcote F ord C astle F ord
E henside T arn W alney I sland
H asting H ill H eatherwick K yloe C rags O ld Y eavering T hirlings
u nder 1 11).
T he d ecorated p ottery f rom t he r egiän w ill h ere b e c onsidered t he g eneral h eading o f " Peterborough" w are ( Smith I .F. 1 974, U ntil m ore i s k nown o f l ocal s equences i n t he r egion, i t s eems
i nappropriate t o a pply a ny s tylistic c lassification w hich m ay b e v alid o nly f or t he s outhern p art o f B ritain. I n S cotland, w here t he a pplicat ion
o f
t he E bbsfleet,
M ortlake a nd F engate c lassification h as
b een
f ound i nappropriate, t he t erm " impressed w are" h as b een s uggested t hese p ottery t ypes ( McInnes 1 969, 2 2). I n
t he
n orth o f E ngland
t his m aterial
i s v aried
i n
f orm,
f or
w ith
i ncised, i mpressed a nd t wisted c ord d ecoration. A s mall h emispherical b owl w ith v ertical i ncised l ines a nd a r im s herd w ith a n i nternal b evel w ith i ncised a nd i mpressed d ecoration c ame f rom a r ound m ound a t H asting H ill ( Fig.44.2-3) a nd m ay h ave b een a ssociated w ith d isarticulated
i nhumations.
L ongworth h as
o rigin f or t he s herds f ound " near F ord", t hese c ame f rom t he s ite a t C rookham. ( Fig.45) a re c ombination o f
a lso s uggested a
f unerary
b ut t here i s n o e vidence t hat T he c onical b owls f rom F ord
t he m ost e laborately d ecorated i n t he r egion, w ith a i ncised h erringbone d esigns a nd t wisted c ord d ecoration,
i n c oncentric s emi-circles o n t he r im a nd o bliquely o n t he b ody. E lements o f t he c ircle p attern o n t he r ims m ay b e c ompared w ith t he l ess
c arefully w orked d esigns T he
l arge
r ound
o n s herds
f rom T hirlings
b ottomed p ot f rom F ord w ith
( Fig.47).
t wisted
c ord
a nd
i ncised d ecoration i s c omparable i n s ize a nd s hape w ith v essels f rom K yloe C rags ( Fig.46.2) a nd t he n orth s ide o f E henside T arn ( Fig.44.4). R ound b ased b owls w ith i mpressed d ecoration f rom H eatherwick, A llendale a nd
B rougham ( Figs.44 a nd 4 6)
a re a lso a like i n s hape,
w ith a
g roove
b eneath a r ounded r im. R ounded o r s lightly f lattened d ecorated r im s herds f rom O ld Y eavering w ere f ound i n a ssociation w ith t he w estern
9 1
r ing
d itch
c omplex,
w hich a lso
p roduced A OC
p ossible s herds o f.the G rimston-Lyles ( Hope-Taylor 1 977, 3 53-4, f ig.123). A F 466,
v ariety w hich
v essels
f ragments,
a nd o f G rooved
f rom T hirlines w ere
f ound i n b c
a nd W are
p it
( HAR1451)
1 19). V essel f orms i ncluded l arge b owls, a nd t all, w ide w ith s imple r ims, d ecorated i n i ncised, t wisted c ord a nd i mpressed
A d ate r ange " Peterborough" w are b e
d ecorated
B eaker
s eries
p roduced a r adiocarbon d ate o f 2 130 - 1 30
( Miket 1 976, m outhed p ots f inger n ail
o f
H ill
a pplicable
t echniques
( Figs.47 a nd 4 8).
f rom t he m id 3 rd t o t he m id 2 nd m illennium b c i n s outhern B ritain ( Smith I .F. 1 974, f ie.17)
i n t he n orth o f E ngland.
O nly t wo d ates 2 130 - 1 90
f or m ay b c
a nd 1 970 ± 1 00 b c ( Gak 1 398 a nd G ak 1 396) a re a vailable f or " impressed" w ares i n S cotland, b oth f rom G randtully, P erthshire ( McInnes 1 969). G rooved W are
( Map 2 4)
N orth-east E wart
C umbria
I
F ord, R ed S car O ld Y eavering
W alney
I sland
w are,
w ith w hich i t
B ridge
T hirlings U nlike t emporary
" Peterborough" G rooved W are
( Smith I .F. t ype
s ite
s tone
1 17-8,
a t R inyo,
d istinct M anby's
1 974,
s tudy h as t ool
t ypes
f ig.16)
w ith w hich
r are i n C umbria,
c omes
o f
w ith i ts
i t
i s
f rom
' domestic'
t erms
2 43,
a f ar f lung
a re
d eposit,
p it
i n
( p.100),
v essel
f ig.6,
2 1-22,
A s ingle, ( Fig.50.4) i s g rooves
a nd T he
F ord
v essel
s herds,
w ith
a re
c onsists
c ould o f
i n w hich j oining
t he p it f ill, 1 977, 3 48-9, a lso
l arge,
t ogether w ith a f ig.120). T he
b e
i nterpreted
f orms w ere
a lso
f ound a t
i n
s traight-sided v essels, a nd f inger a nd 1 22).
s ite V I a t
t he n orth
o n t hese t he d ecoration i s n ot i n c hevrons o r o blique l ines
i s
e nd
a pplied, ( Barnes,
f ig.7.23).
l arge a nd v ery t hick s herd f rom R ed S car W ood, d ecorated i n a p attern o f t riangles, o utlined
i nfilled w ith o val t riangular
a t O ld Y eavering
A s a nd
a lthough w ell
e xamination s uggests t hat m ore t han o ne t ype o f f abric i n t he a ssemblage f rom O ld Y eavering ( ibid, 3 49-51).
S imilar
m arks.
f lint
a ssociation,
a t O ld Y eavering,
w hich
o f W alney I sland ( Fig.51), b ut b ut i s i ncised o r i mpressed, 1 956,
9 7).
a nd a v ariety o f
e laborately d ecorated w ith r aised b ands a nd c ordons, g rooves n ail a nd s tamped i mpressions ( Fig.49) ( ibid, f igs.121 M acroscopic r epresented
r egionally
f igs.96 a nd
o ften f ound
c on-
B ritain
F our G rooved W are s ites a re n ow k nown i n t he a nd o ne i n C umbria. T he o nly e xcavated
f rom a ' ritual
t his
p art,
t he e xception o f
N orthumberland a nd D urham ,
s herds w ere f ound i n d ifferent l ayers o f p ossible c remation d eposit ( Hope-Taylor p ottery
i n
t hroughout
f our s ub-styles
( 1974) G rooved W are,
r epresented i n Y orkshire. n orth o f N orthumberland m aterial
a nd,
n one
a nd L ongworth 1 971,
s hown
i s,
f ound w idely d istributed
O rkney,
( Wainwright
c omparatively
i s
( Fig.50.1)
w ould r aised
i mpressions
d esign i s
s eem t o
( Hope-Taylor b e m uch
c ordons,
a nd
s ome
c omparable w ith t hat
w ere
9 2
1 977,
l arger. f ound
d eeper
c ircular
f ound o n a s herd
f ig.121.6) P ossible d uring
F ord w ith
a lthough G rooved
f ield-walking
t he W are a t
T hirlings
( Miket 1 976,
1 19,
f ig.7.5.15)
a nd o ther s herds,
G rooved W are t ype a re a lso r eported i n t he l ower f ill o f I p it a lignment ( Miket 1 978, 1 -2). R adiocarbon
d ates f rom S tonehenge,
p ossibly o f
t he E wart P ark
t he D urrington W alls m onument
a nd a djacent s ettlement, a nd M arden, a ll i n W iltshire i ndicate a d ate r ange f or G rooved W are f rom c 2 180 t o 1 520 b e ( Wainwright a nd L ongworth 1 971, 2 65-6; S mith I .F. 1 974, 1 19) t o w hich m ay b e a dded d ates f rom F engate, N orthants. c 2 030 t o 1 930 b c ( RAR 3 97, 3 99, 4 01 a nd 4 04), H unstanton, N orfolk 1 736 7 1 : + 6 36 b c ( BM-704) M ount P leasant, D orset 2 038 - 84 b c ( BM-667) a nd 1 961 - 89 b c ( BM-663) a nd S tacey B ushes 1 830 - 1 50 b c ( HAR858), w hich s ubstantiate t his r ange e lsewhere i n t he s outh o f E ngland. T he d istribution o f t he i ndividual p ottery t ypes d iscussed a bove i s w idespread, a ll b eing k nown i n b oth C umbria a nd t he n orth-east, b ut s parse, a rea i s
d ue
t o
t he s mall n umber o f
( Map 2 4).
e xamples o f
e ach t ype f ound i n
t he
T he o nly g eographical c lustering o f e ach p ottery t ype
i n t he n orth o f N orthumberland,
b ut a s
t he a mount o f m aterial k nown
i s e xtremely s mall, a nd t he c hronological s pan o f N eolithic c eramics v ery l ong, i t i s n ot a ppropriate t o s uggest c ontinuous o ccupation o f t he a rea o n t he b asis o f t he c eramic e vidence. T he o ccurrence o f d ifferent N eolithic p ottery t ypes a t T hirlings, O ld Y eavering, W alney I sland a nd E henside T arn m ight, h owever, s uggest t he r epeated u se o f p articular l ocations o ver a l ong p eriod o f t ime. C hronological e vidence f rom t he s outh o f E ngland i ndicates t hat b oth d ecorated a nd G rooved W are c ould h ave b een c ontemporary w ith B eaker c eramics, w hich a re k nown p rimarily f rom b urial c ontexts ( P.146ff) a nd w hich a re a lso w ell
r epresented i n t he v alley o f
t he R iver T ill.
S ome o verlap
e ven
b etween t he G rimston-Lyles H ill s eries a nd G rooved W are i s s uggested b y t he a ssociation o f t hese t wo t ypes i n f eature 8 a t S tacey B ushes ( Green 1 976,
1 6). T he
m acroscopic i dentification o f
d ifferent f abrics
a mongst
t he
G rimston w are s herds a t T hirlings a nd E henside, a nd t he G rimston a nd G rooved W are m aterial a t O ld Y eavering s uggests e ither t he e xploitation o f m ore t han o ne s ource o f c lay b y a c ommunity, o r a n e xchange o f c eramics
a mong
( Peacock 1 969,
S ETTLEMENT
d ifferent g roups,
a s
i dentified i n
s outhern
E ngland
1 46-7).
S ITES
O nly t wo s ites i n t he n orth o f E ngland h ave p roduced a s ufficient v ariety o f m aterial t o j ustify t heir i nclusion u nder t he c ategory o f N eolithic s ettlement s ites, n amely E henside T arn i n C umberland a nd T hirlings
i n N orthumberland.
E henside T arn
t o
I n 1 869, M r. J ohn Q uayle a t enant f armer o f M iddle E henside c aused b e d rained a s mall s heet o f w ater k nown a s E henside ( or G ibb) T arn,
o ne o f a s eries o f s uch t arns w hich p reviously e xisted b etween t he E hen R iver a nd t he s ea. A n o utfall t rench 1 5ft d eep a t t he l ake s ide w as
9 3
c ut
u p
f rom t he
t he R ev.
S .
o peration,
t wo
r ecognised D arbishire t ion
o f
r iver
t o
t he e asterly
P inhorne w ho n oticed, s tone
a xes
c orner o f
t hrown u p b y
a nd
s ome
a s p rehistoric a rtifacts. a dded f urther a rtifacts t o t he
m aterial
a rchaeological
f rom E henside
l iterature
a s
a
t he
w ooden
a nd
i n 1 873,
s ite
w as
w hich
e xcavations a nd w ith t he t he
i t
d uring t his
i mplements
I n 1 871 t he t otal
p ossible
l ake,
t he d rainers
h e
b y R .D. p ublica-
e ntered
s ettlement
s ite
t he
o f
t he
N eolithic p eriod, o ne o f t he v ery f ew t o h ave s urviving w ooden a rtifacts a nd e vidence o f t he g rinding a nd p olishing o f s tone a xes f rom t heir r oughed-out s tate. A s w ell a s t he a ccount b y D arbishire, t hree o ther s ources o f i nformation e xist f or t his s ite. F irst, s mall-scale a rchaeological e xcavations w ere c arried o ut i n 1 957 b y S tuart P iggott a nd
B rian B lake,
a rea e xcavated c onstructed s amples t hirdly, w ood
f or
w ho
e xamined
b y D arbishire. t he
s ite b y D .
a n a rea o f
t he l ake m argin c lose
S econd,
t wo p ollen d iagrams
W alker,
o ne o f w hich w as
t o
h ave
t he b een
p repared
f rom
c ut f rom P iggott a nd B lake's t rench ( Walker 1 966, 9 6), a nd t hree s eparate r adiocarbon d eterminations h ave b een m ade o n
f rom b oth t he
o bvious
1 9th a nd 2 0th c entury e xcavations.
d ifficulties
i n t he
s tudy o f
t imes a nd i n d ifferent w ays c orrelate s ome o f t he f indings
m aterial
f rom t he s ame s ite, i t o f a ll t he e xcavations.
' Notes o n d iscoveries a t E henside T arn, A fter
t he
d iscovery
o f
W hile
c ollected
v arious
C umberland s tone a nd
a t
i s
t here a re d ifferent
p ossible
t o
1 873 w ooden
o bjects
w hen
E henside T arn w as d rained, D arbishire u ndertook e xcavations o f h is o wn i n 1 871. T hese c onsisted o f t renching a nd t urning o ver t o a d epth o f 8 ft t he e xposed b ed o f t he t arn o n i ts s outh-east s ide f rom a p oint a bout 5 0ft f rom t he r ecent w aterline t o t he s hore a nd e xtending, p arallel o f
t o
t he
t he e xposed
m ethod
o f
b each l ine, b oggy
f or a bout 3 00ft
s urface
' excavation'
( Darbishire
l eaves m uch
t o
r ound
1 873, b e
t he e asterly
2 78,
d esired,
p l.VII).
t he
D arbishire g ave
f ull a nd c lear d escription o f t he s tratigraphy o f t he l ake m arginal d eposits, w hich c onsisted o f t he f ollowing l ayers i ng
c orner
W hile
a
b ed a nd i ts ( in d escend-
s equence):
( 1) ( 2)
r ecent w ater l evel b oggy s oil w ith r oots
( 3)
f orest b ed w ith 4 ft t hick
( 4)
l eaf
( 5)
S phagnum
b ed,
( 6)
f ine g rey
( 7) ( 8)
l ake m argin o r m arl w ith m any
w ithoug s and
a nd
l eaves, t wigs
l eaves
o f
w ater p lants,
b ranches a nd o r b ranches,
t runks 3 - 4 ft
o f
l ft
t hick
f allen t rees,
3
t hick
( lake-bed) b each s tones
a nd m uch
s and.
T he t rees i n t he ' forest b ed' a ppeared t o h ave f allen i nwards, t owards t he l ake, a nd t heir r oots w ere r otted o ff. A lso i n t he s ame l ayer w ere f ragments o f O smunda r egalis ( Royal F ern), g rows o n t he b etter d rained l ocalities i n f ens a nd b ogs p eaty
s oil
t hroughout
( Godwin 1 975, a ll o f
8 9-90).
T his
t he a rea e xamined,
s tratigraphy w as f or a t
t he
t he f ormer t arn, t he s andy b ottom w as c overed w ith o nly a v ery s hallow d eposit o f l ake-weeds, t hen w hich 2 80).
s helved
v ery
p reviously I t w as
a t
s teeply i nto a d eep p it e xisted
t his
i n t he c entre o f
p oint
t hat
t he
9 4
t o
r emains
n ot
s outh-east
c onsistent c orner
o f
f or f ive o r s ix y ards t wigs a nd l eaves, a nd t he e ast
t he
w hich u sually a nd i n w oods o n
t arn
f ound
o f
t he
i sland
( Darbishire b y M r.
Q uayle
1 873, a nd
t he R ev.
S .
P inhorne c hiefly o ccurred a nd
t o a scribe t hese o bjects o utlined a bove.
i t
i s n ot
t herefore p ossible
t o a ny p osition i n t he s tratigraphic
O f t he o bjects c ollected b y D arbishire, e ight, p ot-boilers a nd b ones o f B os l ongifrons w ere
s equence
p lus s ome p ossible r ecorded s trati-
g raphically. T hese c onsist o f t wo r ough-out a xes ( Fig.21), t wo w ooden ' clubs', t wo g rinding s tones, a b ow s haped p iece o f w ood ( Fig.52) a nd a f ragment o f a w ooden b owl. W ith t he e xception o f t he c ontradictory a ccounts o f t he p osition o f t he w ooden b owl f ragment ( ibid, 2 80 2 89), a ll o f t hese o bjects w ere e ither f ound i ncorporated i n
a nd t he
' forest b ed o r a t t he b ase o f i t, o n t he s urface o f t he ' leaf b ed'. U nfortunately i t i s n ot r ecorded h ow f ar f rom t he o ld s hore l ine t he o bjects w ere f ound, n or h ow s cattered o r c lustered w as t heir d istribut ion i n t he a rea e xcavated. P erhaps t he m ost n otable o bject f ound b y D arbishire f or w hich n o s tratigraphic r ecord i s g iven i s t he p olished a xe w ith t he w ooden h aft s till r emaining ( Fig.22) ( ibid, P ottery w as f ound b oth o n t he l ake b ed o n t he n orth s ide o f t he t arn a nd i n s ome q uantity a t t he s outh-east c orner ( pp.90-92) ( Figs.40 a nd 4 4). H earths ' about t wo y ards i n d iameter' ( ibid, 2 80, p l.VII) w ere s een a t v arious p laces a round t he s hore a nd w ere a lso n oted a mongst t he b ranches, t hat i s, p resumably i n t he ' forest-bed' n earer t o t he s hore. E xcavations b y P iggott a nd B lake,
1 957
I n 1 957 s mall-scale a rchaeological e xcavations w ere c arried o ut o n t he e astern t arn m argin,
i mmediately t o t he n orth o f
t he a rea
' turned
o ver b y D arbishire ( Walker 1 966, 9 1-2). I n t he s teeply s loping t arn m argin t he f ollowing s tratigraphy w as d escribed, t he m ajor d ivisions o f w hich c an b e c orrelated w ith l ayers d escribed b y D arbishire. P iggott a nd B lake
D arbishire
( 1)
c oarse d etritus m ud a nd
( 2)
b oggy s oil a nd w ater p lants
( 2)
l ake p lants f ine d etritus m ud
( 3)
e nd o f t he d eposits) t ree t runk ' platform', m ud,
( 3)
f orest b ed
( 4)
l eaf b ed
( 6)
l ake b ed
t wigs, ( 4)
b oulders,
( lakeward
s and a nd
g ravel c oarser d etritus m ud w ith l eaves
( 5)
W oody d etritus m ud a nd a nd s mall b ranches
t wigs
( 6) ( 7)
f ine b rown d etritus m ud s ilty c lay/lenses o f d isturbed s and a nd c lay
G ravel, s and a nd l arge s tones w ere f ound a mongst t he t ree t runks o f l ayer ( 3). I t h as b een s uggested t hat t hese t imbers f ormed p art o f a n a rtificial p latform o n t he e dge o f
t he l ake.
S ome o f
t he b utts o f
t he
t rees w ere t apered b ut n o a xe m arks w ere i dentified ( ibid, 9 0, p 1.2). H owever, t he t imbers a ppear t o b e s loping a t s ome c onsiderable a ngle l akewards, a s d o a ll t he m arginal d eposits, a nd i t s eems a l ittle u nlikely t hat t hese f ormed a ny s ort o f s tructure. W alker s uggests t hat a lthough t hese t rees c ould n ot h ave g rown i n s itu i t i s j ust p ossible t hat t hey g rew ' sufficiently c lose b y t o h ave f allen n aturally i nto t he l ake-edge m ire,
p articularly a t a t ime w hen t he s oil o f
9 5
t he s urrounding
.
s lopes w as d isturbed, a nd s and ( ibid, 9 0). P ollen
s amples
a s
i s e videnced b y t he s pread o f
b oulders,
f rom t he a rchaeological t rench ( diagram
g ravel
E henside
T arn B ) s how a h iatus i n t he d eposits c orresponding w ith t he t imber ' platform' l ayer. T he r easons f or t his h iatus a re u nknown, b ut c ould h ave h ad a n a nthropogenic o rigin ( ibid, 1 15-6). T he l onger p ollen p rofile f rom E henside T arn i s d iscussed i n C hapter 1 . R adiocarbon d eterminations
t his
T hree r adiocarbon d eterminations s ite, a s f ollows:
C harred w ood
h ave b een m ade f or m aterial
( of u ncertain p rovenance)
C -462
3 014 l i e -3 00 b c
W ooden i mplement ( collected b y P inhorne i n 1 869)
B M-68
1 580 ± 1 50 b c
S take
Q -303
( 2101 1H 7 1 15 b c
f rom ' occupation p latform'
( 2175 ( Radiocarbon 2 ,
1 960, 7 0;
3 ,
1 961,
2-
f rom
1 15 b c
4 0).
U nfortunately t he w ooden a xe h aft, w hich i s t he o nly w ooden a rtifact o f s pecifically N eolithic t ype f rom t he s ite h as n ot b een d ated. A lthough w hen f irst p ublished t he d ate o f 3 014 ± 3 00 b c w as c onsidered t o b e a rchaeologically u nacceptable f or t he N eolithic p eriod i n B ritain , t his w ould n ow f it e asily w ithin t he a ccepted d ate r ange f or t he p eriod. I n v iew o f t he p ollen e vidence f or t he o ccupation o f t his a rea f or m illennia i t i s p ossible t hat a ll t hree r adiocarbon d eterminations a re c orrect' a nd r elate t o v arious T he
v arious
t antalising
b ut
s ources
o f
p eriods
o f
t he s ite's u se.
i nformation
s omewhat i nconclusive.
f or
E henside
P ollen e vidence,
T arn
a re
r adiocarbon
d eterminations a nd a rtifacts f rom t he s ite s uggest t hat t he a rea o f t he t arn w as i n u se f or o ver t wo m illennia. A ctivity i n t he v icinity b egan b efore t he e lm d ecline a nd c ereal a griculture i s r ecorded f rom a bout t he m id 3 rd m illennium b c o nwards ( p.19). T he t arn m argins w ere u sed f or
a xe
g rinding a nd p olishing a nd p ottery a nd h earths
a lso
s uggest
s ome d omestic a ctivity. W ooden o bjects f rom t he s ite g ive s ome i dea o f t he l arge v ariety o f s uch t ools, c ontainers a nd w eapons w hich w ere i n u se d uring t he p rehistoric p eriod. T he r easons f or t he c essation o f a ccumulation o f t he t arn d eposits d uring l ocal z ones C 17 t o C 22a i nclusive ( from a bout 3 000 b e t o t he e arly i st m illennium A D) a re u nknown, b ut m ay b e c onnected w ith h uman o ccupation i n t he a rea a nd t he d isturbance o f
t he s urrounding s oils.
T hirlings L ike E henside T arn t he s ite a t T hirlings w ould a ppear t o h ave b een o ccupied o ver a c onsiderable p eriod, a lthough u se o f t he s ite m ay n ot h ave b een c ontinuous. P its a nd p ost-pits w ith N eolithic p ottery w ere d iscovered d uring t he e xcavation o f a n A nglo-Saxon s ettlement ( Miket 1 976), b ut a s y et n o s tructures a re s uggested f rom t he p attern o f t hese f eatures. w ith
d ates
G rimston-L les H ill a nd d ecorated w ares h ave b een i dentified o f 3 280 - 1 50 b c
( HAR877)
9 6
a nd 2 130
2:
1 30
b c
( HAR1451)
r espectively.
P ossible G rooved W are s herds w ere f ound i n f ieldwalking
( pp.92-93). P it F 366 w hich p roduced a l arge q uantity o f G rimston-Lyles H ill s herds a lso c ontained c arbonised f ragments o f h azel, o ak a nd b irch a nd p it F 466 w hich p roduced l ater d ecorated w ares i ncluded c arbonised h azel n ut s hells. I mmediately w ithin t he e dge o f a s imilar p it 4 m t o t he s outh-east o f F 466 w as a s andstone s addle q uern. A l arge n umber o f f lints w ere f ound a fter t he s ite h ad b een p loughed, b ut r elatively f ew c ame
f rom e xcavated f eatures.
N EOLITHIC B URIALS
I N T HE N ORTH O F E NGLAND
( Catalogue 1 5,
M ap 2 5)
T he m ost d istinctive a nd c haracteristic f orm o f b urial p ractised d uring t he e arlier p art o f t he N eolithic p eriod i n B ritain i s t hat o f c ommunal
i nhumation b eneath a l ong m ound,
b een f ound
t hroughout
t he c ountry.
o f w hich v arious
' Unchambered
f orms h ave
l ong b arrows a nd l ong
c airns, s ome a t l east o f w hich c overed t imber s tructures u sed p rior t o t he c onstruction o f t heir c overing m ounds, h ave b een r ecognised i n s outhern E ngland, i n p arts o f L incolnshire, Y orkshire a nd C umbria, a nd i n S cotland ( Ashbee 1 970, f igs.1 a nd 2 ; M anby 1 970, f ig.1; M egaw a nd S impson 1 979, f ig.3.4). I n t he w estern h alf o f B ritain t he c hambered t omb c onstruction p redominates ( Daniel 1 950; H enshall 1 963; P owell e t a l 1 969), i ncluding i n t he e arlier N eolithic t he C otswold-Severn g roup, p ortal d olmens, C lyde t ombs a nd ( in I reland) c ourt c airns a nd i n t he l ater N eolithic t he p assage g raves p articularly w ell-known i n S cotland a nd I reland ( Megaw a nd S impson, 1 12-25, 1 30-141). T he d istribution o f t hese v arious b arrow t ypes i n s outhern B ritain w as r ecently s ummarised b y W hittle ( 1977, 5 0-62, f ig.7). R ound b arrows w ith N eolithic b urials a re m uch l ess w ell k nown a nd a re c onsiderably f ewer i n n umber t han l ong m ounds, b ut a re w idely d istributed t hroughout t he c ountry ( Kinnes 1 979, f igs.4.1-4.3). f orm , w ith a
A rtifact v ariety o f
a ssociations s uggest t hat t he r ound b arrow a ssociated r ites, w as u sed t hroughout t he
N eolithic a nd i nto t he B eaker p eriod ( Chapter 3 ). A s mall n umber o f N eolithic f lat g raves w ith s ingle o r m ultiple b urials a re a lso r ecorded ( Kinnes 1 979, a ppendix 2 ), w hich p rovide s ome e vidence o f n onm onumental b urial p ractice. T he c omparatively s mall n umber o f b urials k nown f or t he w hole o f t he N eolithic p eriod t hroughout B ritain w ould s uggest t hat t he m onumental f orm o f b urial s ite, a nd i ts a ssociated p ractices a nd r ites, w as r eserved f or o nly a s mall p roportion o f t he p opulation. O nly
a
s mall n umber o f N eolithic b urial s ites a re k nown
i n
t he
n orth o f E ngland, b ut t hese i nclude b oth l ong c airns a nd r ound m ounds, w ith s ingle a nd m ultiple b urials, a nd t here i s a lso e vidence o f n onm onumental b urial p ractice i n t he a rea. T hese s ites a re l isted a nd d etailed
i n C atalogue 1 5.
S ites a nd p ractices:
l ong m ounds
L ong m ounds c omprise t he m ost n umerous g roup o f N eolithic b urial s tructures i n t he n orth o f E ngland, b ut o f t he 1 9 k nown e xamples o nly t hree,
R aiset
a dequately
P ike,
S kelmore
e xcavated a nd
H eads
r ecorded,
m aterial.
9 7
a nd
B ellshiel
a nd n one h as
L aw
h ave
p roduced a ny
b een
d atable
T he
m ost
s ubstantial e vidence o f
b urial p ractices
i n t his
d uring
t he N eolithic c omes
f rom t he t rapezoidal m ound o n R aiset
C rosby
G arrett
e xcavated
C CXXVIII,
b y C anon G reenwell i n
t he
r egion P ike, 1 9th
c entury ( Greenwell 1 877, 5 10-13). A lthough G reenwell's a ccount o f t he s ite l eaves m uch t o b e d esired, m any f eatures o f t he m ound's c onstruct ion a nd b urial d eposits m ay b e c ompared w ith d etails k nown f rom
o ther
l ong m ound e xcavations, f or e xample, i n Y orkshire a nd L incolnshire. T he m ain ' crematorium d eposit a t R aiset P ike l ay a long t he m ain a xis o f t he m ound, a t i ts w ider s outh-east e nd, b etween t wo r ows o f v ertical ' flues' o r v oids,
w hich e xtended f rom t he l evel o f
t he c remated r emains
t o t he t op o f t he m ound ( Fig.53). S tone a nd t imber h ad b een s tacked o ver t he d isarticulated a nd f ragmentary b odies, t erminating a t t he n orth-west e nd i n a s tanding s tone i n t he b ody o f t he m ound, a nd a t t he s outh-east e nd i n a l arge p it, w hich c ould h ave c ontained a t imber u pright. T hese f eatures h ave b een r e-interpreted a s t he r emains o f a m ortuary h ouse', t he u pright t imbers o f w hich a re r epresented b y t he v ertical ' flues - ( Ashbee 1 970, 1 32-3), s ome o f w hich s tructures p red ate t he e rection o f t he b arrow w hich u ltimately c overed t hem ( Manby 1 970, 8 ). H owever, i t s eems u nlikely t hat t he R aiset P ike t imbers e ver f ormed a f ree-standing r oofed ' house'. T he a bsence o f p ost-pits b elow t he n atural s urface s uggests t hat t he t imbers w ere n ot f ree-standing b ut w ere s upported b y t he b ody o f t he m ound, n or d oes t here a ppear t o h ave b een a ny s pace b etween t he t op o f t he ' flues' a nd t he s urface o f t he m ound f or a r oof. I t s eems m ore l ikely t hat t he t imbers w ere a n i ntegral p art o f t he m ound c onstruction, w hich w as f ired w hen v irtually c omplete. T he t rench s ome 1 5ft ( 4.57m) f rom t he s outh-east e nd o f t he c rematorium d eposit i s r ather s hort f or a f acade t rench, e ven i f ' degenerate' ( Manby 1 963, 1 93) ( although i t w ould h ave c oncealed t he b urials f rom v iew), a nd m ay h ave b een u sed a s a h earth f rom w hich t he b urning o f t he b urial d eposit w as f uelled. S ome p art o f t his e nd o f t he b arrow m ust h ave r emained o pen, a t l east t o s tart t he b urning. O f t he
6 - 7 b odies
i n t he m ain ' crematorium' d eposit,
t hree w ere a dults
a nd t hree o r f our y ounger p ersons. T he u nburnt b ones f ound a t v arious l evels i n t he o ther e nd o f t he m ound, t o t he n orth-west o f t he s econd s tanding s tone, a re s aid t o h ave b een m ainly o f c hildren. F rom t he m ounds a t B ellshiel L aw a nd S kelmore H eads t here a re n o r ecorded b urials. E xcavations a t t he e ast e nd o f t he l arge t rapezoidal m ound a t B ellshiel ( Newbigin 1 936) r evealed o nly a s omewhat d ubious ' grave'. T he p ossible r e-arrangement o f p art o f t he s tone k erb a round t his f eature m ight s uggest t hat i t p ost-dates t he c onstruction o f t he m ound, a nd t hat s tone f rom t his b efore m odern d isturbance. T he m uch s maller m ound a t
e nd o f
t he s tructure w as
S kelmore H eads
r emoved e ven
( Powell 1 963)
c ontained a
l ine o f f our s tanding s tones, b etween t wo o f w hich w as a d isturbed a rea w hich c ould h ave c ontained b urials ( Fig.54). B one a nd p ottery w ere s aid t o h ave b een r ecovered f rom t he s ite p reviously. A t B ellshiel L aw t he s tones
o f
t he m ound w ere f ound e mbedded i n a l ayer o f
p eat,
a nd a t
S kelmore H eads t he o ld t urf l ine w as r ecorded. A t n either s ite t heref ore w as t he g round s urface p repared b y s tripping b efore t he c onstruct ion o f t he m ound. I n c ommon w ith o ther s ites i n t he r egion t he s tone f orming t he m ounds w as s urface c ollected a nd q uarry d itches w ere n ot n eeded
( Manby 1 970, 4 ).
9 8
T he u nexcavated l ong b arrows t o o ver e xamples.
3 00ft
( 21
- 9 1m)
i n t he a rea r ange i n l ength f rom 7 0ft
c omparable i n
s ize
w ith
t he
e xcavated
O val m ound T he o val m ound C rosby G arrett C LXXIV ( Greenwell 1 877, 3 89-391) i s v ery s imilar i n s ize t o t he l ong m ound a t S kelmore H eads, a nd c ontained b oth i ndividual i nhumations a nd s cattered i nhumations a nd c remations ( Figs.54 a nd 5 5).
T he p rimary b urials o n t he n atural s urface b elow t he
m ound w ere t hree a dult m ale i nhumations, t wo o f w hich w ere a ccompanied b y g rave g oods ( Greenwell 1 877, f ig.157; K innes 1 979, f ig.18.9). E lsew here w ere f ound b urnt a nd u nburnt r emains o f a dults a nd c hildren, a nimal b ones, t hree s herds o f p ottery o f t he o rdinary d escription' ( now l ost) a nd a f ragment o f a p olished g reenstone a xe. T he t otal n umber o f i ndividuals r epresented i n t he m ound m ay h ave b een m ore t welve, a nd i t i s p ossible t hat a ll w ere c ontemporary.
t han
R ound m ounds A r ound
v ariety o f f unerary r ites a re a lso k nown f rom t he N eolithic b arrow b urials i n t he r egion. A t C opt H ill ( Trechmann 1 914) a
r ectangular s tone-lined ' crematorum p it w ith a ' flue' a t e ither e nd ( Fig.56) i s r eminiscent o f t he d eposit a t R aiset P ike; a s i s a lso t he d eposition o f d isarticulated a nd i ncomplete b odies w ithin i t. A t B roomhill, F ord C LXXXVIII ( Greenwell 1 877, 4 10), c remated r emains w ere d eposited i n p atches o n t he n atural s urface o f t he m ound a nd u nburnt d omestis d ebris w as s cattered w ith t hem. A t W arden L aw ( Trechmann 1 914) t he
t he b urial r ite w as b ones
o f
i nhumation,
a nd
t he ' disturbed' c ondition o f
a y oung a dult a nd a c hild c ould
b e
r e-interpreted
a s
d isarticulated r emains. F lint c ores a nd c hippings a nd a f ragment o f a g reenstone a xe w ere f ound o n t he n atural s urface, t o t he s outh-east o f t he b urials, a nd a h oard o f f lint i mplements i ncluding t wo l eaf a rrowh eads, a k nife, a n e nd s craper a nd t wo f lakes ( Green 1 980, n o.47) l ocated o nly n ine i nches b elow t he s urface o f t he m ound c ould b e a s econdary d eposit. H owever, a s d omestic d ebris w as f ound t he m ound, t hese d eposits m ay w ell a ll b e c ontemporary.
t hroughout
F ragments o f P eterborough w are ( p.91), r ecognised a mongst m aterial f rom a b arrow a t H asting H ill ( Trechmann 1 914; M anby
l ater 1 973),
m ay i ndicate a n e arlier p eriod o f u se o f t his p redominently B ronze A ge b urial m ound, w ith w hich s ome o f t he t en ' disturbed' i nhumations f ound t hroughout t he m ound m ay b e a ssociated. I n C umbria, t he b roken a nd d isjointed r emains o f a t l east n ine a dults a nd t wo c hildren b eneath a r ound c airn a t B ents H ill, C rosby G arrett C LXXIII ( Greenwell 1 877, 3 878 )
m ay a lso b e o f N eolithic d ate.
N o a rtifacts w ere f ound
w ith
t he
b urials, b ut t he s election o f c ertain p arts o f t he s keleton f or b urial, f or e xample t he l ongbones a nd c rania ( the s maller b ones b eing n otably a bsent), m ay b e c ompared w ith p ractices w ell N eolithic c ommunal b urials ( Kinnes 1 979, 7 0).
r epresented e lsewhere i n
T here i s n o e vidence o f b urials a t c airn E , C hatton S andyford ( Jobey 1 968) o r a t B amborough C XCIV ( Greenwell 1 877, 4 14), b ut b oth h ave s imilar c haracteristics, w hich m ay r elate t o s ome f unerary p urpose. a djacent s lot,
A t C hatton S andyford ( Fig.57) a n a rea r eddened b y b urning, t o a s ub-rectangular g rave-sized p it w ith a d eeper c entral
p roduced
c harcoal f rom w hich a d ate o f 2 890
9 9
2 :9 0
b e w as o btained
( Gak-1507).
N earby
a t B amborough a s imilar ' grave
f eature w as
a lso
f ound f illed w ith s tones a nd w ith a d eeper s lot i n t he s outh-east c orner. N either s ite p roduced a ny a rtifacts. T heir p osition i n a reas w here o ther c airns a re r ecorded m ight s uggest s ome f unerary a ssociat ion, b ut t his c annot a t p resent b e a scertained. S ingle,
n on-monumental b urials
T hree s omewhat v aried b urial d eposits w ould a ppear t o f all i n t his c ategory. T he f irst i s a ' bog b urial' d iscovered i n p eat o n t he f ores hore i n t he i nter-tidal 7 3),
a
z one a t H artlepool
c rouched a dult m ale i nhumation,
( Tooley
1 975,
2 9;
1 978b,
b one f rom w hich g ave a r adio-
c arbon d ate o f 2 730 ± 6 0 b c ( Hv.5220). T he p artial a nd d isturbed s tate o f t he i nhumation m ay b e d ue t o t he e rosion o f t he p eat i n w hich i t w as b uried. I ndividual i nhumation i s c omparatively r are i n t he B ritish N eolithic, b ut i ts r ecognition d oes, o f c ourse, d epend u pon a ssociation w ith d istinctive, d atable a rtifact t ypes, c arbon d ating. I t i s p ossible t hat o thers t he B ritish I sles ( Tooley 1 978b, 7 3).
o r u pon t he u se o f r adioo f t he 7 5 ' bog b urials' i n
n oted b y T ooley m ay h ave b een
o f
N eolithic
d ate
A t O ld Y eavering t wo f eatures w ith c remated b one m ay a lso b e b urial d eposits. T he f irst, a b owl-shaped p it f ull o f b lack e arth a nd c remated b one w as a djacent t o a nother s imilarly s haped p it c ontaining c leaner f ill, s ome c harcoal, f ragments o f c remated b one a nd a s herd o f G rimston w are, t he t wo b eing c onsidered t o b e a ssociated ( Hope-Taylor 1 977, 3 45, f ig.119). T he s econd w as a ' ritual' p it w ith s herds o f G rooved W are, ( ibid, 3 45,
f ragments o f c remated b one, c harcoal a nd h azel-nut s hells 3 48-9, f ig.120). B oth f eatures a re a t s ome d istance f rom
t he a gglomeration o f o ther p rehistoric c remations w estern r ing d itch ( ibid, f ig.73).
i n t he a rea o f
t he
O n t he a ssumption t hat b oth o f t he d eposits w ere o f h uman b one a nd t he s ite a t O ld Y eavering w as n ot u sed f or d omestic o ccupation a t
t hat
t his t ime, t hese b urials m ay b e a p art o f a c ontinuing ' ritual' a nd f unerary u se o f t he a rea, s uggested b y t he e xcavator ( ibid, 3 35-338). T he G rooved W are p it a nd i ts c ontents c ould h owever b e i nterpreted a s d omestic s oil. i tself,
r ubbish,
o f
s ites
c omparable
L ongworth 1 971, W are a re r are, w as n ot
l ayers
o f
s oil a nd s ub-
I ts i solation a s a s ingle p it i s n ot u nusual a nd w ould n ot, o f q ualify i t f or ' ritual' s tatus. O ver 6 0% o f G rooved W are
' domestic' a nd
i ntercalated w ith ' sealing'
c onsist o nly o f s ize w ith t hat
2 49-50). a nd i t h as
t he p ractice
p its,
a nd h alf o f
t hese a re
f ound a t O ld Y eavering
s ingle,
( Wainwright a nd
I n g eneral, b urial a ssociations w ith G rooved b een c oncluded t hat ' one m ust a ssume t hat i t
t o p lace G rooved W are w ith t he d ead'
( ibid,
2 49).
T wo o ther c remation d eposits w ith G rooved W are a re h owever r ecorded, a t T ebbs P it, P eterborough ( ibid, 2 81) a nd C hippenham b arrow I I ( Leaf 1 936, 1 44), a lthough i t h as b een q uestioned ' whether t he s herds r epresent a d eliberate d eposition' ( Wainwright a nd L ongworth 1 971, 2 54). T he i solated c remation a ssociated w ith t he G rimston w are v essel
i s
u nusual, a lthough , o f c ourse, o ther s uch s hallow d eposits m ay h ave b een d estroyed d uring p loughing a t t he s ite ( Hope-Taylor 1 977, 2 36).
1 00
M ortuary e nclosures T hree u nexcavated s ites w hich s hould b e i ncluded i n a c onsiderat ion o f N eolithic f unerary p ractices i n t he n orth o f E ngland a re t he p ossible ' mortuary e nclosures a t M ilfield, E wart a nd H asting H ill, d iscovered b y a erial p hotography ( Miket 1 976, 1 28 p ls.7.II-III). t rapezoidal e nclosure a t M ilfield a nd t he r ectangular e xample a t m ay b e b eneath
c ompared w ith t hose f ound a t W illerby, K ilham a nd l ater b urial m ounds ( Manby 1 970, f ig.2), o r w ith
T he E wart
S kendleby, e nclosures
f ound a t t he D orcheste c emetery ( Atkinson e t a l 1 955, 6 0-3) a nd N ormanton D own ( Ashbee 1 970, 4 9, f ig.33). T he f eature a t H asting H ill w hich i s c 2 00m l ong b y 3 0m w ide h as b een t entatively i dentified a s e ither a m ortuary e nclosure o r a c ursus, a nd i s c onsiderably l arger t han t he f eatures i dentified a t M ilfield a nd E wart. S ome a ssociation w ith t he h enge s ites a t M ilfield a nd E wart i s a lso a p ossibility. D istribution ( Map 2 5)
i n
T he m ajority o f l ong b arrows i n t he n orth o f E ngland a re s ituated t he u plands, o ver 6 00ft ( 183m) a bove s ea-level. S mall g roups o f
m ounds a re f ound a long t he w est e dge o f t he E den v alley a nd n ear t he u pper r eaches o f t he r ivers N orth T yne a nd R ede, w ith t wo e xamples o n t he w estern f lank o f t he c entral C umbrian m ountains a nd s ingle s ites i n t he v alleys o f t he r ivers W ear a nd u pper W hite L yne. ' Some m ounds h ave b een r ecorded i n l ower l ying s ituations, n amely t hose a t S kelmore H eads, H avebrack a nd H arlow H ill, b etween t he 2 00 a nd 4 00ft ( 61 - 1 22m) c ontours. N eolithic r ound b arrows h ave b een f ound p redominantly i n t he n orth-east, b ut w ith o ne e xample a lso i n C umbria. T he s ites a t H asting H ill, W arden L aw a nd C opt H ill f orm a g roup o n t he s outh s ide o f t he R iver W ear o n c omparatively l ow l ying g round, b etween 2 00 a nd 3 00ft ( 61 - 9 1m), w hile t he r ound b arrows i n t he n orth o f N orthumberland a re i n m ore e levated p ositions, a s i s t hat a t B ents H ill, C rosby G arrett. D iscussion T he s mall n umber o f N eolithic l ong m ounds i n C umbria, N orthumberl and a nd D urham f orm p art o f t he s parse n orthern r epresentation o f a t ype o f f unerary m onument b est k nown i n t he s outh o f E ngland, b ut w ith c oncentrations o f s ites a lso i n Y orkshire a nd L incolnshire ( Ashbee 1 970, f igs.1 a nd 2 ; M anby 1 970, f ig.1). N o d atable m aterial w as r ecovered f rom e xcavations a t B ellshiel L aw, S kelmore H eads o r R aiset P ike, a nd g rave g oods a re a lso n otably a bsent f rom t he m ajority o f s ites
i n Y orkshire a nd L incolnshire
( Manby 1 970,
1 3).
T here w as
n o
e vidence f or a ny p re-mound e nclosure a t R aiset P ike, a lthough i t i s p ossible t hat d etails o f t his s ort c ould h ave b een l ost i n G reenwell's m ethod o f e xcavation. M any f eatures o f t he R aiset P ike ' crematorium' d eposit s uch a s t he p osition, s ize a nd f iring o f t he b urnt a rea, t he p it b eneath i t a nd t he d isarticulated n ature o f t he b urials, a re c losely c omparable w ith t hose f ound a t s ites i n Y orkshire, f or e xample M arket
W eighton,
H eslerton,
( Greenwell 1 877, 4 87-90;
W estow
M anby 1 963;
1 01
a nd i n p articular W illerby 1 970,
1 0-13).
W old
A lthough t here d oes n ot a ppear t o h ave b een a ny f ree-standing m ortuary s tructure a t R aiset P ike, i t i s p ossible t hat t he c entral a rea o f t he m ound p erhaps w ith t imber r evetting ( that i s, t he ' flues') w as u sed a s a s torage p lace f or b urials f or s ome t ime b efore t he s tructure w as f ired. H owever, i f t he ' flues w ere a ctually c onstructed a s v ents t o f acilitate b urning, a s s uggested b y K innes ( 1979, 5 8) t hen t he d isarticulated a nd f ragmentary h uman r emains f ound i n t he m ound m ust h ave b een s tored e lsewhere p rior t o c remation. I n c ommon w ith m any o ther N eolithic f unerary s ites b een a c omplex o ne
t he ' burial' p rocess w ould
( Kinnes 1 975,
s eem t o
h ave
1 7).
W here p ottery a ssociations o ccur w ith l ong b arrows i n n orthern E ngland, t hey a re o f G rimston-Lyles H ill t ype. R adiocarbon d eterminat ions f rom W illerby W old, 3 010 ± 1 50 b c ( BM-189) a nd 2 955 ± 1 50 b e ( BM1 88), K ilham 2 880 2: 1 25 b c ( BM-293) a nd H anging G rimston 2 760 1 1 290 b c ( HAR2160) s uggest t he u se o f t hese s tructures i n t he f irst h alf o f t he 3 rd m illennium b c ( Manby 1 970, 1 0-13; P ierpoint I 979a, 2 24). T he r ange o f r adiocarbon d eterminations f or l ong b arrow c onstruction a nd u se t hroughout t he c ountry i s s omewhat l onger, f rom t he m id 4 th t o t he m id 3 rd m illennium b e ( Ashbee 1 970, f ig.43; S mith I .F. 1 974, f ig.18). D atable a ssociations o f G rimston-Lyles H ill w are a re a lso w idespread ( Smith I .F. 1 974, f igs.13 a nd 1 7), f rom t he e arly 4 th t o t he e arly 2 nd m illennium b e, a nd t his b urial f orm m ay h ave b een i n u se f or w ell o ver a m illennium, a lthough P ierpoint h as a rgued t hat t he l ong b arrows i n Y orkshire w ere c onstructed ( Pierpoint 1 979a, 2 24).
' within a
s hort
c hronological
h orizon'
T he N eolithic r ound b arrows i n t he n orth o f E ngland a re r epresentative o f a l ess w ell k nown b ut q uite n umerous g roup o f N eolithic f unerary s tructures, r ecently s tudied b y K innes ( 1979)% S mall c oncentrations o f s ites h ave b een i dentified i n t he P eak D istrict a nd i n Y orkshire ( ibid, f ig.4.1-3) t he r esult o f c onsiderable d igging a ctivity i n t hese a reas b y G reenwell, M ortimer a nd B ateman. A lthough a ll t he s ites h ave t he s ame o utward f orm, a c onsiderable v ariety o f s tructures a nd m odes o f b urial d eposition h ave b een f ound b eneath t hem. T he ' crematorium' d eposit a t C opt H ill, w hich h as v arious f eatures i n c ommon w ith s imilar d eposits f ound i n l ong b arrows, m ay b e c ompared w ith o ther r ound b arrow c rematoria a s a t G arton S lack 8 0 a nd 8 1, a nd C owlam 2 77 ( Mortimer 1 905, 2 35-41, 3 40-1). A lthough t his t ype o f s ite h as b een i ncluded i n K innes' e arlier s tage A ( 1979, 5 8) t he c rematorium t rench a t G arton S lack 8 0 w as s tratified a bove a c rouched i nhumation w ith a B eaker ( Mortimer 1 905, 2 36, f ig.597) a nd t his t ype o f b urial p ractice c ould t herefore h ave b een i n u se i nto t he 2 nd m illennium b e. O ther m ultiple c remations w ere f ound a t B roomhill, F ord w hich h as b een d iscussed
a s a p yre s ite
p atches o f n ot s eem
b urnt e arth a nd c harcoal d escribed w ithin t he s mall m ound d o t o h ave b een s ubstantial e nough t o s uggest t hat c omplete
( Kinnes 1 979,
5 8-9;
M anby 1 970,
1 5).
T he
b odies w ere c remated i n s itu a nd o nly p arts o f b odies m ay h ave b een r epresented ( Kinnes 1 979, 5 8). T he u nburnt d omestic d ebris a t B roomh ill i ncluded s herds o f a bout t wenty p ots, m ostly o f G rimston-Lyles H ill t ype a nd f lint c hippings, n one o f w hich c an b e v ery c losely d ated. C omparison w ith t he m aterial f rom T hirlings, w ith a d ate o f 3 280 — 1 50 b e ( HAR877) t o p rovide a d ate f or t he B roomhill s ite, a s s uggested b y K innes
( 1979,
5 9), m ay b e s omewhat m isleading,
t ype
h ad a l ong c urrency i n t his a rea,
w here
( p.90).
1 02
a s
i f
t he G rimston p ottery
f ound t o b e t he c ase
e lse-
r ound
I nhumation, w hich i s b arrows ( Kinnes 1 979,
t he m ore c ommon b urial r ite i n N eolithic f ig.1.5) i s f ound a t W arden L aw. A gain,
t he
a ssociated m aterial i s n ot
c losely d atable n or a re o ther
f eatures
o f t he b urials c losely a ttributable t o o ther r ound b arrow ' stages' ( ibid, 7 0-71). I nhumations a t H asting H ill a nd B ents H ill, C rosby G arrett a re s imilarly d ifficult t o p lace. T he b urial a t H artlepool i s o ne o f o nly a v ery f ew s ingle i nhumation f lat g raves o f k nown N eolithic d ate. M ultiple b urials a re a lso k nown f rom f lat g raves ( Kinnes 1 979, a ppendix 2 ).
o f t he p eriod
T he o val m ound a t C rosby G arrett w ith t hree s ingle i nhumations a nd o ther s cattered r emains, i s o ne o f a n umber o f B ritish F inal N eolithic d eposits i n w hich i ndividuals w ould a ppear t o b e o f s ome i mportance, b eing b uried s ingly, c omplete, a nd o ften a ccompanied b y g rave g oods ( Fig.55). D istinctive a ssociations w ith b urials o f t his t ype i nclude a ntler m ace-heads, e dge-polished a xes, l ozenge a rrowheads a nd b oarst usk b lades ( ibid, 6 5), f inely w rought a rtifacts, p erhaps o f s ome p restige o r s tatus v alue. T he a ssociation a t C rosby G arrett o f a n a ntler m ace-head w ith a f ire-lighting k it i s u nique ( ibid, 6 4-5). T he ' skewer p in w ith a l ateral l oop a nd b oars' t usks ( Fig.55) w ere d iscussed b y A tkinson a s t ypical o f t he ' Dorchester' s eries o f b urials ( Atkinson e t a l 1 951, 7 2-3, 1 43) w hich a re a p art o f a ' broad c lass o f n on-Beaker b urials i n t he F inal N eolithic p hase' ( Manby 1 974, 9 3). A s imilar L ate N eolithic d ate h as a lso b een s uggested f or t he a ntler m ace-heads, w hich m ay h ave b een c ontemporary w ith m ace-heads o f s tone ( Roe 1 968, 1 62). H owever, a r adiocarbon d etermination o f 2 461 . 2 : 7 9 b c ( BM-705) f or a n o ccupation l ayer w ith a n a ntler m ace-head a t N orthton, I sle o f H arris ( Simpson 1 976, 2 22) s uggests e arlier b eginnings. T he r ecorded
m ajority i n
o f
t he N eolithic b urials a nd
t he n orth o f E ngland c annot
f unerary
b e c losely
d ated,
s tructures b ut
h ave
a ffinities w ith v arious t ypes o f s ite k nown e lsewhere i n B ritain, f or w hich a m inimum d ate r ange o f a m illennium , f rom t he m id 4 th t o t he m id 3 rd m illennium b c m ight b e s uggested.
T he o nly ' definite L ate N eolithic
b urials i n t he r egion a re t hose f rom C rosby G arrett C LXXXIV, w here t he p ractice o f i ndividual i nhumation m ay b e c ompared w ith t hat k nown i n B eaker a nd E arly B ronze A ge c ontexts.
S TONE C IRCLES T he
( Catalogue
s tone
p rehensively
1 6,
c ircles o f
s tudied
b y
M ap 2 6)
t he B ritish I sles h ave B url
( 1976)
a nd m any
r ecently
• have
b een
b een
c om-
a ccurately
s urveyed a nd r ecorded, o ften f or t he f irst t ime, b y T hom ( 1967; 1 971; 1 978; T hom a nd T hom 1 980). A dequate m easurement a nd d escription o f s uch
m onuments
i s
o f
c onsiderable
i mportance
w hen
a ttempting
t o
d ifferentiate b etween t rue s tone c ircles a nd t he d enuded r emains o f o ther s ites, s uch a s c airns a nd h ut c ircles, w hich m ay g ive t he a ppearance o f s mall c ircles o f s tanding s tones. I n t he n orth o f E ngland, w hich h as c onsiderable a reas o f f ield c learance h eaps a nd b urial c airns, m any o f w hich a re m ade u p o f r ings o f l arge b oulders i nfilled w ith s maller s tones, t he p roblem i s p articularly a cute.
1 03
O f
t he
r ings
o f
s tanding
s tones
t hemselves
m any
h ave
b een
e xtensively d amaged, o ften b y b lasting, t o c lear l and f or a gricultural p urposes, o r t o r e-use t he s tone f or b uilding m aterials. Y et o thers h ave f allen a nd b ecome o vergrown, o r h ave b een o therwise d isplaced. W here d amage o r r emoval h as b een e xtensive i t i s n ow o ften i mpossible t o r econstruct t he s ize o r s hape o f t he o riginal m onument o r t o e stimate a ccurately t he n umber o f s tones i t c ontained. M any o f t he s ites w hich w ere r ecorded i n t he n orth o f E ngland h ave t otally d isappeared, a nd o thers a re e xtremely f ragmentary. T he d egree o f d etail i n w hich t hese s ites a re k nown i s t herefore v ery v ariable, a nd t his i s r eflected ( Catalogue 1 6). M onuments
i n t he c atalogue e ntries f or t he s ites
w hich
i n t he
r egion
h ave b een d iscussed b y b oth B url a nd T hom
u nder
t he g eneral c ategory o f ' stone c ircles s how c onsiderable v ariation r espect o f a n umber o f f eatures s uch a s: -
i n
s ize
-
s hape
-
a nd e llipses) n umber o f s tones h eight o f s tones
( e.g.
t rue c ircles,
f lattened c ircles,
e gg-shaped r ings
-
s pacing o f
-
e mbanked c ircle o utside t he s tones o utliers ( i.e. s ingle s tones o utside
-
i nternal f eatures - ' portal s tones' o r e ntrances - c oncentric c ircles o f s tones - o ther s tone f eatures w ithin t he c ircle
s tones t he c ircle)
- i nternal c airns - e vidence o f b urials - c up a nd r ing m arks o n t he s tones S uch d iversity i s k nown a t t he
m ost
t he s ites
n otable f eature b eing
i n t he n orth o f
t he e xtreme d isparity
E ngland,
p erhaps
i n s ize
b etween
t he s mallest s tone c ircles, l ess t han 1 0m i n d iameter, a nd t he l argest 1 09m i n d iameter. W hether a ll t hese s ites s hould b e d iscussed w ithin t he s ame c ategory, a s f unctional e quivalents o f o ne a nother, i s a m atter o f
t he
i nterpretation
( p.108).
C ertain f eatures a re, h owever, r egularly f ound i n c ombination w ith l arger c ircles g reater t han 2 6m i n d iameter, n amely: m ore t han 2 0 s tones -
s tones o ver l m h igh p ortal s tones' o r e ntrances o utliers f lattened c ircles
T hese
f eatures
s tone
c ircles
t ion i s n ot H all F oss, h eight, v alid.
s erve
( Burl 1 976,
t o d ifferentiate a g roup o f
f rom t he s maller a nd s impler o nes.
6 0,
T able 2 ).
l arger,
m ore
c omplex
A lthough t he d istinc-
a bsolute, f or e xample s ome o f t he s maller c ircles s uch K emp H ouse a nd N unwick P ark a lso h ad s tones o ver l m
a s i n
n evertheless t he g eneral d istinction b etween t he t wo g roups i s T he l arger s tone r ings, s ome o f w hich a re f lattened c ircles a nd
n ot t ruly c ircular, h ave f eatures s uch a s o utlying s tones, d istinct e ntrances o r p ortal s tones a nd l arger n umbers o f t aller s tones. T he s maller
s ites a re g enerally t rue
c ircles
1 04
a nd a re p lain
( Table 9 ).
A
n umber
o f
s tone c ircles w hich h ave b een s urveyed b y
T hom a re n ot d iscussed i n t his s urvey ( Catalogue 1 7). c ircles w hich w ould a ppear t o b e i ntegral p arts o f b urial r ing c airns, s ome o f w hich, o n e xcavation, h ave r emains, a nd a re d iscussed e lsewhere ( see C hapter 3 ).
B url
a nd
T hese c airns,
p roduced
a re o r
b urial
L arge s tone c ircles B y
f ar
t he l argest s tone c ircle
i n t he r egion i s t hat
k nown
a s
L ong M eg a nd H er D aughters ( Fig.58), a h uge s ite 1 09.4 b y 9 3.0m , s et o n s loping g round o n a t errace a bove t he e ast b ank o f t he R iver E den ( Burl 1 976, f ig.8d, 8 9-92). T o t he s outh-west o f t he e ntrance, m arked b y p ortal s tones, i s a s ingle o utlier o f r ed s andstone, L ong M eg, p ossibly b rought u p f rom t he E den v alley s ome 11 2 m / iles d istant, w ith c up a nd r ing m arks ( ibid, f ig.14c). T he s tones o f t he c ircle, o f w hich t here a re a bout 7 0, a re o f l ocal p orphyritic s tone, a nd t he l argest w eighs a n e stimated 2 8 t ons. A ll t he o ther l arge s tone c ircles i n t he r egion a re l ess t han h alf t he s ize o f L ong M eg. T hose a t C astlerigg ( Fig.59), B rats H ill, G rey C roft ( Fig.60) a nd G amelands a re a lso f lattened c ircles, t he f irst t wo b eing a lmost p recisely t he s ame s hape ( Thom a nd T hom 1 980, 3 0) a lmost t he s ame s ize. T he r ectangular s etting o f s tones w ithin C astlerigg c ircle ( Burl 1 976, f ig.8e) i s u nique. S tudfold, S winside ( Fig.61) a nd G retigate A a re a ll w ere p robably t hose a t A sh H ouse W ood a nd L amplugh. E lva h as a n o utlier, c ompared w ith f our o f t he f ive L ong M eg, C astlerigg, G rey C roft a nd B rats H ill. A t
G unnerkeld
a nd O ddendale t here a re
t wo
a nd t he
T he s ites a t E lva, t rue c ircles, a s O nly t he c ircle a t f lattened c ircles,
c oncentric
r ings
o f
s tones. A t G unnerkeld ( Fig.62) t he i nner r ing i s c omprised o f s maller s tones t han t he o uter, c losely s et, e nclosing a l ow m ound. A t O ddendale ( Fig.63) t he o uter r ing h as c losely s paced s tones a nd t he i nner r ing f orms a c ontinuous k erb, a lso a round ' a m ound. T he s tatus o f t he t wo s ites i s u ncertain, s ince t he c ontemporaneity o f c ircles w ith t he c airns h as n ot b een e stablished. C airns
t he s tone h ave a lso
b een r ecorded w ithin o ther l arge s tone c ircles s uch a s C astlerigg, B rats H ill a nd p erhaps L ong M eg, w hose p rimary f unction i s n ot c ons idered
t o h ave b een f unerary.
S mall c ircles D etails c oncerning t he s mall s tone c ircles i n t he n orth o f E ngland a re m uch l ess p recise t han t hose o f t he l arge c ircles, a nd m any a re o f u ncertain s tatus. T wo r easons f or t his a re a pparent. F irst, s maller s tone
c ircles
a re m ore e asily d amaged t han t he l arger o nes,
a nd
s ome-
t imes h ave b een t otally o bliterated. S econd, m onuments o f t his s ize, c omprised o f l ow s tones, a re c losely c omparable w ith t he r obbed r emains o f
c airns
a nd
r ing c airns.
S uch s ites
a re
t herefore,
m uch
m ore
d ifficult t o i dentify a ccurately a nd t he c atalogue o f s mall c ircles i n t he n orth o f E ngland s hould b e t reated w ith c aution. T he m ajority o f t hese c ircles a re p lain, w ith l ow s tones o r b oulders. A n umber h ave i nternal c airns, s uch a s t hose a t L ow L ongrigg a nd W hite M oss, B urn M oor ( Burl 1 976, f ig.15). I t i s u nknown, h owever, w hether t he s tone c ircle
f ormed p art o f
t hese b urial m onuments,
b uilt w ithin p re-existing c ircles.
1 05
o r w hether c airns
w ere
S tone c ircles w ithin h enges:
M ayburgh
Two 1 8th c entury r ecords s uggest t hat a n umber o f s tanding s tones w ere o riginally t o b e f ound w ithin t he h enge a t M ayburgh ( Catalogue 1 8, F ig.64). s tones
P ennant's i n t he
o nly o ne a lso
c entral
r eferred
s uggested f allen t he
s tones
i nfer b ank. i s,
o f
s tone t o
t hat
o uter
p lan o f
c entre
t he
t he
r emains
f our
c ircle
t he
i ndicates
a nd
f our a t
a n a rrangement o f t he e ntrance,
( reproduced i n D ymond
s tones
r emaining
t hese w ere p art b y
s ite
s ite,
e ntrance
o f t o
a n i nner c ircle o f t he
( Stukeley 1 776,
1 891).
' till a y ear o r
4 4).
S tukeley
t wo
a go
s tones,
s ite i ndicating
t he
T he e vidence i s
f our
o f w hich a nd
w ith
t he
p osition
o f
i nsufficient
t o
w hat t ype o f a rrangement o f s tones o nce e xisted w ithin t he h enge O nly 1 3 o f t he 7 8 h enges i n B ritain a re ' circle h enges', t hat h ave
s tone
w hich i nclude C ornwall
t o
c ircles
C lass
w ithin
I a nd C lass
t he O rkneys.
t hem
( Burl 1 969,
I I h enges,
O n a ccount
o f
8 -9).
T hese
s ites,
a re w idely d istributed f rom t heir c omparative
r arity B url
h as c oncluded t hat s tone c ircles ' must b e r egarded a s b eing f oreign t o t he o riginal i dea o f h enges' ( ibid, 9 ). I ndividual s tanding s tones o r s ettings o f s tones w ithin h enges m ay h owever b e l ess r are. A s etting f or a l arge s tone w as f ound w ithin t he h enge a t M ilfield N orth ( p.111) a nd p its w ithin o ther h enge s ites i n t he r egion m ay a lso r epresent s imilar f eatures. L ocation a nd d istribution
( Map 2 6)
O f 5 5 s tone c ircles i n t he n orth o f E ngland, 4 4 a re i n C umbria a nd 1 1 i n t he n orth-east. O f t hese t he m ajority o f t he l arge c ircles a re i n C umbria, s ome w ithin o nly a m ile o r s o o f e ach o ther, a s a t G rey Y auds
a nd B roomrigg A ,
H ouse
W ood.
a nd a round t he
T he
t he
c ircles
a re d istributed
c entral C umbrian m ountains,
l ow l ying a rea o f
e ast t he
G rey C roft a nd G retigate,
l arge
t he C umberland
a nd S winside a nd A1-1 a long
t he E den
w ith a n a bsence
p lain,
a nd
o f
v alley s ites
i n
i n t he s outh a nd s outh-
o f C umbria, f rom t he R iver D uddon t o t he K ent e stuary, i ncluding F urness p eninsula a nd t he a reas a round Lake W indermere. T he
m ajority o f
t he
l arge
s tone
b etween
2 00 a nd 6 00ft
m ediate
b etween
t he
c ircles
( 61-183m)
a re
a bove
r iver v alleys
l ocated
i n g ently s loping a reas
s ea-level,
a nd
i n p ositions
t he u plands,
i nter-
f or e xample
L ong
M eg, S tudfold, S winside a nd A sh H ouse W ood, E lva, L amplugh a nd G rey l auds. C astlerigg i s s imilarly s ituated a nd l ies b etween t he t wo v alleys o f D erwentwater a nd t he Vale o f S t. J ohn. G retigate a nd G rey C roft,
b y
c ontour,
c ontrast, a s
d o a lso
l ie t he
c lose
s maller
t o s ites
t he s ea,
b elow t he
o f A nnaside,
2 00ft
K irkstones
( 61m)
a nd H all
F oss. M any o f f unerary, a re l ess
a ccessible
e xample,
a t
C astlehowe, v alley. a re
t he s maller s tone c ircles, w hose f unction m ay h ave b een s ituated i n s omewhat d ifferent l ocations, i n e levated a nd
i n
u plands,
W hite M oss K emp
O ddendale t he
s ame
H ouse
u pland
a reas
a nd W hite H ag,
o f
c airns,
a s,
a nd W ilson
o n t he w est
a nd G unnerkeld w hich m ay b e
s ide
b urial
o f
c ircles
f or S car,
t he
E den
( p.104)
l ocality.
I n t he n orth-east, e levation, a bove s ea
o ften a mongst
a nd B urnmoor a bove E skdale,
t he c ircle
a t H ethpool
l ies
a t
a n i ntermediate
b ut t he I lderton c ircle i s i n u pland o ver 1 000ft ( 305m) l evel. T he o ther s mall c ircles i n t he a rea a re a lso i n
s ituations,
s imilar
t o
t hose
106
i n C umbria.
E xcavation a nd c hronological e vidence N one
o f
e xcavated
t he
s tone
i n r ecent
c ircles
t imes o r
i n t he n orth
o f
t o m odern s tandards.
E ngland
h as
b een
A n umber o f
s ites
h ave b een v ariously t renched a nd p robed, b ut t he r esults o f t hese e xcavations a re u ninformative. M ost h ave p roduced n o a rtifacts. T he c ircle a t S winside w as t renched i n 1 901, w ithout r esult ( Dymond 1 902). T he c entral c airn o f t he d ouble c ircle a t O ddendale w as d ug-out p rior t o 1 879, p roducing s ome c harcoal a nd b urnt e arth, b ut w as t hought t o h ave b een p reviously e xamined ( Simpson 1 883, 1 78). T he r ectangular e nclosure w ithin t he C astlerigg c ircle w as t renched i n 1 882, a nd a s mall p ortion a t t he w est e nd w ith a 3 ft d eposit o f b lack e arth, s tones a nd p ossibly s ome c harcoal m ay b e i nterpreted a s a p it ( Dover 1 883, 5 05). E xcavation i n 1 949 a t G rey C roft w as l imited t o t he a rea o f t he c entral c airn ; a b roken G roup V I a xe f ound b y s tone 4 h as n o c ertain a ssociations
w ith
t he
m onument's
c onstruction
( Fletcher
1 958,
6 ,
f ig.4). T wo w orked f lints w ere f ound i n p lough s oil a t G amelands, a nd a b roken u nfinished s tone a xe a nd a ' brass c elt' ( both n ow l ost) a re r ecorded f rom t he h enge a t M ayburgh, w hich m ay h ave e nclosed a s etting o f s tones ( p.109) ( Ferguson 1 883, 1 84). S uch f inds a nd ' excavation' r ecords p rovide n o r eliable e vidence f or t he d ating o f s tone c ircles i n t his r egion. D ating
e vidence i s s imilarly e lusive e lsewhere i n B ritain.
B url
s ummarises t he e vidence f rom t hree l ines o f a pproach, r adiocarbon d ating, a rtifacts, a nd t he t ypology o f , stone c ircle ' architecture' ( Burl 1 976, 4 5-50). I n a ll t hree a nalyses h e i ncluded b oth l arge ' open' s tone c ircles a nd s maller s tructures c ontaining b urials. A s r ound c airn b urials a re t ypical o f t he L ate N eolithic a nd t he E arly B ronze A ge i n B ritain, a 2 nd m illennium b c d ate i s t o b e e xpected f or t he l atter s ites. W hether t hey a re t o b e r egarded a s l ate v ariants o f t he l arge ' ceremonial' s tone c ircle i s
t radition ( Wainwright 1 969,
1 17-8)
d ebatable.
T here a re n o r adiocarbon d eterminations a vailable w hich a re d irectly r elevant t o s tone c ircle s ites. T hose d iscussed b y B url ( 1976, 4 6) i nclude S tonehenge I I a nd t he S tanding S tones o f S tenness, b oth h enge s ites, b urial s ite w ith
t he p assage g rave a t N ew G range, B arbrook I I, a a n u rned c remation, a r ing c airn, C ircle 2 78,
C aernarvon, a nd a c airn p roducing f lat r immed w are a t S andy R oad, S cone, P erthshire. A rtifact a ssociations ( found w ith b urials) a re a ssigned b y B url t o a m iddle p oint o f t he a ssumed c hronological s pan o f p roduction o f t he a rtifact t ype, f or e xample f ood v essel a ssociations t o
1 600 b c a nd c ollared u rns
t o 1 550 b c
( Burl 1 976,
4 7,
f ig.6).
S uch
a n ' analysis' h as n o v alidity w hatsoever a nd c annot b e u sed t o ' prove' B url's h ypothesis o f s tone c ircle t ypology. T he a rchitecture m ethod o f d ating i s b ased u pon t he a ssumption t hat t he m ost i mposing c ircles, t hat i s, t he l argest, a re a mongst t he e arliest, a nd t hat t hese p redominantly s outhern B ritish c ircles m ay h ave d erived f rom h enges w hich h ave a verage d iameters w ell i n e xcess a ssume
t hat l arge e quals e arly i s,
M oreover,
h enges,
p ossibly w ith l argest s ites, ' early' 2 000
l ike
s tone
o f 3 1.0m "(ibid,
c ourse,
c ircles,
4 3).
T o
t o p re-judge t he i ssue.
c ome i n a v ariety o f
s izes,
v aried f unctions ( p.111). E vidence f rom s ome o f t he i n s outhern E ngland, f rom w hich B url s uggests t he l arge
s tone c ircles w ere d erived,
- 1 500
o f
b c
( p.112),
s uggests
a p eriod o f u se
c ontemporary w ith m any
1 07
o f
B url's
f rom
c
' later'
s maller o f
b urial
s tone
c ircles.
c ircles
T he i nterpretation o f A rchaeological f unction o f s tone p ostholes, a rea
a nd
a rgues
b rief
I n e ffect,
i n B ritain
t herefore,
i t
s eems
t hat
t he d ating
v ery m uch a n o pen q uestion.
s tone c ircles
e xcavation p rovides o nly n egative e vidence f or t he c ircles. T he a bsence o f f eatures s uch a s p its,
t he
r emains
a gainst
d uration.
i s
o f
t imber s tructures w ithin t he
a ny h ypothesis
o f ' domestic
A c onsideration o f
t he
l abour
e nclosed
o ccupation, r equired
e ven
f or
t he
o f c on-
s truction o f m any o f t he c ircles s uggests c ommon e ffort f or a t ask o f s ome c ommunal i mportance, b ut t he u ses f or w hich s uch m onuments w ere r aised
c annot
n ow b e
t hat
a stronomical
s ignificance.
A
s imple
o f
r econstructed.
c onsidered,
t he s ite a s
f unction o f
T hree p ossible f unctions
a m eeting
p lace,
a b urial
s uch a p ermanently d esignated
c an
s ite,
b e
o r o f
a rea w ould
b e
a s a m eeting p lace f or s ome t ype o f r egular a ssembly, o r o ther a ctivity, o r a s t he f ocal p oint o f a t erritory a nd i ts i nhabitants.
t o
T he q uestion o f t he p ossible f unerary f unction o f s tone c ircles i s s ome d egree a m atter o f d efinition, a s t o w hat c onstitutes a s tone
c ircle.
O bjective
e mployed m onument.
e ntirely r egardless o f s ome c oncept o f t he f unction A s n oted p reviously, B url's s urvey o f s ites i n
i ncludes
c ircles
i nterpreted
a s
f or l arge l abour w as
c riteria
o f
l ess
f oci
o f
n umbers o f e xpended,
o f
p hysical
t han 1 0m t o
c lassification
1 09m i n d iameter.
c annot
I f
b e
o f t he C umbria
t hese
c ommunal a ctivity a nd i mportant m eeting
a re
p laces
p eople, i n t he c reation o f w hich c onsiderable t hen t he s mallest s ites c annot b e c onsidered a s
f unctional e quivalents o f t he l argest. ( unknown) p urpose o r i ntent, h owever,
I nterpreted a s s ymbols o f s ome l arge a nd s mall c ircles m ay b e
e quivalent. A ttention b etween w hich
h as
m ay
s urround
f unerary
m onument.
c ircles' s ite a nd
c riteria h as
a ppears
p rimarily
a
f unction o f a re m ore r epresent
c ircles,
s tones m ay h ave T he
c airns,
v ariety
t he
o r b urial
o f
t he
s ites
f ound
s ites
b een a n i ntegral
o f m onuments
( p.104),
e vidence
t o
f unerary f unction,
o ther l arge
c ircles
s uggest
t hat
i n E ngland
p art
o f
a s
o f
d ifficulty o f
l arge m onuments,
w hich h ave e vidence n ot c onsidered t o b e
d efinition a re
' stone
b ecome
c urrent
T hom's
l arger s tone
t hese
l arge
s uch s eem t o h ave ( Burl
1 976,
c ircles.
c ircles b een
4 0).
o f b urial d eposits ( Burl 1 969, 8 ), p rimarily s epulchral i n f unction.
t he
f irst
1 971; t hat
1 978). s tone
108
t he t hese T he c on-
s ome o f
b ut w hich a re
T wo m ajor c onclusions
c ircles w ere
h ad
B urials
a lso e ncountered w hen
w hich a lso v ary c onsiderably i n s ize,
( Thom 1 967;
w ork;
o f A
t o f ormal
A s a r esult o f a ccurate a nd d etailed s urveys o f h undreds o f c ircles t he a stronomical i nterpretation o f s tone c ircles h as i n
a t he
t hese t ypes c ategories.
a ccording
o f
w hich
i n w hich c ertain f eatures
i n t he
n or d oes
c onfusion s tones
a t
d iscussed
i n t he n orth o f E ngland
r egularly a ssociated
l ittle
o f
l arge
c ommon w ithin s maller s tone c ircles b ut w hether t he p rimary f unction o f a ll t hese m onuments i s u nknown.
t ypes
s idering
s tone
h owever b een d iscussed
d esign a re
s ame
o f
a s
t he p ossibility
a nd d enuded
b y B url a nd T hom w ould a ppear t o i nclude a ll i t i s d ifficult t o a rrange t hem i nto e xclusive
c lassification o f
b een d rawn t o
c ircles
b e d escribed
c ircular
T here
a lso
' true' s tone
c onstructed
s tone a gain a ppear w ith
r eference
t o
a s tandard u nit
( Thom 1 967, 3 7) a n c l l unar o bservatories, t hat
s uch
c ould
o bservations,
o f
l ength,
t he M egalithic y ard o f
2 .72ft
s econd, t hat s ome o f t he m ajor s ites w ere u sed a s t o p redict a nd o bserve t he p hases o f t he m oon, a nd
o nly h ave
c arried
o ut
b een b uilt
a fter a s eries
o ver a n umber o f
i nterpretation o f a stronomical h ypothesis o f a s tandard u nit o f
y ears
f unction i s n ot l ength ( Kendall
o f
p reliminary
( Thom
1 971).
T he
d ependent u pon t he 1 974, 2 50). I n t he
n orth o f E ngland t he c ircle a t B lakely M oss i s c onsidered t o b e a n ' observing s ite ( Thom 1 971, 7 1-3) a nd o bserved l ines a re a lso n oted a t C astlerigg,
S unkenkirk,
t able 8 .1). a u nifying
B urnmoor,
L ong M eg a nd G rey C roft
( Thom 1 967,
A lthough t he h ypothesis o f a M egalithic y ard w ould p rovide f eature f or s tone c ircles t hroughout B ritain, a n a stronom-
i cal f unction i s o nly c laimed f or a l imited n umber o f s ites, t he m ain o nes b eing B rogar, S tonehenge, C allanish a nd T emple W ood. T hom c onc ludes t hat w e d o n ot k now w hat t he r ings w ere r eally i ntended f or. M ost
o f
1 78).
t hem s eem t o h ave n o a stronomical T he
s eem
t o
f unction a scribed
p rovide
t o
a f ew o f
s ignificance'
t he s ites
a s atisfactory e xplanation f or
d oes
t he
( Thom n ot
1 978,
t herefore
f unction
o f
t he
i s g reatly h indered
b y
t he
g reat m ajority. T he
i nterpretation
o f
s tone
c ircles
l ack o f c hronological e vidence f or t he c onstruction a nd d uration o f u se o f t hese s ites ( p.107), f or e xample w hether t he ' observatory' s ites w ere i n u se a t a pproximately t he s ame p eriod, a nd w hether s tone c ircles i n c lose p roximity w ere u sed a t d ifferent t imes, o r w ere p arts o f s ome l arger
' complex'
T he
o f
s ites.
a ssumption o f
e rroneous.
T he
a rrangement, t hroughout
d isparate t he
a s ingle
c ircles
i n s ize a nd
c ountry,
l abour
f or
t ransitory, s o m uch m ore
H ENGES
S mall t heir
T here
a re
l ocation,
c ircles m ay
i n t heir
d esign
b e a nd
a nd u nevenly d istributed
c oncentrations
o f
s ites
i n
S ome c ircles m ay h ave h ad a stronomical S ites i n p ropinquity m ay h ave b een u sed i n
c ircles
n ot
c onstruction
s hort t erm f unction e ffort.
( Catalogue
a re v aried
w ith c onsiderable
s ome a reas b ut n ot o thers. s ignificance, o thers n one. c ombination.
f unction f or a ll s tone
t hemselves
r equiring
c onsiderable
a mounts
m ay
s erved
m uch
h ave
t han t he
s ome
o f m ore
l arger c ircles w hich r equired
1 8)
t wo g roups
o f
h enge m onuments
i n t he n orth o f
E ngland;
o ne i n C umbria, a m ile a nd a h alf S SE o f P enrith, b etween t he r ivers L owther a nd E amont, a nd t he o ther i n N orthumberland i n t he M ilfield b asin,
b etween
C umbria
h ave
i n
t he
N orthumberland,
d iscovered
r ivers
b een r ecorded
o nly
o f
r ecently
T ill
a nd G len.
s ince a t
w hich
n o
b y a erial
l east s urface
T he
t hree
m onuments
t he 1 7th c entury, t races
b ut
r emain,
i n
t hose
h ave
b een
p hotography.
T he M ayburgh,
r elative d isposition o f K ing A rthur's R ound
a dmirably t he w est,
i llustrated b y P ennant ( 1769, p l.), ( Fig.64). M ayburgh, o n w ith a c entral a rea 2 87ft ( 87.5m) i n d iameter i s s urrounded
b y a b ank 1 20ft
( 36.6m) w ide a nd
t he m onuments n ear P enrith T able a nd t he L ittle R ound
1 4ft
1 09
( 4.27m)
h igh
( Dymond
k nown T able
1 891,
a s i s
p lan)
c omprised e ntirely o f s mall s tones. N o d itch w as e xcavated t o p rovide m aterial f or t he m ound, t he s tones f or w hich a re r iver c obbles. W ithin t he e nclosed a rea a s ingle s tanding s tone r emains, o f w hat m ay h ave b een a n i rregular s etting o f f our s tones, w ith f our o thers a t t he e ntrance ( Pennant 1 769, p l.), o r a d ouble s tone c ircle ( Stukeley 1 776, 4 4). T wo a rtifacts h ave b een r ecorded f rom t he s ite, a ' brass c elt' f ound i n p loughing, a nd a f ragment o f a n ' unfinished s tone a xe. B oth a re n ow l ost. A bout 8 00ft ( 244m) t o t he e ast l ies K ing A rthur's R ound T able, c omprising a s ingle d itch a nd o uter b ank. O riginally a C lass I I h enge w ith e ntrances t o t he N NW a nd S SE ( Fig.65), t he n orthern e ntrance, f lanked b y t wo s tanding s tones ( Dugdale 1 664-5 i n B ersu 1 940), w as d estroyed a bout t he e nd o f t he 1 8th c entury w hen m aking t he Y anwath r oad. P art o f t he e ast s ide o f t he m onument w as l ater s imilarly r emoved ( Dymond 1 891, 2 00). A bout t he f irst p art o f t he 1 9th c entury t he d itch w as c leared o ut a nd s omewhat e nlarged, a b erm m ade b etween t he d itch a nd t he b ank a nd a r aised c entral ' platform' w as c reated i n t he e nclosed a rea, f or a t ea-garden ( Bersu 1 940, 1 77 a nd 1 98). B roken c hina f ound i n t ipped l ayers d uring e xcavations i n 1 939 c onfirmed t he d ate f or t hese c hanges, w hich w ere r ecorded i n o ral t radition i n t he a rea. D espite s uch m odern d isturbance i t w as p ossible, i n B ersu's e xcavation, t o a scertain t hat t he h enge b ank h ad b een b uilt u p o n a c entral c ore o f t urves, p laced o n t he o ld g round s urface, w ith s andy b oulder c lay a t t he f ront o f t he b ank a nd g ravel a t t he b ack. T he b ank, w hich w as n owhere p reserved i n i ts o riginal s tate, m ay h ave b een a bout 3 3ft ( 10m) w ide a nd 7 ft ( 2.13m) h igh, s urrounding a d itch 4 8ft ( 14.6m) w ide a nd e nclosing a n a rea s ome 1 72ft b y 1 45ft ( 52.5 - 4 4.2m). T here w as n o e vidence o f i nternal f eatures o f t imber o r s tone a nd n o d ating e vidence w as f ound. A ' cremation t rench' c ontaining c harcoal a nd b urnt b ones m ay h ave b een a ssociated w ith a p ossible c airn s ite, t he s lightly r aised a rea n oted b y S tukeley ( 1776, 4 3), w hich w as l ater c onsiderably a dded t o, t o f orm t he c entral ' platform'. B ut a s t here w as n o t race o f f iring w ithin t he t rench, i t c annot h ave b een u sed a s t he s ite o f a c remation p yre. T he b urnt b ones w ere t oo f ragmentary t o b e p ositively i dentified. I ts s tatus a s a b urial s ite i s d ubious a nd i ts c onnection w ith t he h enge s tructure i s u nknown. S ome 4 00ft
( 122m)
t o t he s outh o f
t his m onument i s
t he s ite o f
t he
e arthwork k nown a s t he L ittle R ound T able, o bliterated a t t he e nd o f t he 1 9th c entury w hen w idening t he a pproaches t o t he n ew l odge-gates o f L owther
P ark ( Dymond 1 891,
1 87).
E ighteenth
c entury
i llustrations
( Fig.64 a nd 6 5) i ndicate t hat t his w as a c ircular e nclosure w ith a s ingle d itch a nd b ank a nd a n e ntrance t o t he n orth-east ( Pennant 1 769, p l.; S tukeley 1 776, p 1.48). E stimates o f i ts s ize r anged f rom l ess t han 2 00 t o 3 00ft ( 61-91m) i n d iameter. I n 1 939 B ersu e xcavated t hree t renches 2 02-205).
i n a h ollow m arked a s I n t wo
o f
t he
t he s ite o f
t he e arthwork ( Bersu
t renches a n a lmost V -shaped d itch w as
1 940, l ocated
3 m w ide a nd 1 .3m d eep. T his w as n ot f ound i n t he t hird t rench, w hich m ay h ave e ncountered t he o riginal c auseway e ntrance t o t he m onument o n t he N E s ide. T he e stimated d iameter o f t he c ircle o f w hich t he t wo d itch s ections f ormed a p art w as 4 8m. T he i nner b ank n oted b y S tukeley p roved t o b e o f r ecent o rigin, a nd t he p attern o f t he d itch f illing i ndicated
t hat
i f a b ank h ad e xisted i t w as p robably o n t he
N o d ating e vidence w as I n
t he n orth-east
r ecovered f rom t he e xcavated o f E ngland
t en h enges h ave b een
1 10
o utside.
t renches. i dentified
i n
t he
M ilfield
b asin
( Fig.66),
a ll,
w ith
t he e xception o f
t he s ites a t
Y eavering a nd W ooler, b etween t he r ivers T ill a nd G len ( Miket 1 976). T he m ajority o f t hese h enges a re c omparatively s mall, w ith d iameters o f l ess
t han 2 5m a nd h ave
a nd S W.
T wo
d iameter 5 0m.
a re
o f
3 8m a nd
O ther
a n
t hrough
s outh a nd
l arger,
t he C lass
p ossible ' ritual
a lignments, r uns
t wo e ntrances
s omewhat
' avenue'
o f
a ligned
t he C lass
I o val e nclosure a t f eatures
t wo
i n t he
C oupland
s ame
p arallel d itches
t he C oupland h enge
o ther p its a nd g raves
e ither N W a nd S E,
o r
N E
I h enge a t L inthaugh w ith a
1 5
a nd e xtends
f or a t
( Harding A .F.
1 981).
a rea
c
6 9m
b y
i nclude
p it
t o 3 0m a part w hich l east
l km
t o
t he
R ecent e xcavation
o f a n umber o f t he h enges a nd a ssociated f eatures h as r evealed a v ariety o f i nternal a nd e xternal p its, p ostholes a nd p ossible g raves a nd
h as
p roduced
a n umber o f
c losely c omparable
r adiocarbon d etermina-
t ions f or t he c onstruction o f v arious e lements o f t his ' ritual c omplex' ( ibid). A t M ilfield S outh a l arge p it i n t he c entre o f t he h enge c ontained a s ub-rectangular
s etting o f
s tones,
l ater
f illed b y a
p ost,
s urrounded b y a n umber o f s maller p its, w ith d ates o f 1 950 ± 1 10 b c ( HAR - 3 071) a nd 1 590 1 00 b c ( HAR - 3 040) f rom b urnt m aterial a bove t he s tone s etting a nd 1 740 ± 8 0 b c ( HAR - 3 068) f or c harcoal a ssociated w ith t he p ost. A d ate o f 8 40 * 1 :9 0 b c ( HAR - 3 072) f or t he s maller p its i s t hought t o b e c ontaminated b y t ree r oots. M ilfield N orth w as s urrounded c ircle
o f
b y
a n e xternal
s mall
p its,
b urials.
D ates
f rom t wo
f illing, p ossibly
1 824 ± . 3 9 c ontemporary
v essel, p it B f rom
c ircle o f
a n e mpty l ayers
c ist
p ost a nd
' shafts'
t hree
w ith
a n
l arge p its,
i nternal
p ossibly
i n t he h enge d itch i ndicate q uite
f or
r apid
b e ( BM - 1 149) a nd 1 851 2 = 62 bc ( BM - 1 150) ) w ith p it C , a p ossible g rave p it w ith a f ood
b ut n o b ody, d ated t o 1 800 2 : 80 b e ( HAR - 1 199). P ottery f rom e xemplifies t he p roblem o f t he B eaker-like f ood v essels k nown
t he a rea
( p.154) while
t he
f ood v essel
f rom p it
C h as
s ome B eaker
d esign c haracteristics c omparable w ith v essels f rom M oor L odge, A lnwick ( Fig.89 n o.11) a nd R atcheugh ( Fig.89 n o.477) ( p.154). A t O ld Y eavering a
p it 2 m o utside
w hile
o ther
t he w est
f eatures
e ntrance
c ontained a
c ontained N eolithic
c ontracted
i nhumation
p ottery w ith a d ate o f
2 940 1 1 -
9 0 b e ( HAR - 3 068) i ndicative o f e arlier a ctivity o n t he s ite e videnced a lso i n H ope-Taylor's e xcavations ( pp.90-92). G rooved w are a nd s mall q uantities
o f
a lignment,
r adiocarbon d ated
b e
( BM - 1 653) T he
h ave
f orms
c remated
b one w ere
a nd
a lso
a nd
f unctions
b een s uccessively
t o
r ecovered
f rom t he E wart o f
r eviewed
f rom t he M ilfield N orth p it
1 820 ± 5 0 b e I p it
( BM - 1 652) a lignment
a nd
1 566
( Miket
h enge m onuments
i n B ritain a nd
b y J .G.D.
( 1936),
C lark
2=80
1 981). I reland
A tkinson
( 1951)
W ainwright ( 1969) a nd B url ( 1969). A part f rom a s ub-division b ased o n t he n umber o f e ntrances ( Piggott a nd P iggott 1 939, 1 40), t he h enge c ategory h as b een u sed t o d escribe s ites o f w idely v arying s ize, f rom 3 0ft ( 9m) i n d iameter a t F argo P lanation, W ilts. t o 1 200ft ( 366m) a t M ount P leasant, D orset a nd 1 600ft ( 488m) a t D urrington W alls, W ilts. ( Atkinson 1 951,
F ig.27,
T able I I).
E vidence
f rom r ecent
e xcavations
s ites s uch a s M arden, D urrington W alls a nd M ount P leasant s uggests t he d istinction b etween s ites m ay r elate n ot o nly t o t heir s ize, a lso
t o
t heir
f unction,
a nd
t hat
t he a ssociation o f
t imber
a t
t hat b ut
b uildings
a nd l arge q uantities o f p ottery a nd o ther a rtifacts a llows o f a m ore ' secular' i nterpretation o f t he f unction o f s ome o f t he l arge s ites, a s d istinct f unction -
f rom
t hose
e arthworks
( Wainwright
1 979,
w ith
2 37).
' a
m ore
A n e xclusive
o vertly
c eremonial
a ssociation w ith t he
m akers o f G rooved W are h as b een n oted a t M aumbury a nd S tonehenge I , w hile a t D urrington W alls, M arden a nd W oodhenge G rooved W are o ccurred i n
s uch
q uantity
a s
t o m ake
i t
c ertain
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t hat
i ts
u sers
a lone
w ere
c oncerned
w ith
t he c onstruction o f
t hese m onuments
( Wainwright
a nd
L ongworth 1 971, 2 52). R adiocarbon d ates f or t hese m ajor s ites i n t he s outh o f E ngland s uggest a p eriod o f c onstruction a nd u se f rom c 2 000 b c. 1 29) 2 24)
B ut t wo o ther d ates, f rom A rminghall, N orfolk, 2 49Q 2: 1 50 bi 7 ( BM a nd L landegai, ( north c ircle) C aernarvon, 2 530 2 : 1 45 b c ( NPL i ndicate e arlier b eginnings. W ainwright h as s uggested t hat, b y
a nalogy w ith s mall r ing-cairns a nd o ther p rimarily f unerary m onuments, t he s maller h enges, o r ' hengi-form e arthworks' o f l ess t han 1 00ft ( 31m) i n d iameter, m ay h ave b een c onstructed l ate i n t he h enge t radition ( Wainwright 1 969, 1 17-8). D ates f rom t he M ilfield b asin w ould a ppear t o c ontradict t his a ssumption a nd t he c hronological d ivision o f h enge s ites o n t he b asis o f s ize d oes n ot s eem a ppropriate. A s
a t
s ome o ther s ites w idely s pread
t hrough
t he
c ountry,
f or
e xample T hornborough, P riddy, L landegai a nd D orchester, t he h enges i n t he n orth o f E ngland o ccur i n c lusters ( Burl 1 969, 5 ; W ainwright 1 969, f ig.1, 1 16). S ites i n v ery c lose p roximity i nclude t he t hree m onuments n ear P enrith a nd t he C oupland a nd M ilfield S outh h enges, w hile o thers i n t he M ilfield b asin a re s paced a t i ntervals o f o ne o r t wo k ilometres, o ver a d istance o f s ome 6 km f rom n orth t o s outh. N one o f t he h enges h as s o f ar p roduced e vidence o f i nternal s tructures c omparable w ith t he t imber b uildings f ound i n l arger s ites i n t he s outh o f E ngland. I nternal f eatures w ould a ppear e ither t o b e a bsent o r t o c onsist o f s mall n umbers o f s tanding s tones o r p ost-pits, p ortal s tones a nd o ccasional e xtra r ings o f c oncentric p osts. S imilar f eatures a re f ound a t o ther h enges w idely d istributed t hroughout t he c ountry, f or e xample, p ortal s tones a t S tonehenge I , W oodhenge, A vebury s outh e ntrance, G orsey B igsbury, P riddy s outh a nd o thers, a nd c ircles o f p its o r s hafts a t M aumbury, M axey , L landegai a nd D orchester ( Burl 1 969, 6 -8). T he u se o f
s ites w ithin h enge ' clusters'
r emains p roblematic.
I t
i s a pparent t hat e ven i f t he s ites w ere u sed s equentially, t he m ain d efining f eatures o f t he e arlier h enge, n amely t he d itch a nd b ank, w ould s till h ave b een v isible, e ven i f i nternal e lements, s uch a s t imber p osts a nd s tanding s tones h ad b een r emoved. S ome t ype o f r itual u se, i nvolving a v iew o f p rominent f eatures o n t he h orizon h as b een s uggested f or t he M ilfield h enges ( Harding A .F. 1 981, 1 31) b ut e xcavat ion o f t hese s ites d oes l ittle t o r esolve t heir m eaning.
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C HAPTER 3 :
B EAKER A ND E ARLY B RONZE A GE B URIALS
I NTRODUCTION A
m ajor
s ource
o f
e vidence f or t he o ccupation o f
t he
n orth
o f
E ngland d uring t he 2 nd m illennium b c i s p rovided b y f unerary r emains. A lmost a t housand i ndividual d eposits o f p robably l ate N eolithic ( Beaker) o r E arly B ronze A ge d ate a re k nown f rom t he a rea, 6 73 i n t he n orth-east a nd 3 06 i n C umbria ( Map 8 1). T hese c omprise i nhumation a nd c remation b urials, c ists w ith n o h uman r emains, a rtifacts f rom b urial m ounds a nd c omplete p ots p robably f rom b urial c ontexts. T hese d eposits m ay b e d ivided i nto f our c ategories:
( 1)
( 2)
B urials w ith g rave g oods o f
B urials
B eaker o r E BA d ate
( 36%)
w ith g rave g oods w hich a re i nsufficiently d escribed
f or a ccurate c lassification ( e.g. ' pot', ' sherds') a nd w hich d o n ot s urvive b ut w hich b y r ite a nd c ontext m ay b e c ons idered a s o f E BA d ate ( 19%)
( 3)
4 )
B urials w ithout g rave g oods b ut w hich b y r ite, c ontext o r a ssociation w ith o ther d atable b urials a re p robably o f E BA d ate
( 36%)
C omplete B eaker a nd E BA v essels w hich b eing f ound c omplete, m ay b e c onsidered a s o riginating i n a f unerary c ontext
( 9%)
( Table 1 1) T he n umber o f b urials w ith g rave g oods o f E BA d ate i s l arger i n t he n orth-east t han i n t he n orth-west, b ut b urials w ithout g rave g oods b ut w hich b y r ite, c ontext o r a ssociations a re o f p robable E BA d ate a re m ore n umerous i n C umbria. T he p ercentages o f b urials i n t he o ther t wo c ategories a re c losely c omparable i n b oth p arts o f t he a rea. T he m ain d ifference
b etween
t he n orth-east a nd
t he n orth-west i s i n t he
n umber o f b urial d eposits o f p robable B eaker o f E BA d ate, o f w hich a re k nown i n t he n orth-east a s i n C umbria. T he a vailable d ata f or a ll b urial d eposits
i s
t otal
t wice a s m any
p resented i n t abular
f orm i n t he B urials C atalogue, T able 1 0 i n P art i i, w ith a ccompanying r eferences a nd n otes. T he f ollowing c ategories o f i nformation f or e ach i ndividual d eposit a re p resented
i n T able 1 0 n amely:
113
-
C atalogue n umber
-
S ite n ame
-
N ational g rid r eference
-
B urial r ite i .e.
-
O rientation o f
-
S ex/age
-
G rave g oods:
-
B urial c ontext:
i nhumation/cremation
b ody i n g rave
n on-ceramic a nd c eramic m ound/flat g rave c ist/covering s labs/neither
-
P osition o f
d eposit
r elative t o o ld g round s urface:
b elow/on/ a bove
A s t he q uality o f i nformation f rom b urial s ites i s v ery v aried ( p.118) e ach o f t hese c ategories i s n ot r ecorded i n a ll i nstances. I n s ome c ases t he c atalogue d escription o f t he b urials m ay d iffer f rom t hat g iven b y t he o riginal e xcavator, b ecause t he i nformation h as b een r e-assessed. w hen h uman
F or e xample, b urial r ite i s o nly l isted i n t he c atalogue r emains w ere f ound. T he a ssumption t hat a c ist w ithout
h uman r emains o riginally c ontained a n i nhumation b ecause t his b urial r ite i s r egularly a ssociated w ith c ist g raves i s n ot s ufficient e vidence f or t he i dentification o f b urial r ite f rom t he a rchaeological r emains. S imilarly ' traces o f f ire', b urnt s tones o r c harcoal a re n ot c lassified a s f ound i n m ounds
c remations w ithout e vidence o f b urnt b one. A rtifacts b ut w hich w ere n ot r ecorded a s f ound i n d irect a ssocia-
t ion w ith h uman r emains a re i temised s eparately i n t he c atalogue e ntry f or t hat s ite. B urials a nd a rtifacts w hich a re i nsufficiently r ecorded f or a ccurate c lassification a re n oted i n t he C atalogue a nd d escribed i n t he R eferences a nd N otes. T he b urial n umbers i n t he c atalogue a re a lso u sed i n t he t ext, i llustrations a nd T ables. T he n umber o f e xamples o f a p articular b urial r ite, c ontext o r g rave g oods d iscussed i n r elation t o o f
a nother v ariable d iffers, d epending u pon t he p articular c ategories i nformation b eing d iscussed, a s a ll v ariables a re n ot r ecorded f or
e ach b urial. T he E BA b urial e vidence f rom t he n orth o f E ngland
i s d iscussed
a s
f ollows: ( 1)
P roblems
o f
t he a vailable e vidence f or b urial p ractices
l imitations o n i ts ( 2)
i nterpretation
C hronology - t raditional c hronologies - r adiocarbon d eterminations - e vidence o f s ite s tratigraphy - o ther d ating e vidence - s cheme u sed i n t his
( 3)
s tudy
C onventional d ata a nalysis - b urial c ontexts g rave g oods
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a nd
s ome
( 4)
O ther e vidence f or m ortuary p ractices
( 5)
S ocial i nterpretation o f
( 6)
C orrespondence a nalysis o f
( 7)
I nterpretation o f I n s ection
( 3)
b urials
b urials
b urials
f rom t he n orth o f E ngland
f rom t he n orth o f E ngland
t he a vailable b urial d ata i s
c onsidered i n r elation
t o t wo m ain v ariables n amely b urial c ontext ( i.e. g rave o r m onument t ype) a nd a ssociated g rave g oods. B oth v ariables h ave b een u sed c onv entionally a s a m eans o f i dentifying p articular g roups o f a ssociated b urials ( e.g. B eaker b urials, d agger g raves, m ultiple c ist m ounds). B urial c ontext I t
w as
t hought a ppropriate i n a r egional s tudy t o
i dentify
a nd
q uantify a ll t ypes o f b urial m onument o r b urial c ontext f ound i n t he a rea i n o rder t o a ssess t he r elative i mportance o f a c ontext a nd i ts a ssociated f eatures a t a l ocal r ather t han c ountry w ide l evel. T he i dentification o f s pecific r ecurring t ypes o f b urial c ontext a llows a c omparison t o b e m ade b etween d ifferent p arts o f t he a rea, a ssociated f eatures o f r ite a nd g rave g oods i n e ach c ontext a nd d istinguishes t he r arity,
o r o therwise,
o f a p articular t ype o f c ontext. .
G rave g oods A s w ith t he a nalysis o f b urial c ontexts, i t was t hought a ppropriate t o i dentify a nd q uantify a ll g rave g oods, b oth c eramic a nd n on-ceramic, f ound w ith E BA b urials i n t he a rea o f s tudy a nd t o e xamine t heir a ssociated b urial r ites a nd c ontexts. A s m any m ajor s tudies o f E BA a rtifacts a re c oncerned l argely w ith m aterial f rom b urials, i t i s p ossible t o c ompare t he o ccurrence o f p articular a rtifact t ypes i n t he n orth o f E ngland w ith t heir w ider d istribution t hroughout B ritain a nd w ith
r egional
p atterns
o f d istribution i dentified i n
o ther
s tudies.
T he i nterpretation o f t he a ssociations o f b urial c ontext a nd g rave g oods a nd t he r elevance o f t his f orm o f a nalysis i s c onsidered i n S ection ( 7). D istribution o f b urials I n
t he n orth-east
( Map 8 1) t he m ajority o f
s ites a re f ound
i n t he n orth o f
N orthumberland, b etween t he r ivers T weed a nd C oquet, b elow t he 6 00ft c ontour. S maller c oncentrations o f s ites a re f ound i n t he v alleys o f t he N orth T yne a nd t he T yne, a nd o n l ow l ying g round n ear t he m ouths o f t he
r ivers
W ansbeck,
B lyth a nd W ear.
I n c ontrast
t o
t he
n orth
o f
N orthumberland, t he r est o f t he e astern h alf o f t he a rea b etween t he r ivers C oquet a nd T ees, a nd p articularly b etween t he T yne a nd t he T ees h as
p roduced
a reas
o f
f ew b urial s ites.
t he
u pland
t he n orthern P ennines a nd C heviots.
I n C umbria,
w here
i n t he n orth-east, i n
B urials a re a lso r are i n
c ontrast
t o
t he
t otal n umber o f b urials
t he m ajority a re t o
b e
i s m uch s maller
t han
f ound i n t he E den v alley a nd,
t he n orth-east a re a lso r ecorded i n u pland a reas
a bove
t he 6 00ft c ontour, o n t he w est s ide o f t he u pper E den. A f ew o ther s ites a re k nown, s cattered i n l owland a reas a round t he c entral C umbrian m ountains,
w ith
o ne s mall c oncentra ticn
115
i n F urness.
L arge a reas
o f
C umbria
a re
h owever a lmost
t otally u nrepresented
b urial f inds, i n p articular t he C umberland c oastal a rea a nd t he s outh-east.
P ROBLEMS
O F
T HE
A VAILABLE
L IMITATIONS O N I TS T he
m ajor
p ractices i n q uality w hich,
E VIDENCE
i n E arly B ronze
l owland,
F OR B URIAL
t he
A ge
s outh-west
P RACTICES
A ND
S OME
I NTERPRETATION
p roblems
c oncerning
t he a vailable e vidence f or
b urial
t he 2 nd m illennium b c a re t hose o f s ampling a nd d ata i n t urn, i mpose l imitations o n t he i nterpretation o f t he
b urial e vidence. h eadings:
T hese p roblems m ay b e c onsidered u nder t he f ollowing
-
s urvival
a nd d iscovery o f
-
e xcavation a nd
-
i dentification o f
-
s ample a nd
b urials
r ecording h uman r emains
p opulation
S urvival a nd d iscovery o f b urials The k nown d istribution o f B eaker a nd E BA b urials ( Map 8 1) s hows a c onsiderable d isparity i n t he r epresentation o f d ifferent p arts o f t he n orth o f E ngland i n t he b urial r ecord. A lthough i t i s u nlikely t hat b urials w ere d ispersed a t r egular i ntervals o ver a n a rea o f s uch v aried t opography,
a
d iscovery ( and
n umber h ence
o f
f actors
r ecording)
o f
h ave
i nfluenced
t hese s ites.
t he
Among
p attern
o f
t hese a re:
l and u se -
s ites d estroyed r esidential
-
s ites o r
-
b efore
d iscovered
w here n o
s urface
-
v isible m onuments
-
a reas
w hich
i ndustrial l ogical
i ndustrial e xploitation,
o ther d isturbance o f
d iscovered d uring s uch a ctivities
e xcavated
s ites
b y p lough a griculture,
d evelopment a nd
d o
t he g round
a nd s ometimes
r ecorded
f urther d evelopment
i n a rable a reas t races
i ndicate
b y u se o f
a erial
p reserved b y p astoral u se o f n ot•
a ctivity,
s upport
u nsuitable
r emains
116
p hotography,
t heir l ocation
a ny
v iable
t he a rea a gricultural
f or t he d iscovery o f
o r
a rchaeo-
p roximity t o m odern s ettlements a nd n ature o f
t ne t errain
-
( iscovery o f s ites r elated t o . o , . .acion o f ; rom w hich s urveys m ay b e c arried o ut
-
n ature o f t he t errain a nd t he t ype o f v egetation i t m ay r estrict a ccess a nd v isibility o f f ield m onuments, t he g round a nd b y a erial p hotography
l ocation m aterial
o f v isible
m onuments
a nd
k nown
m odern
s et dements
o ccurrence o f
s upports b oth o n
p rehistoric
v isible a ntiquities m ay a ttract a ttention t o a p articular a rea, a s m ay t he k nown o ccurrence o f p revious d iscoveries i n t he a rea
a ctivities s ocieties -
o f l ocal
a ntiquarians
a nd
h istorical
o r
a ctivities o f c ollectors a nd a ntiquaries m ay b e a pparent i n a p articular l ocality, n ot o nly b ecause o f t heir o wn a ctivities b ut b ecause t hey a ttract o ther d iscoveries, b rought t o t hem a s t he l ocal e xpert
-
a rchaeological
n ews
o f w hich
h istorical a nd a rchaeological s ocieties a ctive i n a a rea e ncourage
A ll o f
t he r ecording o f
i s
p articular
l ocal a ntiquities
t hese f actors h ave b een a t w ork i n t he n orth o f E ngland a nd
a re r eflected i n t he k nown d istribution o f b urials a nd a lso s ettlements a nd a rtifacts. E xamples i nclude: -
-
-
-
t he
d ichotomy
e tc.
a nd u pland s ites
b etween l owland s ites d iscovered
r ecognised d uring f ield s urveys
t he
a bsence o f
i n t he P ennine u plands
f inds
b y
a nd
t he C umberland
l owlands a nd i n e xtensive a reas d evoted t o g razing
o f C umbria w hich
c oncentrations
o f
W ooler,
K irkby S tephen,
B arrow a nd o ther m odern s ettlements
c oncentrations
o f
f inds
f inds
a round
p loughing
a re
A lnwick,
l argely
R avenglass,
i n a reas w ith v isible a ntiquities,
f or
e xample, c airn f ields a nd l ater p rehistoric s ettlement s ites e .g. i n t he C heviots a nd t he v alleys o f t he N orth T yne a nd E den -
i nfluence
o f C anon G reenwell,
L t.
C ol.
N orth,
t he B erwickshire
N aturalists C lub, B arrow N aturalists F ield C lub a nd t he a ntiquarian i nterests o f t he D ukes o f N orthumberland a t A lnwick a nd
o f
t he R ev.
J ohn H odgson a nd G .
T ate i n
t he
n orth
o f
N orthumberland
i n
E arly B ronze A ge b urials i n t he n orth o f E ngland h ave b een f ound t wo t ypes o f b urial c ontext, m ounds a nd f lat g raves. T hese t wo
c ontexts
t end
t o b e d iscovered
i n d ifferent w ays.
T he a bove
m onuments, p articularly t hose i n c ommanding p ositions, v isible a nd s o a re r eadily r ecorded i n f ield s urveys.
1 17
g round
m ay b e e asily T hese a ttracted
t he
a ttention
c ontext
o f
e arly
e xcavated in
a ntiquaries t he
a nd
a re
1 9th c entury.
t he m ajor F lat
t ype
g raves
o f
a re
b urial
g enerally
d iscovered o nly b y a ccident d uring a gricultural w ork o r o ther e arth m oving a ctivities. Among t he f lat g raves t hose c onsisting o f s ubstant ial c ists a re i ntrinsically m ore l ikely t o b e n oticed t han u nprotected c remations
i n p its.
a ffect
s urvival
t he
t he
i mmediate
T he d epth a t w hich b urials p rocess
b urial
( Balkwill 1 976).
c ontext
a nd
i mportance.
T he
e xcavation o f a g rave
o f
r ock,
s urvival i ts
o f
t he
q uality o f s uch a s
b urial
c ontents.
g rave
i nto r ock,
c ontext,
i f
e nsures
u ndisturbed,
S mall b urial d eposits
a lso
m onument)
c onstruction a re o f
a s tone c ist,
m ay
t he p reservation o f
( rather t han o f a b urial
d esign, materials a g rave o f
a re p laced
F or
o r
t he
c onsiderable
t he c onstruction
t he a lmost u nlimited a nd
p laced i n b ags
t he p rotection o f a nd u nprotected b y
a f ormal ' grave" s tructure w ill b e s ubject t o d isturbance b y a nimals e tc. a s w ell a s t o t he d amaging e ffects o f c lose c ontact w ith t he s urrounding
s oil.
I t s eems l ikely t hat i n t he n orth o f E ngland c remations a re u nderr epresented b y c omparison w ith i nhumations a nd t hat l ess c onspicuous f orms
o f
b urial
c ontext
u nder-represented
s uch a s
f lat g raves w ithout
s tone
b y c omparison w ith f unerary m onuments
s labs
a re
s uch a s m ounds
o r c ists. W ithin t he b urial c ontext o r g rave t he s urvival o f h uman r emains a nd g rave g oods i s a ffected b y t he f orm o f t he g rave, t he a ction o f t he s urrounding s oil a nd t he c ondition o f t he b ody o r g rave g oods w hen d eposited. O rganic s ubstances a re p reserved o nly i n e xcept ional
c ircumstances a lthough t races o f
b e p reserved a s s mall q uantities
o rganic r emains m ay
s omeLimes
i mpressions o n o ther o bjects e .g. o n m etal o r i n v ery i n p laces w here t hey h ave b een p rotected b y a p articu-
l ar f eature o f t he g rave e nvironment. I n g eneral, h owever, b urial p ractices a nd r ituals a re o nly r epresented i n t he a rchaeological r ecor 'd b y
t he
b urial
c ontext,
s ome h uman r emains
a nd s elected
g rave g oods.
E xcavation a nd r ecording T here a re v ery w ide d ifferences i n t he r eliability o f e xcavation t echniques a nd s ite r ecording i n t he a rea. T he e xcavation a ctivities o f C anon G reenwell a nd o ther a ntiquaries h ave n ever b een s urpassed i n q uantity. O ver h alf o f t he b urial s ites i n t he a rea w ere d iscovered a nd r ecorded b efore o r d uring t he 1 9th c entury a nd 9 0% o f a ll b urials w ere h as a nd
r ecorded
p rior
t o
b een p articularly g rave
g oods
h ave
1 950. p oor
T he
s tandard o f
e xcavation a nd
i n C umbria a nd,the m ajority o f
b een r ecovered
b y m ethods
w hich f all s hort
m inimum s tandards
e xpected o f m odern e xcavations.
C umbria
e xcavation i n a n a rea
n on-cist
o f
p oor
b urial
u nfortunate.
c ontexts
I n
t he
o ften
n orth o f
r arely r ecorded i n o ld e xcavations ' old g round s urface'. I n m any c ases c ontemporary
g round
l evel
o f
t he
T he c oincidence
i n
c haracterised
w ith m ultiple g raves E ngland
a round
a s a
r ecording
h uman r emains
w hole
b y m ore i s
c omplex,
p articularly
s tratigraphy
w as
o ther t han w ith r eference t o t he t his w ould a ppear t o h ave b een t he t he b urial m ound,
r ather
t han
a n
e xcavated b uried s oil. M any a rtifacts f rom e arly e xcavations s urvive b ut d etails o f t heir d iscovery a nd a ssociations a re s o v ague t hat t hey a re
o f
o nly
l imited v alue
f or m any k inds
o f
a nalysis.
O ne
f urther
a spect o f e xcavation a nd r ecording t echniques s hould b e n oted. I n t he m ajority o f c ases w hen a b urial w as d iscovered, l ittle, i f a ny e xaminat ion o f t he s urrounding a rea w as c arried o ut b urials o r e ven t races o f s ettlement w ere t o b e t hat
t he o nly
l arge
c ollections
o f
t o a scertain f ound. I t i s
a ssociated u rns
118
a nd
i f m ore n otable
c remations
w ere
f ound
d uring
b uilding w orks,
a s
f or e xample a t G arlands w hen a
a rea w as e xcavated f or b uilding p urposes, a rchaeological e xcavations f or r emains o f Y eavering. c remations t hat
I t a nd
I dentification o f
f ar
d istant
t he h uman r emains a nd
a vailable
t he a ge
t o
f rom c ontemporary s ettlements.
h uman r emains
s cientifically a s
l arge
p its o r d uring p eriods e .g. a t
i s p ossible t hat t he l arge n umber o f s ingle o r d ouble c ists i n t he a rea w ere p arts o f l arger c emeteries a nd
t hese w ere n ot
F ew o f
i n s and o ther
e xcavated
i n t he a rea h ave
i n t he m ajority o f a nd
s ex o f
c ases
( 80%)
t he b urials.
n o
b een
e xamined
i nformation
i s
I n e arlier e xcavations
w here a ge o r s ex h as b een s uggested o n t he b asis o f t he s tature o r m uscularity o f a n i nhumation, s ome c aution s hould b e e xercised i f t hese r emains
h ave n ot
b een c ompared w ith o ther
i dentification o f a n
e stimate
c remations d eposit h as b e
c hildren b y s ize
o f t he
m ust
p recise n umber
o ften b e
i s,
a ge m ay b e o f
c ontemporary
o f
l ess
c ourse, r eliable.
i ndividuals m entioned
r egarded
a s m inimal.
b urial 2 ( 242-2)
( 245);
I n
a s
T he
a lthough
t he
c ase
r epresented
W here p roper
b een c arried o ut m ore t han o ne i ndividual h as r epresented i n a s ingle c remation d eposit
G oatscrag,
m aterial.
a cceptable,
a
e xamination
o ften b een f ound a s f or e xample
H olystone C ommon C CV
o f
i n
( 314-316)
t o a t
( 317-
3 19); W est H epple ( 599-602); C rosby R avensworth C LXXXII ( 760-1); H olmrook ( 824-5) a nd S hield K nowe ( 936-7). T he a verage n umber o f c remations i n s uch m ultiple f our. N o c remations i n
d eposits i s t wo a nd r anges b etween t wo a nd t he a rea h ave b een e xamined i n s ufficient
d etail t o s uggest t he m ethod o f p osition o f t he r emains d uring
p re-treatment o f t he b ody c remation, a s d etermined
a nd i n
t he s ome
A merican s tudies ( e.g. B inford 1 972a, 3 75-8). O f t he 1 73 i ndividuals i dentified a s t o a ge a nd s ex 1 32 i ndividuals w ere a dults a nd 4 . 1 c hildren.
A s
t he a ge
d istinction h as
C hildren 0 -11 A dolescent A
n umber o f
y ears,
c hildren i s
o r d escribed
1 2-17 y ears,
m ature
o ften n ot
a s
h ave n ot
m ales
5 2
3 8
A dult
f emales
2 7
2 0
2 9
1 9
C hildren
( 12-17
' Adult' T otal
y ears) y ears)
o r
f ollowing
a ' young
' infant' p erson'.
b een i dentified a s
N orth-east
A dult
( 0-11
t he
t o
s ex
b ut
i n t he l iterature a s ' adults'. T he d istribution c hildren i n b oth p arts o f t he a rea i s a s f ollows:
E ngland
C hildren
a ssessed
a ' child
o r d escribed a s
i ndividuals
a re s imply d escribed o f m ales, f emales a nd N orth o f
o f
b een m ade:
1 2
9
C umbria 1 4 7 1 0 3
5 3
3 7
1 6
1 73
1 23
5 0
119
A
n umber o f
i nfrequently
b urial
c ontexts
g rave g oods
a re
c ontain n o h uman r emains
p resent.
I t
i s
a lthough n ot
p ossible t hat
i n
e arly
e xcavations s ome h uman r emains w ere m issed, p articularly i f m ounds w ere t renched, a nd i n s ome c ases h uman r emains m ay h ave d ecayed w ithout v isible
t race.
T here
i s
h owever
e lsewhere i n B ritain t hat E BA g raves m ay, i n f act, b e
s ome
e vidence
f rom r ecent
e xcavations
t his a bsence m ay b e o riginal a nd t hat ' cenotaphs ( Allen D . 1 982, 7 8-9).
s ome
S ample a nd yopulation A lthough a lmost n umber
o f
s idered
i n
s urvey
a t housand
e xamples
o f
r elation
a nd
t he
t o
p ossible
c arbon d eterminations
d eposits m ay s eem a c omparatively l arge
E BA b urial
p ractices
c hronological
f or E BA b urials
B ritain s uggest a d ate r ange f rom a t b urial t raditions ( Tables 5 4-55). i ncrease
t his
s pan
t o
U nfortunately i mpossible p articular
t o
s pan o f a nd
t he a bsence o f t he
must
b e
a rea c overed
t otal
b y
t hese
b urials.
o ther E BA m aterial
c ont his R adio-
t hroughout
l east c 1 800 b c t o 1 200 b c f or E BA C alibration o f t hese d ates w ould
o ver a m illennium
a ssess
t his
t he l arge g eographical
( Watkins
1 975,
E BA c emeteries
p robable
s ize
l ocality o ver a k nown t ime
s pan,
o f
o f
A ppendix I C).
a ny s ize m akes
t he
p opulation
f rom b urial
i t
i n
r emains.
a
U nder
t hese c ircumstances i t i s a lso i mpossible t o e stimate t he s ignificance o f t he r elative n umbers o f a dults a nd c hildren o r o f. m en a nd w omen i dentified a s r egards I n
i n t he a rea. S ettlement e vidence m ay p rove m ore i nstructive g roup s ize i n a n a rea w ith n o r eal c emetery t radition.
t he
s mall
s ample
o f
i ndividuals
i dentified a s
t o a ge
a nd
s ex
t here i s a n e xcess o f a dult m ales o ver a dult f emales. H owever, t his a pparent d iscrepancy i n n umbers s hould b e a pproached w ith s ome c aution. A w orld-wide s tudy o f m ortuary r emains i ndicated t hat a n a pparent e xcess
o f
a dult
m ales
r ather
t han a f eature
m ales
i n
r emains
a ny t he
f emales m ay b e a r esult
p rehistoric
p opulation m ay h ave
( Weiss
b etween
o ver
o f
1 972).
b een
I n t he n orth o f
n umbers
i dentification o f
p opulations
o f
a dult
i nhumations,
o f t hat
o verestimated E ngland
m ales
a s
a nd
a nd
m odern f rom
s keletal
t he g reater d iscrepancy
f emales
o ccurs
i n
B urial r ite I nhumation
C remation
A dult m ale
4 5
A dult
1 4
1 3
1 9
3 4
1 6
1 3
f emale
' Adult' C hildren
( 0-11
C hildren
( 12-17
y ears) y ears)
7
5
7
9 9 W hile t hat
i t
t he
f ollows:
A ge/Sex
b urial
b ias
t he n umber o f
i s
p ractices
p ossible a nd
r ites
i n o lder e xcavations
t hat
t his
a ccorded i t w as
r epresents
7 4 a r eal
t o m en a nd w omen,
c onsidered q uite e asy
120
d ifference i n t he i t t o
i s
a lso
l ikely
d etermine
t he
sex
of an inhumation and considerable bias is shown in these results. the more diff�cult task of determining the sex of cremated remains considerably more caution was exercised and a larger number of deposits are identified only as 'adults'. Ln
I n both inhumation and cremation deposits the age of adults, like children, has rarely been estimated. According to evidence from a variety of prehistoric cultures life expectancy in the B•ron ze Age may have been of the order of about 32 years, although some aged individuals are known (Hassan 1981, 102-123). This figure is quite likely, given that the average life expectancy in the Middle Ages was of a similar order and has only increased considerably over the last two -cen turies.
CHRONOLOGY Traditional chronologies Although radiocarbon dating is -the most significant objective contribution to chronological studies in prehistory,· the number of radiocarbon. determinations for British prehistoric sites is still com This is particularly the case for burial sites of paratively small. probable Beaker and EBA date, which comprise the largest group of sites Traditional chronological schemes form the basis for for this period. the organisation and discussion of material of the period with some rather spasmodic references to radiocarbon determinations, not infrequently only a single determination from a site. Traditional chronologies for British prehistory are based on or more of the following:
one
artifact typology artifact technology economy funerary customs site stratigraphy social organisation connections between Britain and Europe generally connections between Britain, historical chronologies
southern Europe and areas
palaeobotany and other environmental studies
121
with
The limitations of the archaeological evidence particularly applicable to the c9nstruction of chronological schemes are: different types of sites are known for different periods general lack of settlement sites for Neolithic
EBA
lack of deep stratigraphy. on British sites many artifacts associations
are known largely
as
single
finds,
without
differing 'traditions' within Br.itain make it difficult compile a chronological scheme for the whole country
to
comparatively small number of exotic artifacts which provide correlations with other chronological schemes in Europe probable connections with historically dated sequences do extend earlier than about the mid 2nd millennium BC
not
Bronze Age chronologies Traditional chronologies for the Bronze Age in Britain have relied heavily upon the identification of items of material culture which might be compared with similar artifacts in the more closely dated European sequence. Such material has often been interpreted in terms of an invasion model, or Britain has been identified as the last point in a chain of culture diffusion across Europe, with an appropriate time lag necessary for the Channel crossing. In the early part of the Bronze Age grave a�sociations are of prime importance, with a shift to bronzes in the later Bronze Age. The first major corpus of pottery and associated grave goo�s from Bronze Age burials was provided by Abercromby in 1912. His study of Beaker typology and chronology provided a basic model for the interpretation of Beaker remains, slightly re-adjusted only as late as 1963 by Stuart Piggott. · Childe also used pottery as the basic analytical tool for the identification of archaeological cultures, (Childe 1949, 9) while the more exotic grave goods, by which the relative dates of different assemblages might be established were used by Piggott to identify the 'Wessex culture' (Piggott 1938). For these writers the major changes apparent in the . archaeological record were attributable to .foreign influence or actual influx,· �eakers from the Rhineland in the EBA, the Wessex culture from Brittany in the MBA and Deverel-Rimbury urns fiom continental LBA cultures. Supposed connections with the shaft graves at Mycenae, themselves containing objects of Egyptian manufacture for which an historical chronology was available, linked Wessex culture material to an historically dated horizon at c 1550 - 1450 BC. Other dates were more tentative. Although often- reliant upon individual artifact chronologies the wider social implications of archaeological interpretations were not ignored, particularly in Chiide's concept of an. archaeological 'culture' and in the identification of Wessex 'chiefs' by Piggott. Because distinct types. of burial context, rite and grave goods were found associated with each of the major ceramic styles of the Bronze Age this 'cultural' scheme held good as a chronological sequence. 122
I n t he 1 950s.various r econsiderations p articularly u rns, s uggested t hat s ome a ttributable
t o a n e arlier p eriod.
o f p resumed L BA m aterial, o f t his m aterial m ay b e
M argaret S mith's r e-examination o f
t he c ontinental c onnections o f t he B ritish ' ornament h orizon b ronzes, f ound i n a ssociation w ith D everel-Rimbury u rns w as o f p articular i mportance ( Smith M .A. 1 959). S mith's s uggestion t hat t hese b ronzes b elonged t o t he M iddle B ronze A ge b roke t he p resumed B eaker-Wessex-urn s equence a nd p rovided t he i mpetus
f or t he r e-examination o f g rave g oods
a ssociated w ith s uch b ronzes. T he r ecognition t hat B eakers, f ood v essels a nd u rns m ight a ll b e a ttributed t o t he E BA w as c onfirmed b y l ater r adiocarbon d eterminations. M ajor m odern s tudies o f E BA c eramics h ave
c oncentrated u pon t he t ypology a nd o rigins
t ypes, e dged
o f
i ndividual
c eramic
t heir a ssociated r ites a nd g rave g oods, a lthough i t i s a cknowlt hat t hese t ypes m ay b e a t l east p artly c ontemporary ( Longworth
1 961:
S impson
1 968:
C larke 1 970).
T he o nly
m ajor
c hronological
s cheme f or t he E arly B ronze A ge d erived f rom m odern c eramic s tudies i s t hat p ut f orward b y D avid C larke. B ronzes h ave o f c ourse a lso b een u sed
a s
t he
b asis
f or B ronze A ge
c hronologies.
D etailed
r egional
s tudies o f m etal w ork a nd e arly m etal w orking g enerally ( e.g. C oles 1 962a; 1 966; E ogan 1 964; B ritton 1 963) t ogether w ith t he r esults o f m etallurgical a nalyses ( e.g. B urgess 1 968a) p rovided t he p otential f or f urther t ypological d ivision o f B ronze A ge b ronzes. T his s hift i n e mphasis f rom a rchaeological c ultures t o t echnological p eriodisation a s t he b asis o f c hronology w as e xemplified b y B urgess' s cheme f or t he B ronze A ge b ased e ntirely o n i ndustrial p hases o f b ronze w orking ( Burgess
1 974).
T he l atest a ttempt t o p rovide a c hronological a nd s ocial o verview o f t he p eriod i s o f a d ifferent n ature. I n a b old a ttempt t o e scape a rtifact-based c hronologies B urgess p resented i n h is s tudy T he A ge o f S tonehenge c oncept o f
( 1980a) a ' spirit o f t he e ra' p eriodisation b ased o n t he ' constant c ulture c ontact'. I n t his s cheme t he m ajor
e lement
c hange i s
o f
i n t he r ealm o f
i deas
a nd B urgess
c asts o ff
b oth
t he ' Three A ge' r eferents a nd t echnological p hases. I nstead a s uccess ion o f p eriods e ach o f ' fundamentally d ifferent c haracter' i s d efined, e ach i dentified b y t he n ame o f t ions e ra'
a s ite f or w hich r adiocarbon
d etermina-
a re a vailable a nd w hich ' epitomises t he e ssential s pirit o f i ts ( Burgess 1 980a, 2 1-24). T he l imitations o f t hese t ypes o f
c hronology w ill n ow b e d iscussed. B ecause
o f
t he n ature a nd l imitations
o f
t he a vailable
e vidence
n one o f t he t raditional c hronological s chemes f or t he B ritish B ronze A ge a re t rue c hronologies. T hey a re, r ather, a c ombination o f t ypology, p eriodisation, s ocial i nterpretation a nd t he e vidence o f s ite s tratigraphy. T hese c hronologies h ave t o b e u nderstood i n t erms o f t he m odels o f s ocial o rganisation a nd s ocial c hange o n w hich t hey a re b ased. B ronze A ge c hronologies f all i nto t wo t ypes f irst, t hose b ased u pon t he t ypological s tudy o f a s ingle a rtifact, a nd s econd t hose b ased u pon a w ider r ange o f a rchaeological
e vidence s uch a s a rtifacts a nd s ites,
d efined a s
' cultures' o r ' traditions'.
C hronology f rom t ypology F our g eneral f actors s hould b e c onsidered w hen u sing a rtifact t ypology a s t he b asis o f a ' chronological' s cheme. F irst, t he m ore c omplex t he a rtifact, t hat i s, t he m ore t raits c an b e d istinguished b y
1 23
v isual i nspection o r s cientific a nalysis, t he g reater t he p otential f or t ypological s ubdivision. S econd, t he n umber o f c ategories p roduced i n a ny t ypology i s a rtifact. T hird, t hetical
s cheme
m aterial,
a f unction o f t he t ype o f a nalysis a pplied t o t he t ypology i s n ot c hronology. A t ypology i s a h ypoo f
t he
d evelopment
c hronological
i ndependently. F our, t he a rtifact s hould b e r elated d ifferences
i n c ast
a nd
i s
v alidity
a n
i nterpretation
o f
w hich
m ust
b ronzes m ay b e
s ignificant b ut
a s
t he r elevant
t rait
o f a n S mall
s mall d eviations
i n
O ver p recise d efinition c an b e a rtificially. T hese p oints a re
i llustrated b y v arious a nalyses o f B ritish B ronze A ge w hich c hronologies h ave b een d erived. s hape
t he
p roved
d egree o f d escriptive d efinition t o t he t ype o f a rtifact c oncerned.
t he d ecoration o f p ottery m ay n ot b e. m isleading a nd m ay c ategorise a n o bject
U sing
o f
b e
f or
m aterial,
a nalysis
f rom
A bercromby
a nd
l ater P iggott d efined t hree g roups o f B ritish B eakers ( Abercromby 1 912: P iggott 1 963). U sing d ecorative m otif a s t he c riterion o f a nalysis C larke
i dentified
s even
( Clarke
1 970).
N either
t ype o f
m ay h ave b een o f s ignificance t o t he o riginal m akers p urely f unctional f eature. A bercromby a nd C larke
c ategorisation
a nd n either i s a b oth i nterpreted
t heir s ion.
B eaker t ypes a s a d irect r esult o f f oreign i nfluence o r i ntruA t t hese p oints o f ' invasion o r ' influence' t he s equence o f
t ypes
o f
E uropean
B ritish B eakers c hronology.
c ould b e
t ied
t o a p articular p lace
U sing a n a lternative m odel
o f
r egional d ifferent
d evelopment L anting a nd v an d er W aals i nterpretation o f t he s ame m aterial u sed
a nalysis
l inks
c hronological o f
t his
B eakers
u sed o ccur
e quation
t ype o f
o f
s ingly.
p attern
C larke's b ook
p recise d ate
o f
o ccurs
a nd
w ith
f rom b urial
t hat,
a
c ontexts
i n w hich
t hat a rtifacts i n g eneral u se,
t he
t he
t o
o f
s ome,
t he a s a
p roduce
a
i n B ritain.
i n e quating
t ypology a nd
A lthough b ronzes
c hronology a re a pparent
a re m uch m ore a menable
s tudy t han B ronze A ge c eramics m ost
s tray f inds.
t hey
c hronology
b asis
t ypes w hich c an b e c onsulted
b ronzes.
t he
t his s ort o f b ecome p igeon
b y
f ound
p articular
T he i ntegrity
r eligiously u sed,
i s
t he
b e c ontradicted b ecause
f rom t he h ypotheses w hich a re
B eaker
t ypological a s
s lot
B eaker
t he g reatest d anger o f
B eaker c orpus
p roblems
s tudy o f
p recise
a re
P erhaps
f or a ny B eaker
S imilar t he
c annot
i n
i nflux a nd
( 1972) p roduced a b y C larke. B ut e ach
o utside c onnections.
' types' w ith c hronology i s
d isassociated
t ypology.
' type' o f o f
a nalysis
i n t hese s tudies
i n a c hronological
b ecomes
i n
h ypothetical o n t he b asis
p articular
u sually h oled
a
s pan,
l imited
T hese a re d ifficult
t o
r elate
E BA
t o
t o
m etalwork
o ther i tems o f
m aterial c ulture, a nd t o t he e vidence f rom s ettlements a nd b urial s ites w here b ronzes a re r are. T he e arliest s tages o f c opper w orking a nd ntirely h ypothetical a nd a re o f f or e xample a re e B urgess p oints o ut, e ven i n l ater M oreover, a s aution i n e quating i ndustrial o r n ecessary t o e xercise c
b ronze t echnology u nknown d uration. s tages
i t
i s
t ypological s tages w ith c hronological p hases. A lthough t he i dea o f a d evelopmental s equence o f i ncreasing t echnological c omplexity i s a ppealing,
i t
i ndustrial
p hases
1 94) . c ountry
p ossible
w ide
t hat d ifferent
c ontinued
T he d evelopment o f
c hronological d istinct
i s
t ypes
c hronological
b ronzes
b ronze m etallurgy o n a r egional,
b asis m ay f urther c omplicate a ny e quation.
o f
i n u se s imultaneously ( Burgess
I ndividual i ndicators,
f inds
a lthough
p ost q uem f or a p articular t echnique o f
1 24
p otential
s hould n ot t here m ay
m anufacture.
b e b e
o f
v arious
1 974,
1 90-
r ather t han t ypological/
c onsidered a s a
t erminus
T he
r elevance o f m etal
t ypology a nd
' industrial
d evelopments
t o
o ther a spects o f-material c ulture a nd t o s ocial l ife a nd s ocial o rganisation c an a lso b e q uestioned. O ne o f t he r easons B urgess g ives f or a m etalwork b ased c hronology ( rather t han o ne b ased o n c eramics) i s t he m ay,
' undiminished r elevance' o f b ronzes t hroughout t he p eriod. h owever, h ave v aried c onsiderably t hroughout t he B ronze A ge.
s ocial
s ignificance a nd
' value'
o f
b ronze
i n t he e arly s tages o f
T his T he
c opper
a nd b ronze w orking w hen b ronze a rtifacts w ere c omparatively r are a nd s omething o f a n ovelty, m ay h ave b een q uite d ifferent f rom l ater p eriods w hen b ronze t ools a nd w eapons w ere m uch m ore c ommon. T he e quation o f c hanges i n b ronze t echnology w ith c hanges i n o ther a spects o f m aterial c ulture, s ubsistence, s ocial o rganisation a nd r eligious b eliefs i s p articularly s weeping ( e.g. B urgess 1 974, 1 94-198). I f t ypology
d oes
n ot n ecessarily e qual
c hronology
t hen a ttempts
t o
l ink
p articular a spects o f s ocial l ife a nd o rganistion w ith s tages i n ' industrial' d evelopment a nd t o e stablish c ause a nd e ffect f rom t hese h ypothetical c orrelations, a re u nsound. ' Cultures' a nd T he
c hronology
s econd m ajor
t ype
t he c haracterisation d istinctive s ocial, H owever,
a s
w ith
' tradition'
i s
d istinction
w as
n eed
n ot
o f
c hronological
s cheme
t ypological
p hases,
a p eriod d efined b y a ' culture'
n ot n ecessarily a d iscrete
c hronological
a cknowledged b y C hilde w ho n oted
r epresent
i s p eriodisation,
o r
o f a p articular t ime s pan a ccording t o c ertain s epulchral, t echnological o r o ther f eatures.
t he s ame
c hronological
t hat
s pan.
o r
T his
e ach
' culture'
s pan i n d ifferent
g eograph-
i cal a reas. C ultural p hases c ould o nly b e s ynchronised b y c ommodities w hich e njoyed a l imited c urrency a nd w hich w ere i nterchanged b etween g roups
o f
( Childe
1 949,
T he 1 980, a nd a s
p eople.
m ost
d efines
r adical a ttempt p eriods
n ature o f a nd
i ncreased u pheaval r ather t his i deas
i n t erms
' culture
i ndicative
c hange
T he b asic u nit
o f
c hange'
a d istinct
t he
c ulture w as
r eplaces
a t o f
p eriodisation, i deas.
b reaks s ocial
T his
t he
s ocial
a way
t hat b y
c oncept
f rom t he
g roup o r p hase
t hese w ith p eriods
d efined
p opulation p ressure, a c hanging ( Burgess 1 980a, 2 2-24 e t s eq.).
t han a d escriptive t ype a nd
o f
g roup
9 ).
b y
o f
B urgess
i dea o f o f
i n
t he m echanics ' culture'
t echnological
s uch
c oncepts
a s
s ocial o rder a nd s piritual T his i s a n i nterpretative
p eriodisation.
T hree m ajor
p roblems
b eset
o f a pproach. F irst b ecause p eriods a re d efined i n t erms o f s ocial m ovements i t i s d ifficult t o e stablish a d irect
c orrelation b etween t hese f actors a nd a spects o f m aterial c ulture w hich c omprise t he a vailable a rchaeological e vidence. S econd, i f i deas d o n 3t
c orrelate
d irectly w ith m aterial
b etween p eriodisation a nd T hird, b een
t he
s ites w hich a re u sed
p reserved
r epresentative d ifficulties
a nd o f
c ulture
t emporal s equence t o
e xcavated
d efine
b y
i s
c an b e s een i n B urgess'
t he
t he ' spirit' o f
c hance.
a p articular e ra b ut
t hen
d ifficult T hey
m ay
s cheme.
a re
r elationship t o
e stablish.
e ach e ra h ave n ot
t herefore
b e
e xceptional.
F or
e xample,
T hese
m any i tems
o f m aterial c ulture c urrent i n t he M eldon B ridge p eriod c ontinue i n u se i nto t he M ount P leasant p eriod. T he i ntroduction o f m etallurgy a nd t he B eaker t radition p rovide ' a c onvenient p oint' a t w hich t o m ake t he d ivision b etween t han a g loss ( ibid, 2 3). h ave
n o
t he
t wo
p eriods,
b ut
t hese
t wo
f eatures
w ere n o m ore
o n e xisting t raditions' a nd l ife c ontinued m uch a s b efore I f m etallurgy a nd t he i ntroduction o f t he B eaker t radition
p articular
r elevance
t hen i t
1 25
i s
d ifficult
t o
s ee
w hy
t hey
s hould
b e
u sed
a s
i ndicators
o f
t he M ount P leasant
p eriod.
D espite
t he
a ssertion t hat n ew C riteria a re b eing u sed t he M ount P leasant, O verton a nd B edd B ranwen p eriods a ppear t o a ccord w ith t he s equence o f B eaker, f ood
v essel
a nd u rn t raditions
e xplanations s imply b een
e stablished
m uch
e arlier.
T he
o ld
o f s ocial c hange s uch a s i nvasion a nd d iffusion r eplaced w ith n ew o nes. A rchaeological ' cultures
h ave h ave
b een M ore
r eplaced b y ' traditions', b ut w ithout a ny s ocial a ffiliation. i mportantly h owever w hen c onsidering t his s cheme a s a c hronology
i t
n ecessary
i s
A lthough
h is
t o
e xamine B urgess' u se o f
c hronology d efines
d eterminations f rom t ype s ites, a ssociated w ith t his m ethod o f a ssociated d ates B urgess a t
w ith
b oth
c alibrated i s
a ble
s pecific
( McKerrell
t o d efine e ach p eriod s ome m ajor
d eterminations. o f
1 975,
i n a bsolute
c hange
a nd
t he
6 5-66). t erms
t ook p lace.
a re
n o d efinite b reaks
i n t he s equence
a nd
H owever
t hen
h istorical
B y
c arbon d eterminations f rom v arious o f t hese t ype s ites g uishable w hen t he r adiocarbon m ethodology i s a pplied t here
r adiocarbon
B urgess i gnores t he c onventions d ating a nd t he s tatistical e rror
r adiocarbon d eterminations
f rom t hem
p oints
r adiocarbon
e ach p eriod i n t erms
d oing a rgues t he
s o t hat
r adio-
a re i ndistinc orrectly. I f
t he d ifferences
i n
t he ' spirit' o f e ach e ra a re m uch l ess d istinct. W hat a re d efined a s r adical s ocial c hanges a nd u pheavals m ay, i f t hey t ook p lace o ver a l onger
p eriod,
b e
i nterpreted a s
g radual
s ocial
c hange.
S ite s tratigraphy E vidence E BA
b urial
f rom
t he n orth o f
p ractices
E ngland
c oncerning
t heir a ssociations
t o
s ufficient o ld
F ew T he
g round
i ndividual
o f
o f
d etails
s tratigraphy. t he
s tandards f or
s urface d oes
s tratigraphic
T he
s equence
h owever e vidence
c ould
f rom
t he a rea i s
p rovide a c rude f rom
s ites
o f
p reviously, t he 1 9th a nd e arly b elow t hose
e xcavations
a d eposit,
o f
b urial
a ssociations
r ecording much t hese
b e d etermined i s
p oor.
i n
i n
r e-interpretation
p osition o f
O f t hese s ites o nly C hatton S andyford m odern s tandards a nd t he q uality o f e vidence
o f
s ubstantial
r ecorded
s ite.
e xcavation a nd
t he a ccounts
o r
c hronology
f ound
b urials i n s ingle g raves. A s d iscussed o f b urials i n t he a rea w ere e xamined i n t he t oday.
b urial d eposit
t he
b e
w ith
c entury
o ne
t o
c ontexts
2 0th
t han
i s
m ultiple m ajority e xpected
m ore
a nd
b elow,
s ome
s ummarised
s ite
o n o r a bove
d atum l ine
w here
p rovide o f f or
t he
t ype
i n T able
o f 5 3.
h as b een e xcavated a ccording t o t he m ajority o f t he e xcavated
A lmost
n othing
c an b e
e stablished
f or
s ites i n C umbria w hich h ave s uffered p articularly f rom b ad e xcavation. I n g eneral t he w ell e stablished s equence, B eaker - f ood v essel e nlarged f ood v essel - u rn, i s f ound. E xceptions a re E tall M oor ( p.166)
a nd H arbottle P eels,
c ollared u rn. b urial
d eposits
w here a f ood v essel w as
A ssociations a re d iscussed
o f m aterial s eparately
f ound
i n t he
f ound
t ogether r elevant
s econdary t o i n i ndividual
s ections
b elow
( pp.146-181), r ecorded c ases
b ut c an b e w here m ore
s ummarised q uite s imply. I n a ll a dequately t han o ne v essel h as b een p laced w ith a s ingle
b urial,
v essels
l ike t ype a re
o nly
o f
f ound i n c ombination,
t hat
i s,
B eakers w ith B eakers, f ood v essels w ith f ood v essels, a nd u rns w ith u rns a nd i ncense c ups. D ifferent d ecorative s tyles w ithin t he i ndividual
c eramic
s hire v ases a nd n oted. F irst,
t ypes
a re h owever k nown i n c ombination
' local' f ood t he l arge
( e.g.
Y ork-
v essels). T wo p ossible e xceptions m ay b e i ncense c up a nd f ood v essel p loughed u p a lthough t he d irect a ssociat ogether a t R oseden, I lderton ( 354-355), he c ircumstances, a s t hey t ion o f t he t wo v essels i s u ncertain, i n t b u r ia l s . A n d s e c on d , t he c ould h ave c ome f rom s eparate c ontigious
126
a ssociation
o f
i ndividual
Y eavering ( 648, e 51, r esidual m aterial.
B eaker
6 63),
s herds w ith
u rned
a lthough t hese m ight b e
c remations
a t
i nterpreted
a s
R adiocarbon c hronology f rom s ites i n B ritain a nd I reland T he
r adiocarbon d eterminations
c urrently a vailable f or L ate
N eo-
l ithic a nd E arly B ronze A ge c eramics i n B ritain a nd I reland a re s ummarised i n T able 5 4, t he r eferences f or w hich c an b e f ound i n T able
5 5. B y c omparison w ith t he n umber o f k nown s ites o f t he p eriod, t he n umber o f s uch d eterminations i s s mall, p articularly f or f ood v essels. T he m aterial r epresented i n t he B eaker p art o f t he T able c omes n ot o nly f rom g raves, b ut a lso f rom d omestic a nd ' ritual s ites, e .g. M ount P leasant,
F ifty F arm,
K nap H ill,
f or f ood v essels a nd u rns t ion o f M ount P leasant, D ownpatrick. T he
e arliest
L ion P oint a nd N orthton,
w hile
t hat
i s p redominantly f rom g raves, w ith t he e xcepB allynagilly, C oney I sland a nd M eadowlands,
u nequivocal d ates
f or B eaker m aterial a re a
s eries
f rom t he s ettlement s ite a t B allynagilly, C o. T yrone, c 2 000 - 1 850 b e, w ith c ombed ( UB558), f alse r elief ( UB556) a nd f inger t ip d ecorated s herds ( UB557). F ine a nd c oarse B eaker w ares h ave b een r ecognised a t t his s ite, a nd c hequer a nd l ozenge p atterns a re f ound, s uggesting a ffinities w ith C larke -s N /MR a nd S outhern B eaker g roups 3 5).
H owever,
u ntil
f ully p ublished,
( ApSimon 1 969,
i t i s n ot p ossible
t o m ake c om-
p arisons w ith m aterial f rom o ther a reas. N o c ord d ecorated s herds h ave b een i dentified i n t he a ssemblage, d espite i ts e arly d ating. T wo o ther e arly d eterminations ( BM 4 37 a nd B M 4 38) f rom P inhole C ave, D erbyshire h ave b een o btained f rom b ulked s amples, a nd a s s uch t heir v alue a s d ating e vidence f or t wo S 4 b eakers f rom t he s ite i s i n d oubt. T hey a re, h owever, r eviewed w hen
l isted h ere f or t he s ake o f c ompleteness, a nd m ight b e m ore d eterminations o f B eaker m aterial a re a vailable.
T he B allynagilly d ates, w ith a d eveloped B eaker a ssemblage, d o a t l east o ffer t he p rospect t hat s imilarly e arly m aterial m ay b e o btained e lsew here. A t
o nly t wo s ites,
o ther t han B allynagilly,
h as a B eaker s equence
b een d ated, n amely a t M ount P leasant a nd N orthton, S outh H arris. A ll o ther d eterminations c ome f rom s ingle d eposits o nly. T he M ount P leasant d ates, f rom c 1 680 - 1 460 b e e ncompass a l arge v ariety o f B eaker
t ypes
f ound i n l ayer 5 ( the s econdary s ilts),
o f
t he s ite
I V
e nclosure d itch, i ncluding A OC, N 1/D, S 2-3 a nd S 4 s herds, N /MR m aterial f rom a h earth i n t he m ain e nclosure d itch, a nd t he l ater a ssociation o f B eaker, t he
f ood
v essel a nd c ollared u rn s herds i n t he t ertiary s ilts
s ite I V c omplex ( Wainwright
1 979,
7 5-124,
1 86).
T he
o f
a pparent
c ontemporaneity o f s herds o f s o m any o f C larke's B eaker t ypes i n t he s ame s ilts, a nd t he c ontinuance i n u se o f A OC f orms, c onsidered t o s tand a t t he b eginning o f B eaker d evelopment i n B ritain, a re o f p articular i nterest. A t N orthton, S outh H arris, t wo h orizons w ere i dentified, w ith s tone b uilt s tructures a nd s everal t housand B eaker s herds o f N orthern w ith B eakers k nown c olour a nd s ize. o nly h aphazard
B ritish t ype ( Simpson 1 976). T hese m ay b e c ompared f rom g raves, b ut m anifest a g reater r ange o f f abric, S ome ' domestic' v essels, w ithout d ecoration, o r w ith f ingernail i mpressions w ere a lso f ound. S ome
t ypological c hange w as n oted b etween t he B eakers f rom h orizon I , t ypified b y h orizontal g rooved o rnament o n t he n eck , a nd t hose f rom B eaker
h orizon
I I,
w ith
a
g reater
127
s lackness
o f
p rofile
a nd
a
m ultiplicity o f d ecorated t herefore, n ot j ust a s
z ones. N orthton i s o f t he o nly s ite i n t he
p articular i mportance c ountry p roducing a
d omestic a ssemblage o f N orthern B eakers ( cf. C larke 1 970), b ut b ecause t hese e xhibit c hanges i n d ecorative s tyle w ithin t wo d ated p hases, w hich h ave b een r ecognised a rchaeologically. T he d ifference i n d ate b etween t he t wo p hases w ould h owever a ppear t o b e s mall, a s t he t wo r adiocarbon d ifferent
d eterminations
( Arch.
a re
n ot
s tatistically
s ignificantly
S ite I ndex 1 .5).
T he m ajority o f
B eaker d eterminations
l ie w ithin a p eriod f rom t he
l ate 3 rd t o t he m id-2nd m illennium b c, w ith l ater c ontinuance p ossible i ndicated b y m aterial f rom M ount P leasant, a b urial w ith a S 4 B eaker a nd j et d isc-bead a t B albirnie, F ife ( Ritchie 1 975), a S 4 B eaker a nd a f lat b ronze k nife-dagger f rom a c ist a t A shgrove, F ife ( Henshall 1 966) a nd f rom a d eposit b etween t he k erb s tones o f t he p assage g rave a t s ite 8 , K nowth. U nfortunately w ith t he s mall n umber o f d eterminations a vailable, i t i s n ot y et p ossible t o f orm a ny r eliable i dea o f c urrency o f p articular B eaker t ypes, a s h as b een p ossible w ith
t he t he
D utch m aterial ( Lanting a nd M ook 1 977, 8 3-94). D eterminations f or A OC m aterial, f or e xample 4 a re a vailable o nly f rom a b urial a t A ntofts, Y orkshire ( BM 6 2 1 800 - 1 50 b c), a nd a s s herds i n t he l ater " ritual" c ontext o f M ount P leasant ( BM 6 68 1 680 ± 6 0 b c), b oth l ate d ates b y c omparison w ith D utch A OC B eakers, d ated t o c 2 250 - 2 000 b c ( ibid, 8 9). I t i s p ossible t hat t he t ypes o f B eakers p laced i n g raves f orm a s omewhat m aterial
d ifferent c hronological s equence f rom a ssociations o f s imilar i n d omestic a ssemblages. T hat i s, c ertain t ypes o f B eaker m ay
h ave c ontinued i n d omestic u se l ong i nappropriate f or i nclusion i n g raves.
a fter b eing T his h ypothesis
p resent b e t ested w ith r egard t o t he B ritish b eakers, s uggested f or t he D utch P rotruding F oot B eaker ( PFB)
c onsidered c annot a t
a lthough i t i s S equence t hat
' beakers o f t ype la , w hich o ccur i n g raves o nly i n e arly c ontext o ccur i n s ettlements a lso i n l ate c ontext ( ibid, 8 7). F rom d ated s ites w here t he B eaker t ypes c an b e i dentified ( Table 5 6) i t w ould s eem t hat a w ide r ange o f d ecorative s tyles w as w ell e stablished b etween c 2 000 - 1 750 b c i ncluding l ate S outhern t ypes, w hich m ay e ven h ave a ppeared p rior t o 2 000 b c, a nd w hich a lso s urvive l ate i n t he B eaker p eriod. N orthern d ecorative s tyles l ater, c 1 750 b c o nwards, b ut i n v iew o f t he p aucity o f l ittle
s ignificance
D eterminations
c an b e a ttached
t o t his a t
f or f ood v essels
a nd u rns
a ppear s omewhat d ated m aterial,
t he m oment. i ndicate a l ong c urrency
o f u se f or b oth c eramic t ypes, e xtending f rom c 1 800 - 1 200 b c, w ith e ven l ater d ates f rom a n u rn b urial a t B rown E dge, T otley, D erbyshire ( Lewis 1 966, 1 16), a nd a s ample k ept f rom o ld e xcavations a t G reat A yton M oor, Y orkshire ( Pierpoint 1 979a, 2 24-5). U rn d ates e arlier t han t hose p resently a vailable f or f ood v essels a re i ndicated f rom H arpley, N orfolk, B rightwell, S uffolk a nd B renig 4 5 i n D enbigh. F ood v essel t ypes f rom n on-funerary c ontexts a re r epresented b y d eterminations f rom B allynagilly, C oney I sland a nd M ount P leasant, a nd u rns i n s imilar c ontexts f rom M ount P leasant a nd f rom M eadowlands, D ownpatrick. T he t wo p hases o f o ccupation i dentified b y t he e xcavator a t t he l atter s ite a re c orroborated b y t he s ignificantly d ifferent d ates o btained f rom t he u pper a nd l ower o ccupation l ayers, a lthough n o t ypological d ifferences w ere f ound b etween t he c ollared u rns f rom e ach p hase. T wo p ossible B eaker s herds w ith c ombed d ecoration ( Pollock a nd W aterman 1 964, f ig.12.2-3) w ere f ound i n l ayer 6 a t M eadowlands, t hat i s, b etween t he
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t wo d ated o ccupation l evels,
i .e.
m ay s till h ave b een . current,
b ut
m aterial i s u nknown,
a nd
c 1 625 - 1 375 b e,
w hen s uch p ottery
t heir d irect a ssociation w ith t he u rn
t hey m ay h ave b een d erived m aterial.
A f ew d ates m ay b e i nferred f or p ottery i n a k nown s tratigraphic r elationship w ith d ated m aterial, o r i n p ossible a ssociation w ith i t. T ermini a nte e ms a re S warkeston, D erbyshire,
p rovided f or B eakers a nd s tructures u nderneath p rimary a nd s econdary b arrows,
a t t he
l atter w ith a c ollared u rn d etermination o f 1 395 2 = 1 60 b c ( NPL-17), a nd a t B allynagilly f or c harcoal, o verlying B eaker m aterial, 1 640 l i t6 0 b c ( UB 198). A p rimary c remation i n a n e nlarged f ood v essel a t B renig 5 1 w as i ntermediate s tratigraphicallz b etween a d etermination f or t he s tripped p re-barrow s urface 1 560 — 70 b c ( HAR801) a nd a s econdary c remation i n a c ollared u rn, 1 470 ± 7 0 b c ( HAR802). A lso a t B renig, s ite 4 5, a n u rned c remation w as f ound i n a p it, d ug i nto t he e astern s egment o f
a p alisade
t rench,
t he f ill o f w hich p roduced c harcoal d ated
t o 1 340 ± 7 0 b c ( HAR658), a nd a t B renig 4 0, a c ollared u rn m ay p ossibly h ave b een a ssociated w ith a w ooden p latform o r s mall ' mortuary h ouse', p lanks f rom w hich g ave d ates o f 1 470 2 =80 bc and 1 380 2 =80 bc ( HAR799, H AR800). T he p recise n ature o f t he w ooden s tructure a nd i ts r elationship
t o
t he u rn h ad b een d isturbed b y e arlier b arrow d iggers.
O nly t hree d eterminations f or E arly B ronze A ge c eramics h ave b een o btained w ithin t he a rea o f s tudy, n amely f rom C hatton S andyford, K irkhill, H epple a nd H owick H eugh: t hese a re i ncorporated i n T able 5 4 a nd
i ndicated b y a n a sterisk*.
O ther a ssociated d ating e vidence B eakers T he c hronological i mplications o f t he m ost r ecent s tudy o f B eaker p ottery ( Clarke 1 970) a re c losely a ssociated w ith a n i nterpretation o f t he m aterial i n t erms o f c ontinental o rigins. T his, i n t urn, i s b ased u pon
t he
r ecognition o f
i ndividual B eaker
t ypäs d efined p rimarily
b y
t he d ecorative m otifs e mployed o n e ach p ot. M uch d epends t herefore, C larke's w ork, o n t he i ntegrity o f h is B eaker t ypes. S ome g roups
i n o f
B eakers w ith c ertain t echniques o f d ecoration a nd p articular m otifs a re e asily i dentifiable, f or e xample t ypes w hich u se o nly a s ingle d ecorative t echnique s uch a s A OC, ' Barbed w ire', r usticated o r f ingern ail
d ecoration a nd,
i n m ore c omplex p atterns,
s ome S outhern b eaker t ypes. o f m otif, i s w ell
O ther g roupings,
t he l ozenge m otifs o f
b ased u pon a c ombination
a re l ess r eliable, i n p articular t he N /NR B eakers. T his t ype r epresented i n t he n orth o f E ngland, a ccording t o C larke's
c lassification,
b ut
t he
e xamples
o f
s uch B eakers w ould a ppear t o
h ave
v ery l ittle i n c ommon. I t i s d ifficult t o s ee a ny r eal m easure o f c omparability b etween s uch d iversely d ecorated B eakers a s t hose f rom A lwinton,
A keld,
( figs.83 a nd 8 8) v ariety
o f
D ilston ( Tait
P ark
' A
1 965 n os.36,
a nd 3 8,
' B', 4 2,
F ord o r 4 3,
H orton
4 5-7).
C astle
T he
l arge
B eaker d ecoration s ubsumed i n t his g roup w as a cknowledged b y
C larke, w ho s uggested t hat ' it s eems t o h ave b een e ngulfed a t a n e arly s tage b y t he N orthern B ritish/Dutch g roup b oth i n B ritain a nd H olland' ( Clark
1 970,
I ,
3 9).
F rom t he o ther s ide
o f
t he
C hannel
C larke's
r eviewers c onsidered t he c ontinental c ounterparts o f t his B eaker ' group' e qually i ncoherent, b oth g eographically a nd c hronologically ( Lanting a nd v an d er W aals
1 972,
3 1).
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T he
h ypothesis o f
a c ontinental o rigin f or m any B eaker t ypes
h as
b een s trongly c riticised b y L anting a nd v an d er W aals, w ho r eject s uch a n o rigin f or t he W 7MR, N /MR, B arbed W ire a nd N l/D g roupings, a s w ell a s t he d isparate N /NR ' group m entioned a bove. T hey s uggest m ore r egional d evelopment o f d ecorative s tyles w ithin B ritain. F our o f t he f ive B eaker g roupings o f d oubtful c ontinental o rigin h ave a m ore r estricted d istribution i n B ritain t han o ther B eaker t ypes, n amely W /MR f ound i n t he s outh o f B ritain, N /MR a nd N l/D i n t he n orth a nd B arbed W ire B eakers i n E ast A nglia a nd r epresent s uch r egionalibation.
t he a rea o f
t he
T hames,
a nd
m ay
H owever, u nlike o ther t ypes o f p ottery f ound i n E arly B ronze A ge g raves B eakers a re a lso w ell r epresented o n a l arge n umber o f s ettlem ent s ites a nd i n o ther n on-funerary c ontexts. T hese s ites p rovide t he t ype o f e vidence o f B eaker a ssociations w hich i s a lmost c ompletely l acking i n f unerary c ontexts. T he c ontemporaneity o f t he l arge q uantities o f s herds a t s uch p rolific b ut u nstratified s ites a s t he s and d unes o f R oss L inks, W alney I sland, R isby W arren o r T usculum c annot b e a ssumed. O ther s tratified c ontexts a re h owever m ore c ertain, e .g. B allynagilly, M t. P leasant a nd W indmill H ill, a nd t ogether w ith r adiocarbon d eterminations p rovide i ncreasing e vidence t hat m any o f C larke's B eaker t ypes w ere n ot o nly w idely d istributed t hroughout B ritain, b ut w ere i n u se a t t he s ame p eriod a nd c urrent f or a c ons iderable l ength o f t ime ( pp.127-8, T able 5 6). A lthough C larke's t ypological s cheme d oes n ot p reclude t he u se o f a p articular B eaker t ype o ver a r ange o f t ime w hich m ay o verlap w ith t he t ime s pan o f o ther B eaker t ypes, t he c ontinuance o f c ertain B eaker t ypes, i n p articular A OC B eakers, w hich C larke p laces a t t he h ead o f h is d evelopmental s equence, w ould e nvisaged. T he l imits
f or
a pposite.
n ow a ppear t o b e c onsiderably l onger t han p reviously u se o f B eaker t ypology t o d efine n arrow c hronological
p articular F or
t his
B eaker
r eason i t
t ypes w ould n ot i s n ecessary t o
t herefore
s eem
t o
b e
c onsider t he o ther g rave
g oods f rom B eaker b urials, a nd t he c hronological l inks w ith o ther L ate N eolithic - E arly B ronze A ge m aterial.
t hey m ay p rovide
T he r arest a rtifact k nown f rom B eaker b urial c ontexts
i s t he
g old
b asket-shaped e arring f rom K irkhaugh. O nly t hree o ther e xamples a re k nown i n B ritain, n amely f rom a nother B eaker b urial a t R adley, B erks. ( Williams 1 948, 5 -6; C larke 1 970, f ig.63), a c ist a t O rton, M orayshire, i n a b arrow w hich a lso p roduced a g old l unula ( Paton 1 871, 2 9 a nd 3 2), a nd
t he
o ld
g round
s urface
b eneath t he
r ampart
o f
a
c liff-edge
e nclosure a t B oltby S car, Y orkshire ( British M useum 1 953, 3 4; T aylor J .J. 1 980, p 1.3e). I n E urope s imilar e arrings h ave b een f ound a t E rmageira, i n P ortugal, R usilow a nd W asosz, i n P oland, a nd i n t he c ave ' Trou d el H euve' i n B elgium, w ith t wo f inds a lso i n I reland ( Butler 1 956,
7 0n.20 a ) ,
I n B ritain,
C larke c onsidered
t he f inds
f rom K irkhaugh
a nd R adley a s d iagnostic o f h is ' Early' g roup o f a ssociations, c omp arable w ith B ell B eaker a ssemblages o n t he c ontinent ( van d er W aals a nd G lasbergen 1 955, 3 1-3), f or w hich B utler o riginally s uggested a d ate o f c 1 700 - 1 500 B C ( Butler 1 956, 6 8). O n t he b asis o f a g reater n umber o f r adiocarbon d eterminations n ow a vailable, h owever, t he d ate r ange f or B ell B eakers w ould s eem t o l ie b etween c 2 000 - 1 700 b c ( Lanting a nd M ook 1 977, 9 4). A ll o ther d atable a ssociations f or s uch e arrings
i n W estern E urope
( with t he e xception o f
t he B oltby S car f ind,
o f w hich p ublished d etails a re n ot a vailable), w ould s eem t o l ie i n a c omparable B ell B eaker - E arly B ronze A ge r ange ( Butler 1 956, 6 1). I f t he g old b asket e arrings a nd o ther g old o bjects w ith s imilar d ecorative
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t echnique, s uch a s f rom a c ommon s ource
t he B ennekom n eck-ring, a re c onsidered a s i mports ( although a p recise o rigin i s u nsure) ( ibid, 6 5),
t hey m ay m ark a c ommon h orizon b etween t hese d ifferent c ultural g roups a cross E urope. C ase, h owever, r ejects t his m inimal v iew , a nd a rgues t hat t he e xamples o f g old w orking a nd m etallurgy f ound i n h is e arly, m iddle a nd l ate B eaker p hases ( the g old e arrings a ppearing i n h is e arly a nd m iddle c ontexts) d o n ot s uggest s pecialist c raftsmen, b ut m ay t he p roduct o f p urely s easonal a ctivities a nd w idespread e xchanges g oods ( Case 1 977, 7 4 a nd 7 7). B ronze
b asket e arrings
a re a lso k nown f rom
B eaker
b e o f
c ontexts,
a t
s ite 1 7, T allington, L incs., i n a g rave p it w ith f our o r f ive i nhumat ions a nd a S 4 B eaker ( Simpson W .G. 1 976, 2 17) a nd a t B uxton, D erbyshire w ith a f inger-pinched v essel ( Clarke 1 970, f ig.910). B y a nalogy w ith e xamples f rom t he M igdale h oard ( Piggott a nd S tewart 1 957a) t hese may h ave a s lightly l ater c urrency t han t he g old e arrings.
a mber
T anged b eads,
O xon. B eaker
c opper d aggers, s tone b racers, a s f ound a t D riffield, Y orks,
s mall o bjects o f g old a nd a nd D orchester-on-Thames,
( Gerloff 1 975 n os.237, 2 39) a re a lso t ypical o f c ontinental B ell a ssemblages ( van d er W eals a nd G lasbergen 1 955, 3 1-3). T he
a ssociation a t D orchester-on-Thames o f a t anged d agger o f u nalloyed c opper ( Coghlan a nd C ase 1 957, 1 20-1; G roup I II m etal) w ith a s mall, r iveted k nife o ne o f t he r ivets o f w hich i s o f b ronze ( Case 1 965, 2 19) i ndicates a c lose c ontinuity b etween t he d evelopment o f c opper a nd b ronze t echnology. T he a ppearance o f l arger f lat r iveted b ronze b lades c ould, t herefore, h ave b egun o nly s lightly l ater t han t he c urrency o f c opper e xamples. F lint d aggers, j et b uttons a nd p ulley r ings, i ron o re a nd s trike-a-light f lints, c haracteristic o f C larke's ' Southern' a ssemblages, t end t o r ecur c onsistently i n w ell-equipped g raves, s uch a s A cklam W old 1 24, G arton S lack 3 7 a nd M iddleton-on-the-Wold, Y orks., a nd L ittle D ownham, C ambs. ( Clarke 1 970 f igs.780, 7 78, 8 76, 9 59). T hese g raves w ith f lint d aggers a re g enerally w ithout m etal a ssociat ions, a lthough t hey w ould a ppear t o b e c ontemporary w ith t he u se o f b ronze.
A
r ange
o f
o ther
g rave
g oods,
i ncluding
f lint
f lakes,
s crapers, b lades, b arbed a nd t anged a rrowheads a nd d ouble-pointed c opper o r b ronze a wls, w hich f orm a b asic c omponent o f m any B eaker a ssemblages, a re a lso k nown f rom f ood v essel a nd u rn c ontexts a nd w ould a ppear
t o b e c ommon t ypes,
i n g eneral u se f or a c onsiderable t ime.
F ood v essels A s n o a pparent d evelopmental s equence h as b een d iscerned f or v essel
p ottery a s a c lass,
a nd a s
f ood
f ood v essel s herds a re r arely f ound
i n d omestic c ontexts, c omparative d ating m aterial i s p rovided o nly b y o ther a rtifacts f ound i n a ssociation w ith f ood v essels i n g raves. T hose r ecorded i n t he n orth o f E ngland a re t ypical o f s mall r ange o f s uch a ssociations t hroughout B ritain. T he m ain a ssociations
o f
f ood v essels o f Y orkshire v ase t ype
b een s ummarised b y S impson ( 1968). i n c losed a ssociation w ith ' local ( p.153)
t hese
t ypes
t he c omparatively
h ave
A s Y orkshire v ases h ave b een f ound f ood v essels i n t he a rea o f s tudy
m ay b e c onsidered
t ogether f or t he
p urposes
o f
d ating. T he m ost d istinctive a rtifacts r egularly f ound i n t he n orth o f B ritain i n f ood v essel g raves a re j et n ecklaces o f c rescentic f orm. W here t hese a re f ound w ith a ssociated c eramics, t hey a re i nvariably o f f ood v essel
t ype,
a nd
t o
t his
e xtent
131
t he d ating o f
t he
t wo a rtifacts
i s
m utually i nterdependent. H owever, s uch n ecklaces a lso o ccur i n r ich g raves w ith d istinctive m etalwork a ssociations, a s f or e xample, a t M asterton,
F ife
S tewart 1 957). e arly t o m id d agger,
( Henshall
a ssociated w ith a p air
t ion, a b ronze ( Henshall I 963a; o f
a rmlets
e arlier t hat
1 963a)
M elfort,
A ngus
( Piggott
a nd
o f
b ronze a rmlets
w ith
r epousse d ecora-
b lade a nd a m ultistrand j et n ecklace o f b arrel b eads 1 968, f ig.44), t he M elfort g rave ( with a s imilar p air
a nd a j et
( Henshall
j et
a nd
O n t he b asis o f W essex c ulture p arallels a d ate i n t he 1 5th c entury B C h as b een s uggested f or t he M asterton
s pacer-plate n ecklace) p ossibly
1 968,
1 75-6).
T his
s pacer-plate n ecklaces
i s
b eing
i n a ccord w ith
s omewhat
t he h ypothesis
a re t he n orthern e quivalent
o f
a mber
n ecklaces s uch a s U pton L ovell G 2 ( Annable a nd S impson 1 964, n o.227), o f t he ' Wessex c ulture', w hich i s t raditionally d ated t o t he 1 6-15th c enturies L HII, a nd
B C o n t he
b asis
o f A egean c onnections,
f or w hich h istorically d erived 1 500-1400
v alidity o f t hey
m ay
v essel
B C ( Piggott
t hese
b e
o f
o nly
c eramics
T he
1 938,
c orrelations
a nd
l imited
A pSimon
a bout
1 954,
t o
t he
o verall
a nd
4 8-51).
h owever b een q uestioned
r elevance
L HI
1 550-1500 T he
( p.223)
a nd
c urrency o f
f ood
t heir a ssociated g rave g oods.
a ssociations
c onsisting o nly o f
9 5-6;
h as
e specially
d ates a re g iven a s
o f
b ronze o bjects w ith f ood
k nife-daggers,
a wls
a nd
t wo
v essels
e xamples
o f
a re
f ew,
b ronze e ar-
r ings ( Simpson 1 968, 1 98). T o t he t wo k nife-dagger a ssociations l isted b y S impson m ay b e a dded t hose f rom M erthyr M awr, G lam., B ishops W alton, H ants.,
a nd
n os.48,
W etwang,
8 9 a nd 3 00:
k nife-daggers w ithin
t he
M ortimer w ith
o f
M ortimer
p 11.42G, s imple
E arly
f orm,
5 3E).
( Simpson
a f ood v essel w as
a d agger o f G erloff's
Y orkshire
A ll o f
w hich a ppear
B ronze A ge
b arrow 2 33,
b arrow 2 94,
4 4C,
t hese
( Gerloff
a re
f lat
t o h ave h ad a
1 968,
2 00).
t ype A rmorico-British B ,
l ong
A t
f ound s econdary
1 975
r iveted l ife
T owthorpe,
t o a n i nhumation w hile
a t
H utton
B uscel, G reenwell b arrow C L11, t he s tratigraphic r elationship w as r eversed, w ith a s imilar d agger s econdary t o a f ood v essel ( ibid, 2 02; G erloff t o
1 975 n os.126 and 1 28).
a p eriod
T hese
f rom t he m id-16th c entury,
d aggers w ell
a re a ssigned
i nto
t he
b y G erloff
1 5th c entury
B C
( Gerloff 1 975, 9 8) a gain o n t he b asis o f W essex - M ycenaean c onnect ions. G iven t he c ontemporaneity o f m ore e laborate m etalwork w ith f ood v essel
c eramics,
i n d irect i n
B eaker
l ikely
i t
i s
p erhaps
a ssociation. a nd
t hat
f ood
s uch
n otable
t hat
D ouble-pointed
v essel
c ontexts
t hese h ave n ever b een f ound
c opper o r b ronze a wls
( Simpson 1 968,
s imple,utilitarian i tems h ave
2 00),
a nd
i t
i s
c urrency.
T he
o ne d istinctive f lint a rtifact a lmost e xclusively f ound w ith v essels i s t he p lano-convex f lint k nife s ensu s tricto ( p.168).
f ood T his
a ssociation w ould p lano-convex c eramics, 1 976,
a ppear
k nives
a nd
t he
t o
a re
f ood
b e
o ne
f ound
v essel
p eculiar w ith
a l ong
a re k nown
t o B ritain,
a r ange
a ssociation i s
o f
n ot
f or
E arly
i n I reland B ronze
p redominant
A ge
( Kavanagh
3 10). I n
1 968
S impson c oncluded
t hat
t he e vidence o f
s tratigraphy
a nd
a ssociation i ndicated ' a g eneral c ontemporaneity w ith t he t wo p hases o f t he W essex c ulture w ith n o e vidence f or a n e arlier d evelopment o f t he Y orkshire v ase,
n or
M ore
h owever,
r ecently
l onger c ourse
c hronological p ossible
c urrent v essel
o f
d uring g raves
r epresent
a ny
t hat
i ts
s urvival
s pan f or
p art
n o o f
B C'
f ood v essel p ottery
s ome o bjects,
o nly a s hort h ave
a fter 1 400
( Simpson 1 968,
r adiocarbon d eterminations s uch a s
p eriod,
o ther
t he w hole
f ood v essel
132
2 02).
i ndicated
( p.128).
I t
i s
a o f
s pacer-plate n ecklaces w ere
b ut a s a l arge
d istinctive
h ave
g rave
n umber g oods,
c hronological
o f t hese
r ange.
f ood m ay O ne
s hould p erhaps b e w ary o f t oo c lose a n a nalogy w ith W essex c ulture d ates. T his t ends t o a rise b ecause t he W essex c ulture g raves p rovide t he m ost d istinctive a nd p robably m ost s tudied g roup o f m aterial i n t he E arly B ronze A ge. H owever, a m ost i mportant a spect o f t he m aterial f rom t he n orth o f B ritain i s p recisely t hat t here i s n o W essex c ulture e quivalent i n t his a rea. G raves a re, i n g eneral, p oor i n n on-ceramic g rave
g oods,
a nd
f ood
v essels
i n p articular a re
f ound
w ith
o ther
r estricted, b ut v ery d istinctive a ssociations. I t w ould b e u nwise t herefore t o a ttempt t o d ate a ll f ood v essel g raves f rom t hose a ssociat ions f ound i n r ich g raves, w hich a re b oth u nusual a nd r are. T he a pparent c ontemporaneity o f l ater B eakers, f ood v essels a nd u rns d uring t he E arly B ronze A ge, a nd t he f ew d istinctive a rtifacts f ound i n a ssociation i n f ood v essel g raves, a re p erhaps m ore s uggestive o f s ocial d ivisions
t han o f
E nlarged f ood v essels,
d istinct
c hronological o nes d uring t he p eriod.
e ncrusted u rns a nd c ollared u rns
A s d iscussed e lsewhere, t he a ffinities o f f ood v essel u rns a ppear t o l ie w ith f ood v essels o f t he Y orkshire v ase t ype ( p.162). H owever, t he a rtifacts t ypical o f s uch f ood v essel g raves a re n ot, i n g eneral, f ound w ith f ood v essel u rns, w hich a re p oor i n a ssociations b oth i n N orthern B ritain a nd i n I reland
( Cowie 1 978,
4 4;
K avanagh 1 973,
5 17-
2 0). A s w ith a ll E arly B ronze A ge c eramics, a ssociations w ith v arious t ypes o f f lint a rtifact a re t he m ost c ommon, t he m ore d istinctive t ypes o f w hich i nclude p lano-convex k nives, f ound a t B lanch, M ortimer b arrow 9 0, Y orkshire ( Cowie 1 978, 4 6) a nd a t E dmondstown, B rownstown a nd K illycarney a rrowheads,
i n I reland ( Kavanagh 1 973, 5 17), a nd b arbed a nd t anged a s m any a s 1 3 f rom t he H ill o f D oune ( Cowie 1 978, 4 4) a nd
f rom B anff ( Kavanagh 1 973, 5 20). D ecorative i tems a re a lso k nown, s uch a s t he j et b eads f rom Y eavering a nd t wo f aience b eads f rom B rynford, F lintshire ( Beck a nd S tone 1 936, 2 36). B ronze i tems a re v ery l ittle r epresented w ith f ood v essel u rns. N one i s k nown i n I reland ( Kavanagh 1 973,
5 17)
a nd
t he o nly r ecord o f
s uch i n N orthern
B ritain
i s
t he
p ossible a ssociation o f a M iddle B ronze A ge w ing f langed a xe o f C oles's C lass I I w ith a s herd o f a n e ncrusted u rn f rom L illiesleaf ( Cowie 1 978, 4 6 f ig.3.2). A n e nlarged f ood v essel f rom W hitford, F lintshire w as f ound i n a ssociation w ith a k nife-dagger, f ragments o f a b ronze a wl, a w hetstone, f lint i mplements a nd c hippings ( Gerloff 1 975, n o.90, p 1.8), b ut a s b oth t he a wl a nd k nife t ype a re o f l ong c urrency i n t he E arly B ronze A ge, n o m ore p recise d ating i s p ossible. A s w ith f ood v essels, i t i s p erhaps t he l imited r ange o f a rtifacts f ound i n a ssociation w ith f ood v essel u rns t hat i s o f s ignificance h ere, a p oint e mphasised b y K avanagh f or
t he I rish u rn t ypes
( 1973,
5 17;
1 976,
3 33).
C ollared u rns
i s
U nlike I reland a nd k nown ( Kavanagh 1 973,
p arts o f S cotland w here a v ariety o f u rn t ypes 5 24; M orrison 1 968, 8 0), t hat p redominant i n
t he n orth o f E ngland i s t he c ollared u rn. A l arge v ariety g oods i s k nown f rom s uch u rn c ontexts, i n E ngland a nd W ales, i tems o f p ottery, p ersonal o rnaments e xception
o f
o f g rave i ncluding
f lint a nd b ronze, c omprising t ools, w eapons, a nd ( Longworth 1 961, 3 04-6), b ut n one o f t hese, w ith t he
s mall a ccessory v essels
( or ' incense c ups')
i s
s o
c on-
s istently f ound t hat t hey m ay b e s aid t o c onstitute a t ypical c ollared u rn a ssemblage. I tems f ound w ith o ther E arly B ronze A ge c eramics a re r epresented, i ncluding b ronze a wls, p iano-convex f lint k nives, a nd o ther f lint t ypes, l eaf a nd b arbed a nd t anged a rrowheads, b one p ins a nd
1 33
a wls,
a nd
b eads
e xclusively
u rn
o f
j et
o r
s hale.
a ssociations,
a nd
O ther
a rtifacts,
f or w hich a L ate
a ppropriate i nclude s egmented f aience b eads, b one t weezers, t he m ore e laborate f orms o f t he b ronze l ater
a nd S econdary
s eries
o f
u rns
h ave
m ore
d ate
i s
p erforated w hetstones, b attle-axe s eries, a nd
d aggers o f C amerton-Snowshill a nd A rreton t han W essex I l c annot b e d emonstrated
P rimary
w ith
W essex
t ypes. A ssociations ( Longworth 1 979). A
b een i dentified
b y L ongworth,
a nd w ithin t he S econdary s eries, t he n orth-western a nd s outh-eastern s tyles ( Longworth 1 970). A ccording t o t he r adiocarbon a ssays a t p resent
a vailable,
s pecific d ate
r anges
f or
t he
t wo s eries
c annot
b e
d istinguished w ithin t he c omplete r ange o f d ates f or c ollared u rns. T he c hronological s ignificance o f L ongworth's t ypological d ivision r emains u nproved. A ssociations
a re k nown w ith f ood v essels
M eath, B urial X VI, w ith a s tone a nd p ossibly a lso a t F enagh, C o. a re r arely f ound L ongworth s uggests c hronological
w ith o ther p ottery t hat t he m ajority o f
r ange
f or
c arbon d eterminations m illennium.
F or
c ollared
s uggest
a reas
u rns
i n a ssociation w ith u rns
c annot
p laced m ore
T here
a re
E BA b urials.
o f
t raditional
b een l onger,
a re
r are,
p recisely w ithin t he
C hronological b asis o f
o f
f rom c 1 650 - 1 200 b c,
t he n orth o f E ngland,
a rtifacts b e
t he p resent
b ut
p erhaps s ites
a nd f inds
c hronological
w hen c onsidering
s chemes
t o
a rise
t heir
a rtifact
o ccurrence t ypologies
r ange.
t he
t he
c hronology
i n t he a pplication
E BA
b urial
e vidence.
S econd t here i s a f undamental c ontradiction b etween t he r adiocarbon d eterminations f or E BA c eramics a nd t he o bserved o f
r adio-
a lmost a
w here d istinctive
i ndividual
t otal
c ertain d ifficulties
c hronological
C o.
s tudy
t wo m ajor p roblem a reas F irst,
a t T ara,
t ypes ( Kavanagh 1 976, 3 06). t he d ating e vidence i ndicates a
i t m ay h ave
s uch a s
i n I reland,
b attle a xe a nd r iveted b ronze d agger, A ntrim, b ut i n g eneral c ollared u rns
i n g raves.
T he
c hronological
a re h eavily d ependent
u pon t he
a vailable s equence
i mplications
o f
i nterpretative m odel
f rom w hich t he c hronology i s d erived. I n a ddition t he m ajority o f b urials, w hich d o n ot h ave a ssociated g rave g oods, c annot b e b rought i nto
c onsideration
i n a c hronological
t ypology. ' cultures
D escriptive p eriodisation c onsiders, i n a ssociation,
r epresent
q uite
d ifferent
a spects
o f
s cheme
b ased
l ife,
t o
c orrelate
t he
a vailable
b urial
s uccessfully g rave
s uggests
c eramic f ood a ny ( e.g.
e vidence,
r esolves
s tratigraphy.
d ating s ame
k nown N either
t ypes
b urial
t he T hat
a
f ound
c ontext
a rchaeological t ype
o f
i s,
c onflict
t hat
c onsiderable
o f
c onsidered
a ll a s
B eaker a
S impson 1 968). a nd E BA b urials
s ingle
g roup.
b ased
t his
s ocial
l evel
s ubdivision o r
' period'
o f
o f t he
o riented,
r adiocarbon d ating a nd
o verlap
w hen t hese
t heir s tratigraphic
L ongworth 1 970:
w ith
a lthough t he e vidence o f
t ypes
s equence
v essels - u rns. T his p roblem d oes f urther s ubdivision o f c eramic t ypes
e vidence
r emains
b etween
p eriod
i n E BA g raves,
a rtifact
p eriodisation o n t he b ut i t i s d ifficult
c hronological
e ither a rtifact b asic
o n
i ncluding d ifferent
g roupings ( Hodder 1 978b, 1 4-15). I nterpretative o ther h and c onsiders m uch w ider s ocial p rocesses, g eneralisation.
o nly
s uch a s t he i dentification o f a n umber o f v ariables w hich m ay
i s
a re
O n t he b asis
r adiocarbon t hree
f ound
a lways,
n ot a ppear t o s uggested i n
f rom t he n orth
o f
t he
o f
i n
m ain t he
B eakers -
b e r esolved b y r ecent s tudies t he o f
r adiocarbon E ngland
C ontemporary b urial o ptions
c an
a re b e
e xamined b y t reating t he m aterial a s w hole, r ather t han b y e xtensive s ub-division w hich m ay t end t o o bscure a ny e lements o f c ontinuity o r
1 34
c omparability t han
o ne
m eaning
i n t he d ifferent
b urial g ption i s o f
t ypes o f
e vidence.
M oreover
p racticed a t a p articular
t ime,
i f m ore t hen t he
t hat o ption i s b est s ought r elative t o o ther
c ontemporary T he s tudy o f b urials a s a s eparate a c ultural p ackage h as t he a dvantage t hat, r egardless o f t he p assage o f t ime, t his a ctivity r epresents a r esponse t o a n u nchanging v ariable, t hat i s, d eath.
p ractice r ather t han i n i solation. a ctivity, r ather t han a s a p art o f
B EAKER A ND E BA B URIAL C ONTEXTS F OUND I N T HE N ORTH O F E NGLAND B urial
c ontext
c an b e c onsidered a t
t wo l evels,
o r i mmediate c ontext o f t he b urial, a nd s econd, t he d eposit a nd a ny o thers a ssociated w ith i t,
f irst,
t he g rave
t he l arger c ontext o f t hat i s, t he b urial
m onument. T he i mmediate c ontext o f a ll b urial d eposits f rom t he n orth o f E ngland c an b e d ivided i nto t wo c ategories n amely c ist g raves a nd n on-cist g raves. N on-cist g raves a re n ot s imply a n egative g rouping, t hat i s, a ll b urials n ot i n c ists, b ut s hare m any f eatures i n c ommon, s uggesting t hat t his i s a r ecognised f orm o f d isposal i n i ts o wn r ight. U sing t he d istinction b etween c ist a nd n on-cist g raves t he l arger b urial c ontexts f ollows:
f ound
i n t he n orth o f E ngland m ay b e
c lassified
a s
B urials i n c ists A l A 2
f lat c ist g raves * mounds w ith a s ingle c ist
A 3
m ounds w ith a s ingle c ist a nd o ther
A 4
m ultiple c ist m ounds
( non-cist)
d eposits
( some w ith o ther n on-cist d eposits)
B urials n ot i n c ists B l
f lat g raves
B 2
m ounds w ith a s ingle b urial d eposit
B 3 B 4
m ounds w ith m ultiple c remations it g raves m ounds w ith p nhumations a nd c remations m ounds w ith i ultiple i nhumations m ounds w ith m
B 5 B 6
O ther s tructures w ith a ssociated b urials S tone c ircles 4 - P oster s tone
c ircles
N atural f eatures w ith a ssociated b urials R ock s helters P ot-hole
*
T he
t erm ' mound
s tone,
a nd
o f
i s u sed
t o
i nclude m onuments
s tone o nly
1 35
o f
e arth,
o r e arth a nd
T he
f requency
o f
o ccurrence o f
t hese b urial
c ontexts
s iderably b etween t he n orth-east a nd C umbria ( Table d ifference ( given t he d isparity i n t he t otal n umber o f t wo
p arts
a re
c ommon
c ists,
o f
t he
r egion)
c ontaining
f ound
i n
b eing
i n t he n orth-east i nhumations
C umbria,
b ut
n ot
F lat c ist g raves F lat
n orth l and
E ngland a nd
a nd
r are
( Tables
c ist g raves
o f
o f
t he 6 00ft
c ontour
c orresponds b urials.
a nd,
w ith I n
t he
t he
c ist
a nd
n orth-east,
l argest
w hich w ithout
c remations h ave b een w hereas
r ock-shelter
w ith p it
c ategory o f t he
g raves
b ut
t he d istribution o f
c ases
a ll
f lat c ists
b urials
n orth o f
F ew s uch g raves
d istribution o f
m ajority o f
g raves, M ounds
t he T yne a nd N orth T yne, ( Map 2 9).
t otal
c on-
a re
1 5)
r epresented i n
i n g eneral,
t he
f lat
C umbria.
i nhumations
1 3 a nd
c omprise
i n t he v alleys
o r
i n
c ircles a nd m ounds n ot i n C umbria.
a re w ell
i n D urham a nd C umbria
n umber o f r are
i n t he
b urial s ites, 4 -Poster s tone r ecorded i n t he n orth-east b ut A l
t he a nd
v aries
1 2), t he m ain b urials i n t he
a re
i n
t he
N orthumberc omparatively f ound
t his
E arly
a bove
g rave
t ype
B ronze
A ge
c ontain s ingle
b urial
d eposits. E xceptions a re a n i nhumation a nd c remation a t B laydon ( 1001 01), a d ouble i nhumation o f t wo a dult m ales a t H igh B uston ( 286-287), a d ouble u nusual L aw
c remation o f t wo c hildren a t H igh M ickley ( 302-303), t he m ost i nhumation o f f ive i ndividuals ( probably a f amily) a t K elloe
( 364-368),
a p ossible d ouble i nhumation a t
S cales
H aggs
( 930-931)
a nd c ists w ith t wo c ompartments u nder o ne c ist l id a t b oth L esbury ( 378-379) a nd B rackenhill ( 723-724). T he a ssociations o f b urial r ite a nd g rave g oods i n f lat c ist g raves a re l isted i n T able 1 5.1. T he m ore c ommon b urial r ite i s i nhumation. a re f ound i n a lmost e qual n umbers t han
o ne
v essel
i n a c ist
o f
i s a m ore
B eaker a nd f ood v essel a ssociations g raves, b ut t he d eposition o f m ore c ommon p ractice
i n B eaker t han
i n
f ood v essel a ssociations. I n t he n orth-east a pproximately 3 7% o f s uch c ist b urials d o n ot h ave a ssociated g rave g oods a nd 3 2% h ave n o r ecorded A
h uman r emains. n umber
o f
t hey
w ere
w hether ( Map 2 9),
a lthough
c ists f lat t he
a re
i nsufficiently
g raves
f ormer
r ecorded
t o
o r w ere o riginally c overed
s eems
p erhaps
t he m ore
b e
c ertain
b y
l ikely.
a
m ound
T hese a re
l isted s eparately ( Table 1 3). G rave g oods f rom t hese g raves ( Table 1 5.1) a re c omparable w ith t hose i n f lat c ists, b ut a lso i nclude a n e nlarged u rn
f ood
v essel
f rom S crenwood
f r 'om H edley W ood
( 280)
( Fig.94)
a nd a
m iniature
( 516).
A lthough s ingle
b urial
a ppears
t o
b e
t he
r ule
i n c ist g raves,
t he
c ists a re o ften f ound i n c lose p roximity o ne t o a nother, i n g roups o f t wo o r m ore, a nd t hese m ay b e c onsidered a s c ist ' cemeteries'. T he n umber o f g raves c hosen t o c onstitute a ' cemetery i s a rbitrary. W addell f or e xample c hooses t hree ( 1970, 9 9) a nd t wo i s o bviously m inimal. g rave
N evertheless
f orm a nd
b urial
i t
r ites,
s eems
l ikely
i n c lose
r elated s ufficiently t o b e c onsidered c emeteries' w ere f ormed o ver a n umber o f p osition o f
t he
t race
n ow
h as
e xcavated C umbria w hich
f lat o ccur
i s
c ists
w as
b urials
h aving
( p.149).
i n t he n orth-east
a s ' cemeteries'. y ears i t i s p ossible
i n ' cemetery'
s hown i n Map 3 0.
g roupings T he
A m inimum o f a nd
( Table
l argest
136
t wo
s imilar
t o e ach o ther,
o riginally m arked i n s ome m anner
d isappeared c ists
t hat
p roximity
o f
1 4),
t he
6 2
m ay b e I f s uch t hat t he
o f w hich a ll o f
s even
t he c ists
18 i n
t he d istribution o f
' cemeteries'
w ere
f ound
a t
B owchester
F ield,
H umbleton
( about
e ight c ists)
a nd
a t
S eahouses
( seven) b ut o n a verage t he n umber o f c ists i n a ' cemetery g roup i s o nly t hree. T he n umber o f c ists i n a ' cemetery' i n t he n orth o f E ngland, r anging f rom t wo t o e ight, c orresponds w ith t hat r ecorded i n S W S cotland, w ith f ood v essel a ssociations ( Simpson 1 965, 2 5). S ome ' cemeteries' w here ' several' c ists a re r ecorded, a re i nsufficiently d ocumented t o f orm a ny c onclusions a s t o t heir e xact s ize. I n s ome c ases t he b urial r ites a nd g rave g oods f ound i n a djacent g raves a re c losely s imilar, f or e xample t wo o f t he g raves a t D ilston P ark ( 189-190), e ach w ith a c remation a nd m ultiple B eakers, t he t wo c ists a t J esmond ( 361-362), e ach w ith a c remation a nd t wo f ood v essels, a nd g raves a t T hrunton ( 573-574) a nd W ooperton ( 623-627), w ithout g rave g oods. I n o ther ' cemeteries' B eakers a nd f ood v essels a re f ound i n a djacent g raves a s a t B edlington ( 67-71), B laydon ( 97-102) a nd S eah ouses ( 517-524). T he n umber o f g raves i n e ist c emeteries w ith B eakers a nd f ood v essels i s e qual, a nd t here d oes n ot a ppear t o b e a ny p reference f or o ne t ype o f g rave g oods t o b e d eposited i n g raves i n ' cemeteries' r ather t han a ny o ther ( Table 1 5.2). ' Cemeteries' a re f ound i n a ll a reas w ith f lat c ist g raves ( Map 2 9) a nd a re n ot r estricted A 2
t o a ny o ne p art
o f
t he r egion.
M ounds w ith s ingle c ist o nly S ingle
c ist
g raves
( Tables 1 3 a nd
c overed b y a m ound a re
1 5.2,
M ap 3 1)
f ound i n t he n orth-east
p redominantly i n t he v alleys o f t he T ill, t he A ln a nd t he C oquet, a nd i n C umbria i n t he u plands o n t he w est s ide o f t he u pper E den v alley. T he m ore c ommon b urial r ite i s i nhumation a nd B eakers a nd f ood v essels a re f ound i n a lmost e qual n umbers ( Table 1 5.2), a s a lso f ound i n f lat c ist g raves. T he c lose s imilarities b etween b urial r ite a nd g rave g oods f ound i n f lat c ist g raves a nd i n s ingle c ists c overed b y a m ound s uggest l ittle f undamental d ifference b etween t hese t wo b urial c ontexts i n t erms o f t he m ethod o f d isposal o f t he d ead a nd t he o bjects w hich i s w as c onsidered a ppropriate c ontrast t o t he g rave g oods
t o p lace w ith t hem. f ound i n c ist g raves
T his i s i n m arked i n s tructures w ith
m ore t han o ne b urial, s uch a s m ultiple c ist c airns a nd m ounds w ith a s ingle c ist a nd o ther n on-cist b urial d eposits, w hich e xhibit a s omew hat d ifferent A 3
p attern o f
a ssociations.
M ounds w ith a s ingle%cist a nd o ther b urial d eposits ( Tables 1 3 a nd 1 5.2, M ap 3 2)
Twelve s ites i n t he n orth-east a nd s even i n C umbria c onsist o f a b urial m ound w ith o ne c ist a nd o ther n on-cist b urial d eposits. I n t he m ajority o f c ases t he n on-cist b urials a re c remations, o ften i n c inerary u rns. T hree e xceptions t o t his m ay b e n oted i n t he n orth-east a nd o ne i n C umbria. A t C opt H ill t he r emains o f f our i nhumations w ere f ound n ear t he t op o f t he b arrow ( 172-174), w hich a lso c ontained a c ist, f our c remations a nd a n e nlarged f ood v essel; a t G rundstone L aw ( 253-255) a n i nhumation w as p laced a bove a m assive c ist c ontaining t wo i nhumations, w ith s tones
a nd a t S teeple H ill ( 562-564) a f emale i nhumation c overed l ay t hree f eet d istant f rom a c ist w ith a m ale i nhumation
a ccompanied
b y a f ood v essel c ontaining a c hild c remation.
( 912-916)
t wo i nhumations a nd p arts
o f
A t
O rton
t wo o thers w ere f ound o utside a
c ist. T he
b urial
r ite a nd g rave g oods a ssociated w ith t he c ist d eposits
137
i n t hese m ounds a re s hown i n T able 1 5.2. I nhumation i s t he m ore c ommon i n t he n orth-east, but c remation i n C umbria ( although t he s ample n umber h ere i s s mall). I n c ontrast t o t he g rave g oods f ound i n f lat c ists a nd s ingle c ists i n m ounds, f ood v essel a ssociations o utnumber t hose o f B eakers, b eing f ound a t f our o ut o f t welve s ites i n t he n orth-east, a nd o ne o ut o f s even s ites i n C umbria. O nly o ne B eaker a ssociation i s k nown, t hat f rom R osebrough C XCVII ( 495). A lthough t he s ample n umber i s s mall, i t m ay b e s ignificant t hat c remations i n m ounds w hich a lso c ontain a s ingle c ist a re m ore o ften f ound i n m ounds w ith f ood v essels i n t he c ists A 4
t han w ith B eakers.
M ultiple c ist m ounds
( Tables
1 3 a nd 1 5.2,
M ap 3 3)
M ultiple c ist m ounds o r c airns ( Savory 1 972) o r -c emetery m ounds' ( Waddell 1 970, 1 00) i ncorporate t wo o r m ore c ists, s ometimes w ith o ther n on-cist b urial d eposits. T wenty-six s uch s ites, w ith a m inimum o f 9 7 c ists a re k nown i n t he n orth-east, a nd f ive, w ith a t otal o f 1 1 c ists i n C umbria. B y f ar t he l argest m ultiple c ist c airn i s t hat d iscovered a t A mble ( 18-32), w hich c ontained a s m any a s t wenty o r m ore c ists a nd n umerous c remations. D etails a re k nown o f o nly e leven o f t hese c ists a nd t hree o ther d eposits. T he u sual n umber o f c ists i n a ll o ther m ultiple c ist c airns i n t he n orth o f E ngland i s o nly t hree o r f our. A s w ith
a ll o ther c ist g raves
i n t he r egion,
i nhumation i s
m ore
c ommon
t han c remation ( Table 1 5.2). H owever, t he c eramic a ssociations i n m ultiple c ist b urials a re s ignificantly d ifferent f rom t hose f ound i n f lat c ist g raves a nd s ingle c ists i n m ounds, f or t he p redominant v essel t ype
i s
t he f ood v essel,
f ood v essels, f our B eakers
a nd B eakers
a re r are.
I n t he n orth-east,
3 2
t wo e nlarged f ood v essels, t wo u rns, a n i ncense c up a nd a re r ecorded f rom s uch c ists. I n C umbria, w here t he
n umber o f s ites i s m uch s maller, t wo B eaker a nd t wo f ood v essel a ssociations a re k nown. M ultiple c ist c airns i n t he n orth-east w ould s eem t herefore t o b e p rimarily a ssociated w ith f ood v essel b urials. O ther n on-cist
b urial d eposits
i n t hese c airns, m ainly c remations,
a lso
h ave p redominantly f ood v essel a ssociations. G iven t he p ossible c hronological o verlap o f B eaker a nd f ood v essel c eramics i t s eems p robable t hat t he r epeated a ssociation o f f ood v essels w ith t hese b urials i s a d eliberate o ne. F ood v essel a ssociations a lso p redominate i n m ultiple c ist c airns i n s outh-east S cotland, b ut B eaker a ssociations a re m ore D erbyshire
c ommon i n t he w est a nd n orth ( Savory 1 972 0121).
o f
S cotland,
Y orkshire
a nd
W here s tratigraphy i s r ecorded, t he e vidence s uggests t hat o ther b urials i n t hese c airns c ould h ave b een d eposited c ontemporary w ith, o r s ubsequent t o t he c onstruction o f t he c ists. T he c ists t hemselves a re n ot a rranged
s ymmetrically,
w ithin a ny o ne U nlike m ultiple e xtreme
n or a re t hey a ll o riented i n o ne d irection
c airn.
t he m ajority o f o ther E arly B ronze A ge g rave
s tructures
n o
c ist c airns a re r ecorded i n t he v alley o f t he T ill a nd i n t he n orth o f N orthumberland, a lthough e xamples a re w idely
d istributed e lsewhere i n t he r egion ( Map 3 3). I n B ritain a s a whole m ultiple c ist c airns a re c omparatively r are ( Savory 1 972, f ig.1) b ut a re o f
s omewhat m ore c ommon i n I reland, w here, i n g eneral, a l arger n umber c ists i s f ound i n e ach m ound t han i n t he n orth o f E ngland ( Waddell
1 970,
1 01,
f ig.3).
1 38
B 1
F lat g raves
( Tables 1 3 a nd 1 5.3,
M ap 3 4)
B urials w hich w ere n ot i n c ists a nd d o n ot a ppear t o h ave b een i ncorporated i n a ny m onumental g rave c ontext a re h ere d iscussed a s ' flat g raves'. T here i s s ufficient e vidence c oncerning t he d iscovery o f
t hese
b urial
b urials
t o
s uggest
t hat f lat g raves m ay b e c onsidered
c ategory i n t heir o wn r ight.
c ategory s imply o riginal c ontext.
B urials a re n ot i ncluded i n
b y d efault o f m ore d etailed e vidence a s T he p redominant b urial r ite i n f lat g raves
a s
a
t his
t o t heir i s c rema-
t ion, a nd a ssociated g rave g oods i nclude f ood v essels, e nlarged f ood v essels, e ncrusted u rns a nd, i n p articular, c inerary u rns ( Table 1 5.3). • I n t he n orth-east t he m ajority o f f lat g raves c onsist o f o ne o r t wo v essels w ith c remations i n s mall p its, s ometimes w ith c overing s tones, o r s urrounded b y s tones. U n-urned c remations i n c ircular h ollows c overed w ith a s tone, a s f or e xample a t F ord W est F ield ( 2272 28), m ay a lso b e o f E arly B ronze A ge d ate, a s s uggested b y s imilar b urials a t L ilburn H ill F arm a nd a t C rookham D ene ( 181). C onflicting a ccounts d escribe t he l atter s ite a s a b arrow a nd a s a n atural k noll, a nd s o i ts s tatus a s a f lat g rave c emetery i s d oubtful, b ut u n-urned c remations a t t he s ite, w hich a lso p roduced a c remation w ith a ' pot' a nd a j et n ecklace, w ere p laced i n c ircular h ollows e ach c overed w ith a f lat s tone. F lat g rave c emeteries a re r are i n t he n orth-east. G roups o f v essels i n f lat g raves i nclude a f ood v essel, t wo e nlarged f ood v essels a nd a nother p ot a round a t iny ' cist w ith a c remation a t H igh B uston ( 288-292), t hree f ood v essels a nd c remations a t P lessay M ill ( 473-475) a nd s everal c remations a nd o ther p ots a t F ord W est F ield a nd P lenmellor C ommon ( 472),
b ut n one o f
t hese c onstitute l arge n umbers o f
b urials. A t P asture H ouse, H owick ( 327) w here s ome h uman b ones a nd s everal l arge u rns w ere f ound 4 ft b elow t he s urface' t here i s s ome s uggestion o f a p ossible c inerary u rn c emetery, b ut t his c annot b e v erified a s t hese p ots a re n ow l ost. An
u nusual
' grave' w hich m ight b e c onsidered a s o f
E arly
B ronze
A ge d ate i s t hat d iscovered o n L ilburn H ill F arm ( 393-404), c onsisting o f a r ectangular p it a pproximately 9 ft l ong b y 41 2 f / t w ide a nd 3 ft d eep, w hich c ontained t wo r ows o f c remated r emains o ne a bove t he o ther, e ach i n a c ircular p it ( Fig.75) ( Moffatt 1 885). T he t op r ow c onsisted o f s even d istinct c remated d eposits a nd t he l ower r ow o f f ive, e ach w ith s mall s tones f eature w as ( Fig.75)
p laced o n t op o f t hem. a p yramidal s tone w ith
o f
a
I n o ne c orner o f t his r ectangular ' inscribed' c oncentric m arkings
t ype a lso k nown f rom s ome c ists
a nd
o ther
m onuments
p robably o f L ate N eolithic t o E arly B ronze A ge d ate. A s n o g rave g oods w ere d eposited w ith t hese c remations i t i s, o f c ourse, i mpossible t o d ate
t hem
w ith
a ny c ertainty,
b ut a n E arly B ronze
A ge
d ate
i s
a
p ossibility.
f lat
T he o nly s ite i n t he n orth-east w hich m ight b e c onsidered a s a g rave c emetery i s t hat a t t he ' Anglo-British' s ettlement o f
A d G efrin
a t
Y eavering,
w hich h as p roduced o ver
t wenty
p rehistoric
b urials ( 646-666) ( Hope-Taylor 1 977, f igs.12 a nd 7 3, A ppendix I II). T he m ajority o f t hese a re c lustered i n a n a rea s ome 1 50ft s quare o n a n atural k noll a t t he w est e nd o f t he s ite, w here t he w estern r ing d itch w as a lso d eposits
l ocated. P loughing h ad c aused e xtensive d amage t o s uperficial a t Y eavering b ut t he s urviving e vidence i ndicated t hat m ost
c remations o f p robable E arly B ronze A ge d ate h ad b een d eposited i n p ots, o ne o f w hich w as a c ollared u rn ( Fig.76) ( ibid, f ig.117). T he
1 39
r elationship s tones o ther
b etween t he w estern r ing d itch c onsisting o f
a c ircle
o f
a round a c en ral m onolith w ith a c remation a t i ts b ase, a nd t he b urial d eposits w as n ot d etermined. A f ew N eolithic a nd E arly
B ronze A ge s herds ( p.144).
B eaker
p rovide t he o nly d ating e vidence f or t he s tone c ircle s herds w ere f ound w ith u rned c remations
( 4)
a nd
( 648 a nd 6 51) a nd s herds o f P eterborough t ype f abric w ith u rned t ion ( 2) ( 646), i mmediately a djacent t o t he c ircle. H owever,
( 7)
c remal ittle
c an b e d educed f rom t hese a ssociations, a s e ven t he s herds f rom w estern r ing d itch m ay h ave b een r esidual, a nd t he s tone c ircle a djacent c remations c ould h ave b een c ontemporary.
t he a nd
A f ew o ther c remations w ere f ound a t s ome d istance f rom t he r ingd itch, i ncluding t hree e xamples i n s omewhat a typical v essels, a f lat b ased p ot o f B eaker-like f abric w ith i ncised d ecoration, a h eavily r usticated v essel, a nd a p lain, s traight s ided p ot w ith a h ole i n t he b ase
( Fig.76)
( ibid,
f ig.118 n os.25,
2 6 a nd 3 3),
n one o f w hich c an b e
e asily p aralleled b y o ther m ore c ommonly k nown t ypes o f f unerary p ottery. T wo b urial d eposits a t Y eavering w ere c overed b y c airns, ( 11) a t t he w est e nd o f t he s ite, w ith a n e ncrusted u rn ( Fig.109) ( 653) a nd ( 34), t he e astern r ing d itch ( 665), w hich h ad b een d estroyed.
a nd j et b eads t he v essel f rom
A ll o ther b urials a ppear t o h ave b een i n f lat g raves. T he d urat ion o f u se o f t he s ite a s a p rehistoric b urial g round i s u nknown. B urials m ay h ave b een a dded i nfrequently o ver m any c enturies, o r d eposited c lustered a s a o ther
i n c omparatively q uick s uccession, p articularly t hose a t t he w estern e nd o f t he s ite. T he u se o f a n atural k noll
b urial m ound i s f requently n oted i n t he a rea f or b oth c ist a nd b urials, a nd t he s ite a t Y eavering m ay h ave b een a f avoured
l ocation f or
t hese d eposits
f or s ome c onsiderable t ime.
I n C umbria, a s w ell a s f lat g raves w ith o ne o r t wo v essels, c omp arable w ith t hose i n t he n orth-east, t here i s a lso e vidence o f u rn c emeteries, a s f ound a t G arlands ( 767-793), I releth M ill ( 830-838), S tainton H ead ( 947-949), W aterloo H ill ( 955-963) a nd p ossibly M aryport ( 966-974). E xact d etails o f t hese s ites a re l imited, a nd s ome i ndicat ion o f t he s ize o f t he c emeteries c an n ow o nly b e a ssessed u pon t he n umber o f s urviving u rns ( which m ay o ften h ave c ontained m ore t han o ne c remation). B y c omparing d etails o f t he p ottery f rom G arlands p ublished b y S pence ( 194Q), K .S. H odgson ( 1957) a nd A bercromby ( 1912), w ith a n a ccurate c ontemporary i llustration o f t he m aterial b y " T.B." a n i nmate o f t he G arlands a sylum ( in H odgson K .S. 1 957) ( Fig.102), i t i s p ossible t o d educe t hat a m inimum o f 2 1 u rns a nd s ix i ncense c ups w ere f ound, t he l argest n umber o f v essels f rom a ny s ite i n t he r egion. N o d etails a re r ecorded a s t o t he m ethod o f d eposition o f a rea w hich t he s ite c overed. A t s traight
t he u rns,
o r t he
I releth M ill e leven u rns w ith c remations w ere f ound, i n a l ine a t i ntervals a bout a y ard a part, a nd a t S tainton H ead
s everal u rns,
o f w hich t hree s urvive,
w ere f ound w ithin t he s ame a rea
i n a s mall h ill o f s and. A t W aterloo H ill a m inimum o f f ive c inerary u rns a nd a n i ncense c up w ere f ound i n h ollows 6 -8ft i n d iameter, f illed w ith h eaps,
b lack a s
a sh i f
t ion o f u rns, a lso h ave
a nd
c harcoal,
w ith o ther c remations r ound
t hey h ad o riginally b een i n b ags. s even c inerary u rns a nd
c ome f rom a s ingle s ite,
t wo e nlarged
p erhaps
1 40
a bout
i n
T he N etherhall c ollecf ood
v essels,
m ay
i n t he v icinity o f M aryport.
A ll
o f
g round, a t C umberland
t hese C umbrian u rn c emeteries
E arly B ronze A ge b urials), T ree-trunk c offins O ne i n
t he
a re
l ocated
i n
l ow
l ying
o r b elow t he 2 00ft c ontour, o n t he s outhern e dge o f p lain ( an a rea o therwise a lmost u nrepresented b y f inds a nd
t he o f
i n F urness.
( Map 3 4)
s pecial g roup o f
b urials w hich h ave
b een f ound
i n f lat g raves
r egion a nd w hich m ay b e o f E arly B ronze A ge d ate a re
t hose
i n
t ree t runk c offins. A s ingle c offin a t C artington ( 142) c ontained a n i nhumation, f ragments o f s ewn l eather, f lints a nd a p ottery v essel w hich, b y i ts d escription w ould s eem t o h ave b een a n A OC B eaker ( p.147).
T he
b ody h ad b een l aid o n b racken.
A t W yden E als
o n
t he
n orth b ank o f t he T yne a c emetery o f a t l east t welve s uch c offins w as l ocated ( 630-641), s ome o f w hich w ere e xcavated a nd p reserved ( Whiting 1 937, m ents
9 6-7, p 11). N one c ontained a ny g rave g oods, b ut i n s ome, f rago f i nhumations s urvived. A ll t he c offins w ere o f o ak a nd h ad
r ounded e nds w ith t he u pper a nd l ower p ortions o f t he c offin s ecured b y t wo o ak p egs d riven i nto h oles b ored a t e ach e nd. A c emetery o f c omparable
s ize
i s
a lso
r ecorded a t
S elby
i n Y orkshire w here
t he
p osi-
t ion o f s ome o f t he g raves w as i ndicated b y o ak h eadposts, t wo t o t hree f eet l ong ( ibid, 1 00-101). T ree-trunk c offins w ith E arly B ronze A ge a ssociations a re k nown e lsewhere i n B ritain, p articularly i n Y orkshire a nd W iltshire ( Elgee a nd E lgee 1 949; A shbee 1 960, f ig.26) a nd i t i s p ossible A
t hat
t he
p lank
c ontained w hich h ad q uartz -
c emetery a t W yden E als
b uilt
c offin 6 f t
m ay b e
l ong f ound
i n
o f
s imilar d ate.
L orton
M oss,
C umbria,
a ' small q uantity o f w ood a shes, s tones o f s everal k inds b een s ubjected t o t he a ction o f f ire a nd ' a f ew c rystals o f
( Wilson J .
1 880,
3 44-5).
T he j oints
o f
t he c offin w ere c aulked
w ith m oss, w hich h as b een r ecorded e lsewhere a s a l ining m aterial E arly B ronze A ge c offins ( Ashbee 1 960, 9 2-3), a nd a n o val h ole c lose t he
e nd
o f
a ttachment a s b y
a
o ne
s ide
o f
o f a l id.
t he
T he
c remation a nd p erhaps
c omparison w ith o ther
t he 2 nd B 2
c offin m ay h ave
c ontents t he
o f
t he
r emains
m illennium b c i s
A n umber o f T he
g oods
m ounds
a nd
c ontain s ingle
r ecorded b urial
f rom s uch m ounds
v essels
u rns
t ion c oncerning
( Table t he
b e
a f uneral p yre,
( Ashbee
1 960,
o r
t he
i nterpreted a nd a gain,
9 1) a d ate
i n
a p ossibility.
M ounds w ith a s ingle b urial d eposit
c ists.
o f
s imilar m aterial
b een f or h aulage,
c offin m ight
i n t o
r ite
i nclude 1 5.3).
b urial
f rom t hese m ounds, a nd d eposits i ncluded i n t his
i s
( Tables b urial
1 3 a nd
M ap 3 5)
d eposits w hich a re n ot
p redominantly
B eakers,
1 5.3,
c remation a nd
f ood v essels,
I n t he n orth-east
e nlarged
t here
r ite a ssociated w ith m ost
o f
i n
g rave f ood
i s n o i nformat he g rave g oods
i t i s p ossible t hat m any o f c ategory a re t here b y d efault,
t he t hat
' burial' i s, b eing
r ecorded ( 72-73),
s imply a s f rom a m ound', a s f or e xample, B eakers f rom B elford F ord ( 225) a nd R ayheugh ( 478), f ood v essels a nd e nlarged f ood
v essels
f rom B erwick ( 84-85),
( 407-408), b alance o f h ave
n o
r ecorded
h uman r emains
t han i n
t he n orth-east,
m ounds
w ith s ingle
w est
e nd
o f
G reenville
( 251-252)
a nd
L onghoughton
a nd a j et s pacer p late f rom H olwick ( 310). I n C umbria t he i nformation i s s omewhat d ifferent. O nly f our o f 2 4 s ites a nd
i nhumation i s
a lthough n ot
b urials
t he
i n C umbria a re
t he E den v alley.
141
s omewhat m ore
p redominant f ound
b urial
c ommon
r ite.
o n t he u plands
a t
A ll t he
A p recise E arly B ronze A ge a ttribution i s,
o f
c ourse,
u nsure f or
t hose s ingle b urials w ithout g rave g oods, w hich, u nlike m ultiple b urials i n a s ingle m ound c annot b e a ttributed t o t his p eriod b y a ssociation. I t s hould b e r emembered t hat t here i s a n e arlier, N eol ithic
t radition o f
s ingle b urials
b eneath m ounds
( Kinnes
1 979,
6 4-5)
a nd t hat I ron A ge e xamples o f s uch b urials a re a lso k nown i n t he a s f or e xample a t H igh Knowes ( Jobey a nd T ait 1 966). B 3
M ounds w ith multiple c remations M ounds
a re t he
( Tables
w hich c ontain m ultiple
1 3 a nd
1 5.3,
c remation b urials,
a rea
M ap 3 6)
w ithout
c ists,
w idely d istributed i n N orthumberland a nd i n t he n orth-west a round c entral C umbrian m ountains, b ut a re a bsent f rom t he E den v alley a nd
f rom D urham. G rave g oods a ssociated w ith t hese b urials a re p red ominantly c inerary u rns ( in w hich t he c remations a re o ften d eposited) b ut
a lso
i nclude,
i n t he n orth-east,
a f ood v essel,
t wo e nlarged f ood
v essels d eposits
a nd a n e ncrusted u rn. O n a verage t he n umber o f i n a m ound i s s mall, a bout t hree i n t he n orth-east,
o r
i n
s ix
C umbria.
K irkoswald
A n o dd e xception
( 879-910),
w here m ore
i s
t he
b arrow
t han 3 0 d eposits
o f
a t
c remation a nd f ive
O ld
b urnt
P arks,
b ones w ere
r ecorded a round t he c ircumference o f t he m ound, s ome w ith f ragments u rns a nd o ther s herds ( now l ost). T he m ajority o f a ll c remations t hese m ounds o riginally 8 4
a re
i n
a ccompanied b y p ottery,
b ags,
a re
C hatton S andyford i n
f requent
t he
( Fig.77)
c airn 1 i s
n orth o f
o ccurrence
t he o nly e xample o f
E ngland,
i n Y orkshire
B arrows 4 , 5 6 a nd 2 26). T he s hallow o val p it, a nd B 2, c overed g rave,
p erhaps
a lso k nown.
M ound w ith p it g raves
g raves
b ut u n-urned d eposits,
o f i n
a c airn w ith
a lthough s uch g raves
( e.g.
M ortimer
1 905,
t wo c entral g raves a c ircular p it 5 ft
a re 9 8,
p it
o f
m ore
1 15,
3 03:
a t C hatton, B 1, a v ery d eep, w ere i nitially
b y a l arge c airn, t o w hich w as s ubsequently a dded a t hird p it B 3, a nd a k erb o f d ressed s tones w ith a n i nner -p latform' ,
( Jobey 1 968,
f ig.2,
2 9-32).
A n u n-urned c remation a nd a c remation i n
a n e nlarged f ood v essel ( Fig.78) w ere a lso i nserted i nto t he m ound, p robably a fter t he c onstruction o f t he k erb. B eakers w ere f ound i n g raves
B i,
B 2
a nd B 3
( p.149,
F ig.78),
b ut n o h uman r emains,
a lthough
t he e xcavator a ssumes t hat a ll t hese w ere i nhumations ( Jobey 1 968, 2 9-31). T he l ack o f g keletal m aterial i n g raves B 1 a nd 8 3 m ay e xplained h ad
e xtend o f t he g rave
b y
t he
b een s ubject
d isturbed t o
b ut
8 2 n ever
c ontained a b urial.
w ere
c ontained
i nhumations
c ould
o nly
i ntact,
h ave
a ll
t hat
n one
i n g raves t he
b een
s uggesting
r ecent
t hat
f ound
o f
t he
I t
a lso s eems
a nd 8 3. r emoval
I f o f
e ver
t o
r emoved,
c ontained
1 42
o f
w here g rave
t he
c airn
B 2 d id
h ave a nd
c urious
p arts
w hile
o f t he
O n t he
o riginally t he
b odies
b odies
t he
w ere
o ther h and,
o perated w ith s uch
b urials.
n ot m ost t hat
t hat n o b one
t hese g raves
a ll
s oon a fter b urial.
a re u nlikely
b ones w ould b e
t hese g raves
g raves
t op o f t he 5 ft d eep p it a nd I t s eems p ossible t herefore
s uccessfully a chieved
r obbing v ery
c airn r obbers
o f
B l
t otal
t hese
t he d isturbance
f or m ore t han a f oot i nto t he p it f illing w as u ndisturbed.
f ragments
m ore
c ondition o f
r obbing,
1 4, b e
p ossibility
c are
r emains
B 5-6
M ounds w ith b oth i nhumations a nd i nhumations o uly ( Table 1 3)
c remations a nd
m ounds
w ith
T hese t wo t ypes o f s ite a re f ound i n C umbria o nly ( Map 3 7) a nd a re s ituated a lmost e xclusively o n t he w estern u plands o f t he u pper E den v alley, w here t he m ajority o f t he m ounds w ith a s ingle b urial d eposit w ere a lso f ound ( p.141). A n umber o f t hese m ounds c ontained n o g rave g oods a nd s o d ating i s, i n s ome c ases, u ncertain. B 5
M ounds w ith i nhumations a nd c remations
F ive m ounds c ontained b urials b y b oth i nhumation a nd c remation: A sby . C LXXII ( 686-688), C rosby G arrett C LXXVI ( 751-755), C rosby R avensw orth C LXXXI ( 757-759) a nd C LXXXII ( 760-762) a nd K irkby S tephen C LXVIII ( 843-844). G rave g oods i nclude a j et s pacer p late, b one p in, c hisel a nd
t oggle
a t C rosby G arrett C LXXVI ( Fig.108)
a nd a n ' urn
R avensworth C LXXXI a nd C LXXXII ( both o f u nknown t ype). p recise d etails o f t hese e xcavations a re l acking, t he b urial
a t
C rosby A lthough d eposits
w ould s eem t o h ave c ertain f eatures i n c ommon. T he a verage n umber o f b urials p er m ound i s t hree, a nd, i n c ases w here t he a ge a nd s ex o f t he i ndividuals h as b een d etermined, t hese o ften s eem t o c onstitute a ' family' g roup w ith a dult m ales, f emales a nd c hildren, a s f or e xample a t C rosby G arrett C LXXVI a nd C rosby R avensworth C LXXXI a nd C LXXXII. A lthough r obbed a t
t here i s a lways t he p ossibility t hat t hese d eposits h ave b een s ome p oint i n t heir h istory, i t i s a lso n otable t hat a t f our
o f t he f ive s ites t he i nhumations a re r ecorded a s d isturbed o r s cattered, w hich m ay r eflect t heir o riginal m ode o f d eposition. D ispersion o f b ones w as a lso n oted a t W arcop C LXXI w ith t wo i nhumations. B 6
M ounds w ith m ultiple i nhumations
T hree s ites w ould a ppear t o h ave e vidence o f m ultiple i nhumations b eneath m ounds. T he s implest o f t hese i s W arcop C LXXI ( 952-953) w ith t wo d ispersed i nhumations w ith m uch c harcoal a bout t he b ones. T wo o ther m ounds h ave e vidence o f m ultiple b urials, b ut d etails c oncerning t hem a re s o i nadequate a nd t heir e xcavation s o u nsystematic a s t o m ake f urther i nterpretation i mpossible. N o g rave g oods w ere r ecorded i n t he m ound a t S unbrick ( 950), w hich m ay h ave c ontained o ver t en b urials, p erhaps o riginally f ragAentary. A t B irkrigg E ast ( 714-718) a b ronze a wl ( Fig.107) f ound w ith a bout f ive i nhumations, a lso f ragmentary, s uggests a d ate i n t he E arly B ronze A ge. A t t he s ame s ite m ore t han 3 0 d eposits o f b lack e arth u nder c overing s labs w ere r ecorded, s ometimes a ccompanied b y ' disintegrated p ot' a nd s tone f ragments. N o t races o f b one w ere o bserved a s
h owever,
a nd
t hese d eposits a re n ot h ere c lassified
c remations.
B urials w ithin s tone c ircles I t i s d ifficult t o m ake a f irm d istinction, b ased u pon f ormal c riteria, b etween t he l arger s tone c ircles w hose f unction m ay h ave b een p rimarily c eremonial a nd s maller c ircles, s ome o f w hich, o n e xcavation, h ave p roved t o b e b urial s ites ( pp.103-109). F our s ites e xcavated i n C umbria w ould s eem t o f all i n t he l atter c ategory, n amely t he ' Druid's T emple', B irkrigg ( 709-713), L acra B ( 848), L acra D ( 849) a nd L eacet H ill ( 850-857), a ll o f w hich a re c omprised o f c ircles o f l ow s tones. A t t he ' Druid's T emple', B irkrigg ( Fig.79) f our c remations w ith
1 43
c harcoal
a nd
p avement c ircle m uch A t
o f
o f
o ne
s tones
l ess
c remation i n a c inerary u rn w ere
c obbles-within a s tone s ome 7 5ft
r egular
c ircle 2 8ft
f ound
b eneath
i n d iameter.
i n d iameter a lso e xists
a t
t his
t han t he
i nner
c ircle a nd i s
n ot
L acra 1 3 a c remation w as
f ound
a bove
g round
t he o ld
s mall m ound o f e arth a nd s tones w ithin t he s tone D , a v ery i rregular s tone c ircle, a n i nverted
A n s ite,
a n i ncense
c ircle,
a s
c up p laced a t
f ound
t he
b ase
s urface
c ircle, c inerary
o f v arious
d ug
i nto
c remated T he p ottery s tone 4 ,
i n t he
f ound
b urial
a t
r ite
( Bryce
2 04-6,
1 863,
p l.XXII)
s omewhat
t he
o f
t he
u nder
a
a nd a t L acra u rn w as f ound ( Fig.79) s ix p ots
s tones
( actually a s ix 1 9th c entury,
o f
t he
s ites
i s
5 11,
1 960,
a s
c remation a nd f or
o f
8 4-6, t he
e xample a t
p l.VI).
a ssociated
t he
3 14-7),
M osley H eight,
C richie
c ircle),
h ave b een f ound w ithin
f igs.2 a nd 3 ,
p l.XVII),
a nd B roomend
s tone
a nd c harcoal a nd
( Craw 1 932-4,
b urial d eposits
i n B ritain,
( Griffiths
W estern r ing d itch, A
t hese
S imilar
e lsewhere
P enmaenmawr
o f
i n a c entral p it
a ll
c inerary u rns.
A rran
1 953,
l atter p art
h uman b ones
c ircles
C ircle,
i s
a t L acra D .
I n N orthumberland D uddo F our S tones w as
b ut
c oncentric w ith i t.
w hen t renching a t t he f oot o f s tone A . L eacet H ill c ircle p roduced t he l argest n umber o f c inerary v essels, a t otal o f a nd
a
o uter
( Cowie
D ruid's
M achrie M oor
Lancs.
1 978,
3 8,
( Bennett 1 03).
Y eavering
d ifferent
s tone
c ircle
w as
f ound
a t
Y eavering,
t he
r emains o f w hich f ormed t he w estern r ing-ditch c omplex ( Hope-Taylor 1 977, 1 08-112, f igs.50 a nd 5 1), w hich m ay h ave b een a f unerary s tructure, a lthough o ne c annot b e o f s uch a m onument w as s epulchral. i ts
l ocation i n a n a rea o f
c ertain w hether t he p rimary f unction H owever t he p lan o f t his c ircle a nd
p rehistoric
b urials
( ibid,
f ig.73)
m ight
s uggest a f unerary p urpose, r ather t han a p urely c eremonial o ne. E xcavation o f t he s egments o f a n i nterrupted r ing d itch, a t t he w estern e nd o f h ave
t he Y eavering
c ontained
s uch s tone a round t he
s ite,
s quat,
r evealed
u pright
s ettings p erimeter
s hallow s played
s tones
( ibid,
1 09).
s ockets w hich c ould T he
e xact
p it ( at t he b ase o f w hich w as a c remation) m ay a lso h ave u pright s tone. S uch c entral s tones a re n ot a f eature o f s tone w ere
c ircles. l ater
A ll
r emoved
n umber o f
i s n ot r ecorded, b ut m ay h ave b een o ver o f a c ircle s ome 5 2ft i n d iameter. T he
o f
a t
t he
s ome
s tones
o f
t he c ircle,
u nknown d ate d uring
a nd
t wenty, c entral
c ontained a n ' ceremonial'
t he c entral
t he h istoric
s tone
p eriod,
f or
t he e rection o f t he w ooden ( ? t emple) s tructure a nd i nhumation g raves o f P hase I I ( ibid, 1 15). D ating m aterial f rom t he r ing d itch c onsists o f
t wo
c orded
B eaker
s herds
a nd a P eterborough
s ilting o f t he d itch s egments, a s mall e verted f rom a s tone h ole a nd a P eterborough r im s herd t he
c entral
c ould
h ave
p it
' Four-poster A d efined b e
i n
b y C oles
b urial
n os.8-10,
f rom o ther
s urvey
a nd S impson
s ites. ( Burl
b y
B url
N orthumberland T hese
p articularly P erthshire, i n I reland
3 53-4,
1 3,
s herd
f rom
t he
1 5,
f ig.123)
a ll
o f w hich
c ontexts.
s tone c ircles
r ecent
o ccurrence
( ibid,
b een d erived
r im
r im s herd o f b lack w are f rom t he u pper p art o f
1 971,
b ut
( 1971)
o f
( 1965, a re a re
f ig.2).
h as
d rawn
' four-poster' 4 3-4),
w ell r are O ne
1 44
a ttention
s tone
t o
c ircles,
t he f irst
w hich o n e xcavation p rove
k nown
i n
n orth-east
t o
S cotland,
i n E ngland a nd W ales,
a nd u nknown
o f
r ecorded
t he
t hree
e xamples
i n
N orthumberland, a nd w as
t he T hree K ings
s tone
c ircle,
h as
b een e xcavated
( Burl
J ones 1 972). -Beneath a s mall c airn w ithin t he f our p ost s etting a c entral p it a bout 51 2 t / o 61 2 f / t i n d iameter ( Fig.80). A lthough
p reviously
d isturbed
i t w as
p ossible
t o
c onjecture
t hat
t his
p it
h ad
b een l ined w ith s tone s labs, s ome o f w hich w ere f ound a round. N o t races o f a b urial r emained, b ut s ome c harcoal, p articularly h azel w ith a l ittle
o ak,
w as
E vidence a re
b urial
f ound
i n t he
f rom o ther e xcavated
s ites
c remation, a s D unmoid ( Burl
a t
l and,
t he
p it
a t
( ibid,
s uggests
w hich
t he
7 -10).
t hat
b urial
t hese
r ite
i s
f or e xample a t L undin F arm, C arse F arm I , G lenballoch a nd 1 971, 4 3-4). P ottery a ssociations i nclude a n e ncrusted ( Allen 1 881,
C arse F arm I a nd s herds L undin F arm, a lthough t ypes
o f
' four-posters
o f 2 nd m illennium d ate,
u rn f rom G lenballoch
m aterial
b ottom l ayer
t he
l atter
( Burl
1 971,
8 8-90,
f ig.9),
a c ollared u rn f rom
o f c ollared u rn a nd c ord o rnamented B eaker a t t he p recise a ssociation o f t hese t wo p ottery
s ite
i s
u ncertain,
4 4-5).
a s
T wo o ther
a t G oatscrag a nd D oddington M oor
b oth w ere
f ound
' four-posters'
( Burl
1 971,
5 1)
i n
m ound
i n N orthumberh ave n ot
b een
excavated.
R ock-shelters Two r ock-shelter b urial N orthumberland, a t G oatscrag ( 180)
( Beckensall 1 976),
s ites h ave b een e xcavated i n t he n orth o f ( 241-245) ( Burgess 1 972) a nd C orby's C rags
b oth o f
w hich p roduced
c remations
i n a ssocia-
t ion w ith e nlarged f ood v essels. A s ingle v essel w as d iscovered C orby's C rags, b ut t he G oatscrag s ite a ppears t o h ave f unctioned a s s mall
c emetery
w ith
t wo u rned a nd
t wo
u n-urned
c remation
a t a
d eposits
( Fig.98), r epresenting a m inimum o f f our a dults a nd a n i nfant. P its a nd p ostholes a t G oatscrag m ay b e a ssociated w ith b urial a ctivities ( Fig . 81) A lthough t he
p rehistoric
B ritish I sles
c ave
a nd
( Bradley 1 978,
r ock s helter
6 5-7),
t here
b urials
a re n o
o ccur w idely i n
c lose p arallels
t o
t he G oatscrag c emetery ( Burgess 1 972, 4 1-3) n or a re a ny o ther e nlarged f ood v essels f rom n orthern B ritain k nown f rom a s imilar c ontext ( Cowie 1 978,
3 9).
n orth-east
I t h ave
i s
o f
i nterest
p roduced
t herefore
s imilar
t ypes
t hat
o f
b oth r ock-shelters
i n t he
f unerary p ottery.
P ot-hole I n C umbria a f ragment o f H eaning W ood s tone c losed b y
a
( 821),
f lake-knife
w ith p arts ( Barnes
a ssociation h owever, f issure
i n t he
a c ollared u rn w as o f
t hree
1 970a). a s
l imestone,
t he
T his
c annot
p ot-hole
w hich c ould
c hute.
145
f ound
i nhumations, b e
i n a p ot-hole
a nimal b ones c onsidered
c onnects w ith h ave
a cted a s
a t
a nd a a s
a
t he
s urface
a
r ubbish
B URIALS W ITH A SSOCIATED G RAVE G OODS B urials w ith B eakers F ifty
s ites
( Tables 1 6-20)
i n t he n orth o f E ngland h ave p roduced a t otal o f
5 9
b urials w ith B eakers, 4 8 i n t he n orth-east a nd n ine i n C umbria. T hese a re w idely d istributed t hroughout t he l ower l ying p arts o f t he r egion, t he g reatest n umber b eing f ound i n t he n orth o f N orthumberland, w ith o ther s ites s cattered m ore t hinly b etween t he C oquet a nd t he T yne, i n D urham a nd i n C umbria. T o t hese m ay b e a dded f ive g raves w ith v essels w hich, b y t heir d escription m ay h ave b een B eakers ( Table 1 7) a nd t wenty c omplete B eakers, o f u nknown c ontext, w hich m ay a lso h ave c ome f rom g raves
( Table
1 8 a nd 2 0).
T he d istribution o f
t hese g raves a nd B eakers
( Maps 3 8 a nd 3 9) r e-emphasises t he c oncentration o f n orth o f N orthumberland a nd a lso i n t he E den v alley.
s uch f inds
i n
T he b urial r ites, c ontext, B eaker t ypes a nd o ther g rave a ssociated w ith t hese b urials w ill e ach b e d iscussed i n t urn. B eaker b urial r ite i n t he n orth-east
t he
g oods
( Table 2 1)
O f 2 9 b urial d eposits w ith B eakers f rom t he n orth-east o f E ngland f or w hich t he b urial r ite i s k nown, 3 1 a re i nhumations, i ncluding a d ouble i nhumation o f t wo a dults, p ossibly b oth m ale, a t H igh B uston ; a q uintuple a dult
b urial
m ale
( possibly a f amily)
a ged 3 0-40 y ears,
a t K elloe L aw c onsisting
a f emale o f o ver 3 0
y ears,
o f
a nd
a n
t hree
c hildren a ged 1 2-15, 7 -10 a nd a ged 4 ; a nd a c ombined i nhumation a nd c remation f rom S ummerhill, B laydon. T wo o ther c remations w ith B eakers a re k nown f rom t he a rea, i dentified a s t he r emains o f
b oth f rom c ists a t D ilston P ark, o ne a y oung p erson. B oth c remation s ites a re
i n t he v alley o f t he R iver T yne. T he B eaker f rom N orham C astle s aid t o h ave c ontained h uman b ones w hen f ound. T his r eport i nitially d ismissed b ut a h uman c remation r emains a p ossibility. A mongst t he i nhumations c hildren h ave b een i dentified,
w as w as
1 4 a dult m ales a nd f emales a nd f our a nd o nly o ne y oung p erson ( a f emale a t
N orth S underland), o ther t han t he t hree c hildren s omewhat e xceptionally f ound t ogether a t K elloe L aw. I n a ll c ases w here t he p osition o f a n i nhumation i s r ecorded t he b ody i s c ontracted, o n e ither t he l eft o r r ight s ide, e ast-west.
t he m ost c ömmonly o ccurring o rientation o f t he b ody b eing A t A mble P ier t he b ody l ay N E-SW, a t N orth S underland a nd
t he S neep S E-NW, a nd a t D alton, H untlaw N -S, a n o rientation m ore c ommonly f ound w ith b urials w ith f ood v essels, a c eramic f orm w hich t he H untlaw B eaker q uite c losely r esembles, b eing o f c oarse m anufacture w ith f ingernail d ecoration. O f t he s ix e xamples w here t he s ex o f t he s keleton h as m ales
w ere
b een a scertained a nd t he b ody p osition i s k nown, l aid o n t heir
l eft h and s ide a nd t he
t he t hree
t hree f emales o n t heir
r ight h and s ide. H owever, t his s ample i s n ot a l arge e nough o ne f rom w hich t o d raw t he c onclusion t hat t his d ifference i n b ody p osition a lways
i ndicates
t he s ex o f
t he i ndividual s o b uried.
T here i s
n ot
e nough i nformation t o s uggest a ny c orrelation b etween t he p ositioning o f t he b ody w ithin t he c ist ( the m ost u sual f unerary s tructure) a nd t he a ge
o r s ex o f
T here ( Table 2 2) y ears)
a nd
t he d eceased.
a re s even e xamples o f m ultiple B eakers i n s ingle g raves t wo o f w hich a re a ssociated w ith y oung p eople ( under 1 8 t he t hird w ith a n a dult m ale.
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T he s mall s ize o f
t he c ist a t
N orth H azelrigg ( 21 2 f / t l ong b y 2 ft w ide) m ight s uggest t hat h ere t oo t he p erson w as y oung. F or t he c ountry a s a w hole C larke f ound t hat t he m ajority o f b urials w ith m ore t han o ne B eaker, w here t he s ex h ad b een d etermined, w ere o f f emales, o ften w ith a y oung o r n ewborn c hild ( Clarke 1 970, I I, 4 49). T his t endency w ould a lso a ppear t o b e f ound i n f ood v essel b urials. B eaker t ypes i n B eaker b urials i n t he n orth o f E ngland T he
n omenclature
o f
B eaker p ottery t ypology h as
( Table 2 3) b een
r adically
a ltered s ince t he p ublication o f D avid C larke's c orpus i n 1 970, a nd h is B eaker t erminology h as r apidly e ntered t he a rchaeological l iterature. T he c hronological i mplications o f C larke's s cheme a re h owever d ebatable a nd i n t he f ollowing d iscussion C larke's B eaker t ypology i s u sed a s a d escriptive t erminology o nly, t o c onsider t he b urial c ontext a nd g rave g oods a ssociated w ith i ndividual B eaker t ypes, a nd t he e vidence o f m ultiple B eaker a ssociations c onsidered a s a d iscrete
t he
i n s ingle g raves.
E ach B eaker t ype i s n ot
c hronological h orizon.
T he r ange a nd f requency o f o ccurrence o f B eaker t ypes i n g raves i n n orth o f E ngland i ncluding c omplete B eakers o f u nknown c ontext
w hich p robably a ccompanied b urials i s s hown i n T able 2 4. T hese a re p redominantly o f ' Northern t ypes, a lthough i t s hould b e n oted t hat C larke's ' Northern' a nd ' Southern' B eakers a re b y n o m eans c onfined t o t heir r espective p arts o f t he c ountry ( Clarke 1 970 c p. M aps 5 -6 a nd 7 1 0). T he d eposition o f m ore t han o ne B eaker i n c ist g raves i n t he a rea ( Table
2 2)
p rovides e vidence f or
t he r egular a ssociation o f p articular
B eaker t ypes, n amely N /NR, N 2 a nd N 3. M iniature B eakers a re f ound i n s uch a ssociations a t B orewell F arm, N orth H azelrigg, N orth S underland ( Fig.82) a nd B rougham. B eakers f rom s eparate g raves w ithin t he s ame m ound a t C lifton ( Fig.83), C hatton S andyford ( Fig.78) a nd L ow T rewhitt ( Table 2 2) h ave t he s ame a ssociation o f t ypes a s t hose i n s ingle c ists, w ith t he a ddition o f t he S 4/FV t ype B eaker a t C hatton S andyford B 3. A lthough s eparate b urials w ithin t he s ame m ound a re n ot n ecessarily c ontemporary,
t he s tratigraphic e vidence f rom C lifton,
w ere b elow t he o ld g round
s urface b eneath t he m ound,
w here b oth c ists a nd L ow T rewhitt,
w here a ll t hree c ists w ere b uilt o n t he o ld g round s urface, s uggests t hat t hese g raves m ay h ave b een c onstructed a t a bout t he s ame t ime. G rave B 3 a t C hatton S andyford a ppears t o h ave b een a n a ddition t o t he m ound, b efore t he c onstruction o f t he s tone k erb ( p.142), b ut t his n eed n ot h ave
l ong
p ost-dated
t he f irst
t wo g raves.
I n v iew o f t he r epeated a ssociation o f N /NR, N 2 a nd N 3 B eakers i t s eems a ppropriate t o c onsider t he d istribution o f t hese N orthern B eaker t ypes t ogether ( Map 4 1). T hey a re f ound p articularly i n t he v alleys o f t he E den a nd t he C oquet
t he T yne, a nd i n t he n orthern p art o f N orthumberland f rom t o t he T weed. ' Southern' B eakers a re f ound o nly i n
N orthumberland,
a s
a re
a lso
t he
f ew e xamples
f rom
t he
r egion
o f
C larke's N /MR, N l/D a nd F P t ypes ( Map 4 2). I n c ontrast t o t he p attern o f d istribution o f ' Northern' B eakers, A OC v essels a re w idely b ut t hinly d ispersed, w ith f inds i n s ome a reas w hich a re o therwise u nrepresented b y B eaker m aterial f rom g raves, s uch a s t he s outh-west a nd s outh-east o f C umbria ( Mecklin P ark a nd S izergh F ell) a nd t he v alley
o f
t he S outh T yne
( Kirkhaugh).
T he d istribution o f A OC B eaker
g raves, t heir u nusual b urial c ontexts a nd t he e xceptional g rave g oods w ith w hich s ome e xamples a re a ssociated m ight s uggest t hat s uch b urials w ere
o f
a s omewhat d ifferent n ature f rom t hose a ssociated w ith
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o ther
B eaker
t ypes.
O ther g rave g oods w ith B eakers i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland
( Table 2 5)
T hirteen B eaker b urials w ith o ther g rave g oods h ave b een f ound i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland ( Table 2 5). T hese a ssociated a rtifacts a re o f t ypes r epresented e lsewhere i n B eaker c ontexts ( Clarke 1 970, A ppendix 3 ), b ut a s w ith s uch m aterial t hroughout B ritain, a re n ot o f v ery
c ommon o ccurrence,
w ith f ew e xamples
( or o ften o nly o ne)
o f e ach
t ype b eing k nown f rom t he a rea. T he r ichest b urials f rom t he a rea, b y v irtue o f t he n umber o f o bjects a ssociated w ith t hem a nd t he r arity o f c ertain o f t he a rtifact t ypes, a re f rom K irkhaugh ( Fig.84) a nd W est L ilburn ( Fig.84). T he K irkhaugh g old b asket ' earring i s o ne o f o nly t wo f rom B eaker b urial c ontexts i n B ritain, t he o ther a p air f rom R adley ( ibid, f ig.63) ( although s ome b ronze e xamples a re a lso k nown ( p.130),
a nd
t he c opper o r b ronze k nife f rom W est L ilburn o ne o f o nly
t hree e xamples, k nown a lso f rom r ich B eaker b urials a t D riffield, Y orks. a nd D orchester-on-Thames ( p.131 i bid, n os.735 a nd 1 265). T he m ost c ommonly o ccurring g rave g oods, a nd o ften t he l east c lassifiable, a re f lints, k nown f rom s even s ites, s ome b eing s crapers o r f lakes w ith s econdary w orking a nd o thers o f n o p articular t ype, p erhaps u sed a s ' strike-a-light' f lints. T he f iner f lint t ypes a re k nown i n l esser n umbers, t wo b arbed a nd t anged a rrowheads, f rom H igh K nowes a nd K irkhaugh, a f lint k nife ( of u nknown t ype) f rom S tell K nowe a nd a f lint d agger f rom L ilburnsteads ( Tait 1 965, g oods a re a lso o f u ncommon o ccurrence, s uch a s C hatton S andyford ( Fig.78) f rom S hipley a nd E llsnook.
p 1.4). t he j et
O ther g rave b uttons f rom
a nd W est L ilburn ( p.175) a nd t he r ed o chre T here a re i nsufficient n umbers o f b urials
w ith g rave g oods t o s uggest a ny c orrelations w ith p articular b urial r ites, o r w ith t he a ge o r s ex o f t he i ndividual, b ut b oth m ales a nd f emales a re r epresented. T he b urial a t W est L ilburn i s n otable, b eing t hat o f a w oman, f or o ther b urials o f k nown s ex w ith j et b uttons a nd c opper o r b ronze r iveted d aggers a re m ales ( Clarke 1 970, I I, 4 48). B eaker b urials w ith o ther g rave g oods a re k nown f rom a ll t ypes o f b urial c ontext, i ncluding t hose o f r are o ccurrence s uch a s t he t reet runk
c offin a t C artington a nd
t he p it g raves i n t he m ound a t
C hatton
S andyford.
t ypes
W ith t he e xception o f C larke's B eaker t ypes S 4 a nd F P a ll o ther o f B eaker f ound i n t he a rea a re f ound a ssociated w ith o ther g rave
g oods, t ypes
a lthough o nly i n c omparatively s mall n umbers. T he f our B eaker w hich a re r are i n t he a rea h ave ( with o ne e xception) o ther g rave
g oods i n a ll c ases i n w hich t hey o ccur w ith b urials, n amely t he A OC B eaker b urials a t C artington a nd K irkhaugh, t he N i/D B eaker a t t he S neep, t he N /MR B eaker a t E llsnook, a nd o ne o f t he t wo S 2(W) e xamples, a t L ilburnsteads.
W ith t he B eaker
t ypes m ore c ommon i n t he a rea
( N/NR :
N 2: N 3) g rave g oods o ccur i n a pproximately o ne c ase o ut o f t en. T he l arger n umber o f b urials w ith o ther g rave g oods i n t he n orth o f N orthumberland m aterial
i n
( Map t his
4 0)
a rea,
r eflects
t he g reater c oncentration o f
c ompared w ith t he r est
o f
t he
B eaker
n orth-east
o f
E ngland. B eaker b urial c ontexts i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland T he f rom f lat
( Table 2 1)
m ajority o f B eaker b urials i n t he n orth-east
o f E ngland
c ist g raves.
t o b e d iscovered
T here
i s a t endency f or
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t hese
c ome
i n m odern p loughing a ctivities, b ut c ertain e vidence w ould s uggest t hat s ometimes a t l east t hese g raves w ere o riginally m arked i n s ome w ay. F irst, a nd m ost o bvious, t here i s t he q uestion o f h ow t he m aterial e xcavated f rom t he p it o f. c ist,
i n w hich t he c ist
s labs w ere p laced w as d isposed
I n n o c ase w as t his d eliberately p iled b ack o ver t he b ody i n t he o n t he c ontrary, i n s ome c ases t he j oints o f t he c ist w ere l uted
w ith c lay t o p revent t he i nflow o f a ny e arth, a nd u nless d isturbance h as t aken p lace, a s f or e xample a t W est L ilburn ( Colling ood E .f. 1 946, 2 17ff), p ossible m oved
t he b ody i s u sually f ound f ree o f s uch m aterial. I t i s t herefore t hat u nless t he e xcavated s poil w as d eliberately
e ntirely
a way
f rom t he s ite,
i t c ould h ave b een
d isposed
o f
a round t he c ist, t o f orm a l ow m ound w hich c ould b ecome q uite f lat e ventually, e .g. t hrough c ultivation. T here i s a lso a p ossibility t hat t he p osition o f a c ist w as i ndicated b y a ' marker s tone o r b y a p ile o f s tones o n t op o f t he c ist, a s w as r ecorded a t H awkhill, L esbury; M oor L odge, A lnwick , a nd a t B laydon, S ummerhill. N one o f t hese m ounds c onstituted a c airn s ensu s tricto a nd e xamples o f t hese t ypes o f ' grave m arker' c ould h ave b een e asily d isplaced o r r emoved, a s a h indrance t o p loughing, w ithout a ny r ealisation t hat a c ist l ay b eneath. A f inal a rgument f or t he e xistence o f s ome s ort o f c ist m arker i s t he o ccurrence o f s mall ' cemeteries' o f c ists ( pp.136-7). O n t he a ssumpt ion t hat a ll o f t he g raves i n a ny o ne c emetery w ere n ot c onstructed s imultaneously s ome m ethod w as o bviously r equired b y w hich s uch s ites c ould b e a ccurately l ocated a gain s o t hat o ther g raves m ight b e a dded t o t hem. T herefore t he d esignation o f s uch g raves a s ' flat' c ist g raves m ay b e s omething o f a m isnomer, b ut t he t erm i s r etained i n c ontrast t o l arger b arrow c onstructions w hich w ould a lways m ore o bvious m an-made f eatures o f t he l andscape.
h ave
b een
O f t he 4 6 B eaker b urials k nown f rom t he n orth-east o f E ngland, 2 7 a re f lat c ist g raves ( including a c ist w ith t wo c ompartments, e ach c ontaining a B eaker, a t L esbury, B urney K nowes), 1 0 c ome f rom c ists c overed b y m ounds a nd n ine f rom m ounds a lone, i ncluding t he t hree g raves ( all w ithout s keletal r emains) a t C hatton S andyford. W here s tratigraphy h as b een r ecorded, a ll B eaker c ists i n m ounds w ere c onstructed o n o r b elow t he o ld g round s urface, a nd a s s uch d o n ot a ppear t o h ave b een a dded t o p re-existing m ounds. B y c ontrast w ith f ood v essel c ist b urials, w hich a re r egularly f ound i n m ultiple c ist c airns B eaker c ist b urials a re o ften f ound i n m ounds w ith s ingle c ists, a s a t B lack H eddon, B randon H ill, E llsnook, R ayheugh C XCIII, a nd A lnwick, W hitehouse. T he b urials f rom L ow T rewhitt a nd L esbury, H awkhill w ere f ound i n m ultiple c ist c airns h owever, a nd o ne o f t he c ists a t L esbury c ontained a f ood v essel. T he m ost u nusual c ombination o f b urials w as f ound a t R osebrough C XCVII, w here t he o rnate a nd i diosyncratic R osebrough u rn ( with i ts e nclosed c remation) w as f ound b eneath a m ound i nverted o n t op o f t he c ist c ontaining a B eaker b urial ( Fig.99). N ine B eaker b urials
a re r ecorded f rom m ounds w ithout
c ists,
a nd o f
t hose f rom F ord a nd R ayheugh F arm , n o f urther d etails a re k nown. I nformation c oncerning t he m ound a t S tell K nowe i s a lso s canty, b ut t races o f b urning w ere f ound o n t he o ld g round s urface o f t he c airn w hich c ontained a B eaker s herd a nd a p olished f lint k nife. I n a r obbed c airn a t H igh K nowes a p lain r im f ragment o f a c ordoned B eaker w as f ound w ith a b arbed a nd t anged f lint a rrowhead a nd o ther f lints, w hich m ay o riginally h ave b een p laced i n a s hallow
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g rave s ome 31 2 f / t b y 2 ½ f t
b y f t d eep. G raves e xcavated i nto t he n atural s urface b elow t he m ound a re a lso r ec uded a t E tall M oor a nd C hatton S andyford. A t E tall M oor B eaker s herds o f l ate ( 7) S 4 t ype ( Fig.106) w ere f ound i n a n a nomalous p osition o nly s ome 1 21 2 i / nches b elow t he s urface o f t he m ound, s tratified a bove f ive c inerary u rns a nd a n i ncense c up ( Fig.106) i n a h ollow, e xcavated i nto t he n atural s urface. F rom t he f ragmentary c ondition o f t he B eaker a nd t he u nusual p ositioning o f t he u rns t ogether i n a l arge e xcavated f eature i t c ould b e s uggested t hat t his w as o riginally a B eaker g rave ( comparable w ith e .g. H igh K nowes a nd g rave B 1 a t C hatton S andyford), w hich w as c leared o ut i n a ntiquity a nd r e-used f or t he d eposition o f t he u rns a nd t heir c ontents. T he B eaker m aterial w hich w as r aised o ver t he u rns,
d isturbed w as t hen i ncorporated i nto t hus b ecoming s tratified a bove t hem.
t he
m ound
T he m ost d etailed e vidence o f B eaker b arrow b urials c omes f rom e xcavations a t C hatton S andyford, t he o nly m ound w ith p it g raves i n t he a rea o f s tudy ( p.142), w here t wo b urials ( B1 a nd B 2) w ere f ound i n c lose p roximity u nder a c airn 4 0ft i n d iameter, w ith a t hird b urial o n t he p eriphery, p robably a dded s lightly b efore o r c ontemporary w ith t he c onstruction o f a l arge k erb o f d ressed s tones a dditional t o t he o riginal b ody o f t he c airn ( Fig.77). A ll t he g raves h ad b een d isturbed a nd n o s keletal r emains w ere f ound. G rave B 1 w as o val, 5 ft b y 4 f t b y 1 0 i nches d eep, a nd o riented N -S. T o t he w est s ide o f i t w ere t races o f b urning a nd f our s take h oles o n t he o ld g round s urface, t he c harcoal f rom w hich g ave a r adiocarbon d ate o f 1 670 2 : 50 b c ( Gak-800). A m uch l arger c harcoal s pread c 1 9ft i n d iameter w as f ound c entred a round t his a rea. T wo j et b uttons f ound i n r obbed m aterial o n t he s outh s ide o f t he g rave a re a ssumed t o h ave b een a ssociated w ith t he o riginal B eaker ' burials'. G raves B 2 a nd B 3 a re t he o nly e xamples o f p it o r ' shaft' g raves f rom t he r egion, B 2 b eing a c ircular p it 6 ft i n d iameter c ut t o a d epth o f 5 ft, a nd B 3 a n o val p it 4 1 2 f / t i n l ength a nd 3 ft d eep. E ach g rave c ontained a B eaker, t hose f rom b urials B 1 a nd B 2 o f N /NR t ype a nd f rom B 3 o f S 4/FV t ype ( Fig.78). T he c omplete a bsence o f a ny s keletal m aterial i s p erhaps s omewhat u nusual ( p.142), f or a lthough t he g raves h ad b een d isturbed, t he B eakers r emained, i n t wo c ases c omplete a lthough c rushed. S imilarly i n t he A OC B eaker b arrow a t K irkhaugh n o t race o f a b ody w as o bserved. B eneath t he l ayer o f s tones, a pparently b uilt u p f rom t he
c entre o f
t he m ound,
w as f ound a n a rea o f
l ight e arth
i ntermixed
w ith s mall l oose s tones, s ome 5 ft i n d iameter a nd l ft t hick. I n t his a rea i n w hich a n atural c left i n t he r ock h ad b een f illed w ith c lay w ere f ound a ll t he g rave g oods w ith t he e xception o f t he B eaker, w hich l ay s ome 41 2 f / t s outh-west o f t he c entre u nder a s tone. I t h as b een t entatively s uggested t hat p atches o f g reasy g reyish c lay f ound o n t he r ock s urface n ear t he c entre o f t his b arrow m ay r epresent a c remation ( Clarke 1 970, I I, A ppendix 3 .6) b ut t he e vidence i s a ltogether i nconclusive a nd n o t race o f t ion
( Maryon 1 936,
s uggest
b urnt b one w as o bserved d uring
2 10-11).
t hat a n i nhumation,
T he s tructure o f p erhaps
i n a c offin,
t he e xcava-
t he c airn m ight
r ather
h ad b een l aid o n t his
n atural k noll a nd a c airn e rected o ver i t. S ettlement o ver t his a rea a s t he b ody o r c offin d ecayed w ould h ave b een f airly l imited a nd t he p rofile o f
t he c airn r etained.
T he o nly o ther A OC B eaker b urial k nown i n t his a rea w as f ound a t C artington a nd s ome o f t he e vidence f rom t his s ite m ight b e s een a s s upporting t he s uggestion t hat t he K irkhaugh b arrow c ontained a w ooden
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c offin. A t C artington t he b urial, o f w hich o nly s ome h ad b een p laced i n,an o ak t ree-trunk c offin 51 2 f / t l ong, t ion w ith ' oaken w edges f ine b lue w ashed c lay'.
a nd l arge s tones p iled a round a nd p acked w ith T he b ody h ad b een l aid o n b racken. T he s ize
o f t he c offin, i ts l ocation u nder c overing s labs a nd a re a ll e lements r eminiscent o f t he K irkhaugh b arrow , c ontained a s imilar d eposit.
t ext
t eeth r emained, f ixed i n p osi-
t he c lay p acking w hich m ay h ave
N o s ignificant c orrelation c an b e e stablished b etween b urial a nd r ite i n B eaker g raves, a s t he v ast m ajority o f b urials
c onf rom
t he a rea a re i nhumations. T he t hree c remations f rom t he a rea w ere f ound i n f lat c ists. G rave g oods o ther t han B eakers a ppear i n a ll t ypes o f b urial c ontexts. A ll i nstances o f m ore t han o ne B eaker i n a n i ndividual g rave h ave b een f ound i n f lat c ists. I f w e a ccept t he t ypes o f
B eaker d iscussed b y C larke
( pp.129-30),
t he s mall n umber o f e xamples
o f e ach B eaker t ype m ake i t d ifficult t o d raw a ny f irm c onclusion a s t o t rends i n a ssociations b etween v essel t ype a nd b urial c ontexts ( Table 2 3). H owever, s ome c omparisons m ay b e m ade w ith C larke's a nalysis o f g rave t ypes a nd B eaker a ssociations c ompiled f or t he w hole o f B ritain ( Clarke 1 970, I I, 4 48-9). O f w ith k nown g rave c ontexts ( 17), i s
a lso
t he c ase f or t he
e xamples o f r egion, a nd F or
t he
t he s mall n umber o f A OC B eaker b urials t he m ajority w ere i n b arrow g raves, a s
t wo e xamples
f rom t he n orth-east.
O nly s ingle
g raves w ith N /MR a nd N l/D B eaker t ypes a re k nown i n t he t hese a re a lso c omparatively r are t hroughout t he c ountry.
l arger B eaker g roups,
N /NR,
N 2 a nd N 3,
t he s ituation i n
t he
n orth-east w ould a ppear t o p arallel g eneral t rends, w ith t he e xception o f t ype N 2, w hich h as a n a lmost e qual n umber o f f lat c ist g raves a nd c ists i n m ounds i n t he n orth-east, w hereas c ist g raves i n m ounds a nd m ound b urials i n g eneral a re m uch l ess c ommon o verall. T his t rend i s m aintained i n t he n orth-east t o a l esser d egree w ith B eakers o f t ype N 3 w ith w hich m ound b urials P ossible ' Beaker
d oes
o f
a ll t ypes a re l ess
b urials f rom t he n orth-east
c ommon. ( Table 1 7)
F ive p ossible B eaker b urials a re l isted. T he p ottery f rom t hese n ot s urvive a nd s o t heir d esignation a s ' Beakers' c annot b e
v erified.
T wo
c ome
f rom b arrows n ear B elford
f inding a re k nown) a nd o ne f rom a c ist a t B elford). T he ' Beaker ' f rom B orewell F arm,
( no o ther
d etails
o f
W arrenton ( also n ear w here a nother B eaker
b urial w as a lso f ound, c ame f rom a f lat c ist w ith a n a dult f emale i nhumation a nd s ome f lints, w hile t hat o n B ewick M oor w as f ound i n o ne c ist o f a m ultiple c ist c airn . O ne o f t he o ther c ists c ontained j et b eads. C omplete B eakers w ithout k nown c ontext f rom t he n orth-east
( Table
1 8)
T here e xist t welve c omplete B eakers o f k nown p rovenance b ut o f u nknown c ontext i n t he n orth-east a nd a lso a n A OC b owl f rom P onteland ( Fig.87),
t he o nly o ne o f
i ts
t ype i n t he c ountry,
s aid
t o h ave
b een
f ound i n d raining, b ut o f w hich n o f urther d etails a re r ecorded. A ll t he B eakers a re o f t ypes r epresented e lsewhere i n t he a rea f rom b urials. A s t hese B eakers a re c omplete, i t s eems l ikely t hat t hey t oo w ere f ound i n s ome b urial c ontext, t he d etails o f w hich a re n ot k nown. T he B eakers c ome f rom a reas g enerally a lready w ell r epresented b y B eaker b urials, w hile t he e xamples f rom A ncroft, G ryndon a nd N orham s ubstantially a ugment t he d istribution j ust t o t he s outh o f t he R iver T weed.
151
* Beaker b urials i n C umbria
( Tables
1 9 a nd 2 0,
M ap 3 8)
I n c ontrast t o t he 5 0 B eaker b urials k nown f rom t he n orth-east o f E ngland, o nly n ine a re r ecorded i n C umbria. T hese e xhibit a v ariety o f f unerary c ontexts, a lthough f ew c onclusions a s t o t heir s ignificance c an b e d rawn f rom s uch a s mall n umber o f s ites. W here
s ufficient d etails a re k nown,
a ll t he b urials
a re
i nhuma-
t ions, f ive i n c ists a nd o ne l aid o n t he n atural s urface b eneath a m ound a t C rosby G arrett C LXXV. T hree o f t he i nhumations w ere o f a dult m ales, i ncluding a n a ged m an, a nd o ne o f a y oung a dult. N o h uman r emains
w ere f ound w ith e ither o f
t he A OC B eakers a t M ecklin P ark
a nd
S izergh F ell, a lthough t he f ormer m ound w as o nly t renched. T he c ons truction o f t hese t wo b arrows, w ith l arge s tones r egularly l aid, p articularly o ver t he c entral a rea, a nd t he p osition o f t he S izergh F ell
B eaker b eneath a l arge s lab a re b oth e lements
K irkhaugh r emains. c harcoal
b arrow, I n t he
r eminiscent
w hich a lso c ontained a n A OC B eaker b ut c entral a rea a t M ecklin P ark w ere f ound
a nd h azel n uts,
f our q uartz
p ebbles a nd a
f lint
o f
t he
n o h uman b rushwood c hip,
b ut
w hether t hese r eally r epresent g rave g oods o r n ot i s u nclear. T he o nly o ther o bjects w ith t he b urials o ther t han B eakers w ere a c urved b one a wl 21 2 i / nches l ong w ith t he y oung a dult ( male?) i nhumation a t C lifton ( 1) a nd t wo p ieces o f ' putty i n t he M cKenny H ughes c ollection w ith t he B eaker f ragment f rom C rosby F ell, s aid t o h ave c ome f rom a c airn o pened i n J uly 1 883. I t i s u nknown w hat t his ' putty' w as f or, u nless i t i s s amples o f c lay f ound i n t he c airn ( as f or e xample a t K irkhaugh) o r e ven a s
l uting o f
a c ist w hich w as n ot
r ecorded.
O f t he n ine B eaker b urials f rom e ight s ites i n C umbria, t hose a t A instable p arish, B rougham a nd C astle C arrock a re f rom f lat c ists, t he t wo c ists a t C lifton f rom a m ound, a nd t he r emaining f our e xamples f rom C rosby F ell, C rosby G arrett, M ecklin P ark a nd S izergh F ell a re f rom m ounds a lone. T he A OC B eakers c ame f rom m ounds, a s i s m ost c ommon t hroughout B ritain, a nd t he c ist b urials w ere a ccompanied b y B eakers o f N /NR a nd l ater N orthern t ypes. A s n oted p reviously ( p.147), t he A OC B eakers
c ome f rom w idely s paced s ites
i n a reas n ot
r epresented b y o ther
f inds o f B eaker p ottery, w hich i s c oncentrated i n C umbria i n t he E den v alley. F our o ther c omplete B eakers o f k nown p rovenance b ut u nknown c ontext, w hich m ay r epresent b urial f inds, t he E den v alley.
a lso c ome f rom t he a rea o f
F ood v essels i n t he n orth o f E ngland U nlike B ritish B eaker p ottery a nd c ollared u rns, w hich f orm ' reasonably c oherent c lasses o f r elated v essels' ( Clarke 1 970, I , 2 70), t he t erm f ood v essel e mbraces a w ide v ariety o f c eramic f orms a nd d ecoration, t hat h ave b een r egularly f ound w ith b urials o f s ingle g rave t radition
i n
t he B ritish E arly B ronze A ge.
T he t erm ' food
v essel',
f irst i ntroduced b y T hurnam ( 1871), h as t herefore b ecome a c onvenient c ategory f or v essels o f d ifferent s tyles w hich c annot b e c lassified a s B eakers o r u rns ( ibid, 3 77ff). T hese p roblems o f c lassification a re n ot h elped b y t he l ack o f
*
A b urial w ith t hree B eakers a t L evens P ark,
o f d efinition a nd h ence a m odern c orpus o f f ood
W estmoreland w as
f rom t his d iscussion a nd f rom t he B urials C atalogue. 1 973:
S cottish A rchaeological F orum 4 ,
1 52
5 2-5.)
( D.
o mitted
S turdy
v essels,
n o
c omprehensive w ork h aving b een p ublished s ince A bercromby's
B ronze A ge P ottery i n 1 912.
T he m ost
r ecent d istribution m ap o f
f ood
v essels t hroughout B ritain w ould a ppear t o b e t hat p roduced b y M iss C hitty f or t he 4 th e dition o f S ir C yril F ox's P ersonality o f B ritain i n 1 959,
w hile
t he c ountry w ide d istribution o f
f ood v essel b urials
w as
i llustrated b y S impson i n 1 968. H owever a f ew r egional s tudies o f f ood v essels, p articularly i n t he P eak D istrict ( Manby 1 957), s outh-west S cotland ( Simpson 1 965), a nd i n t he n orth o f I reland ( ApSimon 1 969) h ave e lucidated s ome o f t he p roblems o f t he c lassification o f t his m aterial a nd h ave s hown r egional v ariations w ith w hich s imilar p ottery f rom t he n orth o f E ngland m ay b e c ompared. • A bercromby's c lassification o f f ood v essels ( 1912, 9 3-4) w as b ased p rimarily u pon s hape, n or w as a ny g reater s ignificance a ttached t o s ome o f t he g roupings t hus p roduced. S ome o f t he f ood v essels c ould n ot b e a scribed t o a p articular r ecurring t ype ( ibid, 1 14-5). L ater w ork h as t ended t o s implify A bercromby's t ypological s cheme a nd h as r educed t he n umber o f t ypes t o t hree, w hich h ave r egional a scriptions, n amely Y orkshire
v ases,
I rish
b owls a nd I rish v ases
( ApSimon
1 958:
1 959;
S impson 1 968). T he o rigins o f a ll t hese t ypes o f p ottery a re g enerally s een t o l ie i n a c ombination o f l ocal l ate N eolithic c eramic s tyles a nd B eaker i nfluences ( ApSimon 1 958; C larke 1 970, I , 2 70-1), t he f ood v essel c eramic t ype b eing u nknown o utside B ritain ( Piggott 1 962a, 8 5). W hile I rish b owls a re i ndeed b est r epresented i n I reland a nd I rish v ases,
c alled b y A pSimon I rish-Scottish v ases
( ApSimon 1 969,
4 0),
a re
w idespread i n I reland a nd S cotland, s uch t ypes a re a lso w idely, i f n ot d ensely, d istributed i n t he r est o f B ritain. Y orkshire v ases t oo a re w idespread i n B ritain a nd t he n orth o f I reland. T he r egional d esignat ion ' Yorkshire i n Y orkshire v ases i s i ndicative m ore o f t he v ery l arge a mount o f m aterial k nown f rom t he c ounty t han o f
a v erified
a rea
o f o rigin o r c entre o f d istribution o f t his c eramic t ype. I ndeed b oth t he s ocial s ignificance o f t he d ifferent f ood v essel t ypes a nd t he n ature a nd e xtent o f t he c onnections b etween t he t ypes a re u nknown a t p resent. U nlike B eakers, t here i s n o e vidence f rom w ork d one t o d ate t hat f ood v essels o f t he I rish a nd Y orkshire v ase t ypes c an b e o rdered i nto d eveloping s eries; i ndeed, a s l ong a go a s 1 938 M iss K itson C lark d emonstrated t he c ontemporaneity o f t ypes o f Y orkshire v ases w ith a nd w ithout s tops, p erforated a nd u nperforated ( Kitson C lark 1 938, 5 5-6). A t entative I rish b o T4 , s eries w as s uggested b y S impson ( 1968, 2 07 f ig.50). T he o ccurrence i n c losed a ssociation ( usually g raves) o f v essels o f d ifferent t ypes ( as d efined b y A bercromby) s uggests t hat h ere t ypology i s n ot a n a id t o c hronology. F ood v essels h ave b een f ound i n d irect a ssociation a t e ight s ites i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland a nd a t t wo s ites i n C umbria ( Table 2 7, F igs.85 a nd 8 6). T hese a ssociat ions a re o f t wo t ypes, n amely v essels f ound w ithin t he s ame c ist a nd v essels f ound a ssociated w ith t he s ame ( non-cist) b urial d eposit i n a m ound. E vidence f rom t hose s ites c onfirms b oth t he a ssociation o f d ifferent t ypes o f Y orkshire v ase a nd o f Y orkshire v ase a nd ' local' f ood v essel t ypes. A ssociations o f o ther n on-ceramic o bjects w ith f ood v essels a re i n g eneral f ew a nd w ith n otable e xceptions ( pp.171-4) o f a n u ndistinguished n ature a nd h ence o f l ittle h elp t owards a r efined
a re m ore
f ood v essel c lassification o r c hronology.
T he f ood v essels f rom t he n orth o f E ngland w ill f irst b e s idered c ollectively a s a c eramic t ype, r egardless o f w hether a c ontext i s k nown o r n ot. a re c onsidered b elow.
T he k nown b urial a ssociations
1 53
c onf ind
o f s uch v essels
F ood v essels f rom t he n orth-east o f E ngland a nd B eaker p ottery T he p roblem o f t he d efinition o f a f ood v essel p ottery t ype b egins i n t he B eaker c eramic s eries. B eaker c lassification d epends u pon a c ombination o f t hree c haracteristics, n amely f orm, f abric a nd d ecoration. D ifferent w eighting m ay b e g iven t o e ach o f t hese c haracteristics d epending u pon t he i mportance o r s ignificance p laced u pon t hem. C larke's a nalysis c oncentrated m ainly o n t he d ecorative m otifs a nd z ones o n B eakers p ottery; h owever, h e d id i dentify a g roup o f ' sub-beaker f ood v essels w ith c oarse f abric a nd ' carelessly i ncised a ttempts a t S outhern b eaker m otifs a nd e ver i ncreasing F ood V essel c haracteristics - ( Clarke 1 970, I , 2 71), f ound i n n orth-east S cotland. S imilar c hanges i n t he q uality b oth o f t he f abric o f p ots a nd o f t heir d ecoration c an a lso b e i dentified i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland, g iving a l ack o f a greed d efinition b etween s ome B eakers a nd f ood v essel t ypes. E xamples i nclude o ne o f t he t wo B eakers f rom D ilston P ark c ist B ( Tait n o.74, C larke N 3) d ecorated o nly w ith d eeply s cored h orizontal l ines ( Fig.83 n o.190) t he F P B eaker f rom D alton, H untlaw ( Tait n o.84), a b ipartite v essel c arination ( Tait
f rom H irst w ith i mpressed d ecoration a round n o.85), a t hick g lobular p ot w ith e verted r im
t he a nd
i mpressed d ecoration f rom H asting H ill ( Fig.87 n o.275) ( Tait n o.88, C larke N /NR-FN), a c oarse b ipartite B eaker f rom L ilburn H ill w ith c rudely
i ncised
' southern' m otifs
( Fig.88 n o.389),
a nd
t he S 4/FV
p ot
f rom C hatton S andyford B 3, a lso o f t hick f abric w ith a r oughly i ncised a nd i mpressed p attern ( Fig.78). C ertain c haracteristics o f a ll t hese v essels,
o f
s hape,
d ecoration
o r f abric,
d ifferentiate
t hem
f rom
c lassic f ine w are B eaker t ypes, w ith c arefully e xecuted o rnament. C onversely o ther v essels e xhibit f inely w orked B eaker t ype d ecoration, b ut a re n ot o f t he u sual B eaker s hapes, s uch a s t he b owl f rom M oor L odge, A lnwick ( Fig.89 n o.11) a nd t he s traight s ided p ot f rom R atcheugh ( Fig.89 n o.477) i n t he s ame v icinity. A v essel f rom t he l arge m ultiple c ist c airn a t A mble a mply i llustrates a m ixture o f B eaker a nd f ood v essel c haracteristics, a b evelled r im) w ith
c ombining a B eaker s hape ( with t he a ddition o f i ncised h erring b one ' decoration t ypical o f
Y orkshire v ase f ood v essels O n
t he
b asis o f
s hape o r d ecoration)
( Fig.90 n o.26).
a s ingle c riterion o f
p ots
l ike
c lassification
t hose m entioned a bove m ay b e
( fabric
o r
c lassified
a s e ither B eakers o r f ood v essels. W here c lassification i s d ebatable, a ll c riteria h ave b een c onsidered a nd v essels h ave b een c ategorised a ccording a s t hey h ave m ore B eaker t han f ood v essel c haracteristics o r v ice v ersa. I t i s r ecognised h owever t hat t here i s, i n s ome c ases, a n o verlap b etween t he c ategories o f ' Beaker' a nd - f ood v essel', w hich m ay b e a t a re
l east i n s ome d egree c ontemporary c eramic f ound
b urial
r ites
i n i dentical
t ypes
( pp.127-9),
b urial c ontexts a nd a ssociated w ith
t he
a nd s ame
( pp.217-8).
F ood v essels f rom t he n orth-east o f E ngland
( Table 2 8,
M ap 4 3)
O f 1 11 f ood v essels f rom t he n orth-east o f E ngland, 6 1 a re o f Y orkshire v ase t ype, o ne i s a n I rish b owl, a nd 4 3 a re f orms w hich a re n ot e asily c lassifiable w ithin e xisting s chemes. S ix f ragments m ake u p t he t otal. T en o ther p ots, f ound w ith b urials a nd o riginally d escribed a s ' food v essels', b ut u nillustrated a re n ow l ost ( Table 3 1) a nd a lso c annot b e c lassified. O ver 4 0% o f f ood v essels f rom t he n orth-east o f E ngland
c annot
t herefore b e a ssigned
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t o a ny o f
t he
t hree
' classic'
g roups.
A lthough s ome o f
t hem c ould b e d escribed a s b owl f orms,
t hey
h ave f ew , i f a ny, o ther u nifying c haracteristics a nd i t m ay b e m isleadi ng t o a ttempt t o c lassify t hem f urther. Y orkshire v ases A s
h as
a pparent
( Table 2 9)
b een
o bserved p reviously,
n o
d evelopmental
i n Y orkshire v ase f ood v essels a nd
s eries
i s
t he c ontemporaneity o f
t he
v arious t ypes h as l ong b een n oted ( Abercromby 1 912, I , 9 3-4; K itson C lark 1 938, 5 5-6). T he t ypes a nd s ub-types d evised f or t his m aterial a re t herefore p rimarily a d escriptive t ool. A s implified f orm o f M anby's r evision o f t he Y orkshire v ase t ypes i n A bercromby's s cheme i s h ere u sed ( Manby 1 957, 3 -5, f ig.!). T he t ypes i dentified i n t he r egion a re a s T ype
f ollows:
l a
-
s houlder g roove w ith l ugs
T ype 2
-
s imilar t o l a,
T ype 2 a
-
s imilar t o 2 ,
T ype 3
-
b ipartite
T he n umber o f e ast
o f
( sometimes
p erforated)
b ut w ithout l ugs b ut w ith t hree g roves
f orm ,
( without
w ith n o s houlder g rooves.
v essels w hich c an b e a ssigned t o e acc i t ype i n t he
E ngland i s a s N umber
V essels w ith h erring b one d ecoration
O ther d ecoration
l a 2
2 2 1 1
2 0 4
2 7
2 a 3
2 2 6
1 6
2 1 0
3
i s
m arginally
t he m ost c ommon t ype o f Y orkshire v ase
n orth-east, f ollowed b y t ype l a a nd t ype 2 . p arallel t he p attern k nown f rom E ast Y orkshire, m ost
c ommon t ype
D istrict, 1 957, 1 ).
w here T he
f ollowed b y t ype l a,
a s
i n
h e
T his w ould a ppear t o w here t ype 3 i s a lso
c ompared w ith
t he
P eak
t ype ' 2 i s t he m ost c ommon f ollowed b y t ype 3 ( Manby m ajority o f Y orkshire v ases i n t he n orth-east h ave
h erring b one d ecoration.
T his
i s p articularly f ound o n f ood v essels o f
t ypes l a a nd 3 . O ther f orms o f d ecoration i n i mpressed t echnique a re h owever m ore c ommon o n t ypes 2 a nd 2 a.
a s
n orth-
f ollows:
T ype
T ype
t he
l ugs)
a nd
i ncised
T hree Y orkshire v ases f rom t he n orth-east a re p articularly n otable t hey d emonstrate a l evel o f a rtistry u ncommon i n s uch f ood v essel
c eramics
( Fig.92).
T he f irst,
f rom b arrow C CII,
a t H arbottle P eels
i s
o f u nique d esign, e xecuted e ntirely i n i ncised a nd i mpressed t echnique, w ith h orizontal b ands a round t he r im a nd n eck , a nd p endant t riangles o n t he b ody.
T he g roove
b elow t he n eck i s v ery s hallow w ith a lmost
i mita-
t ion l ugs a nd t he b ase o f t he v essel i s a lso o rnamented. A s imilar s tandard o f w orkmanship i s e xhibited o n t he v essels f rom B olton H ouse, B eanley
a nd B owsden W est F arm ,
b oth d ecorated w ith c arefully
m oulded
g rooves a nd r ibs o n t he n eck a nd b ody w hich a re o rnamented w ith i mpressed c ircles a nd a f inely i ncised h erring b one p attern. T he s imilarity b etween t hese v essels i s p articularly s triking, a nd i t s eems l ikely
t hat b oth w ere
t he w ork o f
t he s ame h and.
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I t a pplied
s hould
b e n oted
t o
p articular
a
d escriptive
t erm
a nd
t hat
t he
r egional d esignation
f ood
t hat,
v essel
a s
t ype
i s
' Yorkshire'
u sed
a lso n oted b y S impson
p urely f or
a s
a s
a
s outh-west
S cotland ( 1965, 3 7), n o s uggestion o f p lace o f m anufacture, d istribution, o rigin o r o ther i nfluence i s t hereby i mplied.
c entre
o f
I rish b owls A
s ingle
e xample
o f
t he h ighly o rnate I rish b owl
i s
k nown i n t he n orth-east,
o f
' smooth p rofile
f alse r aised v ase
f orm ( Simpson 1 968,
f rom R oddam,
d etermine
a ny
S impson's
I rish
( ibid,
t he
2 07,
t he
( Fig.92),
o ther e xample
o f
t he u se
b owl
d evelopment
t ypological
o f
t his
t echnique
w hich m ight h elp
i n I rish b owls,
' series'
a nd
g iving a Y orkshire
r emains
a re
l acking
p urely
w hich,
h ypothetical
( Table 2 9) f ood v essels w hich c annot b e o f
I rish v ases,
f rom t he f ew a reas
d ifferent
r egions.
s o
I rish b owls f ar s tudied
F or e xample,
f rom t he P eak D istrict
p laced
i n o ne o r o ther
a nd Y orkshire v ases, i s
o f v arying
M anby i n h is
c ould a ssign a ll o f
d iscussion o f t hem t o
o f
diversity
t ypes
i s
a pparent.
t wo
I n a m ap p ublished
( Piggott 1 962a, 8 7 f ig.12) S impson d ivided f ood v essels c ategories n amely ( 1) v essels s howing I rish i nfluence, s howing
E nglish i nfluence a nd
( 3)
n ative
f orms
a nd
i s
i mportance f ood t ypes,
n amely 5 1 e xamples o f Y orkshire t ype a nd s ix a s o f I rish t ype f eatures ( Manby 1 957, 8 -9). H owever, f urther n orth i n S cotland g reater
t o a nd
f ig.50).
t hree g roups
v essels
o nly
s tylistic
T he p roblem o f
i n
f ood v essel
( 363)
2 05-7) w ith b oth i mpressed
C losely d atable a ssociations,
L ocal f ood v essels
o ne
t ype
J esmond
r elief d ecoration. S imilar w edge s haped i mpressions z igzag i n f alse r elief a re a lso f ound o n a t ype l a
i n t he n orth-east.
o f
f rom ' Villa R eal',
i n
o r a
1 962
i nto t hree ( 2) v essels
l ocal d evelopments.
T his c lassification h as n ot b een f ully d eveloped i n p ublished f orm b ut i n w ork o n s outh-west S cotland p ublished i n 1 965 S impson d ivided f ood v essels
f rom
Y orkshire
t he
v ase
a rea i nto
f ood
t he
v essels
c ategories
a nd
I rish
' beaker-food
v ase,
I rish
b owls,
t he
l atter
v essels',
p ossibly r eplacing h is e arlier c ategory o f ' native f orms a nd l ocal d evelopments' ( Simpson' 1965, 3 0-38). T he t erm b eaker-food v essel i s p erhaps
a
C larke's m ovements 2 71), a nd
l ittle m isleading.
t erm
m arked
n or
i n
f ood
t he
v essel
S impson's
a s
m anufacture n orthern
c entre o f I n a dopted t ype. o f
b y a d ecline s ense o f t ypes
I t
i n p ottery T he
B eaker t he f or
T he
m aterial
o f
o f
i s
w ord
s tandards
s ettlement
s light,
( Clarke
b ut
o f
p redominant
( Simpson 1 965,
1 970, s ome a w hole o f
' local'
i s
h ere u sed
I , o f i s
l ocal
n otably
p reviously
i n t he
3 7).
t erm
' local'
f ood
v essel
f ood v essels w hich a re o f n either I rish n or
w hich,
a s
B eaker
b oth B eaker
t he g roup a s
S cotland i n t he a rea
d iscussion t he
s ense
t radition o f w ares
f rom B eakers),
s outh-west
f ollowing a ll
s ame
f or h im l ate
B eaker c ontribution t o
a n i ndigenous
( possibly d eveloped p art
i n t he
d enoting
v essels w hich c ombine e lements
( p.154).
i ndicative
i s n ot u sed
f ood v essels'
' beaker-food v essels'
c onsidered t he
' sub-beaker
a s a c onvenient
w ith c ertain e xceptions
i s
Y orkshire
t erm f or a g roup
( pp.157-8),
i t
i s
n ot
ub-divide f urther w ith a ny d egree o f c ertainty o r c onvicp ossible t o s essels a re o f d iverse f orm a nd d ecoration. T he z oning o f t ion. T hese v t he d ecoration o n a s mall g roup o f v essels f rom C olwell, W est L ilburn,
156
B eanley
W est
F arm a nd F ord
( Fig.93)
c ould b e
t aken t o
i ndicate
s ome
B eaker i nfluence. The b owl f rom C olwell b ears z oned i ncised d ecoration o f h orizontal l ines a lternating w ith t riangles s omewhat r oughly e xecuted ( Fig.83)
b ut c losely r esembling B eaker m otifs k nown f rom D ilston P ark ( Tait n os.43 a nd 4 4), N orham, B eanley M oor a nd A mble ( Tait
n os.60, i ncised
7 8, 8 2). T he b owl f ood v essel f rom F ord h as s imilarly z oned d ecoration, a s d o a lso t hose f rom B eanley W est F arm a nd W est
L ilburn, t he l atter t wo w ith l ines o f i mpressions b etween h orizontal b ands o f i ncised o r t wisted c ord l ines. O ne o f t he t wo v essels f rom L ongridge T owers, B erwick ( Fig.86), i s o f B eaker s hape w ith c ombed d ecoration ( also f ound o n t he Y orkshire f ood v essel w hich a ccompanied i t). V essels d ecorated e ntirely w ith t wisted c ord i mpressions a re k nown f rom W indy E dge, A lnwick ( Fig.89), S outh C harlton ( Fig.96), S teeple H ill a nd P lenmellor C ommon ( Fig.87). N one o f t hese r esembles t he a ll-over-cord s herds f rom G lenluce w hich S impson s uggests m ay r epresent a B eaker c ontribution t o h is ' beaker-food v essel t ype i n s outh-west S cotland ( Simpson 1 965, 3 5), a lthough t he f orm o f t he P lenmellor C ommon p ot i s t he m ost B eaker-like o f t he c ord d ecorated f ood v essels c ited. T he f abric i s h owever t hick a nd g ritty a nd v essel r ough ( Tait 1 965, 2 5). S ome
p ots
r esemble
Y orkshire v ase s hapes,
a s f or
e xample
t he
t he
v essel f rom W oodhorn R oad, A shington, a ngled b elow t he n eck ( like a t ype 3 f ood v essel) b ut w ith a f lat t opped r im, a nd e xamples f rom H asting H ill, D our H ill ( Fig.85) a nd K yloe ( Fig.110), w hich a ll h ave a s light g roove o n t he b ody b ut a re s quat i n f orm a nd w ith l ittle c oncavity i n t he n eck. c rude. A nother
g roup
T he d ecoration o n a ll t hese v essels
o f v essels w ith s ome s imilarities
a re
i s
s omewhat
t hose
f rom
H igh C ocklaw, H irst, H owtel, H owburn a nd R osedean F arm , I lderton ( Figs.87 a nd 1 09). A ll a re o f o pen m outhed f orm a nd a re d ecorated b y s eries o f i mpressions. T hose f rom H owburn a nd H igh C ocklaw a re v ery s imilar i n s hape, t he f ormer d ecorated w ith v ertical o val i mpressions a nd t he l atter w ith v ertical s tabs m ade p ossibly b y t he e nd o f a s tick o r t wig ( Fig.109). T he t wo e xamples f rom H irst a nd t hat f rom C ornhill, H owtel c losely r esemble o ne a nother i n s hape a nd m ethod o f d ecoration, a gain m ade b y s mall i mpressions c overing t he w hole b ody o f t he p ots ( Fig.87). F inally t he v essel f rom R osedean F arm, I lderton ( Fig.87), a lthough o nly k nown f rom a n i llustration, w ould a ppear t o b e m uch l ike t he H owtel e xample i n f orm w ith r oughly i mpressed m arks o ver m uch o f t he b ody. T wo u ndecorated v essels a re a lso k nown f rom t he n orth-east, f rom J esmond ( Fig.86) a nd H exham. T hat f rom H exham h as a s ingle g roove b elow t he c oncave, o utward f laring n eck a nd r im , a nd t hat f rom J esmond t wo g rooves a nd a s lightly n arrower m outh. T he l atter v essel, w hich i s o f e xtremely c oarse f abric a nd m anufacture, c omes f rom o ne o f t wo c ists,
e ach c ontaining
t wo f ood v essels
f ound a t ' Crag H all',
J esmond
b ut w hether i t w as a ssociated w ith t he o ther s urviving f ood v essel f rom t he s ame s ite i s u nknown. • O ther u nusual e xamples a mongst t hese f ood v essels a re p ots w ith h andles f rom S pital H ill a nd D oddington, a n a lmost s traight s ided v essel w ith a s light o verhanging r im a nd t wisted c ord d ecoration f rom P lessay M ill ( Fig.94) a nd a s mall, t hick f lat r immed p ot f rom B lack H eddon.
A lso
i ncluded
i n t his
g roup a re
157
t he b owl
t ype f orms f rom
E lswick
L ane,
N ewcastle,
w ith
c ombed
d ecoration
( Fig.92),
f rom
C orbridge w ith f our p erforated l ugs o r f eet a round t he b ase ( Fig.92) a nd f rom ' Crag H all J esmond, w ith a w ide g roove a nd s lightly r aised ' lugs' a round t he c entre o f t he b ody, t he w hole n eatly d ecorated w ith t wisted a rea.
c ord a nd i ncised i mpressions
F ood v essels f rom C umbria T hese
m ay b e
n orth-east
o f
( Table 2 9,
( Fig.86).
M ap 4 3)
c onsidered u nder t he s ame
E ngland.
N ine o f
E ach i s u nique i n t he
t ypes a s v essels
t he f ood v essels
f rom
f rom
t he
C umbria
a re
Y orkshire v ases, f ive o f w hich, f rom M oor D ivock , S hield K nowe ( three v essels) a nd P lumpton ( Fig.95) h ave ' classic' a ll-over h erring-bone d ecoration. T he o thers a re d ecorated w ith t wisted c ord i mpressions, t he m ost u nusual o f w hich i s t he v essel f rom B rownrigg w ith a lternating r ows o f i mpressed d ots a nd t wisted c ord o n t he i nner f lange o f t he r im, a h erring-bone d esign a round t he n eck, i mpressed d ots i n t he s houlder g roove a nd f estoons o f 1 973, 3 48-50, p l.). ( 923), i s a s mall p ot s ions
( Fell 1 967,
t wisted c ord i nfilled w ith d ots b eneath ( Fell T he o nly ' local' f ood v essel, f rom R avenglass o f v ery c oarse f abric w ith f inger n ail i mpres-
1 7-25,
f ig.),
q uite u nlike a ny o f
t he o ther ' local'
f ood v essels f rom t he n orth-east. An I rish b owl i llustrated b y P ennant ( 1774, p l.V11.342) i n t he N etherby c ollection m ay b e o f l ocal p rovenance. S uch a f ind i n t he v ery n orth o f C umbria w ould n ot b e u nexpected, S cotland.
c onsidering
F ood v essel b urials E ighty-seven
t he
w idespread d istribution o f
t ype
i n
b urials w ith f ood v essels a re k nown i n t he n orth
o f
( Tables 3 0 a nd 3 7,
M ap 4 4)
E ngland, 8 1 i n t he n orth-east a nd o nly s ix i n C umbria. t hese b urials a re f ound i n t he n orth o f N orthumberland t o t he Tweed, T yne, B lyth,
w ith o ther e xamples W ansbeck a nd W ear.
C umbria a re w idely d ispersed, o f
t he E den v alley and one
w hich
T he m ajority o f f rom t he C oquet
i n t he v alleys o f t he T yne, N orth T he v ery s mall n umber o f s ites i n
o ne i n t he s outh west,
( with
t he
t wo b urials)
t hree i n t he a rea
o n t he B ewcastle F ells.
T he d istribution o f 2 6 c omplete f ood v essels o f u nknown c ontext, m ay h ave a ccompahied b urials ( Tables 3 2 a nd 3 8a) a nd o f t welve
b urials
s aid
t o
h ave b een f ound w ith ' food v essels'
( now l ost)
( Tables
3 1 a nd 3 8) i s i llustrated i n M ap 4 5. T his a dds c onsiderably t o t he a mount o f m aterial k nown f rom t he n orth-east, w idely d istributed i n t he m ain r iver v alleys, a nd i n C umbria e mphasises t he i mportance o f t he E den v alley. F ood v essel b urials i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland B urial r ite
T able 3 0)
( Table 3 3)
T wenty-six i nhumations a nd 2 4 c remations
a re
r ecorded
f rom a t otal
o f 8 1 f ood v essel b urials i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland. F rom t he s mall n umber o f c ases i n w hich t he a ge a nd s ex o f t he i ndividual h as b een a ssessed, i t w ould s eem t hat b oth m ale a nd f emale a dults a nd c hildren a re
r epresented.
T he s ample i s h owever t oo s mall
t o d raw a ny c onclu-
s ions a s t o t he r elative f requency o f o ccurrence o f e ither s ex o r o f d ifferent a ge g roups. A m ixed r ite b urial i s r ecorded a t S teeple H ill ( 562-563)
w here
a n a dult m ale i nhumation w as a ccompanied b y
1 58
a
c hild
c remation i n t he t wo p ots i n t he c ist, w ith a nother p ossible e xample a t H ollinheugh ( 308-309). A d ouble i nhumation o f t wo c hildren a ged 1 1 y ears a nd 6 -9 m onths i s k nown f rom D our H ill ( 196-197) a nd a d ouble c remation f rom H igh M ickley ( 302-303) w ith a c hild o f 7 -8 y ears a nd p robably a y ounger i ndividual. A ll i nhumations w here t he b ody p osition i s r ecorded a re c rouched, o n e ither t he l eft o r t he r ight s ide, a nd s how g reater v ariety o f o rientation, i ncluding f ive b odies l ying d ue n orth-south, t han B eaker c rouched i nhumations, t he m ajority o f w hich l ie e ast-west. T here d oes n ot a ppear t o b e a ny c orrelation b etween t he s tyle o f f ood v essel ( as d efined a bove) a nd a p articular b urial r ite. S ixteen Y orkshire v ases, a n I rish b owl a nd n ine ' local f ood h ave b een f ound i n a ssociation w ith i nhumations i n t he a rea Y orkshire v ases a nd f our ' local' f ood v essels w ith c remations. b een
n oted
p reviously ( p.153)
t hese d ifferent
f ood v essel
v essels a nd 1 3 A s h as
f orms
a re
f ound i n a ssociation i n c losed c ontexts, a nd a ny s pecific s ignificance a ttached t o a p articular s tyle o f f unerary p ot a nd a ssociated b urial r ite
i s
n ot
a pparent.
O f
t he b urials
a ccompanied b y t wo f ood v essels
( Table 2 7)
t hose a t
D our H ill a nd S teeple H ill w ere a ssociated w ith d ouble b urials ( see a bove) b oth o f w hich i ncluded c hildren, w hile a t L ongridge T owers, B erwick t he s ize o f t he c ist m ay i ndicate t hat h ere t oo t he b urial c ould h ave b een t hat o f a y oung p erson o r p ersons. T he t wo c ists a t ' Crag H all', J esmond, a re a lso u nusually s hort. A lthough c remation b urials w ere f ound h ere, t he s ize o f t he c ists m ay s till b e i ndicative o f t he s ize i n l ife o f t he i ndividual i nterred, f or l arger c ists a lso k nown e ven w here t he b urial r ite w as c remation. T hroughout
t he B ritish I sles a s a w hole c remation i s t he
a re
d ominant
b urial r ite a ssociated w ith f ood v essels i n W ales a nd I reland ( Simpson 1 968, f ig.48). I n t he n orth o f I reland c remations e xceed i nhumations b y n early f our t o o ne, r egardless o f t he s tyle o f f ood v essel p ottery a ccompanying t he b urial ( ApSimon 1 969, 3 8-40). T he s ituation i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland i s m ore c losely c omparable w ith t hat f ound i n t he r est o f E ngland a nd S cotland w here b oth i nhumation a nd c remation a re f ound i n t he s ame a reas a nd a re n ot a pparently m utually e xclusive i n d istribution ( Map 4 6). t ions
a s
f ound
T he t endency f or i nhumations
i n t he n orth-east o f
E ngland i s
t o e xceed
r epeated i n
c rema-
t he
s ame
s ort o f p roportions i n t he s outh-west o f S cotland, w here t here w ere 1 6 k nown i nhumations c ompared w ith 1 1 c remations ( Simpson 1 965, 2 5) a nd i n S cotland
a s
a
w hole w here f ood v essel b urials
b y
i nhumation
e xceed
t hose b y c remation b y m ore t han t hree t o o ne ( Piggott 1 962a, 8 5). I n t he P eak D istrict a nd i n Y orkshire i nhumations a nd c remations a re b oth f ound, a lthough t he E ast R iding o f Y orkshire i s u nusual i n t his r egard i n t hat t he i nhumation t o c remation r atio i s i n t he o rder o f 1 0:1, w ith t he p ercentage o f c remations i ncreasing a s o ne m oves n orth a nd w est ( Simpson 1 968, 2 02). I n t he n orth-east o f E ngland f ood v essel i nhumat ions a nd c remations a re w idely d istributed, n either r ite b eing c onfined t o a p articular a rea t o t he e xclusion o f t he o ther. O ther g rave g oods w ith f ood v essel b urials i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland ( Table 3 4) • E ighteen f ood v essel b urials i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland w ere f ound i n a ssociation w ith o ther g rave g oods, t he c ommonest o f w hich a re a rtifacts
o f
f lint
u ndistinctive
o f
f lint,
f ound w ith 1 4 b urials.
T hese i nclude p ieces
t ype f rom B eanley W est F arm
159
a nd
H ulne
o f
P ark,
f lakes
f rom Amble
a nd H asting H ill
f rom H asting H ill t ransverse a rrowhead H ill,
H asting H ill
c onvex
k nife,
a ssociations
a
n ecklace
j et
a nd
i s
H asting
a nd W arkshaugh.
( Simpson 1 968,
( Fig.109).
O ther
H ill
( 275)
s mall
T wo
a nd
k nife-dagger
f ood v essel
o f
b lade
i nclude
a re k nown, o ne
i n
f ood
C ocklaw w ith
t wo j et
b uttons
( although w hich g rave
p ebble h ammer ( Fig.90)
f ound
a t H igh
a b one a wl a nd
i n B ritain
a s errated
a rtifact
f ound
a ssociations
b ronze
f rom Amble
a ssociations
w as
a t G reat T osson
a ' rude
i tems
a nd
A b eautifully w orked p iano-
r ecurring
2 09),
u nfortunately u nclear),
P itland H ills.
a f lake
c ollection o f f lints i ncluding a k nives f rom D oddington, H arehope
c onsistently
a n a ntler p ick f rom g raves
g raves
a
( 275)
t he o nly
v essel
( 278),
( 276), a s mall f rom W ooler a nd
o f
t ine
f rom
u nknown
t ype
f rom
a n a wl f rom F owberry o f
o nly f ive
( Simpson 1 968,
o r
a ntler
2 00;
a nd
k nown
f rom
G erloff
1 975,
n os.48, 8 9 a nd 3 00). T he c rescentic j et n ecklaces f rom K yloe a nd H igh C ocklaw a re o f t he t ype w ell k nown i n f ood v essel a ssociations. G rave g oods f ood
a re f ound i n a ssociation w ith b oth Y orkshire v ases a nd v essels. T he t ypes o f g rave g oods a ssociated w ith f ood
b urials
i n
o ften p oor
t he n orth-east q uality
( Simpson
1 968).
s pecific
t ype
r emains a dult
o f
c hildren,
d ifficult s ex.
t welve T he
t he
n ine
i dentified
a nd
o ne a nd
b urials
a s
l ack o f
s mall
e xamples
a s
' adult'
a h alf
a w hole, o f
a re
t he
t o
T hree
i nhumations
o f
one
a scertain a ny
d efinite
o f
t hese
b urials
w ere
o thers
w ere
o nly a nd ' t wo
b e
a nd
g oods
and w hole
s keletal
y ears.
s ample.
a
t he
I t w ould
a ll p arts
f emales m ay n ot
s ize
s carcity
B ritain a s
r ecurring g rave
o r
t wo w ere
c omparative
i nformation c oncerning
i t
r epresented. r ecorded
c onsistently
t he p aucity o f
b urials
v essel
c onsidering
l ack o f
t heir
s ituation t hroughout
m akes
a ged
f ood
E ngland,
t he
a ssociation b y a ge
m ales,
w ith
T he a nd
i n t hese
p atterns
o f
r eflect
' local' v essel
o f
t he
s eem t hat,
c ommunity
p articularly
a s
w ere
s ignificant
W here
t he
b urial
t hree
c remations,
r ite
i s
w ith
a
p ossible f ourth a t H augh H ead, W ooler. N ine f ood v essel b urials w ith o ther g rave g oods c ome f rom c ists i n m ounds, s ix f rom f lat c ist g raves a nd
t he
t hree
T he
b urials
d istribution
c oncentration m ay
b e
a ll
f ood
i n
F ood
t hese
t his
v essel
b urials
a re
w ith
a rea,
o f
i s w ell d ispersed
t he g reater
r ather
t han a s
i n t he n orth-east a lso
s imply a s
i n
o f
f lat
i n
c ists
i n
t ions
( p.138).
b urial
t his
O f
d eposit
H ollinheugh, w hich
h ave
S teeple
i n m ounds
p art i n
o ther
t he
D our H ill
H ill, w ere
t he
f rom a m ound'
a nd
t wo
f ound
i n
t he
c ist
b urials
( Beanley
b urial
u n-urned a t
p redominantly
a nd L ow B uston)
B roomhill, m ound
F ord.
m aterial
a nd
f ound
f urther
f ood
i n f lat
d etails
f ive
o f o f
m ounds a ssocia-
a re
t he
H arehope
o thers a re
c ist
v essel
F arm,
T hese
a t
a re
o f f ood v essel b urials r ecorded. O f t hose
t hree
a re
i n
S even f ood v essels, o f m ultiple
o nly H ill,
m ounds
a n i nhumation
H olystone C ommon a nd
i n t he c ists t hemselves. A t t hree o f t hese S outh C harlton a nd S pital H ill u rns w ere a lso
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o f s ome
A s mall n umber
i n m ounds W est
d eposits.
c remations
o f
( Table 3 5)
i n m ultiple
h ave
m ound
a
This
f requency
E ngland
E ngland
t he m ajority o ccur
B ritain
o ther n on-cist
w ith c remations
s ites,
o f
r elative
w ith
4 7).
a n i ndication
g raves.
e xact c ontext a re u nknown. T he m ajority f rom f lat c ists o f w hich 2 6 e xamples a re
b urials
b ut
( Map
r egion.
i n t he n orth-east o f
a nd
g raves.
N orthumberland
i n a p articular
c ists
r ecorded
f rom f lat
g raves
a r eflection o f
i n
b urial c ontexts
w hich
u rns
o f
n orthern h alf
' wealt r
i n m ounds
v essels
a s
v essels
F ood v essel
t heir c ome
t he
e xplained
c oncentration o f
c ists,
f rom P lessay M ill
c ist
a t
s even
f rom f ive
m ounds a nd
n ot
s ites, H arbottle P eels, f ound i n t he m ounds ( one
a t e ach s ite). F ew d etails a re k nown o f t he f inding o f t he f ood v essel b urials i n f lat g raves. T he Y orkshire v ase f rom I lderton w as f ound w ith a l arge a nd s omewhat a typical i ncense c up a nd t he l ocal f ood v essel
f rom
o thers'.
P lenmellor
T here
i s a lso
C ommon
w as s aid t o
h ave
b een
t he p ossibility t hat t he t hree
c remations f rom P lessay M ill
f ound
' with
v essels
w ith
( Fig.94) w ere f ound t ogether.
D etails o f t he b urial r ite a ssociated w ith d ifferent t ypes b urial c ontext a re s omewhat l imited a s a n umber o f g raves h ave
o f n o
r ecorded h uman r emains. F ifteen i nhumations a nd s even c remations a re k nown f rom c ists i n m ounds a nd t en i nhumations a nd e ight c remations f rom f lat c ists ( Table 3 6) b ut n o f irm c onclusions a s t o t he r elations hip o f a p articular r ite a nd b urial c ontext c an b e b ased u pon s uch a s mall s ample n umber. T he p ottery a ssociations f ound i n p articular b urial c ontexts h ave s triking s tatistic, w hich i s t he l arge n umber o f Y orkshire v ases
o ne f rom
c ists
i n m ultiple c ist c airns
( 19),
c ompared w ith t he n umber
o f
' local f ood v essels f rom s imilar c ontexts ( 3). A s t he n umbers o f Y orkshire v ases a nd ' local' f ood v essels i n t he n orth-east o f E ngland a re a pproximately t he s ame, t he a ssociation o f s pecifically Y orkshire t ype f ood v essels w ith m ultiple c ist c airns w ould s eem t o b e s ignificant, s uggesting t he d eliberate i nclusion o f v essels o f t his t ype i n s uch b urial c ontexts. B y c ontrast, 1 6 Y orkshire v ases, a n I rish
b owl a nd 1 1
' local' f ood v essels h ave
b een f ound i n f lat
c ists,
s uggesting n o p articular a ssociation o f o ne p ottery t ype w ith t his b urial c ontext. T he n umbers o f b urials f ound i n t he o ther b urial c ontexts r epresented i n t he a rea a re t oo s mall t o d raw a ny c onclusions a s t o t he s ignificance o f t he f ood v essel p ottery t ypes a ssociated w ith t hem. F ood v essel b urials i n C umbria
( Table 3 7)
I n c ontrast t o t he n orth-east, f ew f ood v essel b urials h ave b een r ecorded f rom C umbria a nd i t i s n ot p ossible t o m ake a ny s ignificant c omparison b etween t he r ites, o ther g rave g oods a nd b urial c ontexts f ound i n t he t wo p arts o f t he r egion. ( There i s a p arallel h ere w ith t he k nown o ccurrence o f b eaker p ottery, w hich i s a lso c omparatively r are i n C umbria). S ix f bod v essel b urials a re r ecorded i n C umbria, o f w hich a re f rom t he s ame m ound a t S hield K nowe. T he b urial r ite
t wo i s
k nown a t t hree s ites ( Map 4 6) c remation a t C roglin a nd M ecklin P ark, a nd a n i nhumation a nd c remation i n c ist ( 1) a t S hield K nowe w ith t wo f ood v essels ( fig.86). T he c remation a t M ecklin P ark w as i dentified a s t hat o f a n a dult a nd t he s mall s ize o f c ist ( 2) a t S hield K nowe, w hich c ontained a m iniature f ood v essel ( Fig.86 n o.935) b ut n o h uman r emains, m ight i ndicate t hat t his g rave w as f or a c hild. O ther g rave g oods ( Map 4 7) c onsist o f a s mall c obble s tone i n c ist ( 1) a t S hield K nowe a nd a f lint a bout
k nife a nd a rrowhead ( both o f u nknown t ype) a t M ecklin P ark w ith 1 00 d isc b eads o f j et a nd f ragments o f t wo b arrel s haped b eads.
T he o nly p robably
b ronze a ssociation w ith a f ood v essel i s a C lass l b f ound w ith a Y orkshire v ase o f u nknown c ontext
' Cumberland' A ll
f ig.1.4a-b).
f ood v essel b urials
v essel f lat c omplex a nd f eature
( Fell 1 967,
4 ft
r azor f rom
N o
f ood
c ists a re k nown. T he m ound a t S hield K nowe i s t he c ontained t wo c ists w ith f ood v essels a nd a lso a n
f rom C umbria a re f rom
m ost o val
b y 2 ft b y 9 i nches
d eep w ith c harcoal,
161
m ounds.
t races o f
b urning
a nd
t he
c remated
r emains
o f
a t
l east
t wo p ersons.
C ist
( 1) a nd
t he
c remation f eature .w ere b elow t he o ld g round s urface a nd m ay b e c ont emporary. T he p osition o f t he s econd c ist i s n ot r ecorded. A t B rownrigg t he m ound c ontained o nly o ne c ist, o utside w hich w as a c remat ion.
N o
o ther
d etails a re k nown o f
t he f ood v essel
b urials
m ounds b urial c airn.
a t C roglin a nd M ecklin P ark, b ut a t M oor D ivock C LXXXIII d eposit w as f ound b eneath t he o ld g round s urface u nder
f rom t he t he
P ossible ' food v essel' b urials i n C umbria ( Table 3 8) c ome f rom t wo o ther b urial c ontexts, t he f lat c emetery a t W aterloo H ill ( p.140) a nd a s tone c ircle a t L eacet H ill ( p.143). F ood v essel u rns: e nlarged f ood v essels a nd r elief d ecorated ( encrusted) u rns i n t he n orth o f E nsland ( Tables 3 9 a nd 3 9a) A r ecent s tudy o f B ronze A ge ' food v essel u rns' i n n orthern B ritain ( Cowie 1 978) d iscusses t ogether t he c eramics o therwise k nown s eparately a s e nlarged f ood v essels a nd e ncrusted ( or r elief d ecorated) u rns. T he q uestion o f t erminology w as d iscussed b y C owie a nd t he t erm ' food v essel u rn' u sed, i t s eems, m ore f rom c onvenience t han c onviction ( ibid, 1 3). A lthough ' food v essel u rn' i s o f u se a s a g eneric t erm, t he n ames e nlarged f ood v essel a nd e ncrusted u rn a re r etained w here a ppropriate i n t he f ollowing d iscussion a s a m ore u seful d escriptive t ool. C owie's a ttempt t o d ifferentiate f ood v essels a nd e nlarged f ood v essels a ccording t o h eight ( ibid, 2 0-22, f ig.2) s hows i n f act c ont inuity i n t he r anges o f s ize o f t hese v essels. A lthough t he e xtremes a re e asy t o c lassify, i n p ractice t he t erminology a pplied t o v essels l ying i n t he i ntermediate r ange i s d etermined b y t he r ite o f t he b urial, r ather t han b y t he s ize o f t he p ot a ccompanying i t. A s w as i ndicated b y C owie, t he a ffinities o f f ood v essel u rns a ppear t o l ie q uite f irmly w ith f ood v essels a nd, i n p articular, w ith Y orkshire v ases ( ibid 1 4, f ig.1, 5 5). T he m ain f ood v essel f orms e mulated i n e nlarged f ood v essels, o f w hich t here a re 3 0 e xamples i n t he n orth o f E ngland, a re t hose w ith a g roove ( of v aried w idth) b eneath t he n eck, t he b iconical f orm , a nd m ore r arely, t he f orms w ith a s ingle o r d ouble g roove w ith s tops ( as f or e xample a t W hickham ( Fig.97), H igh B uston a nd G oatscrag (ng.98)). T he d ecoration o n t he m ajority o f t hese v essels i s h erringbone ( e.g. Amble ( Fig.91), G reat T osson, C hatton S andyford
( Fig.78),
H umbleton H ill
( Fig.97),
T rimdon G range),
o r i s i n a p attern o f r egular r oue o f i mpressed d ecoration o f s ome o ften f ringing a nd e mphasising t he a ngles o f t he b ody o f t he p ot f or e xample,
a t C atcherside,
G reen L eighton,
t ype ( as,
F arnham a nd G oatscrag).
T he f ew e ncrusted u rns f ound i n t he r egion ( only e ight i n n umber) d o n ot h ave d ecorative c haracteristics s o t ypical o f Y orkshire v ases. T he p lastic d ecoration a round t he n eck o f t he u rns c onsists i n f ive c ases o f a z igzag o r s inuous l ine, w ith a s imilar e lement a lso i n t he m ore c omplex d ecoration o n t he n eck o f t he B ranthwaite u rn. T he e xceptional u rn i n t his c ategory i s t hat f rom R osebrough ( Fig.99). B y v irtue o f i ts a pplied s calloped d ecoration i t m ay b e c onsidered t o b e a n e ncrusted u rn, b ut i s u nlike a ny o ther i n n orthern B ritain. T welve o f t he f ood v essel u rns f rom t he r egion c ome f rom s ix s ites ( two f rom e ach s ite), a nd e nlarged f ood v essels a nd e ncrusted u rns w ere f ound i n t he s ame b urial m ound a t B roomhouses C CXIV a nd a t H umbleton H ill ( Fig.97). T he
p redominant
b urial r ite a ssociated w ith b oth
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e ncrusted
u rns
a nd
e nlarged
v essels f ormer p erson.
f ood v essels
i s
c remation,
a s k nown i n 1 7
c ases.
T he
a t R osebrough a nd G oatscrag b oth c ontained t wo c remations, t he t wo a dults, a nd t he l atter a n a dult f emale ( ?) a nd a y oung O ne
a ssociation w ith a n i nhumation i s k nown a t G reat T osson.
F ew a ssociated g rave g oods a re r ecorded, a d earth f ound t hroughout n orthern B ritain ( Cowie 1 978, 4 4-6), o nly a f lint k nife o f u nknown t ype ( and n ow l ost)
f rom R osebrough,
a f lint
s craper f rom B roomhouses C CXIV
( Fig.99), a r ubbing s tone a t W aterloo H ill, j et d isc b eads a t Y eavering ( Fig.109) a nd a n a ntler p ick a nd j et b utton f rom o ne o f t he c ists a t G reat T osson. T he m ajority o f t he p ots c ome f rom m ounds a nd w ere f ound w ith c overing s labs ( Table 3 9b). T wo e nlarged f ood v essels w ere f ound i n c ists i n m ounds, n amely t hose f rom Amble a nd G reat T osson a nd o ne, f rom H edley W ood, i s r ecorded o nly a s f rom a c ist'. O ther b urial c ontexts i nclude f lat g raves, a s a t H igh B uston ( with o ther v essels a round a t iny c ist), a nd a t R yton, W hickham , H ow H ill, S pringield a nd W aterloo H ill, t he l ast f ound a t s ome d istance f rom t he p its w ith o ther u rned a nd u n-urned c remations o n t he s ame s ite. T he v essels f rom C orby's C rags a nd G oatscrag w ere f rom r ock-shelters ( p.145 F ig.81). W ith t he e xception o f t he v essel f rom H edley W ood ( Fig.94), n one o f t he f ood v essel u rns c ome f rom f lat f ood v essel b urials.
c ist g raves,
w hich a re a c ommon c ontext
I n 1 0 i nstances e nlarged f ood v essels a nd e ncrusted u rns
o f
h ave b een
f ound i n b urial c ontexts c ontaining o ther p ottery. A t R osebrough a nd C hatton S andyford B eakers w ere f ound p rimary t o t he f ood v essel u rns, a nd a t C atcherside t he e nlarged f ood v essel w as f ound b elow t he n atural s urface, p rimary t o a c ollared u rn. A t o ther s ites n o s tratigraphic r elationship b etween t he d eposits w as a dequately r ecorded b ut t he m ajority
o f
t he a ssociations a re w ith f ood v essels,
a s a t C opt
H ill,
G reat T osson, H asting H ill a nd H igh B uston a nd w ith ' cinerary u rns ( of u nknown t ype) a lso a t H asting H ill a nd H umbleton H ill. T here w ere n o o ther b urials o r p ottery a ssociated w ith t he p ots f rom s ites a t B arrasford, B roomhouses, C orby's C rags, G reen L eighton, S pringfield H ill a nd W aterloo H ill, n or a ny o ther r ecorded f inds f rom F arnham, R yton, T rimdon G range, W hickham o r H ow H ill, T hursby, w here o nly t he p rovenance o f W hatever
t he v essels
i s k nown.
t he s tatus o f
e nlarged f ood v essels a nd e ncrusted u rns a s
c lasses o f p ottery i n t heir o wn r ight t he t ypical a ssociations o f t hese v essels w ith c remations, u sually i n b urial m ounds, r aise c ertain q uestions c oncerning C owie's c onclusions a bout t hese p ottery t ypes. A lthough C owie s uggests t hat f ood v essel u rns could r epresent t he l arge c omponent i n w hat s till u nfortunately r emains a l argely h ypotheti cal d omestic F ood V essel a ssemblage'
( Cowie 1 978,
5 9),
i t r emains
f act t hat a t t he u pper l imit o f t he c ontinuous s ize r ange v essels a nd e nlarged f ood v essels t here i s a m arked c hange b urial r ite a nd b urial c ontext, w hich m ay b e a ssumed t o b e s ignificance.
N or c an t his b e e xplained s imply a s
t he i mpact
t he
o f f ood b oth i n o f s ome o f
t he
s pread o f c remation i n t he E arly B ronze A ge u pon n on-cinerary c eramic f orms' ( ibid, 5 9), f or c remation i s f ound i n t he n orth o f E ngland w ith B eakers a nd f ood v essels i n c ist g raves, w ith n o a pparent c hange i n p ottery f orms, a nd i s t he p redominant b urial r ite w ith f ood v essels i n I reland. B urial c ontext m ight t herefore b e c onsidered t o b e m ore c losely
c orrelated w ith p ottery t ype t han b urial r ite.
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F ood v essel u rns a re w idely d istributed i n t he n orth-east E ngland ( Map 4 8) i p a reas w hich a re w ell r epresented a lso b y f inds B eakers a nd f ood v essels, i n p articular i n t he n orthern h alf
o f o f o f
N orthumberland, a long t he e ast c oast n ear t he m ouths o f t he A ln a nd t he C oquet a nd a lso i n t he v alleys o f t he T yne, N orth T yne a nd W ear. T wo f ood
v essel
u rns
a re a lso k nown f rom t he u plands b etween
t he
r ivers
F ont a nd W ansbeck, a n a rea w hich i s u nrepresented b y B eakers a nd f ood v essels. I n C umbria f ood v essel u rns a re f ound i n t he n orth p art o f t he a rea a long t he e dge o f
t he C umberland p lain,
w ith o ne e xample a lso
i n t he E den v alley a nd o ne a long t he w est c oast a t B ranthwaite. c omparison w ith t he d istribution o f B eakers a nd f ood v essels c an b e t entative a s
t he a mount
o f
s uch m aterial i n t he a rea i s v ery
A ny o nly s mall.
H owever i t m ay b e n oted t hat w hereas B eakers a nd f ood v essels w ere f ound p articularly i n t he E den v alley, t he d istribution o f f ood v essel u rns i s s omewhat t o t he n orth o f t his i n a n a rea b etter r epresented b y f inds o f c inerary u rns. U rns i n t he n orth o f E ngland
( Table 4 0)
B urials o f t he E arly B ronze A ge a ssociated w ith u rns a re w ell r epresented i n t he n orth o f E ngland. F ifty-one u rns a re k nown f rom 2 3 s ites u rns
i n C umbria, a nd 3 9 u rns f rom 2 6 s ites i n t he n orth-east, w ith 2 6 o f n o k nown c ontext f rom t he a rea a s a w hole. T he m ajority o f
t hese v essels a re c lassified a s c ollared ( or o verhanging r im) u rns, w hich a re f ound i n s izes r anging f rom 3 i nches t o 2 ft ( 7.5cm - 6 1cm) i n h eight a nd w hich , w hen d ecorated, d isplay a s imple r epertoire o f m ainly g eometric m otifs ( Longworth 1 961, 2 70, f ig.3). O f 1 16 u rns a dequately k nown i n m useum c ollections, o r f rom i llustrations a nd d escriptions, o nly n ine v essels a re n ot o f c ollared u rn f orm ( Banniside M oor ( 702), B roomridge ( 133), E gglestone ( 199), L ow S hield G reen C rag ( 420-421), S outh C harlton ( 538), S imonside H ills, R oose ( 928) a nd Y eavering), t ogether
w ith
a n
i ndeterminate n umber o f
p lain
v essels
a lso
f rom
Y eavering. O f t he n ine u rns o f o ther f orms, f our w ere f ound i n m ounds w hich a lso p roduced c ollared u rns ( Banniside, B roomridge, S outh C harlton a nd S pital H ill). I n g eneral t hese ' o ther u rns a re p lainer t han t he c ollared f orms, a nd a re b ucket-shaped, a s e .g. a t E gglestone, L ow S hield G reen C rag, a nd Y eavering ( Fig.76). O ther e xamples, s uch a s t he b iconical v essel . T ith i ncised d ecoration f rom B anniside M oor, v essels w ith t wisted c ord d ecoration f rom B roomridge a nd S outh C harlton ( Figs.96 a nd 1 00) a nd a h andled v essel f rom S pital H ill e asily c lassified.
( 7)
a re
l ess
O f t he c ollared u rns, l arge a nd s mall e xamples h ave b een f ound t ogether o n a t l east e leven s ites. C ompletely p lain u rns a re k nown f rom A ppleby S lack, B arnscar ( Fig.101), G arlands ( Fig.103), R avenstoned ale ( Fig.105), E tall K nowes, a nd a re m ore
M oor C LXXXIV ( Fig.106) a nd p ossibly a t H igh c ommon i n C umbria t han i n t he n orth-east.
A lthough i n d ecorated e xamples t he c ollar i s g enerally t he f ocus o f t he o rnamentation, a l arge n umber o f v essels f rom t he n orth o f E ngland h ave d ecoration a lso o n t he n eck a nd s houlder. T his i s c haracteristic o f L ongworth's N orth-West s tyle, o ne o f t wo m ajor r egional s tyles o f h is s econdary s eries u rns, w hich a re n ot e ntirely m utually e xclusive i n d istribution ( Longworth 1 979). E xamples o f t his t ype o f o rnamentation a re f ound b oth i n t he n orth-east a nd i n C umbria ( Table 4 1), t otalling a bout a t hird o f a ll c ollared u rns k nown f rom t he a rea. A s s pecific r anges o f d ates r egional s tyles
f or L ongworth"s P rimary a nd S econdary s eries u rns a nd c annot b e d istinguished a ccording t o t he r adiocarbon
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a ssays a t p resent a vailable ( Longworth 1 979), t he m aterial f rom t he n orth o f E ngland h as n ot b een f urther s ubdivided i nto t hese c ategories. A ll o f t he b urials k nown i n a ssociation w ith u rns i n t he r egion c remations. U nfortunately t he m ajority o f t hese h ave n ot b een
a re
e xpertly e xamined. a ge
o f
W here s ome e stimate h as b een m ade o f
t he i ndividuals r epresented,
t he n umber a nd
t welve a re s ingle c remations
o f
a dult m ales a nd f emales a nd o f y ounger p ersons, a nd f our , are m ultiple c remations. T hose f rom B anniside M oor, H olmrook a nd H owick H eugh a re d ouble,
w ith a n a dult
( in t wo c ases f emale)
a nd a c hild,
a nd t hat
f rom
W est H epple i s a d eposit o f f our i ndividuals, n amely t hree a dults a nd a c hild. T here i s n o r ecord o f t he t ype o f b urial a ssociated w ith t welve o f t he u rns, a nd i t i s p ossible t hat s ome u rns w ere d eposited w ithout a b urial a s m ay h ave b een t he c ase w ith s ome c ist g raves a nd B eaker a nd f ood v essel d eposits
( p.183).
T he m ost c ommonly o ccurring g rave g oods w ith t hese u rned b urials a re o ther c eramics, t he m ost r egulrly r ecorded o f w hich a re i ncense c ups, a ssociated w ith 1 6 u rns a nd f our ' probable u rns ( p.167). U rns a re a lso f ound a ssociated w ith o ther v essels a t B roomridge ( Fig.100), H olystone C ommon C CV ( Fig.100) a nd L ow M oralee F arm, o r w ith f ragments o f o ther v essels ( possibly n ot c omplete e ven w hen f irst d eposited), a s a t B anniside M oor E , H owick H eugh, M iddle G unnar P eak, S pital H ill a nd Y eavering. A lthough t he i nformation c oncerning t hese d eposits i s s canty,
t here w ould a ppear t o b e a t endency f or s uch a ccessory v essels,
o r p arts o f t hem, t o b e a ssociated w ith t he c remation o f a p erson, o f a n a dult a nd c hild, o r, w ith d eposits h aving a ssociated g rave g oods, i ncluding i ncense c ups.
y oung o ther
G rave g oods, o ther t han c eramics, h ave b een f ound w ith 1 5 u rn d eposits, a nd c onsist m ainly o f i tems o f b ronze, f lint a nd b one. T he b ronzes i nclude a t anged a wl f rom K irkoswald ( Fig.101), a c lass I B r azor f rom S tainton H ead ( Fig.105) ( Butler a nd S mith 1 956, 3 1, 5 1), a nd a f ragment o f a n a wl f rom E tall M oor. A lmost a ll t he f lints a re f lakes, w ith t he e xception o f a k nife f rom S pital H ill ( 7) a nd a l arge t riangular w orked f lint f rom G arlands, a nd a ll t he i tems o f b one a re f ragments o f p ins. M ore u nusual o bjects a re a p erforated c lay b ead w ith i mpressed d ecoration f rom R avenstonedale
( Fig.105),
j et b eads
a nd
a b utton f rom F ord C oMmon a nd a f ragment o f a w hetstone a t H owick H eugh. T he m ore e laborate a rtifacts s ometimes f ound i n a ssociation w ith u rns, s uch a s b attle-axes a nd g rooved b ronze d aggers a re u nknown i n t his a rea. T he p roportion o f u rns w ith a ssociated g rave g oods ( 12%) i s
s omewhat
L ongworth's
f ound
t han
t he o verall f igure f or
B ritain
o f
2 0%
t ions.
o f
t he b urials
I n C umbria,
f ound
i n
s tudy ( Longworth 1 979).
U nlike o ther E arly B ronze A ge b urials, u rns a nd c remations i n a lmost e qual n umbers i n C umbria a nd i n t he n orth-east.
c ontexts a re
l ower
a re c omparable,
b ut d iffer i n t heir
a lthough c ommonly f ound i n m ounds
i n a n a lmost e qual n umber o f
f lat g raves
p ropor-
( 13 s ites),
( 11
a re T he
s ites),
u rns w ith
n otable e xamples o f f lat c emeteries a t G arlands a nd W aterloo H ill, a nd p erhaps a lso a t I releth M ill ( p.140). U rns a re a lso k nown f rom b eneath t he s tone ' pavement', o r b eside t he f oot o f i ndividual s tones, a t s tone c ircles c ontext
s uch a s B irkrigg, u nknown i n t he
( pp.103-9).
B y c ontrast,
L acra D a nd p ossibly a lso a t L eacet H ill, a n orth-east, w here s tone c ircles a re r are t he m ajority o f u rns
165
f rom t he n orth-east
c ome
f rom
b urial
m ounds
( 18 s ites)
a nd u rns
i n f lat g raves h ave
g enerally
b een f ound s ingly ' ( five s ites). O nly t he s ite a t Y eavering w ould a ppear t o h ave b een s ome s ort o f ' cemetery', a lthough o ccupation o n t he s ite
w ould a ppear t o c over a l ong p eriod,
a nd
t he r elationship o f
t he
b urials o ne t o a nother i s n ot k nown ( p.139). M iniature c ollared u rns h ave b een f ound i n c ists a t B rougham i n C umbria, a nd S crenwood i n N orthumberland. I n C umbria t here a re f ew a ssociations o f u rns w ith o ther
c eramics
f rom t he s ame s ite, w hich i s t o s ome e xtent a r eflection o f t he l arger n umber o f f lat g raves i n t he a rea, a nd t he d earth o f o ther E arly B ronze A ge c eramics, s uch a s B eakers a nd f ood v essels. I n t he u rns w ere f ound i n s ix m ounds w hich a lso c ontained f ood e nlarged f ood v essels, a nd a t E tall M oor ( Fig.106) a lso c ontained B eaker s herds. " Possible u rns"
i n a
n orth-east, v essels o r m ound
w hich
( Table 4 2)
A n umber o f p ots w hich m ay b e r eferred t o a s ' possible u rns a re l isted s eparately. T hese, o f w hich t here a re n either i llustrations n or d etailed d escriptions, a nd w hich a re n o l onger e xtant, w ere d escribed b y r eliable w riters i n t he o riginal a ccounts o f t heir d iscovery, a s ' cinerary u rns', a nd m ay, f rom t heir c ontents o r c ontext b e c onsidered a s p robably f alling i n t he g eneral c ategory o f c inerary u rns. S ome o ccur o n s ites f rom w hich o ther u rns a re k nown a nd a re i llustrated, b ut h ave b een d istinguished f rom t his m aterial, i n a n a ttempt t o d efine m ore c learly r eliable a nd l ess r eliable c lasses o f d atable m aterial o f t he E arly B ronze A ge. T he g eneral t rends i n a ssociations o f u rn m aterial, b urial c ontexts, t he " possible u rn" c ategory. T he d istribution o f
e tc.,
o utlined a bove a re r eflected a lso i n
c inerary u rns
i n t he n orth o f E ngland
( Map 4 9)
i s s omewhat d ifferent f rom t hat o f B eakers a nd f ood v essels. I n t he n orth-east t he d istribution d oes n ot s how t he s ame c oncentration o f f inds i n t he n orth o f N orthumberland, a s k no w n f or B eakers a nd f ood v essels ( although t his a rea i s s till w ell r epresented), a nd t here i s a n a bsence o f f inds f rom t he c oastal a rea a nd l ower r iver v alleys o f N orthumberland, n otably a long t he T yne, A ln, C oquet, B lyth a nd W ansbeck. I n g eneral t he d istribution m ay b e s ummarised a s b eing m ore i nland
a nd u pland
t han t hat o f
o ther E arly B ronze A ge
p ottery
t ypes.
I n C umbria c inerary u rns a re t he m ost n umerous a nd w idespread t ype E arly B ronze A ge p ottery, b eing f ound i n t he E den v alley, a long
o f t he
e dge o f t he C umberland p lain, t he s outh-west c oast a nd i n F urness. A lthough g enerally f ound b elow t he 6 00ft c ontour, a f ew e xamples c ome f rom m ore e levated s ites, w est o f t he E den v alley. T he a rea a long t he S olway F irth a nd n ot
t he l owland m osses o f
T he
d istribution
o f
' possible u rns'
d istribution d iscussed a bove, o f
t he s outh-east o f
t he r egion a re
r epresented b y s uch b urial f inds.
s ites
o n t he w estern u plands
I ncense c9s A c ups' u rns
n umber o r
a nd
( Map
5 0)
r einforces
t he
i n p articular t he p ossible u se i n C umbria o f
t he E den v alley.
( Map 5 1) o f
s mall a ccessory v essels,
g enerally t ermed
' pygmy c ups' h ave r egularly b een f ound i n c remations
i n t he a rea.
' incense
a ssociation
B oth d ecorated a nd p lain e xamples
1 66
w ith a re
k nown, o f b ionical a nd o ther f orms, f requently w ith t wo h oles i n t he b ody o f t he v essel, , t he p urpose o f w hich i s u nknown. I t s eems u nlikely i n m any c ases t hat t hese w ere f or t he i nsertion o f a n o rganic h andle, a s s uggested b y L ongworth ( 1979), a s t he h oles a re t oo s mall f or t his a nd a re w rongly p laced f or b alance i f a h andle w ere b eing u sed. n orth o f E ngland t wo t ypes o f p lain a ccessory v essels a re f ound,
I n t he n amely
s mal ' thumb p ots w ithout h oles, a s e .g. f rom B anniside M oor, B room H ouse F arm ( Fig.100), E tall M oor ( Fig.106) a nd S tone B ridge, a nd p lain b iconical f orms w ith h oles, a s e .g. f rom B roomrigg, G arlands ( Fig.104), W aterloo H ill ( Fig.104) a nd F ord C ommon. W ith a f ew e xceptions, a lmost a ll o f t he d ecorated i ncense c ups h ave h oles. T he m ajority o f t hese v essels a re b iconical a nd a re d ecorated w ith i ncised g eometric p atterns o r i mpressed o r t wisted c ord d esigns, o ften o ver t he b ase a s w ell a s a ll o f t he b ody o f t he p ot, w ith e xamples f rom B elsay, B roomridge, I lderton,
R othbury,
S outh C harlton,
G arlands,
M allerstang,
O ld P enrith,
R oose a nd S kirwith M oor. O ther s hapes w ith h oles i nclude a lmost i dentical v essels w ith f laring r ims f rom L ucker a nd M arley K nowe. D ecorated c ups w ithout h oles c ome f rom L ilburn H ill, L ow M oralee F arm, O ld P arks a nd p ossibly O ld P enrith. T he s mall v essel f rom D oddington M oor i s u nlike o ther i ncense c ups w ith t wisted c ord d ecoration a s i t i s o f
q uite
f ine f abric,
i s b urnished a round t he c arination a nd
h as
a
c ompletely f lat b ase ( Fig.107). N othing i s k nown o f t he f ind c ontext o f t he p ot, e xcept t hat i t w as a pparently a ssociated w ith a l arge f lint p rojectile p oint ( p.85). I t c ould h ave b een a n a ccessory v essel w ith a n u rn w hich d oes n ot s urvive. W here t he b urial r ite i s k nown, i ncense c ups a re a lways a ssociated w ith c remations. U nfortunately f ew o f t hese h ave b een e xamined, a nd a ssociations a re o nly k nown w ith a n a dult f emale ( ?) a nd c hild a t B anniside M oor E ,
a n a dult a t B roomrigg C ,
a nd a c hild a t M allerstang.
A t B roomridge, B roomrigg C a nd M allerstang, t he i ncense c ups w ere t he o nly c eramics a ssociated w ith t he c remations, b ut i n t he m ajority o f c ases t hey a re f ound w ith u rns o r m iniature u rns. A l arge a nd s omewhat a typical i ncense c up w as f ound w ith a f ood v essel a t R oseden, I lderton. O ther g rave g oods w ith i ncense c ups w ere f ound a t D oddington ( as a bove), M allerstang ( a b one p in) a nd i n o ne o f f rom O ld P arks, K irkoswald w as f ound a s et o f I ncense c ups w ere f ound w ith 2 8% o f t he u rns i nto c onsideration a ll t he ' possible u rns', k nown,
t hen t his
f igure d rops
t he a ccessory v essels b iconical j et b eads.
f rom t he a rea. I f w e t ake a s w ell a s t hose b etter
t o a pproximately 2 0%.
I n b oth C umbria a nd t he n orth-east, t he m ajority o f i ncense c ups c ome f rom m ounds, a t otal o f s ix a nd n ine s ites r espectively, w ith t hree o r f our f inds f rom f lat g raves i n t he n orth-east a nd t wo i n C umbria. I t i s p articularly i n C umbria t hat s everal i ncense c ups a re k nown f rom o ne s ite, n amely t hree f rom M ill H ill, t wo f rom O ld P arks a nd s ix f rom G arlands. I n t he n orth-east, t wo v essels a re k nown f rom L ow M oralee F arm,
b ut
o nly o ne i s
a dequately d escribed.
G rave g oods o f f lint i n t he n orth o f E ngland A rtifacts
o f
f lint a re,
( Tables 4 3-47)
w ith t he e xception o f
p ottery,
t he m ost
c ommonly o ccurring g rave g oods f ound i n E arly B ronze A ge c ontexts i n t he n orth o f E ngland. A v ariety o f a rtifact t ypes o f v ariable q uality o f w orkmanship i s k nown, r anging f rom t he b eautiful L ilburnsteads d agger t o m ere f lakes o r s palls o f f lint, p ossibly u sed a s s tike-al ights. I n m any c ases f lint a rtifacts a re i nadequately d escribed a nd
167
a re u nillustrated i n t he o riginal p ublication o f f requently l ost i n m useum c ollections o ver r eflected
i n t he f ollowing d iscussion,
a b urial, a nd a re m ost t he y ears. T his i s
w here f uller d etails a re k nown
o f t he f iner f lint t ypes t han o f a n e qual n umber o f l ess f lint s crapers a nd f lakes a lso f ound i n b urial c ontexts. F lint d aggers
d istinctive
( Table 4 3)
T wo f lint d aggers h ave b een f ound i n a ssociation w ith E arly B ronze A ge b urials i n t he n orth o f E ngland, b oth f rom N orthumberland. T he f iner e xample i s a b eautiful a nd s kilfully f ashioned d agger f ound i n a c ist w ith a n i nhumation a t L ilburnsteads, W ooler ( 406) ( Grimes 1 931 n o.77; C larke 1 970, f ig.816; T ait 1 965 p 1.4), i n a ssociation w ith a B eaker o f C larke's S 2 t ype. T he d agger w hich i s 1 4cm l ong a nd 5 cm m aximum w idth, c an b e c ompared w ith o ther e xamples f rom B eaker c ontexts s uch a s t hose f rom F akenham , S uffolk ; O verton W est, W ilts.; S lack 3 7, Y orkshire ( Clarke 1 970, f igs. 1 75-7, 1 79, 7 78). A
s econd f lint
d agger f rom A mble
( 34),
a nd G arton
f ound a t a s hort d istance
f rom t he l arge c airn A mble C CXCVI, i n a c ist w ith a n i nhumation a nd a n ' urn', i s s maller a nd l ess f inely w orked ( Thompson G .H. 1 893, p l.V). T he e dges o f t he d agger i n p articular a re n ot s o r egularly f laked a s, f or e xample, t hose f ound i n a ssociation w ith B eakers a nd G rimes w as d oubtful i f t his A mble f ind s hould b e c lassified a s a d agger a s t he f orm w as a typical a nd t he a ssociations u nclear ( Grimes 1 931 n o.76). T he ' urn w ith w hich t he d agger w as f ound i s u nfortunately l ost, w as b roken o n f inding a nd t he p ieces t hrown a way. F lint p rojectile p oint T he
a s
i t
( Table 4 3)
f lint p rojectile p oint f rom D oddington w as
f ound
' close u nder
t he s urface' w ith a c ord i mpressed m iniature v essel ( Fig.107) a nd m ay r epresent p art o f a b urial d eposit. T he p rojectile p oint, w hich i s t oo h eavy t o b e u sed a s a n a rrowhead, i s o f b arbed a nd t anged f orm a nd b elongs t o G reen's ' Ballyclare' t ype, w hich m ay h ave i ts o rigin i n I reland ( Green 1 971, 2 41; G reen 1 980, 1 18, 2 99). T wo e xamples o f c omparable s ize w ith s quare b arbs w ere f ound a t W interslow H ut, W ilts., i n a r ich g rave w ith a _W/MR B eaker, a b racer a nd t anged c opper d agger ( Clarke 1 970, f ig.13): a nd a n E arly B ronze A ge d ate i s a lso l ikely f or t he D oddington e xample, t he o nly o ne o f i ts t ype i n t he n orth o f E ngland
i n a b urial c ontext.
F lint k nives
( Table 4 4)
P lano-convex f lint k nives F lint t hese, w ith
k nives
s even t he
a re k nown f rom 2 8 b urial s ites
w ould a ppear
w hole
o f
i n
t he
r egion.
t o b e ' true' p lano-convex k nives,
t he u pper s urface o f
t he
k nife
f laked,
t hat a
O f i s, t ype
c ommonly a ssociated w ith f ood v essels ( Clark 1 932, 1 59-60; S impson 1 968, 1 98). F ive e xamples w ere f ound i n c ists, i ncluding o ne p articu larly l arge c ist a t C hollerford, a nd t wo i n m ounds. O ne o f t he k nives w as f ound i n a ssociation w ith a f ood v essel a nd a c rescentic j et n eckl ace a t H igh C ocklaw, a nd a s econd c ame f rom a c remation w ithin a c ollared u rn a t S pital H ill. T he s herd a ssociated w ith t he b urial a t F ord C ommon C LXXXV i s m erely d escribed a s o f t he o rdinary c haracter' a nd
i s
o f u nknown t ype.
A t B atter L aw,
1 68
C hollerford,
C astle C arrock
C LXIV ( Fig.107) a nd H awkshead M oor t here a re n o o ther a ssociated a rtifacts, e ither . with t he b urial i tself o r i n t he r est o f t he m ound, w here
s uch e xists
( Table 4 4a).
F our o f
t he b urials
a ssociated
w ith
p iano-convex k nives w ere c remations a nd o ne a n i nhumation ( Table 4 4). A lthough t here i s i n t he c ountry a s a w hole a h igh p ercentage o f a ssociations o f p iano-convex f lint k nives w ith f ood v essels ( especially Y orkshire v ases), t hese b eing t he o nly c onsistently r ecurring g rave g oods f ound w ith f ood v essel c eramics ( Simpson 1 968, 1 98-200, 2 09), s uch k nives a re a lso a ssociated w ith o ther p ottery t ypes ( Clarke 1 932, 1 59-60), i ncluding c ollared u rns ( Longworth 1 961, 3 04-6) a s s een a t S pital H ill.
I n u naccompanied b urials
i n E ngland a nd W ales
a re k nown w ith b oth i nhumations a nd c remations w hich i s a lso r eflected i n t his a rea. D ouble-edged a nd s ingle-edged k nives
t he
( Clark
t he k nives
1 932,
1 60-1),
( Table 4 4)
A d istinction i s m ade h ere b etween t rue p iano-convex k nives a nd s impler b lade f orms w ith r etouch a long t he e dges, o ften w ith a
m arked k eel o n t he u pper s urface k nown i n N eolithic a nd l ater c ontexts ( Simpson 1 968, 1 98, f ig.45.6; M cInnes 1 970, 4 1-3). A ll o f t he k nives l isted i n t his c ategory w ould a ppear t o b e d ouble-edged ( rather t han w holly f laked o n o ne s ide), a s f or e xample t he k nives f rom T row R ocks a nd B lawearie, b oth o f w hich h ave a p ronounced k eel, a nd t he b eautif ully r etouched s aw-like k nife f rom C oldsmouth H ill ' (Fig.107) ( Craw 1 931, f ig.3B). S uch d ouble-edged k nives h ave b een f ound a t e ight b urial s ites. A ssociations i nclude f ood v essels, a n u rn a nd j et b eads. A t C oldsmouth H ill, T row R ocks C CXV a nd O rton C LXXVIII n o o ther g rave g oods w ere a ssociated w ith t he b urials n or w ere a ny f ound e lsewhere i n t he c overing m ounds, a nd a l ate N eolithic d ate c annot b e r uled o ut f or t hese g raves. A s w ith t he b urials w ith p iano-convex k nives, i nhumation a nd c remation a re b oth r epresented, b oth i n c ists i n m ounds a nd i n m ounds
a lone.
F inally,
f ive
e xamples
a re k nown o f b urials
w ith
s ingle-edged
f lint k nives, t wo i n a ssociation w ith a f ood v essel a nd a t hird w ith a n e nlarged f ood v essel. N o d etails a re k nown o f t he ' knives f rom s ix o ther s ites a t w hich f ood v essel a nd B eaker a ssociations a re r ecorded.
k nife
T he m ajority o f o ther g rave g oods f ound w ith a ll t ypes o f f lint a re f ood v essels a nd j et b eads ( themselves g enerally a ssociated
w ith a f ood v essel a ssemblage). W here f lint k nives c onstitute t he o nly g rave g oods, d atable m aterial a ssociated w ith o ther b urials i n t he s ame m ound i s a lso r are. S uch i s p articularly t he c ase w ith t he ' true' p iano-convex k nives w here n one o f t he s ites p roduced o ther g raves w ith a ssociated a rtifacts. O f t he o ther f int k nives, t he m ound a t C oldsmouth v essel,
H ill
t hat
o n
c ontained
a f ood v essel a nd
a n
( ?)
c ists a t B laydon a nd B edlington w ere p arts o f s mall c ist w here B eaker a nd f ood v essel b urials w ere a lso f ound.
l ie
e nlarged
t he H ackthorpe H all e state a c inerary u rn,
a nd
f ood t he
' cemeteries',
T he a ssociations o f t hese f lint k nives w ould t herefore a ppear t o i n g eneral w ith a f ood v essel a ssemblage, a lthough a n e arlier
d ating o f t he b urials w ith s ingle g rave g oods m ust a lso b e c onsidered a p ossibility. S uch f lint k nives c onsidered b oth i ndividually a nd a s o f p articular t ypes a re q uite w idely d istributed t hroughout t he n orth o f E ngland ( Map 5 2). N o o ne k nife t ype i s c onfined t o a p articular g eog raphical a rea a nd a ll a re w idely b ut t hinly d istributed. S ix k nives
1 69
c ome
f rom D urham,
w hich i s l ittle
o ther g rave g oods n orth o f d ate.
o f
t he R iver A ln,
F lint a ssemblages
r epresented
t he E arly B ronze A ge,
i n t he d istributions
o f
a nd o nly s even f rom t he a rea
w hich i s c omparatively r ich i n b urials o f
t his
( Table 4 5)
M ost a rtifacts o f f lint, b oth o f f ine q uality a nd o f i nferior w orkmanship o ccur i n g raves s ingly. T here a re h owever a f ew b urials w ith w hich a s mall a ssemblage o f f ints h as b een f ound. T hese g enerally c omprise s ome c ombination o f s crapers, k nives, a rrowheads a nd f lint f lakes. T hree a ssemblages H igh P ark
i nclude a rrowheads o f b arbed a nd
t anged f orm,
a t
K nowes w ith a f lint s craper a nd p lain B eaker s herds, a t M ecklin w ith j et d isc b eads a nd a f ood v essel, a nd a t K irkhaugh w ith a n
A OC B eaker, f lint e arring ( Fig.84). w ith a f ood v essel,
f lakes a nd c ores, a w hetstone a nd a g old b asket A n o blique a rrowhead f rom W ooler w as a ssociated f lint f ragments a nd a f lint ' spearhead ( Colling-
w ood a nd C owen 1 948,
f ig.2.
G ibson 1 978,
f ig.IV.3).
T he d escription o f
t he l ast a rtifact a s a ' spearhead' i s h owever m isleading, a s i t t hick a nd a symmetric i n s ection, i s n ot f inely w orked a nd w ould
i s b e
q uite u nsuitable a s a p rojectile p oint. I t m ay h ave b een u sed a s a c ombined s craper a nd b orer. O ther a ssemblages i nclude s crapers a nd f lakes a t B orewell, C artington, H asting H ill a nd B anniside M oor, a k nife a nd f lint f lakes a t D oddington a nd L ow H ills, a nd a k nife, s craper a nd f lakes a t M urton M oor. S uch i tems m ay f orm a b asic ' tool k it', o r m ay b e t oken r epresentations o f t he a ctivities p erformed b y t he i ndividual w ith w hom t hey w ere b uried. ( One a rrowhead, f or e xample, i s u nlikely t o b e t he u sual c omplement c arried b y a n a rcher). W ith t he e xception o f t he a rrowheads m ost o f t he a rtifacts a re t ools r ather t han w eapons. T he f lint f lakes o f n o s pecific f orm m ay h ave b een s trike-a-light f lints. w ere f ound w ith A OC B eakers,
O f t he f our B eaker f lint a ssemblages t wo a t K irkhaugh a nd C artington. A b arbed a nd
t anged a rrowhead, s craper a nd k nife, w hetstöne a nd A OC s herds f rom W ards H ill, R othbury ( Tait 1 965, n o.33) m ay r epresent a s imilar a ssemblage, b ut t heir a ssociation i s u ncertain a s t his m aterial, t ogether w ith o ther Baker s herds ( ibid, n o.89) w as d iscovered i n q uarrying. I n g eneral t he a ssociation o f m ore t han o ne f lint a rtifact w ith f ood v essel b urials w ould s eem t o b e r are. S impson d oes n ot m ention s uch a ssemblages i n h is s tudy o f f ood v essel a ssociations ( 1968) a nd i n t he n orth o f E ngland o nly t hree a ssemblages a re k nown o ut o f a t otal o f 8 7 f ood v essel b urials. T here a re n o r ecorded f lint a ssemblaies f ound i n a ssociation w ith c inerary u rns i n t he r egion. F lint s crapers a nd f lint f lakes f ound w ith E BA b urials ( Tables 4 6 a nd 4 7) O ther
o bjects o f
a nd - a l ess
f lint f ound w ith E BA b urials
d istinctive a rtifact
h ave b een f ound a t s ix s ites, c remations i n c ists a nd m ounds. v essel' a t R oddam W ood,
t ype - f lint
a re f lint
f lakes.
F lint
s crapers s crapers
a ssociated w ith b oth i nhumations a nd O ther g rave g oods c onsisted o f a ' food
a nd a f ragment o f a j et
c up a t H igh K nowes
( 3).
S ingle f lint f lakes f rom b urial c ontexts i nclude s ome f lakes w ith s econdary w orking a s, e .g. f rom B roomhill, F ord C LXXXVII a nd C hatton S andyford
c airn
( 1),
a nd o ther o bjects
1 70
o f n o d iagnostic
t ype o r
f orm
a s,
e .g.
a t
v arious.
B eanley W est I n
F arm a nd H ulne P ark.
t he majority
o f
c ases
f lint
T heir u ses m ay h ave
f lakes
h ave
b een
b een f ound
w ith
o ther g rave g oods, u sually p ottery. I n o lder d iscoveries, w hich w ere n ot s ystematically e xcavated, i t i s p ossible t hat t he d iscovery o f a p ot i n t he g rave l ed t o a m ore r igorous s earch f or o ther a ssociated g rave
g oods
a nd
r espect.
I n
w ould t ype.
e asy
b e
S ingle
t o
a s
t he a nd
s ample
o f
f lakes o f
f lint
a re k nown a s
w ith B eakers,
a p art
f inds
i s
o ther g raves w ithout
o verlook s mall
f lint
a ssociations, g oods,
t hat
c ists
f lakes
s omewhat o f n o
a c omponent
f ood v essels
r icher a ssociations
b iased
i n
c eramic g rave s pecific
o f
( such a s
a s
i t
a rtifact
a w ide
a nd u rns,
t his
g oods
r ange
o f
t he o nly g rave
t he B eaker g raves
a t
W est L ilburn a nd A mble P ier, a nd a f ood v essel c ist a t Amble C CXCVI), w ith b oth i nhumations a nd c remations, a nd i n a w ide v ariety o f b urial c ontexts. J et n ecklaces a nd O ne t ypes
o f
N one
c rescentic
' jet w hat o f
t he
o bjects
c annot
T he j et
a nd
b eads
b arrel
( 3) ( 4)
d isc b eads b iconical b eads
( or
t he
f or
t he
b e
r aw
a nalogous
b een
t he
t o
t he
s cientif-
m aterial
o f
t hese
b eads
r ecorded
O thers,
t ions
b e a scribed
p lates
a re
G arrett
( Fig.108)
n ow l ost,
k nown,
b ut
t ypes:
i n c rescentic n eck-
a lso
o f
f rom t he
f ound
b ut
s eparately
o f
n ecklaces
t he
a ppear
B roomhouses, t ypes
o r p arts
a t P ark E nd,
c omprising o nly
e laborate w ould
f rom S winburn
c annot
b e
( now
c lassified
C rookham D ene a nd
a re k nown f rom f uller w ritten d escrip-
t o o ne
t hose
r egion t hat
a ' jet n ecklace' a nd
f rom H umbleton,
a lso
e xamples
) l aces,
f our
( see T able 4 9)
n ecklaces
t ypologically.
E ngland a re o f
) o ften c ombined
f usiform)
d escribed o nly a s
a nd m ay
s ource
i n t he n orth o f
W arksburn a re
m ost
t o
a rtifact
n ecklace,
f rom t he n orth o f E ngland h as
a s ingle
f ound
s pacer-plates
t he
c onsidered
j et
b e a ssumed.*
( 1)
N ine
w hich i s
n orthern
t he
s imilar d esign f rom t he s outh o f E ngland a nd e ven t o o f w hich c ome f rom I reland ( Craw 1 929, 1 69-70). T he
( 2)
i s
o f
' jet' o bjects
e xamined
O f
t ype
i s
i s u sed a s a g eneric t erm i n t he f ollowing d iscussion t o m ay b e a v ariety o f r aw m aterials f rom d ifferent s ources.
i cally
l ost)
a nd p articularly
i n a ssociation w th E BA b urials
a mber n ecklaces o f g old l unulae, m ost w ord c over
( Table 4 8)
t he m ost d istinctive
f ound
e laborate
b eads
o f
l isted a bove. n ecklaces
w ith
W arksburn B ridge
o ne s pacer-plate e ach.
t o h ave
b een t hat
a nd O f
r ecorded
s pacerC rosby
t he o thers
a t
' Stoney-
v ague', H umbleton ( and n ow l ost) w ith 1 3 ' flat, q uadrangular b eads' ( which m ay b e i nterpreted a s s pacer-plates) r anging f rom 1 2 t / o 1 34 i nches a cross w ith
a nd
1 2
c ylindrical
b eads.
T he
' gold-points' i n ' zig-zag o rder'.
i nitial f orms
o f
s urvey w ork o n t he l ignite
b y G .
s pecific
l argest
s pacer-plate w as
S uch a l arge
i dentification o f
B ussell i n t he U niversity o f
b eing f urther d eveloped i n t he R esearch L aboratory a nd t he H istory o f A rt i n t he U niversity o f O xford.
171
n umber
j et
s tudded
o f m edial
a nd
o ther
B radford
i s n ow
f or
A rchaeology
p lates
i s
u nique
( cf.
C raw 1 929,
A ppendices)
a s
o f ' gold p oints'. I t i s p ossible t hat p ieces w ere c ombined i n a ntiquity a t H umbleton, a s n ecklace f rom S tewart 1 957), s ame
c ist,
H umbleton n ecklace w as
a t
a lso
k nown f rom P itreuchie, p laced
F orfarshire
i nside
( Callander
a ' tulip
s haped
l ost) b ut n o f urther d escription i s g iven o f 1 54-5). O ther n ecklaces n ow l ost i nclude t hat
B roomhouses,
A ngerton,
( perhaps a t oggle o r a nd f lint a rtifacts, D ene,
p erhaps
d escription w ire a nd s ome
t he
a lthough
e lement
s imply
t erminal
o f
o f
w ith e ight
p lates
f inding
a t
o f
2 12). h igh'
t he v essel ( Tate f rom a r ich b urial
s pacer-plates
a nd a n
a nd
b e
b uttons
o r
f usiform
t he C rookham n ecklace
t he n eck o f
i t w ould i t
1 916,
u rn 1 6"
' ear-drop'
t erminal p late) f ound w ith a b ronze k nife-dagger a nd w edge-shaped a nd r ound b eads f rom C rookham
h anging a round
u nusual,
t he d ecoration
a c ist b urial a t M elfort, A rgyllshire ( Piggott a nd o r p erhaps t wo s eparate n ecklaces w ere d eposited i n t he
T he ( now 1 856,
a s
i s
o f m ore t han o ne n ecklace i s s uggested f or t he j et
a n u rn
c urious
l east w ere n ot
t o
( ibid, i nvent
c orrect
b eads.
s trung o n
1 54-5)
i s
T he c opper
c ertainly
s uch a d escription i f
a nd
t he b eads
h ad
b een
f ound a t
H igh
f ound w ithin t he u rn.
O f
t he
C ocklaw
h as
t wo e xtant j et n ecklaces a t erminal
p erforations
b oth
f rom t he a rea t hat
p late a nd a m edial p late w ith
t hree
d ecorated w ith a l ozenge d esign o f
a nd
d ots,
f our
a nd
t wo
l arger p lain s pacer-plates e ach w ith f ive a nd e ight p erforations ( Fig.109). T he r emaining ( incomplete) m edial p late i s u ndecorated a nd h as a
t hree a nd r eplaced
o riginally t he
c ist A t
t hat
o r
f our
p erforations
r e-arranged
a rranged
o f
r emaining
p iece,
i f
s ymmetrically.
a fter
b reakage.
T his m ay b e
t he d ecorated m edial p lates S ome 8 0 b arrel
b eads
w ere
w ere f ound
i n
w hich o nly 2 2 r emain.
K yloe
( Fig.110)
t he m edial
o blique w ear a t
p lates w ere
s paced n ear
t he e nds t he
o f
t he b eads
t erminal p lates
s uggests a nd
t hat
t he m ain b ody o f t he n ecklace w as c omprised o f m ultiple s trings b eads i n a c urve. T his s uggested r econstruction w ould r equire s ome
o f 1 95
b arrel
a ny
s ite
a t
b eads,
w hich
( Newman 1 976,
i s m ore
t han h ave
s o
f ar
b een r ecorded
f rom
1 79-80).
B arrel b eads w ithout s pacer-plates a re k nown f rom a c ist a t W ark, F ord C ommon a nd s ingly a t H epple a nd w ith a c remation a t G oatscrag.
I f j et b eads w ere p laced w ith a b ody w hich w as w ould, o f c ourse, t hemselves b e d estroyed. I t
t o b e c remated t hey i s p ossible t herefore
t hat t he f ragmentary b urnt b ead f rom G oatscrag m ay b e t he o nly r emaini ng p art o f a l arger n ecklace. N ecklaces o f d isc b eads c ome f rom Y eavering ( Fig.109), B roomrigg a nd C rosby R avensworth a nd b arrel a nd d isc o nly
b eads c ombined f rom B lawearie ( Fig.108) a nd M ecklin P ark. b iconical b eads i n t he a rea w ere f ound w ithin a n i ncense c up
m ound w ith u rned a nd T he b eads f inds
o ccurrence
w hich
w ould
i n S cotland
u n-urned
c remations
i n t he n orth o f a ppear
t o
b e
a t O ld P arks,
E ngland o f
j et
f ig.3),
K irkoswald.
s pacer-plates
i ncomplete n ecklaces
( Morrison 1 979,
T he i n a
e lsewhere
i s
a nd
p aralleled
i n E ngland
b y
( Craw
1 929, A ppendix D ) a nd e ven i n a v ery r ich d agger b urial a t K erguevarec, F inistere ( Piggott 1 939, 1 93-5, f ig.3). T he r egular o ccurrence o f i ncomplete n ecklaces, t he s uggestion t hat p arts o f w ere c ombined a s a t M elfort a nd a lso t he e vidence
d ifferent n ecklaces t hat s pacer-plates
w ere r epaired o r r e-bored, a s a t K yloe ( Newman 1 976, 1 81), a ll t end t o i ndicate t hat t hese o bjects w ere s ubject t o c onsiderable w ear d uring t heir
l ife
t ime o r m ay e ven h ave
b een d ivided a nd
172
r e-combined
a mongst
v arious o wners. I t s eems u nlikely t hat t he i ncompleteness m ajority o f t he s urviving e xamples w as d ue t o a ccidental l oss. s uggested
r econstructions
o f
s pacer-plates a nd b eads
o f t he V arious
( Callander
1 916,
2 09; C raw 1 929, f ig.6; H enshall 1 963a, 1 47, f ig.2) m ust r eflect a c ombination o f b oth t he u niqueness o f t he o riginal d esign a nd o f s ubsequent r e-patterning o ver a n umber o f y ears u se.
o f
L ittle i s k nown o f t he b urial r ite a ssociated w ith t he d eposition t he m ajority o f t he s pacer-plate n ecklaces f rom t he a rea, f or a t
H igh C ocklaw,
H umbleton,
K yloe,
P ark E nd a nd W arksburn n o h uman r emains
a re r ecorded. A t C rosby G arrett w here h alf o f t he c airn h ad b een m uch d isturbed, t he j et s pacer-plate w as f ound j ust n ear a n a dult f emale c remation l aid o n t he o ld g round s urface u nder t he b arrow w ith t wo i nfant i nhumations i mmediately a bove i t, a nd m ay h ave b een a ssociated w ith t his m ixed r ite d eposit.
T he o nly k nown i nhumation w ith a s pacer-
p late n ecklace i s t hat o f a f emale a t B roomhouses, A ngerton, a nd t here i s a p ossible a ssociation w ith a c remation a t C rookham D ene. D isc b eads w ere f ound w ith a n i nhumation a t C rosby R avensworth, w hile a ll o ther b urials o f k nown r ite w ith d isc o r b arrel b eads a re c remations, a s a t F ord C ommon, G oatscrag, H epple, Y eavering a nd B roomrigg C . A t B roomhouses a nd F ord C ommon t he j et o rnaments w ere f ound w ith f emales, a t G oatscrag w ith a y oung a dult a nd a dult m ale. a ssociations
t he d isc b eads a t B roomrigg w ith a n
I n S cotland t he a ssociations a re m ainly f emale, a re n ot u nknown ( Callander 1 916, 2 15).
b ut m ale
T he a ssociation o f f ood v essels w ith j et n ecklaces a nd t he c oincidence o f d istribution o f t hese t wo a rtifact t ypes h as o ften b een r emarked ( Clark J .G.D. 1 932a, 4 1; P iggott 1 962a, 8 5; S impson 1 968, 1 97 a nd 2 05). S ome a ssociations h ave b een r ecorded i n S cotland w ith B eakers a nd c inerary u rns ( Callander 1 916, 2 15), b ut H enshall r egards t he
B eaker a ssociations
t ions 1 963a,
a s d oubtful o r e quivocal a nd s ees
t he a ssocia-
o f j et n ecklaces a s l ying f irmly w ith f ood v essels ( Henshall 1 48). I n n orthern E ngland s pacer-plate n ecklaces w ere f ound
w ith f ood v essels a t H igh C ocklaw a nd K yloe a nd w ith v essels
o f u nknown
t ype a t C rookham D ene a nd H umbleton. D isc a nd b arrel b eads w ere a lso a ssociated w ith a f ood v essel a t M ecklin P ark , b arrel b eads w ith a n u rn a t
F ord c ommon,
d isc b eads w ith a n e ncrusted u rn a t Y eavering
( Fig.109)
a nd s herds o f u nknown t 9pe a t C rosby R avensworth, a nd b iconical b eads w ith a n i ncense c up a t O ld P arks. A t B roomrigg a nd H ackthorpe H all c inerary u rns w ere f ound, a nd a t G oatscrag f ood v essel u rns, n ot i n d irect a ssociation w ith t he j et b eads.
a lthough
O ther a ssociations w ith j et n ecklaces a nd b eads a re o f f lint w ork, i ncluding a b eautifully w orked p iano-convex k nife a t H igh C ocklaw a nd ' two f lint k nives' w ith a ' light h ammer o f f lint' ( all n ow l ost) a t B roomhouses. O ther k nives a re r ecorded f rom B lawearie a nd M ecklin P ark, t he l atter w ith a f lint a rrowhead. T he o nly o ther o bject a ssociated w ith a j et n ecklace w as a b ronze k nife-dagger a lso f rom B roomhouses, m aking t his
t he r ichest g rave i n t he g roup.
O f a t otal o f 2 1 b urials w ith j et b eads o r n ecklaces, t welve a lso h ave o ther g rave g oods. B y c omparison w ith g raves w ith j et n ecklaces a nd b eads i n S cotland ( Callander 1 916, 2 38-40; M orrison 1 979, 2 5-8) i t w ould s eem t hat f ewer n orthern E nglish g raves w ith j et o bjects a lso h ave p ottery a ssociations. A ssociated g rave g oods o f a ny s ort a re a lso f ewer t han f urther n orth, a lthough t he s ample s ize i s, o f c ourse, m uch s maller
t han
t hat
f or S cotland a nd a bsolute
173
c omparisons
c annot
b e
r easonably m ade. H owever t he g eneral t rend o f a ssociations a ppear t o b e c losely s imilar t o t hat f ound i n S cotland. T he c ists.
m ajority A ll
f ive
o f f lat
b urials w ith j et n ecklaces c ist g raves
a nd b eads
w ould
c ame
f rom
i n t his g roup c ontained s pacer-plate
n ecklaces o r p arts t hereof, a nd s imilar n ecklaces w ere f ound i n a c ist i n a m ound a t H umbleton, i n a m ound a t C rosby G arrett a nd p ossibly i n a f lat g rave i n m ounds O nly t hree o f E ngland
a t C rookham D ene. O ther t ypes o f n ecklace c ame f rom c ists a t B lawearie ( a m ultiple c ist m ound), S winburn a nd W ark. o f t he f ourteen j et n ecklaces o r b eads f rom t he n orth-east w ere f ound i n m ounds w ithout c ists b ut a ll o f t he C umbrian
e xamples c ame f rom s uch a c ontext. ( p.136) i n C umbria, w here E BA c ist
T his i s a f eature n oted p reviously b urials a re r are.
T he d istribution o f j et n ecklaces a nd b eads i n t he n orth o f E ngland ( Map 5 3) i s p art o f a m ore g eneral p ronounced n orthern b ias i n t he d istribution o f t his a rtifact t ype t hroughout B ritain ( Craw 1 929, f ig.8). M ore t han t wice a s m any c rescentic n ecklaces a re k nown f rom S cotland ( Morrison 1 979, f ig.4) a s f rom E ngland, w here t he t ype i s r estricted t o N orthumberland a nd D urham , C umbria, Y orkshire a nd D erbys hire, w ith t wo i solated e xamples i n E ast A nglia. I n o ver 1 200 b arrows o pened i n Y orkshire o nly e ight j et n ecklaces h ave b een f ound ( Callander 1 916, 2 09), a lthough s ome o f t hese a re m agnificent m elanges o f b uttons, s pacer-plates a nd b arrel a nd d isc b eads ( quite u nlike a ny e xamples f urther n orth), a s f or e xample a t C alais W old ( Mortimer 1 905, p l.LIII f ig.418a), a nd a lso i n D erbyshire a t W indle N ook a nd O ver H addon ( Bateman 1 848, 8 9, f ig., a nd 4 7, f ig.). W ithin t he n orth o f E ngland d ifferences m ay b e o bserved i n t he q uality a nd t ype o f j et o rnaments f ound i n t he n orth-east a nd i n C umbria a nd a lso i n t heir b urial c ontexts. O f 1 5 r ecorded f inds o f j et f rom t he n orth-east, s even h ave s pacer-plates a nd w ere a pparently p arts o f c rescentic n ecklaces, w hereas o f t he s ix f inds f rom C umbria o nly o ne s pacer-plate i s k nown, t he o ther b eads b eing o f s impler f orm. S imilarly i n t he n orth-east m ost j et n ecklaces w ere f ound i n c ists b ut i n C umbria a ll c ame f rom m ounds w ithout O bjects
o f
j et
c ists.
( including b uttons)
a re w ell r epresented
i n
t he
n orth o f N orthumberland a nd i n t he v alleys o f t he C oquet, W ansbeck a nd N orth T yne, w hile i n C umbria t he E den v alley i s t he m ain f ocus o f s uch d iscoveries w ith a n i solated f ind a t M ecklin P ark ( Map 5 3). J et b uttons a nd r ings J et
( Table 5 0)
b uttons w ith V -perforations,
w hich a re o f m uch
l ess
c ommon
o ccurrence t han j et b eads o r n ecklaces, h ave b een f ound a t e ight s ites i n t he n orth o f E ngland. L arge n umbers o f b uttons f ound t ogether a re u nknown a nd w ith t he e xception o f C hatton S andyford a nd G reat T osson, w here t here a re t wo, t he b uttons o ccur s ingly. T he o nly ' button f ound i n a ssociation w ith j et b eads, n amely t hat f rom F ord C ommon C LXXXVI, i s a lso t he s mallest e xample, l ess t han 1 .7cm i n d iameter ( Greenwell 1 877, 4 07). T he o ther b uttons r ange f rom 2 .0cm t o 6 .6cm i n d iameter, a re o f s imple c onical d esign a nd h ave n o s pecial f eatures. T he o nly e xception t o t his s imple f orm i s t he l argest b utton, t hat f rom W est L ilburn, w hich h as t hree h oles a t t he b ack, m aking a d ouble V -perforation, a nd b eading
a round
u nusual
f eature
t he e dge
o f
t he b utton o n i ts
f ront f ace
f ound o therwise o nly o n t wo e xamples
174
( Fig.84), f rom
N et
a n L owe
H ill, A lsop M oor, D erbyshire. I n s ize t he W est L ilburn b utton h as b een c ompared w ith a n e xample f rom W interbourne M onkton, W iltshire ( Collingw ood a nd C owen 1 946, 2 24), a nd i s a lso c omparable w ith t he b utton f ound a t W ooler w hich i s 5 .3cm i n d iameter I n
t he
n orth-east o f E ngland
( BM 7 9.12-9.1771). t hree o f
t he f inds
c ome
f rom
c ist
g raves a nd t wo ( including t he b utton a nd b eads a t F ord) f rom m ounds. A t W est L ilburn a nd C hatton S andyford b urial B 1 t he b uttons w ere a ssociated w ith B eakers ( Figs.78 a nd 8 4), w ith a r adiocarbon d ate f or t he l atter b urial o f 1 670 2 =50 b c ( Gak 8 00). T he p recise a ssociations o f a rtifacts w ithin t he c ist g raves a t G reat T osson a re u nfortunately f ar f rom c lear ( Greenwell 1 877, 4 30-2) a nd G reenwell's d ivision o f t he m aterial
i s
n ot
s ubstantiated b y t he o ther w ritten a ccounts
o f
t he
d iscoveries ( Tate 1 862; D avis a nd T hurnam 1 865). A d efinite a ssociat ion o f t he j et b uttons w ith a f ood v essel a nd a n e nlarged f ood v essel f rom c ame
t he s ite i s t herefore u ncertain, a lthough t he b uttons c ertainly f rom c ist g raves. T he t iny b utton f rom F ord w as f ound i n a
c inerary u rn w ith a c remation o f a n a dult f emale a nd t he l arge b utton f rom W ooler w as t he o nly a rtifact i n a n u nusually l arge c ist ( 41 2 f / t b y 21 2/ 31 2 f / t
b y 2 ft d eep) w ith a m ale i nhumation.
I n C umbria a rtifact a ssociations w ith j et p recise. A t B roomrigg C a j et b utton w as f ound i n b eneath t he m ound w hich i tself c ontained a c ist, a n c remations a nd a s eparate f ind o f d isc b eads o f j et,
b uttons a re l ess a n a nimal b urrow u rn, i ncense c up, w hile a t W oodhead,
B ewcastle, a j et b utton w as f ound w ith a j et p ulley r ing o n t he f loor o f a s tone b uilt h ut ( Hodgson K .S. 1 940, f ig.11). T he p recise r elationship o f e ither o f t hese f inds t o t he c ontext i n w hich t hey w ere f ound i s u nclear a nd n either i s d irectly a ssociated w ith a b urial. T he f ind a t B ewcastle i s a pparently i n a s ettlement c ontext, a lthough f ew d etails w ere r ecorded. A j et b utton f rom M oor D ivock ( Spence 1 940, 1 13;
C arlisle M useum) m ay h ave I n
( Clarke
B eaker 1 970,
c ontexts I I,
c ome f rom a c airn.
j et b uttons u sually h ave
A ppendix 3 .3),
m ale
b ut W est L ilburn i s
a ssociations
t he e xception t o
t his. S maller ' buttons a s p arts o f n ecklaces a re m ore t ypically a ssociated w ith f emales, a lthough j et n ecklaces d o n ot h ave e xclusively f emale a ssociations ( p.173). A s w ith o ther o rnaments o f j et, b uttons a re m ore f requently f ound i n c ist b urials, b ut o ther c ontexts a re a lso k nown a s a re a lso a ssociations w ith a r ange o f f unerary p ottery i ncludi ng B eakers,
c inerary u rns
a nd p ossibly f ood v essels.
A t G rey C roft, S eascale, a f ragment o f a j et r ing w as f ound i n a b urial c ontext b ut w as n ot i tself a ssociated w ith a b urial d eposit. T he
r ing,
w hich
h as
a t rapezoidal c ross
s ection i s
a bout
a n
( 2.5cm) i n d iameter, t he p art t hat r emains b eing p lain a nd n ot o f p ulley-ring t ype ( Fletcher 1 958, f ig.3). I ts d ate a nd f unction
i nch t he a re
u nknown. J et f ragment O ne
o ther
o bject
o f j et i s k nown f rom a b urial c ontext
i n
t he
n orth o f E ngland, a nd t his i s a r im f ragment o f j et f rom a m ound a t H igh Knowes, f ound w ith a f lint s craper. T he f ragment c ould b e p art o f t he r im o f a j et c up, w ith a d iameter o f c 1 0cm. O ne o ther s uch f ragment w ith a c omparable d iameter i n t he R ogerson c ollection i s k nown f rom t he a rea,
b ut n o f ind c ontext
i s
175
r ecorded.
T he o bject m ay b e f rom
t he H ebburn M oor a rea ( Newbigin 1 941, k nown f rom D orset, 1 ) evon a nd W iltshire a re
s o
1 09, p l.VIII.7). ( Newall 1 929) b ut
f ar o therwise u nknown a t
t his
p eriod.
E arly B ronze A ge k nife-dagger E ngland ( Table 5 1, M ap 5 4)
a nd
d agger
N ine
b urials
b urials i n
a ssociated w ith a v ariety o f
S hale c ups v essels o f
a re j et
t he n orth
o f
E arly B ronze A ge
k nife-
d aggers a nd d aggers a re k nown f rom t he n orth o f E ngland, a ll h aving b een f ound i n t he n orth-east. T hese b urials o ccur p rimarily a nd a lmost e xclusively i n c ists, a ssociated w ith a ll o f b ody
p osition
s keleton d ate
i n
w as t he
s keletal i s
i s
r ecorded
c ontracted, a rea.
r emains
s ome
b oth i n m ounds a nd f lat, a nd t he b urial t hem i s i nhumation. I n t hree c ases w here ( at Amble, a s
i s m ost
A lthough
d iffers
h ave
o f
b een i nhumed.
A llerwash, e xcavated a t t he o pposite e nd
t o v ery
b y
t he
A t
B arrasford
p halanges
e xcavators
m ost
a nd
d isorder
t o
o f
t he
a l
1 965,
i tself
w as
n ot
s urvival a n
i ncomplete
r epresented
a t
p elvis w ere p laced l eg b ones, a s i f
w ere
t he
r ibs,
v ertebrae, b eing
A t H umbleton t he b ones
( Cowen 1 966,
f ound
A ngerton.
( the m andible a nd m axilla)
6 5-75).
o f
t here
i n t he g rave
H umbleton a nd B roomhouses,
s kull
t his
p elvis a nd l ower l imbs w ere S imilar f eatures, s ometimes
t runk a nd l imb g irdles w ere n ot f ound, w hile m ost o f t he m ore s ubstantial b ones r emained, s kull
t hat
i s m ost p ronounced
s keleton w as m issing, o f
t he
t he
o f
c onditions,
p ost-deposition d isturbance,
B arrasford,
t wo p ieces
( Jobey e t
l ocalised
i n 1 972, w here f ragments o f t he o f t he c ist f rom t he c ontracted
a t R eaverhill F arm,
H umbleton),
s canty a nd
t he n ine b urials
T his
r epresenting a w hole b ody w hen o nly t he p resent ( Newman a nd M iket 1 973, 9 0). a ttributed
a nd
c ommon f or c ist b urials
e vidence i s
a ccording
i ndication f rom f our
b ody m ight
C heswick
r ite t he
i n
o f
t he
a t B roomhouses a lthough p lus t hree t eeth, t he 2 26),
a n otable
e xclusion
p erhaps, a s t his i s u sually o ne o f t he m ost d urable p arts o f a s keleton. A t W est L ilburn t he c ontents o f t he c ist w ere a pparently d isturbed ( only f ragments o f t he B eaker r emained), t wo o f t he l ong b ones o f t he s keleton w ere s plit l ongitudinally a nd t he f ill o f t he c ist c omprising s oil, g ravel a nd l arge w ater-rounded s tones, w hich m ust h ave
b een d eliberately p ut
i n,
i s
u nusual
( Collingwood a nd
C owen 1 946,
2 17-229). • W here f urther d etails r emains i n t hese b urials, B arrasford L ilburn. b eing
a nd C heswick a nd T wo
6 ft
C heswick a lthough
o f
l ong 5 ft
t he
t he
a vailable c oncerning t he a re i dentified a s a dult,
f emale a t A llerwash,
c ists w ere u nusually
b y 2 ft w ide l ong
a re a ll
a nd 21 2 f / t d eep
b y 2½ f t w ide
b y 11 2 f / t
l arge,
B roomhouses t hat
( Tate
1 891, ( Raine i s
a nd
W est
a t N orth C harlton
d eep
i nhumation w ithin t he C heswick c ist
s keletal m ale a t
2 69-272) 1 852,
a nd
a t
2 34-5),
d efinitely r ecorded
a s c ontracted. B oth B roomhouses. M assive
o f t hese c ists h ad c lay l uting, a s d id t hat a t c ists a nd c lay l uting a re f eatures a lso r ecorded
f or
i n S cotland
s ome
dagger
T he m ound c ists
graves
k nife-dagger
' Kip H ill') o nly
d uring s ix
c ist w as
o ne
o f
t wo
1 77). c ists
f ound
b eneath
a
a t N orth C harlton ( Tate 1 891, 2 72) a nd i t i s r ecorded t hat o ther h ave b een t aken o ut o f t he m ound a t B arrasford ( MacLaughlan's ( Jobey e t
a nd H umbleton a re a ll T he
b urial
( Henshall 1 968,
t he
n on-cist
a l
1 965,
f ind,
c onstruction o f
f eet w est
o f
t wo
6 5-75).
T he f inds
i n a reas w hich h ave p roduced t he
b urial
a r ailway
c inerary u rns
a t Amble, o ther
c ist
f rom L ow M oralee F arm
C heswick b urials. w as
f ound
c utting o n t he R idley H all E state, a nd
176
a n i ncense
c up w ith
c remations
( 415-417). n oted a t
T he t wo f inds c ould h ave c ome f rom a m ound, b ut n one w as t he t ime, n or a ny t ype o f c ist c onstruction a round t he
i nhumation. F our o f
t hese b urials
h ave m ultiple a ssociations.
A t
A llerwash,
a s w ell a s t he t wo f ragments o f b ronze s trip w hich m ay h ave c onstituted p art o f t he s heath m ounting, t races o f b ronze w ere a lso f ound o n t op o f a s tone c overing o bject o f c opper
t he b utt o f t he d agger, o r b ronze h ad a lso b een
s uggesting t hat d eposited w ith
a s econd t he b ody
( Newman a nd M iket 1 973, 8 7-95). T he d agger w ould a ppear t o h ave b een l aid b eside t he i nhumation, r ather t han h ave b een p ositioned a s w orn, w hich i s n ot s urprising i f o nly a p art o f t he b ody w as i nhumed. T he k nife-dagger f rom A mble w as a ssociated w ith a f ood v essel, a r ichly d ecorated e xample w ith a h erring-bone p attern e xecuted i n i mpressed ' whipped c ord m aggot t echnique ( Fig.90). A t W est L ilburn t he k nife ( of p rojecting b utt t ype) w as f ound w ith f ragments o f a B eaker, a j et b utton, f lint f lake a nd a p iece o f c halk ( Fig.84) ( Tait 1 965 n o.69) a t ypical a ssemblage f or t his k ind o f k nife. T he l argest g roup o f a ssociated a rtifacts f rom a k nife-dagger b urial c omes f rom B roomhouses, A ngerton. U nfortunately n either t he o bjects t hemselves n or t he s ketches
o f
t hem m ade
b y t he R ev.
J ohn H odgson c an n ow b e f ound,
b ut
a
s ufficient d escription e xists t o i ndicate t hat a b ronze k nife w ith t hree r ivets w as f ound w ith t wo s harp f lint k nives a nd a s mall p iece o f f lint, j et b eads a nd ' a l ight h ammer o f f lint'. F rom t heir d escription t he j et o bjects c omprised o ne b ead o r t oggle ( described a s a n d rop') a nd e ight s pacer p lates ( pp.171-4) ( Cowen 1 966, 2 26-7).
' ear-
K nife-dagger a nd d agger t ypes T he
b ronze k nife-daggers a nd d aggers
r epresented
i n t hese
g raves
m ay b e d ivided i nto t hree t ypes. T he f irst i s t he k nife-dagger w ith p rojecting b utt d istinguished b y C larke ( Clarke 1 970, I , 2 6Off), a n e xample
o f
w hich
w as
f ound a t W est L ilburn
( Fig.84)
( Gerloff
1 975
n o.240). T hese w ere p robably u sed a s k nives a s t hey a re t oo s hort t o h ave b een a s tabbing w eapon a nd a re f rom t heir a ssociations t he e arliest r iveted b lades i n B ritain ( ibid, 1 60). T hree o f G erloff's f our e xamples o f t his t ype o f b lade h ave n o r ivet h oles r emaining a nd h ence t he c omplete s hape a nd n umber o f r ivets i s c onjectural, a lthough t he s traight o r s lightly c urved h ilt p late m ark c an b e s een. T he t hree b lades w ith k nown a ssociations, o f w hich W est L ilburn i s o ne, a re f rom B eaker b urials, t hat f rom D riffield, Y orkshire, a ssociated w ith a s tone w rist-guard w ith g old c apped t ubular c opper r ivets, a N 2 B eaker a nd t hree o val a mber b eads ( Clarke 1 970, n o.1265), T hames f ound w ith a t anged f lat c opper d agger,
a nd f rom D orchester-ons tone w rist g uard a nd a
W /MR B eaker ( Clarke 1 970 n o.735; G erloff 1 975, n os.237 a nd 2 39). T he W est L ilburn f ind t oo m ay b e c onsidered a c omparatively r ich B eaker g roup i n t he n orthern E ngland c ontext. A nother k nife w ith p rojecting b utt
i s
k nown f rom G lenluce,
W igtown,
b ut
t his
k nown a ssociations ( Gerloff 1 975 n o.238). t hese k nives a re m ade o f c opper ( ibid, 1 59) o f
t he D orchester b lade c ontains 6 % t in
T he m ajority o f c ome u nder G erloff's
i s a s tray f ind w ithout
I t h as b een s uggested t hat a lthough o ne o f t he r ivets
( Case 1 965,
2 19).
k nife-daggers f rom b urials i n t he n orth o f E ngland c ategory o f f lat r iveted k nife-daggers. T hese a re
d ivided b y G erloff i nto v arious t ypes, b ut o f t hese t ypes r epresented i n t he n orth o f E ngland n o s ignificant r ecurrent a ssociations o r d iscrete g eographical d istributions a re a pparent. T he k nife-daggers
1 77
d iffer m ost o bviously a ccording t o t he s hape o f t he m ark o f t he h iltp late and t he n umber o f r ivets; a ll c ould h ave b een p roduced i n s imple, s ingle p iece m oulds. T he s mallest a nd s implest b lade i s f rom A mble ( Gerloff n o.260) w ith t hree r ivets a nd n o h ilt p late m ark ( Fig.90). T hese b lades a re a ssociated w ith b oth m ale a nd f emale b urials ( mainly c remations) t hroughout t he c ountry, t he l arge c oncentration i n W essex r eflecting t he n umber o f b urials e xcavated i n t he a rea ( ibid, 1 67, p 1.39). A lso w ithin t his g roup o f f lat r iveted k nife-daggers i s t he e xample f rom H umbleton ( Gerloff n o.295) w ith t hree r ivet h oles a nd a n
f l h ilt p late m ark ( Fig.111), a nd t he b lade f rom A llerwash ( Newman a nd M iket 1 973, f ig.3) w ith a l op-sided A. h ilt p late m ark ( Fig.111) f ound w ith t wo f ragments o f b ronze s trip w hich m ight h ave f ormed p art o f t he s heath b inding. T races o f a w ooden h aft r emained o n t his e xample w hich m ay b e c ompared w ith t he H umbleton b lade, o r w hich m ay f all i nto G erloff's ' Type B utterwick ( Gerloff 1 975, 4 2), s ince i t h as b evelled e dges. T he e xcavators s uggested t hat t he A llerwash b lade m ay h ave b een h ammered i nto s hape f rom a r oughly m oulded b lock o f b ronze ( Newman a nd M iket 1 973, 9 2). T he b lade f rom N orth C harlton ( Gerloff n o.82) h as a Vs/ s haped h ilt p late m ark ( Fig.111) a nd i s c lassified a s ' Type M asterton' ( Gerloff 1 975, 5 8), a t ype w ith t riangular b lade, t hree p lug r ivets a nd a r ounded b utt. T he N orth C harlton e xample w hen f ound i n 1 824 i s r eported t o h ave h ad a v ery s harp p oint a nd a h aft a pparently o f b one, w hich s oon c rumbled t o d ust ( Tate 1 891, 2 72). T he p oint t oo i s n ow l ost. T he ' Type M asterton' b lades h ave a p articularly S cottish d istribution b ut e xamples a re k nown i n Y orkshire, D erbyshire a nd S taffordshire ( Gerloff 1 975, p 1.32). T here a re n o c onsistent a ssociat ions o f g rave g oods w ith t his t ype a nd t he b urial r ite i s m ainly i nhumation, a lthough c remation i s k nown ( ibid, A ppendix 1 2). i llustration o f t he b lade f rom B roomhouses s urvives, b ut i t d escribed a s f lat w ith t hree r ivets a nd m ay b elong w ith t his g roup. T he
t wo m ore
c omplex e xamples o f
b ronze t echnology o f
N o i s
t hese E arly
B ronze A ge t ypes, a re t he d aggers f rom C heswick a nd B arrasford ( Fig.111 n os.156 a nd 5 3) b oth o f w hich m ay h ave r equired c asting i n a t wo-piece m ould. T he C heswick d agger ( Gerloff n o.96, G roup R idgeway) h as a c learly d efined m id-rib, a V s haped h ilt m ark a nd t riangular b lade. O nly o ne r ivet s urvives, a lthough t wo w ere n oted i n t he 1 9th c entury ( Donaldson 1 832-41, 9 2-3) a nd t races o f a l eather s heath a re s uggested. T he d agger f rom B arrasford h as t hree r ivets, a n o mega s haped h ilt m ark a nd a t riple-reeded m idrib ( Gerloff n o.101, T ype A uchterhouseB arrasford): o nly t hree e xamples o f t his t ype a re k nown f rom B ritain, a nd e xamples o f G roup R idgeway b lades a re a lso r are, a lthough w idely d istributed ( Gerloff 1 975, p 1.33). B oth t he C heswick a nd t he B arrasford d aggers c ome f rom g raves w ith m ale i nhumations. B urgess a nd G erloff b oth s uggest t hat, t hough t ypologically a nd t echnologically m ore a dvanced
t han t he f lat e xamples,
r ibbed d aggers b elong t o a l ater p eriod e t a l 1 965, 7 1). F inally t he b lade G erloff i n t riangular, r ivet 1 923,
t here i s n o e vidence ( ibid,
f rom L ow M oralee F arm,
h er s tudy, i s d ifficult 31 /i 2 nches ( 8.3cm) l ong a nd
6 7-8;
t hat
t hese
B urgess i n J obey
w hich w as n ot
i ncluded
b y
t o p arallel. T he b lade i s t he b utt r ounded w ith o ne l arge
h ole s lightly o ff-centre a nd a r ivet n otch o n e ither s ide ( Brewis 2 9-31, f ig.1) ( Fig.111). N one o f t he b lades e xamined b y G erloff
w ould a ppear t o e xhibit t his a rrangement. ( ?) w ooden h ilt o n t he b lade.
1 78
T here s eem t o
b e
t races
o f
a
O ther g rave g oods
( Table 5 2)
A v ariety o f g rave g oods o ther t han t hose a lready d iscussed a bove a re f ound, i n s mall n umbers, w ith b urials o f t he E BA i n t he n orth o f E ngland. T hese i nclude t ools a nd o rnaments o f b one, a ntler, s tone, c lay, amber a nd b ronze. S ome o f t hese m ay b e c ompared w ith o ther e xamples i n t he r est o f B ritain, a nd o thers a re s o f ragmentary ( e.g. s ome b ronzes), o r a re o f s uch a n u nremarkable t ype ( e.g. c obble s tones), t hat t hey a re o f l ittle v alue f or c omparative p urposes. A ll s uch g rave g oods, w hatever t heir i ntrinsic v alue a s d atable o bjects, h ave b een l isted, i n a n a ttempt t o p rovide a s c omprehensive a p icture a s p ossible o f t he r ange o f E BA b urial a ssociations i n t he r egion. T he i ndividual a rtifacts, m ore a ssociation w ith E BA p ottery,
t han h alf o f w hich w ere f ound a re d iscussed b riefly b elow.
i n
d irect
B ronze O ther
t han b ronze d aggers a nd k nife-daggers
( pp.176-8)
o nly
t wo
t ypes o f b ronze a rtifact a re k nown w ith b urials i n t his a rea, b ronze a wls a nd b ronze r azors. T he a wls a re o f t wo t ypes, d ouble p ointed f rom B irkrigg E ast ( Fig.107) ( Davey a nd F orster 1 975, n o.20) a nd ( BM) a nd s ingle p ointed w ith a f lattened t ang f rom K irkoswald
F owberry ( Fig.101)
( Clough 1 972, f ig.lb). T he f ragment f rom E tall M oor i s t oo s mall ( lcm l ong) t o a llow o f p ositive i dentification a s t o t ype.. D ouble p ointed a wls
a re w ell r epresented i n B eaker a ssociations b oth i n
E urope, a nd A ppendix 3 ;
B ritain
a lso w ith f ood v essels i n t his c ountry ( Clarke S impson 1 968, 2 00), w hile t he s ingle p ointed a wl
a nd 1 970, w ith
f lattened t ang w ould a ppear t o b e a n i nsular d evelopment, f ound i n a ssociations n o e arlier t han t he W essex c ulture ( Simpson 1 968, 2 00). T he d ouble p ointed a wl f rom F owberry w as f ound i n a ssociation w ith a c lassic Y orkshire v ase ( Fig.95) a nd t he t anged a wl f rom K irkoswald w ith a c ollared u rn ( Fig.101). T he b ronze r azors, f rom ' Cumberland" p ossibly a ssociated w ith a Y orkshire v ase ( Fell 1 967, f ig.1.4A-B), a nd f rom S tainton H ead, U lverston ( Fig.105), a ssociated w ith t wo c ollared u rns a nd a s maller a ccessory ( Fig.105) v essel ( Fell 1 958, 9 -12, p l.; D avey a nd F orster 1 975 n o.23), a re b oth o f C lass I B ( Piggott C .M. 1 946, 1 21; B utler a nd S mith 1 956, 3 1, 5 1-2). T he ' sword h andle o f b ronze' ( now l ost) f rom a c ist a t H umbleton h as n ot b een i dentified. S everal o ther c ists a re k nown f rom t he a rea w ith a ssociations w hich i nclude a j et n ecklace ( p.171) a nd a k nife d agger ( p.176). F ragments o f b ronze f ound w ith s everal o ther b urials c annot b e s pecifically i dentified. T hose
f rom C arrock F ell a nd W est H epple
( 603) m ay h ave b een
a wls
a nd
f ragments o f b ronze f rom B roomrigg C w ith p arallel e dges a ttached t o a f ibrous s ubstance m ay h ave b een p art o f a b inding. A s mall t hin ' plate c annot
o f
b ronze
w ith r ivet h oles f rom
C oldsmouth
H ill
( Fig.107)
b e s pecifically i dentified.
B one a nd a ntler O bjects o f b one i nclude c urved a wls, a ssociated w ith a f ood v essel a t H asting H ill a nd a B eaker a t C lifton a nd a f ragment o f a p erforated b one p in f ound i n t he b ody o f t he m ound a t C rosby G arrett C LXXVI w ith a s mall b one c hisel, a b one t oggle a nd o ther i tems ( Fig.108). A ll o ther b one p ins w ere a ssociated w ith c remations a nd h ad t hemselves b een b urnt. A s t he n umber o f b urnt p ins i s o ften t he s ame a s t he n umber o f c remation d eposits w ith w hich t hey w ere a ssociated, t he p ins m ay h ave f unctioned
a s
f astenings
f or a s hroud o r o ther c overing o f
179
t he
b ody,
b efore c remation.
T he b one
t oggle f rom C rosby G arrett
( Greenwell 1 877,
f ig.53) h as a c rudely i ncised d ecoration w hich w ould a ppear t o b e u nique, a nd i s p erforated t hrough t he s ide ( Fig.108), a s i s a lso t he p lain e xample f rom B laeberry H aws C , w hich w as f ound w ith a p ot a nd a c remation a nd w as i tself b urnt. B one t oggles w ith p erforated s ide l oops a re k nown i n a ssociation w ith f ood v essels f rom Y orkshire ( Simpson 1 968, 2 10, s tandard p attern f or
a
f igs.45.4 a nd 4 6.3) t he t ype.
b ut
t here w ould s eem t o b e n o
T wo l arge p ieces o f a ntler a re k nown f rom b urial c ontexts, o ne i n c ist w ith a n i nhumation a t G reat T osson a nd a nother i n t he b ody o f n ear a c ist w ith a f ood v essel a nd
o ther
g rave g oods. I n C umbria p ieces o f a ntler a nd a nimal b ones w ere i n c ists w ith i nhumations a t K irkby S tephen a nd I ron H ill.
t he
m ound
a t H asting H ill,
f ound
O rnaments o f c lay,
a mber a nd g lass
T he o nly o rnaments a nd n ecklaces a re b eads s ingly. f ig.52),
f rom b urials o f
i n t he a rea o ther t han j et b uttons
f ired c lay,
a mber a nd g lass.
A ll w ere f ound
T he c lay b eads f rom R avenstonedale ( Fig.105) ( Greenwell 1 877, a nd f rom B anniside M oor ( Collingwood W .C. 1 910, p l. f acing
p .350) l ost)
w ere f ound w ith c remations i n m ounds, a nd a n a mber b ead ( now i s r ecorded f rom a c ist i n a m ound a t R ugley. T he o nly o ther
i tems
o f
a mber i n t he n orth o f E ngland a re t wo b eads w hich w ere
f ound
i n d raining a p eat b og a t S imonside i n t he 1 9th c entury ( Cowen 1 966, p l.XV) a nd a b ead i n t he H eathery B urn c ave ( Britton 1 968, n o.13) ( Fig.128). A lthough g enerally m uch r arer i n t he n orth o f B ritain t han i n t he s outh, a mber b eads h ave o n o ccasion b een f ound i n c ombination w ith j et, a s i n t he n ecklaces f rom C ruden a nd B linmill, R othie-Norman, A berdeenshire,
a nd f rom ' Lanarkshire
( Callander 1 916,
2 11,
2 15).
A
b lue g lass b ead w ith a w avy l ine o f o paque w hite w as f ound b eneath a l ow c airn a t G rayson-lands, G lassonby ( Collingwood W .G. 1 901, 2 98-299, f ig.). a lso w ith w ave
A c ist
a nd
t wo
c remation d eposits,
o ne i n a c ollared u rn,
w ere
f ound b eneath t he c airn b ut t he b ead w as n ot d irectly a ssociated a ny o f t hese. T he b ead i s o f G uido's g roup 5 , (-m iscellaneous d ecorated b eads') w hich e ncompasses m aterial v ariously d ated f rom
t he I ron A ge t o t he p ost-Roman p eriod. I t i s s uggested t hat t he G lassonby b ead i s a s econdary s tray o f ? D ark A ge d ate, i n a n e arlier m ound ( Guido 1 978, 2 5, 1 28). G lass b eads h ave b een f ound i n u nequivocal E BA b urial c ontexts i n B ritain, b ut t he m ajority o f s uch b eads
a re
m onochrome,
B oscregan, S t. ( ibid, 2 0-22). R ed
w ith t he p ossible e xception o f
J ust-in-Penwith,
o chre o r h aematite,
e xamples
C ornwall a nd M orehampstead
i n
f rom D evon
w hich m ay a lso h ave b een u sed a s am eans
o f b odily d ecoration, h as b een r ecorded f rom f our b urials i n t he a rea, i n t he n orth-east w ith B eaker b urials a nd i n C umbria w ith ' sherds' a nd c remations. S tone O bjects o f s tone f rom b urials i nclude a b attle a xe o f R oe's t ype I IB f rom a c ist a t S eghill ( Fig.67) ( Roe 1 966, 2 36 n o.148) a nd w hets tones f rom a c ist a t F oulden, w ith a n u rn a t H owich H eugh, f or t he
c ontents o f w hich t here i s a r adiocarbon d etermination o f 1 440 2 . 9 0 bc ( 1-6974), a nd w ith a n A OC B eaker a nd o ther g rave g oods a t K irkhaugh ( Fig.84). A p erforated w hetstone o f a t ype k nown i n a ssociation w ith
1 80
c ollared u rns e .g. . W arminster b arrow G 5 ( Annable a nd S impson 1 964 n o.537) w as f ound a t H owtill F arm , N orham ( Nat.Mus.Antiq. E dinburgh A L124) b ut i ts c ontext i s u nknown. A f inely m ade s tone c hisel f rom a m ound c ist,
a t O rton ( Fig.107), p ossibly f rom t he d isturbed c ontents o f a i s t he o nly o ne o f i ts t ype f rom t he r egion. O ther s tone o bjects
( some n ow l ost) f ound w ith b urials i n t he a rea c lassify a nd a re d escribed o nly a s ' cobble s tones', w hetstones a nd ' pounders'.
a re d ifficult t o ' pebble h ammers',
O THER E VIDENCE F OR M ORTUARY P RACTICES B ronze A ge b urials h ave b een d iscussed l argely i n t erms o f t he d isposal o f t he d ead a s i t i s t hese r emains, i n t he f orm o f i nhumations a nd
c remations
a nd t heir a ssociated g rave g oods a nd
m onuments
w hich
c omprise t he m ajority o f t he e vidence f or b urial p ractices. A t a n umber o f s ites t here i s s ome e vidence f or o ther t ypes o f m ortuary r ituals w hich t ook p lace i n t he v icinity o f t he g rave. i nformation i s r ecorded a t i nsufficient s ites t o b e
T his t ype o f i ncluded i n a
c lassification o f b urial p ractices f rom t he a rea. B ut w here s imilar f eatures a re r ecorded i ndependently a t d ifferent s ites, t hey m ay b e a n i ndication o f m ore w idespread p ractices o f w hich o nly l imited t races r emain. C remation T he
m ost o bvious
f eature o f
c remation p ractices
i s
t hat w hich
i s
u sually l acking i n B ronze A ge b urials, n amely t races o f t he s tructure o r p yre o n w hich b odies w ere c remated. A t a lmost a ll s ites w here c remations h ave b een f ound t here i s n o e vidence o f o ther b urnt m aterial w hich m ight h ave c onstituted t he f uneral p yre. T his s uggests t hat i n t he m ajority o f c ases t he f inal d eposition o f c remations t ook p lace a t a b urial s ite s eparate f rom t he c remation a rea. O ne n otable e xception i s t he c remation ' cemetery a t W aterloo H ill, C umbria w here t he c remat ions, i n u rns a nd p ossibly b ags, w ere f ound i n h ollows 6 -8ft i n d iameter
w hich
w ere f illed w ith b lack a sh a nd
c harcoal.
T his
s ite
c ould b e i nterpreted a s b oth a p lace o f c remation a nd a c emetery w ith c ompleted c remations s tored i n t he p yre h ollows. A s econd a spect o f c remation p ractice w hich s uggests t hat c remations m ay h ave b een s tored f or s ometime b efore f inal b urial i s t he f requent o ccurrence o f m ore t han o ne c remation i n t he s ame u rn o r d eposit. S everal o f t hese d eposits c onsist o f a dult f emales a nd c hildren. A lthough b oth m aternal a nd i nfant m ortality m ight b e e xpected t o b e q uite h igh i n s uch p opulat ions a nd u nweaned i nfants m ay h ave d ied t hrough l ack o f s ustenance i f a ccident o r i llness b efell t heir m other, i t i s d ifficult t o a ccount f or t he
s imultaneous
d emise
s eems l ikely , t hat l ater w ith o thers, b ody
p rior
t o
o f a c hild a nd
t wo o r t hree a dult
f emales.
I t
i ndividual c remations w ere s tored t o b e d isposed o f a t a s uitable o pportunity. T he p reparation o f t he
c remation a nd d etails
o f
t he c remation p rocess
a re
n ot
w ell k nown f or B ritish p rehistoric m aterial, a lthough A merican w ork s hows h ow f ruitful s uch a s tudy c an b e ( e.g. B inford 1 972a). T here i s s ome e vidence h owever t hat c remations c omprise t he r emains o f o nly s ome p arts o f t he b ody, a s f ound f or e xample a t L itton C heney i n D orset a nd
181
i n
o ther c remations
e xamined b y W estley
( Westley
1 976,
9 7-8).
T wo
e xplanations m ay b e-suggested: e ither t he d eposit p laced i n a n u rn o r b ag w as o nly a ' token d eposit a nd o ther p arts o f t he c remation w ere d isposed o f e lsewhere ( for e xample, s cattered), o r a n i ncomplete b ody w as c remated, t he b ody h aving z een d ivided p reviously f or e xample f or r itual r easons, b y e xposure e tc. T he c remation u rns t hemselves a re f ound b oth z . pright a nd i nverted. h ope-Taylor's m eticulous e xcavation o f a n u rnea c remation a t Y eavering s nowed t hat t he c remation w as t ipped i nto t he u rn t hrough a h ole i n t he b ase o f t he i nverted p ot ( HopeT aylor 1 977, 3 38 f f.). O nly v ery d etailed e xcavation r eveals d etails o f t his s ort a nd i n g eneral n o s pecific a ssociations h ave b een i dentified w ith u pright o r i nverted u rns. T he p resence o f a f ew s herds ( insufficient t o h ave f ormed a c omplete p ot) w ith s ome c remations m ight a lso b e i nterpreted a s a f orm o f ' token' d eposit. I nhumations T here i s s ome e vidence f rom t ae n orth o f E ngland t hat i n c ertain c ases i nhumation d id n ot a lways e ntail t he d isposal o f a c omplete b ody. N otable e xamples a re s ome o f t he b urials w ith d aggers, w here p arts o f t he b ody a re m issing ( p.175). A . s imilar a bsence o f p arts i s a lso r ecorded a t H exnam ( 2E5) w here a l arge b oulder
o f t he c orpse r eplaced t he
s kull o f a d isturbed i nhumation a nd a , : S eahouses ( 523) w here a n i nhumat ion a ppeared t o h ave b een e xhumed a nd r e-buried. ' T ne d isturbed a ppearance o f s ome r emains m ay b e r elated t o t he o riginal d eposition i n t he g rave o f o nly p arts o f a c omplete s keleton w hich w ere m ade t o r esemble t he l ayout o f a c omplete c orpse ( as a t A llerwash) o r t o t he b urial b urial.
o f
a d isintegrating c orpse, r ather t han t o d isturbance a fter S imilar ' disturbed' i nh Lumations a re r ecorded a t f our o f t he
f ive s ites w ith i nhumations a nd c remations i n C umbria ( p.143) a t W arcop ( 952-953) a nd B irkrigg E ast ( 7i4-718) a nd a t G rundstone L aw ( 254). T his i s a lso a f eature o f N eolithic b urial p ractice i n t he a rea ( pp.971 03). A lthough c lear, T hese w as
t races i nclude
f ound a bout
t he
d istinction b etween i nhumatiOns
a nd
c remations
i s
o f b urning a re r ecorded w ith a n umber o f i nhumations. t he d ispersed i nhumations a t W arcop w here m uch c harcoal t he b ones,
i nhumations
a t B randon H ill
( 113)
a nd K elloe
L aw ( 364-368) i n w hich s ome o f t he b ones w ere s lightly c alcined a nd f ire r eddening i n c ists w ith i nhumations a t B rougham ( 737), C hollerford ( 161) a nd N etherwitton ( 437). I ndications o f b urning a t t he s ite o f t he g rave o r f unerary m onument a re n umerous. T hese i nclude p atches o f b urning, s take h oles a nd a l arge s pread o f c harcoal a t C hatton S andyford ( p.142) a t hick d eposit o f c harcoal a nd e arth, c overed b y s tones, a t H awkshead M oor ( 815-820) a nd b urnt s ubsoil b eneath c airns a t D our H ill
( 196-197)
A ttention t o c onstruction a nd
a nd S tell K nowe
( 565).
t he p reparation o f t he g rave i s s hown i n t he l uting o f s ome c ists a nd i n t he d eposit o f
m atter o n t he f loor o f
c ists a s
a t ype o f
b edding,
a s a t
c areful o rganic
S outh C harlton
( 535), a t A llerwash ( 4) w here t he b ody w as l aid o n a b ed o f r ushes a nd a lso i n t ree t runk c offins a t L orton ( 859) a nd C artington ( 142). C harc oals o f t ype o f
c herry, o ak a nd h azel i n a c ist a t W ooler ( 618) m ay b e s ome a romatic o r f loral t ribute t o t he d eceased. M ore u nusual
r emains a re t he h undreds o f l impet s hells c overing a n i nhumation a t F ulwell ( 233-234) a nd t he b ones o f w ater v oles a ssociated w ith a f emale c remation a nd t wo i nfant i nhumations a t C rosby G arrett ( 751-755).
1 82
O ther e xamples
o f
t his
p ractice a re r ecorded.
G raves w ithout h uman r emains Two m ethods o f d isposal o f h uman r emains a re g enerally r ecognised i n E BA b urial p ractice, i nhumation a nd c remation. H owever, i t i s p ossible t hat a n a bsence o f f ormal d isposal o f h uman r emains i s a p ositive b urial o ption d uring t his p eriod. T his o ption i s r ecorded i n t he a nthropological l iterature ( Ucko 1 969, 2 70-271) a nd r ecent a rchaeol ogical e vidence s uggests t hat t he a bsence o f h uman r emains i n a g rave i s n ot a lways a r esult o f u nfavourable s oil c onditions ( Allen D . 1 982, 1 06-7). I n t he n orth o f E ngland e mpty c ists c omprise a bout 4 0% o f a ll c ists e xcavated i n t he n orth-east a nd 3 3% o f t he m uch s maller n umber o f c ists f ound i n t he n orth-west. A bout h alf o f t hese c ists w ithout h uman r emains c ontain g rave g oods b oth c eramic a nd n on-ceramic, i ncluding s uch h uman
-r ich -
i tems a s j et n ecklaces. I n s ome i nstances c ists w ithout r emains a re i n c lose p roximity t o o thers i n w hich r emains a re
w ell
p reserved,
a gain s uggesting t hat
s oil c onditions d o
n ot
a lways
e xplain t he a bsence o f h uman r emains. I n n on-cist b urial c ontexts t here a re a lso e xamples o f e mpty u rns a djacent t o t hose w ith c remations a t B ambrough C XCVII; D uddo F arm, F elkington; H olystone C ommon C CV a nd L eacet H ill s tone c ircle.
T his
p henomenon w as
a lso n oted b y E llison i n
t he s outh o f E ngland ( Ellison 1 980, 1 22-123). W hile i t i s p ossible t hat c ists c ould h ave b een b uilt b efore t hey w ere n eeded a nd t hen r emained u nused f or s ome r eason, t his w ould n ot a ccount f or t he p resence o f g rave g oods i n m any o f t he g raves. T here r emains t he p ossibility t hat s ome ( if n ot a ll) e mpty c ists r epresent i ndividuals w ho n ot,
h ad t o b e a ccounted f or i n f unerary t erms o r s hould n ot, b e p laced i n a g rave.
T HE ' SOCIAL
b ut w hose r emains
c ould
I NTERPRETATION O F B URIALS
T he d iscovery o f
p rehistoric b urials,
p erhaps m ore
t han a ny o ther
t ype o f a rchaeological r emains p rompts a c onsideration o f t he r ole o f t he i ndividual i n s ociety a nd o f t he b eliefs a nd c ustoms a ssociated w ith d eath, l ife -s g reatest c risis. A lthough t he i nterpretation o f t hese f eatures h as v aried o ver p hilosophical a nd r eligious t hought, b een
t ime a ccording t o c ontemporary t he s ame t ypes o f q uestions h ave
c onsidered b y v ery d ifferent w riters.
u pon f amily l ife a nd s ocial o rganisation, a nd
p ower a nd r eligious
T hese i nclude s peculation p ersonal
o r ' other w orld - b eliefs.
s entiment,
w ealth
U ntil c omparatively
r ecently, t he m ajority o f t he e vidence f or p rehistoric s ettlement i n B ritain d uring t he N eolithic a nd E arly B ronze A ge c ame f rom b urials, a nd t he i nterpretation o f t his e vidence w as t he m ajor f ormative i nfluence i n t he s tudy o f t he e vidence f or s ettlement d uring t hese p eriods. A c omprehensive s urvey o f t he p hilosophical a nd h istorical b ackground
t o
b y C hapman ( 1971). A b urials
i s
t he s tudy o f
b urial c ustoms h as
r ecently b een
p resented
a nd R andsborg ( 1981) a nd w as a lso d iscussed b y B inford r esume o f t he m ain i nfluences i n t he i nterpretation o f
p resented h ere.
D uring t he 1 7th,
1 8th a nd e arly 1 9th c enturies
t he p hilosophical,
r eligious a nd s ocial q uestions w hich w ere p osed b y t he g rowing b ody
1 83
o f
e vidence o f t he e arly i nhabitants o f B ritain w ere c onsidered w ithin a p hilosophical f ramework o f u nilinear p rogressive d evelopment - t hat i s, a p rogression o f m an a nd s ociety f rom t he s tate d escribed i n t he B ook o f G enesis t o t he b est o f a ll s tates, n amely, t he p resent. E vidence f rom t ravellers a nd e thnographers o f c ontemporary p rimitive p eoples, i ncreasingly k nown t o t he w estern w orld f rom t he 1 7th c entury, w as c ompared w ith t he a rchaeological e vidence o f e xtinct p rimitive s ocieties a nd c omparisons n oted b etween t he t ypes o f t ools, m onuments a nd f unerary c ustoms c ommon t o b oth. E thnographic e vidence, i t w as t hought, w ould i lluminate t he m eaning o f m uch a rchaeological m aterial, a nd t he e vidence o f a pparently s imilar c ustoms a nd b eliefs i n d iverse p laces t hroughout t he g lobe w ould b e r econciled w ithin o ne u niversal e xplanatory s cheme ( e.g. o f b urial p ractices f or m ent
w as
p rimitive
B ateman 1 861, i ii). T he p articular i mportance t he u nderstanding o f m an's s piritual d evelop-
h ighlighted i n t he l ater 1 9th c entury i n r eligion
b y
F razer
( 1890)
a nd
T ylor
m ajor
s tudies
( 1871).
F or
o f
t hese
s cholars r eligion w as s een a s a n e xpression o f m an's u nderstanding t he s pirit w orld a nd o f t he s upernatural, t he l ogical c ulmination
o f o f
w hich w as C hristianity. T he m ain e vidence f or r eligious b eliefs w as t o b e f ound i n t he p ractices a nd c ustoms s urrounding b urial, t he t ime a t w hich
m an
p assed
i nto
a nother
w orld.
T he
e vidence
o f
E gyptian
d iscoveries s uggested t hat t he i ndividual w as b uried w ith a ll p ersonal p ossessions a nd a ccoutrements w hich w ould b e o f u se i n t he n ext w orld. B urial p ractices t herefore c learly e xpressed t he e xpectations i ndividual a nd s ociety f or t he l ife h ereafter. A
s imilar
i nterpretation
h ad b een a ssumed
b y
o f
a ntiquaries
e xcavators l ike T homas B ateman, w ho, w hen c onsidering g rave n oted t hat t here w as a pparent i n p rehistoric b urials t he
a n
a nd
g oods, i nnate
c onviction o f a f uture l ife o ffering t o m an.., n othing m ore t han a r epetition o f t he o ccupations a nd j oys o f t he p resent ( Bateman 1 861, i i). D ifferent t ypes o f ' social' g rouping i n g raves w ere c ommonly i nterpreted w ithin t he f ramework o f t he G ermanic m odel, s o p opular d uring t he 1 9th c entury, n amely t he n uclear f amily a nd t he l arger t erritorial ' bond' w ith a c hief a t t he h ead ( Greenwell 1 877). B y t he e arly 2 0th c entury t he t heory o f u nilinear p rogression w as m uch l ess p opular. S ocial D arwinism o ffered w ider p erspectives f or t he i nvestigation o f t he d evelopment o f h uman o rganisation. I n a rchaeology t he t heory o f d iffusion ( again d erived f rom e thnography) b ecame a ccepta ble a s a m eans o f e xplaining b oth c ultural s imilarity a nd c ulture c hange ( Chapman a nd R andsborg 1 981, 3 ). F or a rchaeologists t he t heory h ad a d ouble a ttraction b oth a s a m eans o f e xplaining c ulture c hange a nd a s a n a id t o t he f ormation o f c hronologies. I f c ontemporary f eatures s uch a s t he g rave g oods, b urial r ite a nd b urial c ontext a ssociated i n o ne b urial w ere u sed a s t he b asis o f a rchaeological c ultures', t hen t heir a ssociation w ith o ther g eographical a reas c ould b e m easured a nd t he s pread o f t raits b etween t hem d iscussed i n r elation t o p ossible c hronological i ndicators f ar r emoved f rom B ritain. T he i dentification o f ' rich' g rave g oods w ith p ossible f ar f lung t rading c onnections w as o f p articular s ignificance i n t his a pproach. T he s hift i n e mphasis t o i tems o f m aterial c ulture i n g raves a ltered t he f rame o f r eference f or b urial i nterpretation f rom r eligion t o c onsiderations o f w ealth', f orm
' power' a nd
' control o f
i n C hilde's M arxist
r esources', •
i nterpretation o f
c ontrol a nd h ence p olitical p ower w ere s een a s s ociety.
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e xemplified i n
c ulture,
e xtreme
i n w hich e conomic
t he m otivating f orces i n
A lthough h aving s omewhat d ifferent v iewpoints t he t heorists o f u nilinear p rogression a nd d iffusion s hared c ertain a pproaches t o t he m aterial t hey w ere s tudying. B oth c onsidered b urial p ractices i n r elation t o s pecific i deas c oncerning p rocesses o f c hange i n s ociety a nd b oth r elied h eavily u pon e thnographic e vidence a nd e xtensive c rossc ultural c omparisons t o v alidate o r e xplain t he s tructure o f a p articular s ociety, c ulture o r s et o f b eliefs. I n e ffect b oth a pproaches r estricted t he b oundaries o f a rchaeological i nterpretation a nd, i n t he c ase o f t he a rtifact d ominated d iffusionist m odel, c ons iderably n arrowed t he f ield o f s tudy t o t he m inutiae o f a rtifact t ypology. T he r eaction t o t his e xcessive p articularisation w as f ound i n t he N ew A rchaeology d eveloped i n p articular b y L ewis B inford i n t he U nited S tates. I n t he A merican c ontext B inford's n ew p erspectives c an b e s een a s a n a ttempt t o r eassess a rchaeology a nd t o g ive t he s ubject a d egree o f a utonomy. I n t he w ider f ield t he N ew A rchaeology w as a p art o f a g eneral t rend i n i deas i n t he 1 960s f ound i n m any b ranches o f k nowledge c oncerning s ociety,
i ncluding h istory,
a nthropology a nd
l inguistics.
T he n eed t o a ssert t he a utonomy o f a rchaeology a s a d iscipline i n i ts o wn r ight, r ather t han a s a s omewhat i nferior f orm o f e thnography w as m ore a cute i n America w here a rchaeology, o ther t han c lassical s tudies, w as s ubsumed a s a p art o f a nthropology. I n B ritain t his p roblem d id n ot a rise. T he i mportance a nd s ingular c ontribution o f a rchaeology t o t he h ighly r espected f ield o f c lassical s tudies h ad l ong b een e stablished. T he s tudy o f t he e arlier i nhabitants o f E urope a nd B ritain w as m erely a b ack p rojection o f t he s ubject i nto p eriods f or w hich l ess i nformation w as a vailable, b ut w hich w ere n one t he l ess o f s ome i mportance a nd r espectability. A lthough c ertain s elf-assertive a spects B ritain,
o f t he A merican N ew A rchaeology w ere n ot a ppropriate t o m any o f t he a rguments c oncerning t he l imitations o f c urrent
a rchaeological i nterpretations, a nd a ttempts t o a chieve a m ore i ntegrated v iew o f c ulture a nd s ociety, d id e ventually f ind a r esponse, b ecause m uch c urrent a rchaeological o rthodoxy h ad r eached t he l imits o f i ts
i nterpretation.
I n a n a rticle e ntitled ' Archaeology a s a nthropology' p ublished i n 1 962 B inford s tressed t he c onsiderable p otential o f t he a rchaeological r ecord
f or
t he
s tudy o f ' total e xtinct
c ultural
s ystems'.
I f
t he
m eaning o f a rtifact a ssemblages a nd t he r elationships b etween d ifferent p arts o f t he a rchaeological r ecord c ould b e ' read" i n r elation t o e ach o ther, t hen a rchaeological e vidence w ould n o l onger b e a t ype o f l esser e thnography, d istorted b y t ime, b ut w ould p resent a c oherent a ccount o f a n e xtinct c ulture. d ifferent m eanings o f t heir p ractical, ( his t echnomic, ( Binford f unctions
o f
a n a ttempt w as m ade t o d efine w hich B inford d iscussed i n t erms
t he o f
s ocial a nd i deological f unction w ithin t he s ociety i deotechnic a nd s ociotechnic c ategories o f a rtifact)
1 962, 2 19-220). h owever, a s a ny a rtifact m ay h ave s everal a nd ' meanings' w ithin a s ocial g roup t his t ype o f d efinition
w as d ifficult f ound w ithin p arts
A t f irst a rtifacts,
t o i mplement. T he h ypothesis t hat m eaning w as t o t he b ody o f t he d ata a nd t hat t he i nter-relationship
t he a rchaeological
r ecord c ould b e
b e o f
' read' w hen c onsidered a s a
c oherent w hole w as m uch b etter a pplied t o t he s tudy o f b urial p ractices ( Binford 1 971). B urial, t he m ost d eliberate a nd i mmediate m ethod b y w hich p arts o f a n o ngoing c ultural s ystem a re t ransformed i nto a rchaeol ogical r emains,
c ould b e c onsidered a c oherent a nd s ignificant s tate-
185
m ent m ade b y a s ociety. R ecurrent p atterning w ithin t his t ype o f d ata s hould b e s usceptible t o i nterpretation w ithin a c oherent w hole. O n t he b asis o f t wo m ain a nthropological o bservations, t hat t he s ame b urial p ractice c ould m ean q uite d ifferent t hings i n d ifferent s ocieties a nd t hat t he t reatment o f a n i ndividual a t d eath w as r elated t o t he s ocial p osition o f t he i ndividual i n l ife, B inford s uggested t hat
b urial
p ractices
w ere r epresentative
o f
s ocial,
r ather
t han
r eligious, p rocesses. T wo l evels o f s ocial o rganisation m ight b e s ymbolised a t d eath, t he ' social p ersona', t hat i s, t he r ole o r s tatus o f t he i ndividual a nd t he c omposition a nd s ize o f t he s ocial g roup o f w hich t he i ndividual w as a p art. T he v alidity o f t hese h ypotheses w as t ested o n e thnographic d ata ( ibid, 1 7-23). S imilar p ropositions w ere t ested b y S axe ( 1970) a lso u sing e thnographic m aterial.
a nd
T wo h is
l evels o f i nterpretation a re d eveloped i n t he w ork o f B inford f ollowers. F irst, t he a nalysis o f d ata f rom a p articular
s ociety w ith a n e mphasis u pon t he i ntegrity a ssemblage o r g roup o f v ariables a nd s econd, b ody o f a rchaeological
t heory w ith ' law-like
b ehaviour, h aving u niversal a pplication, b ehaviour b etween g roups.
o f m eaning w ithin a n a n a ttempt t o e volve a g eneralisations o f
f rom o bserved
h uman
r egularities
o f
M uch o f t he w ork c arried o ut s ince 1 970 o n t he i nterpretation o f m ortuary p ractices h as b een c oncerned w ith t he d evelopment o f t he h ypotheses 7 -10). -
p ropounded b y B inford a nd S axe
( Chapman a nd R andsborg
1 981,
T hese i nclude: t he i dentification o f v arious d imensions o f s ocial p erson a nd t he d iscriminants b y w hich t hese m ay b e r ecognised, i n p articular ' rank' a s i dentified b y e ffort e xpenditure, g rave g oods o r t he d emographic s tructure o f a b urial p opulation ( e.g. S hennan S . 1 975: B rown J .A. 1 981, 2 9-30: T ainter 1 978, 1 191 22:
-
S hephard 1 979,
t he i dentification o f s ocial o rganisation a ccording t o t he n umber o f d imensions o f s ocial p erson r ecognised i n m ortuary r itual, 1 23:
-
i n p articular,
B rown J .A.
t he
r elationship r emains
t he n ature b etween l ogical
-
o f
d egrees
r anking
( Tainter 1 978,
1 22-
2 8-30)
2 6-27)
m ortuary 1 977) -
1 981,
t he r elationship b etween f ormal d isposal a reas a nd t he c ontrol o f l imited r esources ( Chapman 1 981: S hephard 1 979: B rown J .A. 1 981,
-
5 6)
o f
t he
d egrees
o f
r anking
e vidence
c ulture f ormation p rocesses t otal
r emains
o f
4 1:
T ainter 1 978:
t he
l oss
o f
b etween
a nd s ettlement
( O'Shea 1 981:
t he
a nd
i n
C ordy
r elationship t he
a rchaeo-
S chiffer 1 976,
2 7-
P eebles a nd K us 1 977)
s pecific t ypes o f
d ifferentiation a nd
a nd
e xtinct c ultural s ystem a nd t he s ame
e xhibited
( Tainter
r anking
i nformation r elative
( O'Shea 1 981,
4 9:
t o
s ocial
B rown J .A.
1 981,
i nfluence
u pon
3 7) -
t he s ymbolic n ature o f m ortuary r itual a nd
1 86
i ts
t he 2 67:
i nterpretation o f L each,1979, 1 21:
a rchaeological r emains ( Ucko 1 969, T ainter 1 978, 1 19-122)
2 65-
I n a ddition t o t he n ew p erspectives i n m ortuary i nterpretation p ropounded b y t he N ew A rchaeology, s tatistical a nd c omputer a nalyses d eveloped t esting
d uring t he l ast 2 0 y ears h ave o ffered a n o bjective m eans b oth t he p atterning o f
a rcheological d ata w ithin s ites a nd
o f t he
d egree o f c orrelation b etween t hem ( Chapman a nd R andsberg .1981, 9 -10). T echniques u sed h ave r anged f rom s imple t ests o f s ignificance t o c omputer m ethods w hich c an a ccommodate m uch g reater q uantities o f d ata t han c an b e a nalysed p articularly a pplied t o i n
t he d ata,
m anually. S eriation t echniques t he i dentification o f c hronological
f or e xample i n t he I ron A ge
c emetery a t
h ave b een p atterning
M ünsingen-Rain
( Hill M .O. 1 974, 3 51-354) w hile c lustering m ethods h ave b een a pplied t o t he i dentification o f g roupings o f v ariables w ithin a s ingle s ite, ( Taylor
1 975)
o r
p articular a rtifact
g roup t ype
o f
s ites
( Kinnes
1 979)
o r
e ven
w ithin
a
( Clarke 1 970).
L ike o ther e arlier a ttempts
t o i nterpret b urial p ractices
t he
N ew
A rchaeology h as r elied h eavily u pon t he u se o f e thnographic e vidence f or t he f ormulation a nd t esting o f h ypotheses c oncerning t he i nterpretation o f m ortuary d ata. A lthough t he d evelopment o f a rchaeol ogical t heory h as d one m uch t o e lucidate t he p roblems o f c ulture f ormation p rocesses, a n umber o f p roblems r emain c oncerning t he i nterpretation o f m aterial f rom a rchaeological s ites a nd p eriods f or w hich n o ( 1)
e thnographic e vidence i s
A ll o f t he d imensions m ortuary p ractice, a nd o rganisation
a vailable.
o f t he s ocial p ersona f rom w hich t he f orm o f
i s d educed,
m ay n ot b e
r ecoverable
r epresented i n l arger s ocial i n t he
a rchaeo-
l ogical r ecord, o r m ay f ail t o b e r ecognised. E thnographic e vidence s uggests t hat c ertain d imensions o f s ocial d istinction, s uch a s d ress, m ay n ot b e p reserved a nd t hat t he m eaning o f p articular d istinctions m ay b e o bscured w hen c ross c ut b y o ther f orms
o f I t
s ocial d ifferentiation. i s n oticeahle
t hat a rchaeologists h ave
r elied h eavily u pon
t he c oncept o f r ank o r s tatus d istinctions, u sually i dentified b y g rave g oods, r ather t han u pon s uch p ossible d istinctions a s k in a ffiliation, t ime o r l ocation o f d eath, f amilial p osition e tc. T his r eliance i s p artly o ccasioned b y t he d ifferential p reservat ion
o f
i tems i n t he g rave a nd b y t he
i mportance
t raditionally
a ttached t o g rave g oods, b ut a lso r epresents a m uch e asier f orm o f e xplanation t han m ight b e p ossible o therwise. T he e mphasis u pon s tatus ( 2)
T here u se
a nd g rave g oods
i s
i tself a b ias
i n t he i nterpretation.
i s a t endency w hen i nterpreting a rchaeological m aterial t he
r esults
o f
B inford a nd S axe
a s
a rchaeological
t o
' laws',
r ather t han a s h ypotheses t o b e t ested a gainst a vailable d ata. s hould b e n oted t hat S axe s s tudy ( 1970) w as r estricted t o
I t a n
a nalysis o f t hree w idely d iffering p eoples, a nd t hat B inford's a nalysis ( 1971) s ubstituted a l evel o f s ubsistence f or c omplexity •o f s tatus s tructure a s t here w as i nsufficient e thnographic e vidence f or t he l atter.
1 87
( 3)
T he d egree o f s ocial d ifferentiation e xhibited i n b urials a nd t he s ignificance g f d ifferentiation c an o nly b e a ssessed o n a c omp arative b asis u sing a l arge s ample s ize. I n t he a bsence o f d ata f rom l arge c emeteries i t m ay n ot b e p ossible t o d istinguish b etween t he i dentification o f s tates ( through w hich a ll i ndividuals m ay p rogress) a nd s tatuses o r r anks r estricted i n a vailability ( e.g. O rton a nd H odson 1 981). S imilarly t he i mportance o f b urial v ariables ( such a s g rave g oods) m ay b e o ver e stimated u nless t hese c an b e c ompared w ith e vidence f rom o ther c ontexts,
( 4)
T he
s uch a s s ettlements.
i nterpretation
o f
s ocial o rganisation f rom
s ocial p ersona c ombined w ith e ncourages t he c lassification o f o f
l imited
f eatures
o f
d istinctions
o f
t he u se o f s ocial t ypologies a s ociety o r g roup o n t he b asis
b urial p ractice,
w hich a re
l argely
t he
r esult o f d ifferential s urvival. C lassification o f s ocial t ype a ccording t o e volutionary t ypologies m ay t hen l ead t o m any a ssumpt ions c oncerning o ther a spects o f s ocial l ife a nd b ehaviour w hich a re
u nsubstantiated
E vidence t hat i dentified i n
o r
t ested b y a ny o ther
d ifferent n umbers d ifferent t ypes o f
f orm
o f d egrees o f a rchaeological
o f
e vidence.
r anking r emains
m ay b e o f t he
s ame s ociety, f or e xample, b urials a nd s ettlement e vidence ( Tainter a nd G ordy 1 977), s uggests t hat b urial e vidence a lone s hould n ot b e u sed t o c lassify s ocial o rganisation.
( 5 )
A lthough t he N ew A rchaeology a ttempts t o i dentify l aw - l ike g eneralisations o f b ehaviour a nd s ocial o rganisation a pplicable t o a ll
s ocieties,
i t i s a pparent
t hat t he i nterpretive c oncepts
a nd
v ocabulary u sed i n b urial a nalysis a re s trikingly m odern ( e.g. s tatus, e ffort e xpenditure, c ontrol o f r esources). R eligious b eliefs, a n otable f eature o f a lmost a ll s ocieties r ecorded e thnographers, a re n otably a bsent f rom t he c urrent a nalyses
b y o f
m ortuary p ractices. A n e mphasis u pon ' social i nterpretation m ay o bscure o ther f eatures r elative t o m ortuary b ehaviour s uch a s r eligion, e nvironment e tc. ( Saxe 1 970, 2 33-234).
C ORRESPONDENCE A NALYSIS O F E BA B URIALS A lthough
t he
a nalysis
o f
I N T HE N ORTH O F E NGLAND
a spects o f E BA b urial p ractice s uch
a s
g rave g oods o r b urial c ontext a llows a c omparison t o b e m ade w ith s imilar a rtifacts a nd s ites e lsewhere i n B ritain, a ll b urial v ariables a re n ot s pecific
c onsidered t ogether i n t his t ype o f a nalysis. B ut r ather, t ypes o f v ariables, s uch a s g rave g oods, a re c onsidered o f
p articular i mportance a nd o ther a spects o f b urial p ractice a re i nterpreted i n t erms o f t hem. A m ethod o f c omputer a nalysis w hich i s p articularly a ppropriate b oth t o t he t ype o f m aterial f rom E BA b urials a nd
t o
t he p roblems o f m ortuary d ata i s c orrespondence a nalysis.
C orrespondence a nalysis i s a n a nalogue o f p rincipal c omponents a nalysis a nd i s a d ata r eduction m ethod a ppropriate t o t he s tudy o f a bundant d ata. T he m athematical b asis o f t he a nalysis h as b een d iscussed b y H ill ( Hill M .O. 1 974) a nd Ulviken ( 1982) a nd i n g eneral s tudies b y P imentel ( 1979, 1 45-6) a nd M ardia ( 1979, 2 37-9).
1 88
A rchaeological e xamples o f t he a pplication o f t he m ethod a re d iscussed b y H ill ( Hill M .O. 1 974, 3 50-4), M ardia ( 1979, 2 38-9) a nd b y B 9 51viken a nd o thers ( 1982). T his m ethod o f a nalysis h as b een w idely u sed i n t he n atural s ciences, i n p articular i n e cology a nd g eology, b ut t o d ate h as b een l ittle u sed b y a rchaeologists. C ertain g eneral c haracteristics o f t he m ethod a re o f p articular i mportance. ( 1)
t he a nalysis
( 2)
t he a nalysis i s s ymmetrical i n u nits a nd v ariables w hich a nalysed t ogether a nd c an b e p lotted o n t he s ame d iagram
( 3)
i ndicates
i f
t he d egree o f i nfluence
t here
i s
a ny p atterning i n t he d ata a re
o f a p articular v ariable c an b e i dentified
o n t he s catter d iagram a s u nits t end t o b e a ttracted i n t he d irect ion o f v ariables f or w hich t heir p rofile v alues a re h igh a nd v ice v ersa ( 4)
' rogue
( 5)
t he a mount o f v ariance e xplained b y e ach v ariable o r a xis r ead o ff t he g raph
( 6)
t he a nalysis c an d etect p atterning e ven w hen ' noise' i s ' rogue' v ariables a nd s ites
( 7)
v ariables
a nd
s ites a re e asily i dentified c an
b e
c reated b y
t he a nalysis m ay b e u sed f or m aterial w ith a c onsiderable
c hrono-
l ogical s pan ( 8)
t he a nalysis m ay b e u sed b oth a s a m ethod o f o rdination a nd a s m eans o f c lassification o f t he d ata
a
A n umber o f t hese f eatures h ave b een u sed t o a dvantage i n t he a rchaeological a pplications o f c orrespondence a nalysis. F or e xample, c orrespondence a nalysis h as b een u sed t o s en ate 7 0 t ype o f a rtifacts i n g raves a t M unsingen-Rain ( Hill M .O. 1 974, 3 51-4) a nd a s a t est o f t he s tratigraphic u nits e xcavated o n a f arm m ound a t H elgSy ( BS1viken e t a l 1 982, 5 2-5). d ata a s w ell a s a ssemblages
T he p otential o f t he m ethod f or c lassification o f o rdination i s s hown i n a n a nalysis o f a rtifact
a ssociated w ith h ouse s ites
i n N orway a nd
F inmark,
w here
t he a ttraction o f p articular h ouse s ites ( units) a nd a rtifact t ypes ( variables) a ssociated w ith d ifferent s ubsistence a ctivities s uggested t hat t he o rdination o f h ouse s ites m ay b e e xplained i n t erms o f a c lassification b y s easonal u se
( op.
c it.,
4 4-51).
T he m ethod i s e qually a pplicable t o t he s tudy o f m ortuary d ata a nd i s a ppropriate t o t he t ype o f i nformation a vailable f rom t he n orth o f E ngland. T he a dvantages o f t his p articular t ype o f a nalysis a re a s f ollows: ( 1)
t he
m ethod o f
a nalysis w ill i ndicate w hether o r n ot
t here i s
a ny
p atterning i n t he d ata. I n v iew o f t he p roblems o f c hronology a nd s patial d istribution a ssociated w ith t he m aterial a nd t he a bsence o f ( 2)
a ll
c emeteries
i n t he a rea t his
v ariables
b urial p ractices
i s
p articularly u seful.
w ith c ommon v ariance w hich c an
b e
c an b e a ccommodated b y t he m ethod
1 89
i dentified
i n
( 3)
e ach
v ariable
i s d iscrete a nd n o ap riori a ssumptions
t o t he i mportance o f p articular a ssociations o r p arts p ractices ( e.g. g rave g oods) ( 4)
m ortuary
v ariables a nd u nits c an b e p lotted o n t he s ame g raph w hich t he d egree o f a ssociation b etween b oth v ariables a nd u nits. p rovides a n o bjective w ay i n w hich a ssociations b etween v ariables
( 5)
a re m ade a s o f
v ariables
a re
s cored
t o
c onsider
a ccording t o p resence
o r
t he
s hows T his
p ossible
a bsence:
t his
e liminates a ny u ncertainties c oncerning t he r eliability o f q uantitative d ata w hen t he d ata h as b een c ollected b y d ifferent e xcavators o ver a l ong p eriod o f t ime. ( 6)
e ach u nit t herefore
( i.e. b urial) i s d iscrete a nd t he m ethod o f a nalysis i s s uitable f or b oth s ingle g raves a nd c emetery d ata, a s
e ach b urial ( 7)
i s a nalysed i ndividually
t wo l evels o f a nalysis a re p ossible w ith t his m ethod ( a) e xaminat ion o f p atterning i n t he d ata ( b) e xamination o f u nderlying v ariables w hich i nfluence t he p atterning. T his may a ssist i n t he i nterpretation o f
( 8)
t he o bserved p atterning
t he p ossibility t hat
e ither c hronological o r s patial f eatures h ave
i nfluenced t he p atterning s catter d iagrams
o f
t he d ata c an b e
e xamined
i n
t he
C omputer p rogram T he c omputer p rogram u sed i s R ECORD a p rogram f or c orrespondence a nalysis a dapted f rom L . O rloci ( 1975) M ultivariate a nalysis i n v egetat ion r esearch. T he p rogram w as i mplemented o n a H ewlett-Packard G 835 m icro-computer i n t he D epartment o f A nthropology , U niversity o f S ydney. P resence/absence d ata w ere u sed a nd t he a nalysis w as r un w ithout w eighting.* S ample u sed f or a nalysis A t est
s ample
o f
t he a vailable
b urial e vidence w as
a nalysed t o
s ee
i f a ny p atterning c ould b e i dentified i n t he d ata. T he b est a vailable d ata w as u sed f or t his a nalysis. T his c omprised b urials f or w hich t he m aximum p ossible i nformation w as r ecorded f or a ll c ategories o f v ariable w hich c an u sually b e i dentified i n b urial p ractice, n amely b urial r ite, a ge, s ex, a ssociated g rave g oods ( if a ny) a nd g rave t ype. T he s ites u sed a re l isted i n T able C . I t w as c onsidered i mportant t hat t he a ge, a nd i n t he c ase o f a dults, t he s ex o f t he i ndividual h ad b een d etermined a s t hese h ave o ften b een t hought t o b e m ajor d eterminants o f b urial p ractice. C hildren a re r arely i dentified a s t o s ex ( even b y c ompetent s pecialists) b ecause o f t he d ifficulty o f d ifferentiating b etween t he s exes i n i mmature i ndividuals. F or t his r eason t he s ex o f
Ia m m ost g rateful t o P rofessor R .V.S. W right o f t he D epartment o f A nthropology, U niversity o f S ydney f or i ntroducing m e t o c orresponde nce a nalysis, f or p ermission t o u se t he c omputer f acilities o f t he D epartment
o f A nthropology a nd
s catter d iagrams.
f or h is a nalysis o f
T he i nterpretation o f
190
t he b urial
t hat a nalysis
d ata
i s m y o wn.
t he
i ndividual w as n ot
e ntered a s
a v ariable i n
t he
a nalysis.
A ge,
i dentified o nly a s A dult o r c hild, w as i ncluded. S hould a ny d istinct p atterning b e a ssociated w ith t he s ex o f t he i ndividual t his w ould b e a pparent w hen t he a nalysis w as e xamined, a s t he s ex o f a ll a dults w as k nown a nd c ould b e s hown o n t he s catter d iagram.
A ny b urials
t here w as s ome d oubt a s t o t he p resence o r a bsence v ariables w as o mitted f rom t he a nalysis. N inety v ariables w ere i ncluded
i n t he b est
f or w hich
o f a ny b urials
o f t he a nd 1 3
s ample c omprising 2 7 c remations a nd
6 3 i nhumations. T he i mbalance i n t he p roportions o f c remations a nd . inhumations w as a r esult o f t he s maller n umber o f c remations f or w hich t he s ex o f
t he i ndividual h as b een i dentified.
a p resence o r a bsence
s core f or t he
T he b urials w ere g iven
f ollowing v ariables:
V ariable 1
B urial
r ite
P resence = c remation ) A bsence = i nhumation )
2
A ge
3 -10
A ssociated g rave g oods
3 4
F lint C opper/bronze
5
J et/lignite
6 7
B one/antler B eaker
8 9 1 0
F ood v essel E nlarged f ood v essel/encrusted u rn U rn
1 1-12
B urial c ontext
P resence = a dult ) A bsence = c hild )
1 1
P resence = m ound
A bsence :f lat g rave
1 2
P resence = c ist
A bsence = n o
1 3
O ther ' ceramic a ssociation n ot l onger e xtant)
A s
o f:
g rave
g oods:
i dentified a s
c ist
.p ot t o
t ype
i .e.
t he n umber o f e xamples o f e ach t ype o f n on-ceramic g rave
v ery s mall a nd w hen s ubdivided a ccording t o s pecific o f o nly ö ne e xample, t here i s t he p ossibility t hat
c eramic
( original
g oods
n o
i s
t ype m ay c onsist t hese i tems w ill
e mphasise s ingle i diosyncratic b urials r ather t han i dentifying m ore g eneral p atterning. I n a ccord w ith t he p rinciple o f u sing v ariables w ith c ommon v ariance,
1 18-9)
n on-ceramic
g rave g oods w ere c lassified a ccording t o t he m aterial o f w ere m ade, r ather t han b y f unction. I t i s a lso p ossible,
w hich t hey u sing t his
c riterion,
t o
a s d iscussed b y T ainter
i nclude
( 1978,
i tems w hich a re d amaged o r n ow l ost a nd
w hich
c annot b e c lassified w ith a ny c ertainty. I diosyncratic g rave g oods o f w hich o nly o ne e xample w as k nown i n t he s ample e .g. c obblestone a re n ot i ncluded i n t his o mitted w as
a nalysis
f or t he a bove r easons.
T he n umber o f
i tems
f our f rom f our g raves.
Two a spects o f b urial c ontext a re c ategorised, t he i mmediate b urial c ontext ( that i s, c ist o r n on-cist) a nd t he p resence o r a bsence
19 1
A nalysis N umber
B urials C atalogue n o.
1
A nalysis n o.
4
B urials C atalogue n o.
A nalysis n o.
B urials C atalogue n o.
3 1
2 61
6 1
5 49
2
2 0
3 2
2 76
6 2
5 62
3
3 6
3 3
2 77
6 3
5 63
4
5 3
3 4
2 78
6 4
5 64
5
5 4
3 5
2 85
6 5
5 69
6
6 7
3 6
2 87
6 6
6 02
7
1 06
3 7
3 02
6 7
6 05
8
1 13
3 8
3 16
6 8
6 21
9
1 14
3 9
3 21
6 9
7 06
1 0
1 15
4 0
3 28
7 0
7 30
1 1
1 21
4 1
3 29
7 1
7 32
1 2
1 30
4 2
3 34
7 2
7 34
1 3
1 40
4 3
3 35
7 3
7 44
1 4
1 56
4 4
3 44
7 4
7 50
1 5
1 63
4 5
3 53
7 5
7 58
1 6
1 71
4 6
3 64
7 6
7 59
1 7
1 73
4 7
3 65
7 7
7 60
1 8
1 87
4 8
3 66
7 8
7 61
1 9
1 89
4 9
3 67
7 9
7 62
2 0
1 95
5 0
3 68
8 0
8 24
2 1
1 96
5 1
4 52
8 1
8 39
2 2
1 97
5 2
4 61
8 2
8 42
2 3
2 12
5 3
4 62
8 3
8 45
2 4
2 14
5 4
4 68
8 4
8 47
2 5
2 22
5 5
4 90
8 5
9 11
2 6
2 41
5 6
5 08
8 6
9 12
2 7
2 43
5 7
5 11
8 7
9 13
2 8
2 53
5 8
5 17
8 8
9 25
2 9
2 54
5 9
5 27
8 9
9 39
3 0
2 57
6 0
5 34
9 0
9 55
Table
C Burials
used
in
correspondence
1 92
analysis
o f
a b urial m ound.
T he i dentification o f p articular t ypes o f
c ontext
e .g. m ound w ith s ingle c ist, i s n ot i ncluded a mongst t he v ariables a s i t i s p ossible t o t est t he a ssociations o f t hese c ategories a fter t he d ata h as b een a nalysed.
s ites
A n a lternative s ample o f b urials e xcavated b y a s ingle i ndividual,
c ould h ave b een d erived f rom t hus h aving a g reater d egree o f
c omparability i n e xcavation a nd r ecording t echniques t han s ites e xcavated b y d ifferent i ndividuals. T he o nly s ignificant g roup o f s ites a vailable u sing t his c riterion w ould b e t hose e xcavated b y C anon G reenwell i n t he 1 9th c entury. H owever a s t hese w ere p redominantly b urial m ounds t his w ould h ave i ntroduced a s ignificant b ias i nto t he d ata i n a n a rea i n w hich f lat g raves a re s o w ell r epresented. R esults o f c orrespondence a nalysis A p lot o f t he 1 3 v ariables a nd 9 0 b urials f or t he f irst t wo e igenvalues i s s hown o n p .194. V ariable 9 , e nlarged f ood v essels a nd b urials 2 6 a nd 2 7 ( the o nly b urials i n t he s ample w ith e nlarged f ood v essel a ssociations) a re o ff t he l imits o f t he g raph i n t he l ower r ight q uadrant. T he p lot s hows g ood o rdination a nd a c lear l inear p attern f rom t he l ower l eft t o t he t op r ight q uadrant. T he o rdination o f t he d ata i s s hown e ssentially i n t he f irst e igenvalue, t hat i s, t he h orizontal a xis. T he s catter d iagram c an b e i nterpreted a s a s ingle s pread, t hat i s, a s a c ontinuous d istribution f rom t he l ower l eft t o t he t op r ight q uadrant o f t he g raph p ossibly s howing a s trong s pace o r t ime d imension o r a s t wo g roupings o verlapping i n t he c entre a t t he v ertical a xis. T he f irst h orizontal a xis c ontrasts B eakers, f ood v essels, f lint a nd c ists a t o ne e xtreme w ith b one o r a ntler, c remations a nd u rns a t t he o ther. T he s econd v ertical a xis c ontrasts e nlarged f ood v essels w ith b one o r a ntler a nd u rns. T owards t he j unction o f t he a xes b urials a nd v ariables w ith s cores c lose t o z ero ( either p ositive o r n egative) a re l ike e ach o ther o nly b ecause t hey a re n ot c haracteri sed b y t he a ttributes o f t he Atremes, t hat i s, t hey a re n ot p articularly s trongly i nfluenced. T herefore, o f t he v ariables a nalysed t he
f ollowing
a ppear
t o d iscriminate m ost
s trongly
b etween
b urials
n amely: B eakers c ists ( and a lso f ood v essels f lints c remation u rns b one
i ts
( and a lso
o pposite,
i ts
n on-cist g raves)
o pposite,
i nhumation)
( antler)
' pot' a nd
t he f ollowing v ariables d iscriminate l east
s trongly:
b ronze j et a dult
( and
m ound
( and i ts
i ts o pposite, o pposite,
c hild) f lat g rave)
T he i nterpretation o f t he s catter d iagram i n t erms o f s ome u nderlying v ariable c an b e t ested w ith r eference t o t hree v ariables k nown f rom a ll s ites
b ut n ot
i ncluded
i n t he c orrespondence a nalysis:
1 93
a l cremation
bone/antler
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c d
c f ) M
W
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a )
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•
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oe
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•
•
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•
•
c a• r o
H C orrespondence and
s ites
(*)
analysis: scatter f or
f irst
two
diagram
e igenvalues
1 94
of
variables
( I I)
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a l b one/ant ler
0
• c . 1 c o
e 0 0 • c o
•
2
8
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•
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analysis:sites
dates
f or
s ites
i dentified
( 66) West 1 95
by
Hepple
analysis and
n umber.
( 40)Howick
Heugh
(1) (2) (3)
sex of adults geographical distribution of burials larger burial·· context
When the sex of all adult burials is identified in the scatter diagram, as shown on p.197, it does not appear that the ordering of the sites is in any way attributable to this variable. Adult men and women are found in each quadrant of the diagram and are found in burials which are in close juxtaposition in the scatter diagram plot. In order to examine the geographical spread of the burials each site was identified according to its 100km national grid square letter reference (e.g. NT, NU). All parts of the area of study were found to be represented in the three main quadrants of the diagram (p.198). It does not seem therefore that the linear ordination of sites is attributable to a geographical spread of particular burial variables. The distribution of particular burial contexts (e.g. flat cists, multiple cist mounds) within the quadrants of the scatter diagram (p.199) emphasises the discrimination of burials according to the variable relating to immediate burial context that is, cist or non-cist graves, but does not show any significant grouping of burials according to the types of larger burial context which have been identified previously (pp.135-145). It is also possible that the linear distribution of burials in the scatter diagram is explained by chronologi�al factors, representing a changing pattern of association of all burial variables through time, which is characterised at one extreme by burials associated with Beakers and at the other by burials associated with urns. Such . an explanation would be in accord with older traditional chronologies and some radiocarbon �vidence for the primacy of Beaker ceramics in the EBA, but is at variance with the majority of the radiocarbon evidence which indicates a considerable degree of contemporaneity of EBA ceramics (Table 54).� Radiocarbon determination� are available for two of the sites included in the correspondence analysis, Kirkhill, West Hepp le and Howick Heugh •·. These are in close juxtaposition in the upper right· hand quadrant of the diagram and have comparable radiocarbon dates (p.195). However, it is also possible to interpret the scatter diagram as two groupings (in the lower left and upper right quadrants) with a degree of overlap between them. These hypotheses will be examined with reference ·to the associations of variables indicated by the correspond ence analysis for all burial data from the area. In summary, the results of the correspondence analysis of the best available data for burial practices in the EBA in the north of England suggest the following: (l)
that there is patterning in the data and that. this may be identified as a single spread associated with a space or time dimension or as two groups with some overlap
(2)
that there is no particular association of variables the sex of the individual
1 96
related
to
cremation
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1 97
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f ound
*
in
a ssociation b y
t he
s tone o f
o f
r ound
c ivilising
h ouses, r ather
t hat
a
s tructures
i nfluence
o ften f ound
d evelopment
m ent
t imber
a re
o f
p articular
R oman c ulture
o verlying
c oncerned
t han i ts
h ill
a rrangement
s ettlement
i s
a nd t hat s uch a s equence w ill b e v alid r egardless o f l ocal c onsiderations. E xcavations g reater
i n t he
c omplexity
a nd
n orth o f i n
r adiocarbon d eterminations a nd i n m any p hase s ite. n orthern d egree a nd
h ill
t he
f orts
o ccupation o f d uring
t he
i st
e arlier 2 nd m illennium b c u se
i n t he
o utward
f orm o f
p eriod,
s uggest
f orm
e xcavations
o f
a nd
i s
p alisaded
w ith
s ites
a
m uch
d evelopment T he n umber
i ndicate a
w ide
t ypes,
p alisaded
s ome
o f f ew
c omplex, m ultif rom S cotland,
s ettlement
s ettlements,
m illennium b c,
a rea,
c omparatively
( Table K )
v arious
u nenclosed o f
a ssume
o f a c ertain
a nd S cotland
o f
s ettle-
T hey
s imple H ownam s equence.
u se
f orm
B oth s equences
f unction.
o nly o ne s ample f rom a a t p resent a vailable
o f
f ollowed
f or a l arge g eographical
Y orkshire a nd D erbyshire
c ontemporaneity
p articular
a nd
s ettlement
f rom r ecent
c ases c onsists o f D eterminations
E ngland, o f
t he
o f
s ites
d efences.
t ypical
E ngland
l ongevity
t han p reviously e nvisaged
e xpressed
f ort
p rimarily w ith t he
i nternal
f orm o f
w ith p rehistoric
e vidence
i n
s ites f or
a nd u nenclosed
t he
s ettle-
m ents.
L ATER P REHISTORIC F ORM A ND
S ETTLEMENT:
S OME
C ONSIDERATIONS
F UNCTION
T he
r ecognition
o f
s ettlement
t ypes
a nd
f ield
s ystems
o f
B ronze
A ge d ate i n t he n orth o f E ngland a nd S cotland i s b eginning t o p rovide e vidence o f t he d omestic s ites a nd a gricultural p ractices c ontemporary w ith t he w ealth o f E BA b urials a nd m onuments a nd w ith L ater B ronze Age o ccupation o nce k nown o nly f rom f inds o f m etalwork. T he m ajor p roblem w ith
t he
i nterpretation
o f
s ettlement
a nd
e conomy
f rom t hese
s ites
i s
t he p ronounced u pland b ias i n t heir d istribution, l argely a f eature o f s urvival i n u ncultivated a reas. B ut o ther a rchaeological e vidence s uch a s
t he
d istribution o f
t ools
a nd
l ands,
w here
a ddition, e xtent m ents,
B ronze A ge
t he
s tudy
s uggest
p erforated
s tone
c ontemporary o ccupation i n t he
h enge m onuments,
l ow-
s ettlement
o f
s ites
p rehistoric
a re
a s
s ettlement
y et
u nrecognised.
s ites
i s
t o
a
h ampered b y t he c lassificatory s chemes a pplied t o t hese t he d eficiencies o f w hich c annot b e a ttributed s olely
f ragmentary l
E BA b urials,
m etalwork w ould
a nalysis
n ature
o f
t he a rchaeological
, l nQQi firari nn
me nr
o r
house
t erms
Are
orpcisel v
01111
1 9oLc,
r emains.
those L i),
out l ined v inich
a re
T he
I n l arge
s ettlet o t he
f aults
b y H ill that
i n
UllieLei lL
c riteria o f c lassification a re b eing u sed t o i dentify e ach t ype s ite. P alisaded a nd s tone-built e nclosures a re d efined a ccording t he
m aterials
s ettlements g round,
o f
r efer
w hich t o
r ectilinear
h illforts,
t hey a re
a t echnique a nd
b y d efinition,
b uilt, o f
c urvilinear c annot
b e
o ver, b ecause o f t he g eological a nd t he u plands a nd l owlands a nd b ecause a rchaeological b oth
t he
s ites,
u plands
a nd
s ettlements l owlands
( as
s cooped
b uilding
s ites a re
a nd
d efined
f ound o ther
p latform
o n
b y
o f t o
s loping
s hape
t han o n h ills.
and M ore-
t opographical d ifferences b etween o f t he d ifferential s urvival o f
d efined
b y s hape
t hese m ay
2 64
s ites
c onstruction
o f h is
b e
o f
c an b e s tone
o r
r ecognised
i n
t imber),
a s
c an p alisaded
e nclosures
o r u nenclosed
s ites
s urvive o nly i n t he u plands.
s ite
c lassification m ay
o f
l ocal
r esources
e nclosure
o r
t opography, r elates t o
r epresent
s uch a s
b ut
s ome
t imber,
t echnique
o f
i n t he a vailability
o thers
m ay b e a
o ccupation
( for
e xample,
p ermanent
s uch
a s
r eflection
s hape,
o f
l ocal
o r s easonal o ccupation)
a ll o f w hich a re o f i mportance w hen c onsidering w hich t hese r emains m ight r eflect. T he i dentification o f s implistic a nd t ends t owards c hronological
s equences
p articular,
t he
i ndicative o f
r elationship
M orphological
t he
e conomic
s ite f unction f rom i ts f orm i s t he c onstruction o f d evelopmental
p rehistoric s ettlement t ype. o f c hronology, s ettlement
l ands.
t hese d ifferences
t raditions a nd p references. N one o f t hese c lassifications t he f unction o f t he s ite, i ts s ize o r p ossible c ycle o r
d uration o f
t ion o f p roblems
e ntirely s tone-built
o f
r eal d ifferences
s tone o r
c onstruction
s ites,
W hile
o f
s tudies
a n u nlikely d egree o f
s ystem
s omewhat l aws a nd
r egimenta-
S uch s tudies a re b edevilled d evelopment a nd c hange a nd,
t he
s ettlement
o f
s ettlement
s ite
t o
f orm
i ts h ave
b y i n
a ssociated t ended
t o
e mphasise t he d istinction b etween u nenclosed a nd e nclosed s ettlements, a lthough e ven t his d istinction i s d ifficult t o d raw a nd c ategories s uch a s f ig.10). l argely
' partially e nclosed s ettlement m ust b e d evised ( Topping 1 981, T his c ategorisation p laces p articular e mphasis u pon w hat i s t he dwelling a rea f or t he h uman o ccupants o f t he ' farm' w hile
i gnoring
t he
l arger w orking u nit
c omprised o f
e nclosures
o r o ther
f ield
b oundaries. T he i dentification o f t ype o f f arming f rom d omestic b uildi ngs m ay b e m isleading. V arious a ctivities c oncerned w ith s tock m ‘-: y b e carried
i n d ifferent a reas o f t he l arger ' farm' w ithin t emporary e nclosures c omposed o f h urdles o r h aybales a nd a re n ot
out
s helters,
o r
n ecessarily r epresented b y e nclosed s pace w ithin t he d omestic u nit ( e.g. S mith C .A. 1 974). M oreover, w hile t he p rovision o f y ards i n s ome s ettlements m ay b e a ssociated w ith c attle k eeping, m inor p art o f t he o verall f arming s trategy a nd g ive s ion o f s torage t hose
t he s ite's e conomic a rea w ithin r ound
w ho
p astoral e vidence a nd
i dentify
t he
t ypes
l ack o f
r emains
f orm a i mpres-
b asis. I n a ddition t here i s a c onsiderable h ouses w hich h as p erhaps b een n eglected b y d iscrete
s torage a reas
r ather t han a rable a griculture ( ibid). i n t he f orm o f f aunal a nd s eed r emains
f ield
t hese m ay a d istorted
h ypothetical.
a s
i ndicative
o f
W ithout c orroborative t he u se o f m any s ites
T opping f or e xample
s uggests
t hat s ingle h uts i n t he C ollege v alley m ay r epresent a ' pioneering' p hase o f o ccupation a ssociated w ith c ereal a griculture i n a n a rea o f c airn-fields
( Topping 1 981,
2 0) w hereas
i n W estmorland W ebster i denti-
f ied e nclosed ' Romano-British' s tone s ettlements ( some o f w hich m ay b e o f a n e arlier d ate c omparable w ith N orthumberland s ites) a s p ioneer p astoral 1 971,
s ites w ith a ggregate s ites
6 8-9).
c ertain s ites, m ent a nd l ocations
E vidence i ncluding
f or
s ize
d aughter
c onsiderable
b oth e nclosed
a nd
s ettlements
l ongevity o f u nenclosed
( Webster
o ccupation
p hases
o f
o n
s ettle-
t he o ccurrence o f d ifferent c ategories o f s ite i n s imilar s uggests c onsiderable c aution i n t he c orrelation o f s ite f orm
a nd s ite f unction. W ithin t he o f h ouse c onstruction o r f orm o f b ank, m ent
a s
s ettlement b oundaries n o s pecific t ype h ouse d esign ( e.g. r ing-groove, r ing-
' Votadinian') i s r estricted t o a p articular c ategory o f s ettle( Hill 1 982c) n or i s a ny t ype o f s ite h ierarchy e vident f rom t he o f An
t he
h ouse s tances.
e mphasis u pon t he p resence o r a bsence o f
h as i nfluenced n ot o nly t he e conomic b ut a lso o f s ettlement s ites. I n g eneral e nclosure i s
2 6 .5
m an-made
e nclosures
t he s ocial i nterpretation i nterpreted f rom w ithout,
r ather t han f rom w ithin,
t hat
i s,
a s a s tatement v is-à-vis
t he o utside
w orld, r ather t han a s a s tatement o f w hat i s w ithin t he e nclosure. H ence a n e mphasis u pon d efence a nd t he i mportance o f e nclosure a s a n i ndicator o f o utside f orces ( e.g. M egaw a nd S impson 1 979, 2 90). H owe ver,
a
n otable f eature o f
e nclosed s ites i n t he n orth o f E ngland
i s
t hat t hey a re n ot d efensible a nd, i n m any i nstances, a re b uilt o f c ombustible m aterials i .e. w ood. T he c ommanding v iew o f t he s urroundi ng c ountryside e njoyed b y m any s ites s uggests a d egree o f c ontrol o f t he a rea r elated t o a k nowledge o f w ho o ccupied o r e ntered i t, r ather t han a s pecifically m ilitary o r d efensive s tance. M oreover m any u nenclosed' s ites a re i n f act w ithin a w ell d efined a rea o f t heir o wn, c omprising n atural f eatures s uch a s w ater c ourses, s lopes, s cree a nd f ields d efined b y m an-made f eatures s uch a s c airns a nd b anks. T he d istinction b etween e nclosed a nd u nenclosed s ites, i n b oth e conomic a nd s ocial
t erms, m ay b e s omewhat i llusory.
C LIMATE A ND S ETTLEMENT L OCATION
n orth
T he u pland b ias i n s ettlement e vidence f or t he o ccupation o f t he o f E ngland i n t he 2 nd ist m illennia b c a nd t he i dentification o f
p ossible a rable a griculture a bove t he p resent d ay l evels c ultivation f ocus a ttention u pon t he p robable e ffects
o f o f
e conomic c limatic
c hange d uring t he B ronze A ge. A ccording t o s ome, c limatic c hange i s t he s ingle c ausitive f actor w hich ' explains" ' a ll o ther o bserved c hanges i n t he a rchaeological r ecord a nd h ad s uch a c ataclysmic e ffect t hat n ot o nly a gricultural p ractice b ut a lso s ettlement t ypes, s ocial o rganisat ion a nd r eligion w ere t otally a ltered a s a r esult ( Burgess 1 974, 1 948 ). t he
H owever, e xtent o f
t he p recise c hronology a nd d uration o f t his c hange a nd i ts e ffects i n p articular a reas i s s o l ittle u nderstood
t hat q uite d ifferent c limatic c onditions h ave b een u sed t o ' explain' t he e nd o f t he E BA i n W essex ( Bradley 1 980, 5 a). ' C limatic c hange h as l argely r eplaced t he ' invasion h ypothesis a s a m oveable f east w hich c an b e a djusted t o a rchaeologists' c onvenience t o e xplain t he a pparent c essation o f o ccupation a t a ny s ite, w ithout t he i nconvenience o f c onsidering o ther p ossible e xplanations. n eed c onsideration: ( 1)
w hat e ffects
( 2)
i s
( 3)
w hat
c ould a c hange
t here e vidence o ther f actors
o f
t his p roblem
i n c limate h ave p roduced?
s ettlement
c ould
T hree a spects o f
' recession'?
e xplain c hanges i n s ettlement
a nd
s ocial
o rganisation?
i n
A s t he
t he c limatic d eterioration o f t he 2 nd-lst m illennia b c r esulted c limate o f t he p resent d ay, w hich i s g enerally a menable t o
a gricultural p ractice i n m ost o f B ritain, i t i s t hought t hat t he m ajor e ffects o f c limatic c hange w ould b e f elt a t t he a ltitudinal l imits o f a gricultural p ractice ( Whittle 1 982, 1 96-7). T hat i s, c hange w ould b e r egistered i n t hose a reas w here a r eduction i n t he g rowing s eason w ould l ower t he a ltitudinal t hreshhold b y a bout 1 000ft a nd n ecessitate a l onger p eriod o f h and f eeding o f s tock i n w inter a nd w ould r educe t he g rowing s eason f or c rops t o t he e xtent t hat t hey w ere n o l onger v iable.
2 66
F or
a n a rea s uch a s
t he n orth o f E ngland w ith a s ubstantial a mount
o f
u plands a nd w ith e vidence f or t heir o ccupation u p t o a nd b eyond t he 1 000ft c ontour, c limatic c hange c ould h ave b een o f s ome i mportance. H owever, t he B ronze A ge s ettlement e vidence m ust b e u nderstood a s a f ragment o f a m uch l arger p attern o f o ccupance i n b oth u plands a nd l owlands. F arming s trategy c an o nly b e d etermined w hen t he e xtent o f a f arm c an b e r ecognised, a nd t he p roportion o f l and d evoted t o e ach t ype o f f arming p ractice a nd p robable p atterns o f c rop o r g razing r otation a re k nown ( Halliday 1 982, 7 5). E ven u nder b etter A tlantic c limatic c onditions
s ettlements
s ites
g razing
f or
a ltitude l owlands
i n t he u plands w ould n eed t o
i n t he s pring a nd a utumn,
u tilise
a nd c ereal
l owland
g rowing
a t
w ould b e l ess d ependable a nd p roduce l ess y ield t han i n t he ( Manley 1 952, 2 20-31). I t i s p robable t hat m any u pland s ites
m ay h ave b een u sed o n a s easonal b asis a nd t hat c ereal g rowing a ltitude m ay h ave b een a ttempted o nly i n m ore f avourable y ears
a t t o
p rovide a f odder o r g rain s upplement, r ather t han a d ietary s taple. T he a mount o f a djustment w hich c limatic c hange n ecessitated w ould h ave d epended u pon t he a vailable r esources o f t he l owlands b ut w ould n ot h ave i nvolved t he t otal a bandonment o f u pland g razing, w hich w ould s till b e a vailable i n s ummer m onths, a s i t i s t oday. A ny c hange m ay h ave b een a chieved q uite g radually b ecause t he l ong p eriod o f c limatic c hange m ay h ave r endered a ny a lteration a lmost g eneration t o a nother.
i mperceptible f rom
o ne
T he p otential f or u pland s ettlement i n t he n orth o f E ngland, w here t rends i n s oil f ormation t end t owards s oil d egradation, w as n ot e ntirely d ependent u pon c limate b ut w ould a lso b e d etermined b y f actors o f s oil, e levation , r ainfall, s olid g eology a nd p atterns o f u se. H uman o ccupation o f t he u plands i ncluding t imber c learance ( not o nly f or b uilding b ut i n m uch l arger a mounts f or f ire w ood) t ogether w ith a nimal g razing m ay h ave a ccelerated n atural t endencies t o s oil d epauperisat ion,
q uite i ndependent A
m ainly
c hange
o f
c limatic f actors.
i n t he f orm o f
b een a ttributed
s ettlement
i n t he n orth o f
E ngland
t o c limatic c auses a s a n e xplanation f or
h as h ypo-
t hetical s chemes o f s ite t ypology, s uch a s t he a ssumed c hange f rom u nenclosed t o e nclosed s ites ( Topping 1 981, 1 8-22), o r a s a p art o f a m uch b roader ' catastrophe t heory o f a rchaeological c hange ( e.g. B urgess 1 980a, 1 2). R eal e vidence f or t he c hange i s h arder t o f ind i n t he n orth. C urrent c hronological e vidence f or t he u se o f v arious o f s ites a nd f ield s ystems i n t he n orth o f B ritain s uggests t hat o f
t ypes m any
t hese w ere i n c ontemporary u se c oincident w ith a nd p ost-dating
t he
p robable p eriod o f c limatic c hange. N o w idespread r ecession o f s ettlem ent i s a pparent, i ndeed a n otable f eature o f s ettlement i n t he n orthe ast i n p articular i s t he c onsiderable l ongevity o f o ccupation b oth a t i ndividual s ites a nd i n c ertain a reas a s a w hole. T his w ould a ppear t o b e c orroborated b y t he p resently a vailable p ollen e vidence. I n t ion
t he c omplex i nterrelationship o f
a nd
s ettlement,
a gricultural p ractice t he p rimacy o f
s ocial o rganisa-
c limate a s
a c ausitive
f actor -e xplaining' c hanges i n s ettlement a nd s ocial o rganisation d ebatable a nd m oreover h as n ever b een f ully e xamined a s a s et
i s o f
t estable h ypotheses ( Bradley 1 980, 5 7-8). N umerous o ther f actors c ould e qually w ell b e a dvanced t o ' explain' c hange o n a l ocal o r r egional s cale,
t hese
i nclude:
2 67
-
c hanges i n a gricultural p ractice s uch a s t he d evelopment o f n ew b reeds o f a nimal o r c rops ( including w inter s own c rops)
-
d ifferent m ethods o f h erding, i ncluding g reater m obility c onsequent u pon t he u se o f h orses, a nd t he a bility t o c ontrol l arger a reas o f f arms
-
n atural v egetation c hange
-
e volution
o f
a r egional e conomy
w ith
s pecialist
p roduction
r ather t han i ndividual s elf s ufficiency -
r eduction i n p opulation c ausing a m ove a way f rom m arginal l and
T hese a nd o ther f actors
s hould b e c onsidered i n a ny m odel o f
b efore c limate a lone c an b e c onsidered a lteration i n s ettlement p atterns.
2 68
a s
r esponsible
s ettlement f or
a ny
C HAPTER 6 :
C ONCLUDING R EMARKS
E vidence f or l ater p rehistoric s ettlement i n t he n orth o f E ngland b een d iscussed i n t he f oregoing t ext a ccording t o s pecific
h as
c ategories o f a rchaeological r emains i n r oughly c hronological s equence. H owever, i t i s i ncreasingly d ifficult t o d ivide t he e vidence o f s ettlem ent i nto t he c onventional p eriod s tructure w hich h as a rchaeology f or s o l ong, w ith d iscrete f eatures o f a rtifact a nd
s erved s ettle-
m ent t ype. A r eassessment o f t he c onventional d ivisions o f t he p eriod i n t he l ight o f t he i ncreasing a mount o f e vidence f or p rehistoric s ettlement i n a rchaeological
B ritain a nd I reland a nd a s hift i n t he e mphasis e nquiry f rom a rtifact s tudies t o t he i nterpretation
o f o f
s ocial p rocesses h ave c ast d oubt u pon t he v alidity o f a s ingle e xplanat ion s uch a s ' invasion o r ' colonisation' t o e xplain ' events' l ike t he i ntroduction o f a griculture, B eakers, m etallurgy o r e ven t he e lm d ecline, p reviously c onsidered a s f irm c hronological m arkers. T he a doption o f s ocial a nd e conomic t hemes a s a n i nterpretive f ramework f or B ritish
p rehistory h as l ed
t o a m uch m ore r igorous a nd
b roadly
b ased
e xamination o f t he a rchaeological e vidence, g iving a m ore d ynamic p icture o f s ettlement a nd s ociety t han t hat s uggested f or B ritain a s t he p assive r ecipient
o f C ontinental i nfluences o r c olonisation.
M ore-
o ver t he r ecognition o f t he c omplex i nterplay o f e conomic, s ocial a nd e nvironmental f actors i n t he s haping o f p rehistoric s ettlement p rovides a m ore r ealistic r ecognition o f t he p rocesses o f s ocial d evelopment a nd c hange t han i s o ffered b y a s ingle a ll-embracing e xplanation f or p henomena w hich m ay b e m any f aceted a nd b oth g eographically a nd c hronologically w ide r anging. A lthough t here a re a dvantages o ffered b y a m ore b roadly b ased i nterpretive f ramework a nd m ore r igorous t esting o f h ypotheses i n c ontemporary a rchaeology, a n umber o f f undamental p roblems b eset t he i nterpretation o f t he e vidence o f p rehistoric s ett lement b oth p articular.
i n
B ritain
i n
g eneral
a nd
i n
n orthern
E ngland
i n
F irst, i t i s a pparent t hat t he a mount o f a rchaeological e vidence p rehistoric s ettlement i s e xtremely s mall a nd i s b iased b y t he
f or
p reservation o f d ifferent s orts o f e vidence f or v arious p hases, n o o ne t ype o f w hich c an b e c onsidered a s m ore r epresentative o f a spects o f s ocial l ife t han a nother ( Whittle 1 981, 2 97). I n t he n orth o f E ngland t his d isparity i s e xacerbated b y d ifferences i n s urvey w ork , e specially r elating
t o
t he i dentification o f
s ettlement
s ites.
R adiocarbon d ating
a nd c alibration s erve t o e mphasise t he l ength o f t ime w hich t he a vailable e vidence c overs f rom t he b eginning o f a griculture t o t he e nd o f t he B ronze A ge, t he c hronology o f w hich h as d oubled i n t he l ast t hirty y ears. A lthough t he a dvent o f r adiocarbon d ating h as c aused c onsiderable s cale
a nd
r eadjustments
t o b e m ade i n b oth t he a rchaeological
i n a rchaeological p erspectives,
t ime
t he s tatistical l imitations
o f t he m ethod a re f requently o verlooked o r e ven a bused i n t he s earch f or s imple c ause a nd e ffect r elationships a nd s implistic e xplanations o f
c omplex p henomena.
I t
i s
s till d ifficult
2 69
t o a ssess w ith
a ccuracy
w hether a c hange i n s ettlement, e nvironment o r m aterial p lace q uickly o r o ver a l ong p eriod o f t ime a nd, i n t he
c ulture s pan o f
m illennia,
c omparatively
s hort
t oo
p eriod
b ecause
s o
e asy o f
t o
r egard h alf
t ime.
m uch
M any
e vidence
a m illennium a s
i nterpretations
i s m issing.
a
a ppear
A lthough
t ook f our
c onvincing
i t
i s
o nly
n ecessary
s ay s omething a bout t he a rchaeological o ver d efinite b y s imply i gnoring t he
e vidence ' explains
b y a ssuming t hat o ne a spect o f t he a rchaeological r ecord a ll. I t i s u nlikely t hat a ny o ne t ype o f i nterpretation,
o r
e conomic, s ettlement
s ocial o r e nvironmental w ill a ccount a nd s ociety o ver s uch a l ong p eriod o f
a c ountry o f s uch v aried t opography, T his i s p articularly a pparent i n t he d oes n ot c limatic
i n t he
f or
t wo
p arts
s ettlement
( 1)
s ettlement
a nd
( 2)
t rade,
e xchange
( 3 )
s ocial
a nd
T he
i nfluences
i n
o f
t he
t he
i s o f
e asy t he
f or a ll a spects t ime, p articularly
o f i n
c limate a nd r esources a s B ritain. a rea c overed b y t his s urvey w hich
c omprise a n atural r egion i n t opographical, t erms a nd w hich h as e vidence o f b oth s hared
t raditions E vidence
e vidence i t l imitations
t o
a ttempt t o t o b ecome
a rea
t hroughout
a rea w ill
b e
t he
s ummarised
g eological o r a nd d isparate p eriod i n
o f
t hree
s tudy. t hemes:
s ubsistence a nd
s ocial
s ettlement o f
c onnections
o rganisation
e nvironmental
a nd
p ossible
c limatic
c hange
a re
n ot
d iscussed h ere a s c ausitive f actors i n s ocial a nd s ettlement c hange, t he e vidence f or w hich i s d ebatable, b ut a re c onsidered w ithin t he c ontext
o f
s ettlement
S ETTLEMENT A ND T wo
m ay
b e
g enerally.
o f
e vidence
a re
a vailable
f or
t he
l ater
p rehistoric
o f t he n orth o f E ngland, p ollen a nalysis a nd a rchaeological D iscrepancies b etween t he t wo s ources o f s ettlement e vidence
u nderstood
i nterpretation g ood
s ubsistence
S UBSISTENCE
t ypes
s ettlement r emains.
a nd
o f
i n e ach
c orrespondence
t erms t ype
o f
o f
t he
b iases
i n
t he
d ata a lthough t here
b etween t he
t wo.
i s,
r ecovery
a nd
i n g eneral,
L ater M esolithic o ccupation
a o f
t he a rea c an b e i nterpreted a s a p eriod o f m anipulation o f p lant a nd a nimal r esources, w ith a t endency t o s edentism i n c oastal a nd e stuarine l ocalities r ound f ood i n
t he
i n C umbria w hich h ad g eneralised e co-systems o ffering r esources, a nd t he s easonal u se o f u pland a nd c oastal
n orth-east.
B ritain
b y
l ocation
a nd
p opulations B ritain s tock, l ithic h uman
T he
a bsence
E uropean f arming u se
o f
s uggests
m ight
h ave
r esources t hat
t he
o ccupation
l ocalised
i n e levation,
b y
b oth
o f
a nd
f or t he
t he
' Mesolithic' o f
a g radual
c olonisation
c oincidence a nd
a n a gricultural a doption a nd
t echnology w ithin e vidence s uggests
t o
o f
o f s ite
' Neolithic" e conomy
a daptation
i n o f
t he f ramework o f M esot hat t he i nfluence o f
p robably a ssociated w ith a griculture w as
f rom t he 4 th
o f t he a rea s ite l and e nvironments
e vidence
d evelopment
c onsisted
s eed a nd a gricultural s ettlement. P ollen
o f
c ommunities
y ears ites
t he m id 3 rd m illennium b c,
a nd
i n
v ery b oth
m uch p arts
l ocation a ppears t o h ave i nvolved t he c hoice o f l oww ith v aried t opographical f eatures s uch a s v ariations
l akes,
w ater
c ourses
2 70
a nd
l ighter
s oils.
T hese m ay h ave
b een d istinguished b y l ighter f orest c over a nd s econdary p lant c ommunities w hich w ere d eveloping t hroughout t he M esolithic p eriod, b oth w ith a nd w ithout h uman i nterference. T he d istribution o f N eolithic a ctivity i s n ot n oticeably r iverine a nd t his, t ogether w ith a l ack o f e vidence f or s ettlement i n l arge t opographically u nvaried l owland
a reas,
s ettlement
p articularly
c oncentrated
t hose o n b oulder
i n
c lays,
a reas w ith m ore v aried
s uggests
t hat
e nvironments
a nd
v egetation, a voiding e xtensive a reas o f d ense c limatic-climax f orest. T he d ifference i n t he p attern o f d istribution o f N eolithic a rtifacts i n C umbria a nd t he n orth-east ( clustered v ersus d ispersed) m ay b e e xplained, a rea. I f
a t l east i n p art, b y e arlier M esolithic o ccupation o f t he a griculture w as i ntroduced i nto B ritain w ithin t he e xisting
p attern o f M esolithic s ettlement, t hen t he l ocations o f C umbrian M esol ithic s ites, w ith t heir p otential f or s edentism , w ere b etter s uited t o t he a doption o f f arming t han t he s easonally o ccupied s ites o f t he n orth-east, u nsuitable
w hich a t e ither e xtreme ( upland o r c oastal) m ay h ave b een f or p ermanent a gricultural o ccupation. E arly c ereal
a griculture i n U pper T eesdale a nd M oor H ouse m ay r epresent e xperimentat ion w ith t he n ew c rops w ithin t he s easonal c ycle o f M esolithic s ubsist ence s trategies i n t he n orth-east. T he a bsence o f N eolithic u se o f t he c oastal f lint s ources o f D urham, s o w ell e videnced i n t he M esolithic a nd t he p attern o f N eolithic a rtifact d istribution s uggest t hat i n t he n orth-east t he i ntroduction o f a griculture r equired c ons iderably
m ore
a djustment
w est, w here e stablished n ew e conomic s trategies. P ollen
i n s ettlement
l ocation t han i n
t he
n orth-
s ettlement a reas p rovided s uitable b ases
a nalysis p rovides
t he m ajority'of
f or
e vidence f or s ubsistence
i n a n a rea w ith f ew e xcavated s ettlement s ites. A rable a griculture w as w idespread, a lthough f ield b oundaries o f t he p eriod h ave n ot y et b een i dentified. h ave b een w oods, w ithin f aunal
W hile i t i s p ossible t hat i n l ong o ccupied a reas t hese o bliterated b y l ater a ctivity, n atural f eatures s uch a s
f orests a nd w ater c ourses m ay h ave p rovided t he b oundaries w hich a gricultural s ettlement w as f irst o rganised. S canty e vidence f rom e lsewhere i n B ritain s uggests t he i mportance o f
c attle i n t he e conomy ( supported b y s ome f aunal r emains f rom E henside), w hich c ould h ave u tilised u ncleared f orest a s w inter b rowse w ith n o n eed t o h and f eed s tock. a ppear i nappropriate m odels
S lash a nd b urn a nd s hifting c ultivation f or t emperate r egion s ettlement a nd p ollen
e vidence, f lint s catters a nd t he f ew k nown s ettlement s ites i ndicate c onsiderable l ongevity o f o ccupation. P ositive e vidence o f h uman i nterference f ound
i n
e xploited
t he
v egetation a nd m ost a rchaeological
l owlands,
a lthough r ock s ources
i n
t he
m aterial u plands
i s w ere
f or a xes.
F rom
t he
m illennium E ngland
i n
t he
m id
3 rd
m illennium
b c t he m ost n otable
i s a n e xtension o f
b c t o
f eature o f
a t
l east
s ettlement
t he i n t he
a ctivity b oth i n t he l owlands
a nd
l ater
2 nd
n orth i n
o f
a reas
i ntermediate b etween t he l owlands a nd e xposed u plands, a t a ltitudes o f a bout 6 00-1000ft. E vidence f or a gricultural a ctivity i s l argely c ircumstantial f or t his p eriod a s t here a re f ew e xcavated s ettlement s ites, b ut t his e xtension o f s ettlement i n t he n orth m ay b e a ssociated w ith
d evelopments
i n a gricultural p ractice k nown
a s
t he
' secondary
p roducts r evolution ( Sherratt 1 981: G ilman 1 981). A lthough a gricultural a ctivity i s a ttested i n t he a rea f or a t l east a m illennium p rior t o t his p eriod, i t i s a p rominent f eature o f a gricultural d evelopment
i n t he O ld W orld
t hat
t he u se o f
271
s econdary p roducts s uch a s
a nimal
t raction
a nd
t ransport,
w ool
a nd
m ilk
d oes
n ot
d evelop
i mmediately u pon t he d omestication o f p lants a nd a nimals b ut m ay o ccur s ome c onsiderable p eriod, e ven m any m illennia a fterwards ( Sherratt 1 981, 2 62). I n t he n orth o f E ngland t wo p articular f eatures o f t his ' revolution m ay b e o f s ignificance, f irst t he u se o f a nimal t raction f or l owland a rable p roduction a nd s econd, w ool g rowing i n t he u plands. A lthough c onsiderable i nterest h as i dentification o f u pland s ettlements d ate, o r e arlier, i n t he n orth-east,
b een f ocused r ecently u pon
t he
o f p ossible s econd m illennium b c i t i s a pparent f rom t he d istribu-
t ion o f a rtifacts, b urials a nd m onuments a nd a lso f rom p ollen e vidence t hat t he l owlands o f n orthern E ngland s upported t he m ajority o f a ctivity a t t his p eriod. T his a ctivity i s e vidence i n C umbria b y t he d istribution o f s ome b urials, m onuments a nd a xe h ammers, ( which m ay b e a gricultural t ools) ( Rees 1 981, 7 1), a nd p ollen e vidence o f i ncreased a rable p roduction i ndicating a v ery c onsiderable e xtension o f s ettlem ent t he
f rom t hat k nown i n t he c lustered d istribution o f s tone a xes. n orth-east p rimarily b urial e vidence i ndicates t he e xtension
I n o f
a ctivity a long r iver v alleys a nd i nto t he l owlands o f n orth N orthumberl and a nd s outh-east D urham. B oth t he c onsiderable e xtension o f s ettlement i n C umbria a nd t he u se o f f ertile a reas i n t he n orth-east w hich w ere l ess t ractable d uring e arlier p hases o f s ettlement m ay i ndicate t he w idespread u se o f a m ore e fficient t echnology, n amely a nimal t raction i n p loughing. I n a ddition t he i mprecise a ssociations o f a xe h ammers w ith c airns, e nclosures a nd b urials ( also i n, o r n ear c airns) m ay b e m ore s ignificant a s i ndicators o f l owland l and d ivisions a nd a gricultural p ractice d uring t he p eriod t han h as b een t hought. F aunal e vidence f or t he p ossible u se o f s econdary p roducts s uch a s m ilk i s l acking, b ut c hanges i n c eramic s tyles, p articularly t he p roduction o f s maller v essels a ssociated w ith f ood s uch a s B eakers a nd
f ood v essels m ay b e i ndicative o f d ietary c hanges. I n t he u plands o f
t he n orth a n i ncrease i n g rasslands a nd
g razing
a nd t he e stablishment o f s ettlement s ites s hows t hat t he u se o f t hese a reas b ecame ' economic' d uring t his p eriod. ' While t here i s s ome e vidence o f p ossible u pland a rable c ultivation t hese a reas l ie m ainly a bove t he l imits o f e fficient a rable a griculture a nd i t s eems m ost l ikely t hat t he p roductive u se o f t he u plands w as e ffected b y a n i ncrease i n p astoral p ursuits a nd i n p articular w ool g rowing. I n a n a rea s uch a s t he n orth o f E ngland w ith a c onsiderable u pland c omponent s heep n ot o nly u se l and w hich i s u nsuitable f or a rable a griculture o r i naccessible f or o ther s tock b ut, a s a f orm o f m obile e conomy c an b e l eft t o g raze w ithout r equiring d aily h erding o r r eturn t o t he p arent s ettlement. T he m ain d anger t o s heep c omes f rom w ild p redators a nd t he d istribution o f b arbed a nd t anged a rrowheads m ay r epresent n ot h unting, b ut t he p rotection o f f locks b y t he s hepherd-archer. T he a bsence o f a rrowheads
f rom
m ore c oherent
f lint s catters
( possibly
r epresenting
s ettlement s ites) a nd t he l ack o f h uman s keletons w ith a rrowhead w ounds ( Bradley 1 978, 8 4) s uggests t heir u se o utside t he a mbit o f o rdinary d omestic a ctivities o r h uman c onflict. E vidence o f s pinning a nd w eaving e quipment i s s carce a lthough t hese i tems c ould h ave b een m ade o f w ood. T wo i ndications o f s uch a ctivity a re p rovided b y i tems u sed t o d ecorate p ottery a nd p resumably t herefore o f c ommon o ccurrence, f irst t he a ppearance o f t wisted c ord d ecoration o n p ottery o f L ate N eolithic d ate, p resumably s pun f ibres o f s ome s ort, a nd c ombed d ecorat ion
o n B eakers a nd
f leeces
f ood v essels,
a nd p repare w ool.
p erhaps c ombs u sed t o
I n a ddition t o
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p luck
t heir o wn e conomic u se
s heep t he
e fficiency
w ith
w hich
s heep c lear a reas
t hey g raze m ay
h ave
h ad
a
s econd e ffect, n amely t o e ncourage t he u se o f c leared u plands f or a rable a griculture e ither f or c rops f or h uman u se o r t o p roduce a dditional w inter f odder, t he n atural s ources o f w hich w ould d isappear i n a n i ncreasingly c leared l andscape. I n m any c ases h owever t he a pparent f ertility o f u pland a reas w as m isleading a nd a c ombination o f n atural p rocesses o f s oil d egradation, g razing a nd b urning c aused i rreversible c hanges i n t he p oorer q uality u pland s oils w hich c ould n ot b e o ffset e ven b y t he b etter c limate p revalent i n t he e arlier p art o f t he p eriod. T he n ecessity f or s tone c learance m ay i tself b e a s ign o f e rosion ( Bradley 1 978, 1 8) w hich w ould b e e xacerbated b y g razing, b urning a nd p loughing. I n g eneral t erms a gricultural a ctivity d uring t he L ate N eolithic a nd E arly B ronze A ge w ould a ppear t o h ave c onsisted o f m ixed f arming w ith p ossible s easonal u se o f b oth u pland a nd l owland g razing. A lthough s ettlement w as m ore e xtensive t han p reviously, t he c onstruction o f l arge m onuments a nd c emeteries i n a reas o f g ood a rable l and a nd t he u neven d istribution o f s ettlement w ould n ot s uggest t hat t he
l andscape
o ccupied a t F rom
t his t he
w as f ully t ransformed b y h uman a ctivity
o r
c ompletely
p eriod. l ater
p art
o f
t he 2 nd
m illennium
t o
t he
m id
i st
m illennium b c a rchaeological e vidence o f s ettlement i s l argely r estricted t o t he d istribution o f M iddle B ronze A ge a nd L ate B ronze A ge m etalwork
a nd
a v ariety o f
s ettlement
s ites o f o ften l ong-lived f orm.
T he e ffect o f c limatic c hange d uring t he p eriod i s p roblematic. N o w holesale s imultaneous a bandonment o f t he u plands i s a pparent i n t he n orth a nd t he f ate o f i ndividual u pland s ettlements i s l ikely t o h ave b een d etermined l argely b y l ocalised c onditions o f m icro-climate, e levation, s oil t ype a nd l and u se. I f t he l ength o f t he g rowing s eason w as r educed, w ith c onsequent e ffects u pon g razing a nd m arginal a rable p roduction, p lace. I t i ndication
i t i s o f
i s i n t he l owlands t hat a djustments m ust h ave t aken t he p attern o f l owland u se w hich i s p robably a b etter s ocial a nd e conomic c hange
t han
t he
m arginal
( Hill 1 982a, 1 2). A n e mphasis u pon t he d evelopment e nclosure, i nterpreted a s a r eflection o f p ressure o n
u plands
o f s ettlement r esources, h as
s omewhat b iased t he d iscussion o f f irst m illennium s ettlement t owards s ites s uch a s h illforts w hich, b eing r estricted t o h ills, m ay f ail t o r eflect t he f ull r ange o f s ettlement p otential, w hich f or t he p revious t hree
m illennia
h ad
b een
m ainly
l ocated
i n
t he
l owlands.
T he
i dentification o f p atterns o f s ettlement i n t he l ater 2 nd a nd i st m illennium b c i s h indered b y t he l ongevity o f u se o f p articular s ettlem ent t ypes a nd t he u ndiagnostic n ature o f t he f ew a rtifacts f rom e xcavated s ites. T he m ajor t rend i n s ettlement d uring t his p eriod, i nterpolated f rom t he d istribution o f p robable I ron A ge s ites, s ome o f w hich w ere o ccupied f or a c onsiderable p eriod i ncluding t he L ate B ronze A ge, w ould r epresented
a ppear t o b e t he o ccupation o f m any l owland a reas l ittle i n e arlier p eriods a nd t he m ore r egular d istribution o f
s ettlements i n t he l andscape. T his i s a pparent i n t he d istribution o f r ectilinear s ites i n t he s outh o f N orthumberland, i n e vidence o f c learances
i n
s outh-east D urham a nd a lso i n p arts o f
t he
C umberland
l owland s uch a s t he C umberland p lain a nd t he E den v alley, w hile s ettlem ent c ontinued i n t hose a reas w ell r epresented i n t he a rchaeological a nd p alynological r ecord i n e arlier p eriods. I t w ould a ppear t hat i t i s
i n t he i st m illennium b c t hat
t he l andscape b ecame f ully
a nd o ccupied.
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o rganised
T RADE,
E XCHANGE A ND S OCIAL C ONNECTIONS
I n c ontemporary d evelopments i n a rchaeological t heory a nd i nterpretation t he c oncept o f a n a rchaeological ' culture a s d efined b y i tems o f m aterial c ulture s uch a s a rtifacts, s ettlement t ype o r b urial f orm
h as
c ome u nder c onsiderable a ttack.
N ot o nly m ay t here
b e
n o
d irect c orrelation b etween t he d istribution o f a rtifacts, s ites o r m onuments a nd t hat o f r ecognisable s ocial g roups i n t he p rehistoric p eriod ( Hodder 1 978b, 3 ) b ut t he i dentification o f c omplete m aterial a ssemblages i n c ontemporary u se, e ven w ithin r estricted g eographical a reas, i s h ampered b y t he s elective d eposition o f p articular a rtifacts i n s pecific c ontexts ( such a s g raves) o r t heir r estricted u se i n d ifferent c ontexts, p ossibly d ictated b y f unction o r b y ' sumptuary r ules'
( Bradley 1 982,
3 5).
D espite t heir ' cultural'
l imitations h ow-
e ver, s imilarities i n i tems o f m aterial c ulture p rovide s ome g uide a s t o t he p rocesses o f t rade, e xchange a nd c ommunication w hich e xisted b etween p rehistoric c ommunities, w hether d irect o r i ndirect, a nd i n s ome c ases a llows o f a n e xamination o f t he m echanisms b y w hich t hese c onnections m ay h ave b een a chieved. T wo m ajor t rends a re a pparent i n t he
l ater p rehistory o f
n orthern E ngland,
f irst,
t he i nclusion o f
t he
a rea i n c ommon t raditions o f b urial, r itual, e xchange a nd s ocial d ifferentiation f ound t hroughout B ritain, a nd s econd, t he d evelopment o f m ore r egional c onnections, w ith d ifferent a ssociations i n t he n orthw est
a nd n orth-east.
W hile i t
i s a pparent t hat a l arge a mount o f t rade
o r e xchange i n p erishable i tems i s n ot r epresented i n t he a rchaeol ogical r ecord a nd a lso t hat m any s ocial a ssociations m ay n ot h ave b een d istinguished b y i dentifiable m aterial r emains, t he a rchaeological m aterial p rovides s ome i ndication, i f o nly a t a c oarse l evel o f a nalysis, o f t he c omplex o f s ocial r elationships b y w hich s ociety w as a rticulated. F rom
t he 4 th t o
t he 3 rd m illennium b c N eolithic t raditions
f ound
t hroughout B ritain a re r epresented i n t he n orth b y l ong b arrows a nd b y g eneralised i tems o f m aterial c ulture s uch a s s tone a xes a nd p lain c eramic s tyles. A t a m ore l ocal l evel h owever t wo d ifferent p atterns o f a ssociation m ay b e d iscerned. I n t he n orth-west C umbria f orms p art o f a l arger a xe-finishing r egion ( possibly u nited b y w ater c ommunicat ion) w hich i ncludes s outh-west S cotland a nd p arts o f L ancashire, i dentified b y t he l imited d istribution o f r ough-out a xes, a xe h oards a nd e xceptionally l arge a nd f inely w orked ' ceremonial' r ough-outs. T he e xtensive d istribution o f a xes f rom t his a rea a nd f rom t he o ther m ajor a xe ' factories' d emonstrates t he e fficiency o f h and-to-hand e xchange w ithin r egional ' consumer' a reas, p articularly i n a reas o f d ense o r l ong e stablished s ettlement a nd a lso t he w idespread s ocial n etworks w ithin c ommunities i n B ritain a s a w hole. T he e xtension o f t hese c ommunications a cross t he s ea i s e videnced b y I rish p roducts i n B ritain g enerally a nd i n s mall a mounts i n t he n orth-west, w here t he W alney I sland a rea i n p articular h ad t o u se w ater c ommunications. T he a bundance o f G roup V I p roducts i n t he n orth-west d id n ot h owever e xtend t o N orthumberland a nd D urham. T he p oor q uality, v ariety o f r aw m aterials a nd s mall s ize o f a xes i n t he n orth-east, t ogether w ith t he a bsence o f s pecifically Y orkshire a xe t ypes s uggests t hat c ommunicat ions w ith a reas n orth-east, a nd f ormed r ather a nd
t o t he s outh a nd w est w ere p oor. I t s eems t hat t he i n p articular t he n orth o f N orthumberland, m ay h ave
a s outhern e xtension o f t he S cottish d istributional n etworks t han a n orthern e xtension o f t he E nglish o ne. T he d ifferent u se
p ossible
m echanisms
o f e xchange o f p roducts
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o f s imilar
f orm
i s
i llustrated b y t he d istribution o f j ade a xes,
w hich a re r epresentative
o f B ritain's w ider E uropean c onnections a t t his p eriod. T he t otal l ack o f j ade a xes i n a reas s uch a s Y orkshire a nd L incolnshire w hich a re r ich i n
o ther a xes,
n orthern p robable s uggests m echanisms
c ommon t o o ther s tone
F rom diversity
p aralleled b y t he d iscovery o f j ade a xes
i n
a reas
o f
E ngland n ot w ell r epresented b y o ther a xe f inds, a nd t he n on-utilitarian o r e ven ' ritual u se o f t hese f ine p roducts t hat t hey w ere n ot e xchanged t hrough t he u sual n etworks o r b y
a bout o f
t he
t ools,
m iddle o f
b urial p ractices,
b ut w ere o f a d ifferent n ature.
t he 3 rd m illennium
b c
a n
i ncreasing
c eramic s tyles a nd o ther a rtifact
t ypes
p rovide c onsiderably m ore e vidence o f s ocial n etworks a nd e xchange p atterns t han i s a pparent a mongst t he l imited e arlier N eolithic m aterial a ssemblage. A lthough i nterpreted i n ' cultural' t erms,
m uch o f t his i t i s a pparent
m aterial h as b een t hat t he a ssociations
o f v arious a rtifacts s uch a s d ifferent c eramic s tyles w ith b urials, a h ighly r itualised c ontext o f c onsumption, o r i n l ocations w here t he f unction o r u se o f v essels m ay b e d etermined b y ' sumptuary r ules' ( Bradley 1 982, 3 5) h as d iverted a ttention f rom t he c onsideration o f t hese a rtifacts a s o nly a s elected p art o f t he m uch l arger c ontemporary m aterial a ssemblage. T he r ecognition t hat v arious p arts o f t he B eaker ' package' m ay b e c onsidered a s i ndependent v ariables ( Whittle 1 981, 2 99-306) a nd t hat, a lthough i nspired b y E uropean e xamples t he d evelopm ent o f B eaker c eramics m ay b e c onsidered o n a m ore r egional s cale, a dopted i n v arying q uantities i nto t he c ontemporary c eramic r epertoire ( Gibson 1 982) h as e nlarged t he p icture o f s ocial c onnections d uring t he L ater N eolithic a nd E arly B ronze A ge. T he m ajor f acet o f t rade a nd c ommunications
d uring
t his
p eriod
a ppears
t o
b e
a
m uch
g reater
d evelopment o f r egional t raditions a nd s tyles t han p reviously, w hile a spects o f s ocial d ifferentiation a nd c ommunal b ehaviour r epresented i n b urials a nd m onuments r ecognisable t hroughout B ritain w ere p reserved. A s i n t he e arlier N eolithic t he a ssociations o f C umbria a nd t he n orthe ast l ie i n d ifferent d irections. I n t he n orth-east a nd i n p articular i n t he m ore d ensely s ettled a rea o f n orth a ssociations o f b oth a rtifact s tyles a nd
N orthumberland t he m ain f unerary t raditions a re
S cottish. T his i s a pparent i n l ater N eolithic d ecorated p ottery s tyles, f ood v essel a nd B eaker t ypology , b urial t raditions, e specially c ist b urial a nd i n t he d istribution o f i tems s uch a s j et n ecklaces a nd b rönze d aggers. a rea
I n C umbria t he v ery d ifferent
a re s hared w ith o ther p arts o f
b urial
t raditions o f
w estern B ritain e specially
w est S cotland a nd n orth-west E ngland, a s b efore, w hile s ome c onnections a re a pparent i n b oth f lint w ork a nd m etalwork. d istinction
b etween t he
t wo p arts
o f
t he a rea i s
a lso a pparent
t he
s outhI rish T his i n
t he
c irculatiön o f p erforated s tone t ools o f k nown g rouped s ources w hich t hroughout t he c ountry a s a w hole s how m ore r estricted r egional d istributions t han t he p roducts f rom t he s maller n umber o f a xe ' factories', p robably d ue t o t he a vailability o f s uch p roducts f rom a n umber o f s ources e venly d istributed a round t he c ountry. D espite t he e volution o f
r egional b urial
t raditions a nd a rtifact s tyles
t he u se
o f
s imilar t ypes o f ' status i ndicators" t hroughout B ritain a nd t he w ides pread d istribution o f h enges a nd s tone c ircles w ould s uggest a s imilar l evel o f s ocial d evelopment i n B ritain g enerally a nd a c ertain c ommunality o f F rom
t he
s ocial o r
' ritual'
l ater p art o f
c ommunication.
t he 2 nd m illennium b c t o
t he e nd
o f
t he
L ate B ronze A ge t he n orth o f E ngland s hares i n t he m ore g eneral n orthern b ronze w orking t raditions, s uch a s t he d istribution o f M iddle
2 75
B ronze A ge f langed a xes a nd a v ariety o f L ate B ronze A ge a xe t ypes, b ut s maller s cale n etworks s uch a s a re f ound i n t he d istribution o f t ool t ypes i n s outhern E ngland a re h ard t o f ind. W hile s ome c ommunality i s f ound a cross t he w hole a rea i n t he d istribution o f t ools, t he u sual d iversity b etween C umbria a nd t he n orth-east i s d efined b y w eapons a nd i n p articular s words a nd r apiers. W hile t he n orth-east b ecomes a p art o f t he g eneral e astern b ias i n t he d istribution o f w eapons s uch a s r apiers, s hields a nd s words, C umbria i s n otable f or i ts p aucity o f w eaponry. T his i s p erhaps t he m ore s urprising c onsidering t he l arge n umber o f p revious
r apiers f ound i n s outh-west p eriods a ppeared t o s hare
C umbria. A c ertain n umber o f a s b efore.
S cotland, a n a rea w hich i n s ubstantial c onnections w ith
I rish c onnections a re h owever
a pparent,
S OCIAL A ND S ETTLEMENT O RGANISATION I n
t he
e arlier
N eolithic t he d istribution a nd
o rganisation
o f
s ettlement i s e videnced l argely b y a xe f inds a nd b urial m onuments, c ontrasting t he m ore c lustered p attern o f o ccupation i n C umbria w ith a m ore d ispersed o ne i n t he n orth-east. L ong b arrow s ize, t aken a s a n i ndicator o f t he p otential l abour f orce, w ould s uggest t hat t he E den v alley i n C umbria a nd t he R ede v alley i n N orthumberland w ere m ore p opulous t han o ther a reas. A s i n l ater p eriods, k nown b urial m onuments c ontained o nly a s mall m inority o f t he p opulation, w hich i n n orthern E ngland a s a lso i n Y orkshire a nd L incolnshire w as n ot d ifferentiated t he i nclusion o f p ersonal g rave g oods. T he i ndividual i mportance s tatus o f t hose s o b uried a nd t heir r elevance f or t he s tudy N eolithic s ocial s tructure i s a m atter f or s peculation. A l ack
b y o r o f o f
c orrespondence b etween b arrow s ize a nd t he n umber o f i ndividuals b uried, f ound t hroughout B ritain, t he d eposition o f o nly p arts o f i ndividuals a fter o ther f unerary r ituals h ad b een p erformed e lsewhere a nd t he c losure o r d estruction o f m onuments b efore t hey w ere f ull, m ight s uggest t hat t he t oken d eposition o f h uman r emains i n t he m ortuary
h ouse
f unction o f F rom s ettlement
o r
t he s ite, t he
3 rd
t hroughout
b arrow
e nclosure
a ncillary t o t o
t he
c ontributed
o nly
a
s econdary
s ome s ocial o r r eligious p urpose.
l ater 2 nd m illennium b c
a n
e xtension
t he a rea i s a ccompanied b y m uch g reater
o f
r egional
d iversity, i ncreased i mportance o f t he i ndividual i n b urial p ractice a nd a w ell d efined c hoice o f b urial o ption. D espite t he a ppearance o f c omparatively ' rich' i tems i n g raves, t he a bsence o f a r igid h ierarchy o f w ealth o r o f d efinite g rave ' sets' t ogether w ith t he c omparatively l arge n umber o f s uch ' rich' b ut n on-utilitarian i tems a nd t heir o ccurr ence i n s mall c emeteries i ndicates t hat s ocial d ifferentiation m ay h ave b een l argely f amily b ased a nd d etermined b y a ge a nd p ersonal q ualities.
T he
i mportance o f
a dults,
e specially a dult m ales a nd
t he
i dentification o f s ocial d ifferentiation b y i tems w ith a h igh d egree o f c raft s pecialisation m ay b oth b e a ssociated w ith t he ' secondary p roducts i tems o f
r evolution' s uggested f or t his p eriod. T he d istribution w ealth i n t he g rave i n a reas w hich a re b est r epresented
f unerary r emains m ay b e a f unction o f p opulation d ensity r ather i ndicating a ny ' control' o f s pecific r esources i n t hese a reas. a pparent
p overty o f
C umbria a s
r eflected i n g rave g oods
2 76
i s a
o f b y t han T he
f unction
o f b urial o ption, a nd t he a rea i s n ot n otably d eficient i n o ther c ont emporary a rtifacts f rom n on-funerary c ontexts. C ommunal c onstructions s uch a s h enges a nd s tone c ircles d emonstrate t he w ider s ocial g roupings w hich c ould b e a ctivated f or s pecial p urposes a nd, a s i n t he e arlier p eriod, t he E den v alley i s b est r epresented b y i ts q uantity a nd s ize o f s uch m onuments. S ettlement s ites a re a t p resent i nsufficiently k nown t o p rovide a g uide a s t o c ommunity s ize, b ut t here i s s ome i ndication f rom b oth m onument a nd c emetery s ize t hat l arger s ocial g roups w ere t o b e f ound
i n t he C umbrian l owlands
L ongevity
o f
u se o f v arious
t han e lsewhere i n t he a rea. s ettlement
t ypes a nd t he a bsence
o f
b urial e vidence i n t he M iddle a nd L ate B ronze A ge m ake t he i dentificat ion o f s ocial o rganisation p articularly d ifficult f or t his p eriod. I n t erms o f i ndividual d ifferentiation o r ' status i t m ight b e e xpected t hat a c hange f rom t he p roduction i n t he E arly B ronze A ge o f l argely d isplay o bjects s uch a s d aggers t o t hat o f w eaponry s uch a s s words a nd s hields, w hich m ust b e u sed w ith s kill t o b e o f e ffect, i n t he M iddle a nd L ate B ronze A ge w ould b e a ccompanied b y a c hange i n s tatus a ttribut ion f rom t he r ecognition o f p ersonal q ualities t o t hat o f f ighting p rowess. H owever, b y c omparison w ith a reas f urther s outh t he i nfluence o f t he n ew f ighting t echnology i n t he n orth o f E ngland m ay h ave b een c omparatively s mall. I n t erms o f s ettlement s ites t he a rea i s c haracterised b y a d iversity o f s ettlement t ypes w hich c hange l ittle t hroughout t he p eriod a nd w hich a t l east i n t he n orth-east h ave e vidence
o f
c onsiderable s tability o f g roup s ize
( Jobey
1 980a,
1 5).
T he d istinction b etween t he t wo p arts o f t he a rea a pparent f rom t he 4 th m illennium b c o nwards i s s een i n s ettlement f orm t owards t he e nd o f t he m illennium i n t he d evelopment o f s mall h ill f orts i n t he n orth-east a nd a l ack o f F rom t he
d efended s ettlements t he 4 th t o
p rehistory
i n C umbria.
t he i st m illennium b c t wo t rends a re a pparent
o f n orthern E ngland;
f irst,
a n otable
l ongevity
i n o f
o ccupation i n a reas s ettled i n t he e arlier N eolithic a nd s econd, t he e arly e stablishment o f d iffering t raditions, s ocial c onnections a nd p ossibly s ocial o rganisation i n C umbria a nd t he n orth-east w hich w ere m aintained
t hroughout
t he p eriod.
2 77
A bbreviations
A A A C
A rchaeologia A eliana .
A lnwick C atalogue
A nt.J.
A ntiquaries J ournal
A rch.
A rchaeologia
A rch.Camb.
A rchaeologia C ambrensis
A rch.J.
A rchaeological J ournal
B AP
J .
B AR
B ritish A rchaeological R eports
B B
W .
B NFC
B arrow N aturalists
C BA
C ouncil
C BA G roup 3 N ews.
A rchaeological N ewsbulletin f or C BA R egional
A bercromby:
G reenwell:
B ronze A ge P ottery
B ritish B arrows
( 1912)
( 1877)
F ield C lub
f or B ritish A rchaeology
G roup 3 C leveland, C umbria, l and, T yne a nd W ear'
D urham,
N orthumber-
C W
T ransactions o f t he C umberland a nd W estmorland A ntiquarian a nd A rchaeological S ociety
D AJ
D erbyshire A rchaeological J ournal
E dinburgh c at.
C atalogue o f o f
H BNC J BAA
t he N ational M useum o f A ntiquities
S cotland N ew e d.
( 1892)
H istory o f
t he B erwickshire N aturalists C lub
J ournal
t he B ritish A rchaeological
o f
A ssociation JRSAI
J ournal o f
t he R oyal S ociety o f A ntiquaries
o f
I reland N at.Hist.Trans.North.
a nd D urham N atural H istory T ransactions
o f N orthumberland
a nd D urham N ew Phytol.
N ew P hy ologist
N CH
N orthumberland C ounty H istory
P hil.Trans.Roy.Soc.
P hilosophical T ransactions
o f
t he R oyal S ociety
o f L ondon P PS
P roceedings
2 78
o f
t he P rehistoric S ociety
P PSEA
P roceedings
o f
t he P rehistoric S ociety o f E ast
Anglia PRIA
P roceedings
o f
t he R oyal I rish A cademy
P roc.Roy.Soc.
P roceedings
o f
t he R oyal S ociety o f L ondon
P roc.Yorks.Geol.Soc.
P roceedings
o f
t he Y orkshire G eological S ociety
P SA
P roceedings
o f
t he S ociety o f A ntiquaries
o f
o f
t he S ociety o f A ntiquaries
o f
L ondon P SAN
P roceedings
N ewcastle-upon-Tyne P SAS
P roceedings
o f
t he S ociety o f A ntiquaries
o f
S cotland R CHM W est.
R oyal C ommission o n H istorical M onuments, W estmorland
TAASDN
T ransactions
o f
t he A rchitectural a nd
A rchaeological S ociety o f D urham a nd N orthumberland T rans.Dumfries
a nd G alloway T ransactions
o f
t he _ Dumfries
a nd G alloway
N atural H istory a nd Antiquarian S ociety U JA
U lster J ournal o f A rchaeology
V CH
V ictoria C ounty H istory
W AN
W iltshire A rchaeological M agazine
Y AJ
Y orkshire A rchaeological J ournal
M useum A lnwick
A lnwick C astle
A shmolean.
A shmolean M useum ,
B M
B ritish M useum,
B owes
T he B owes M useum ,
C oniston
R uskin M useum
D urham
D epartment
O xford
L ondon B arnard C astle
o f A rchaeology c ollections,
T he O ld
F ulling M ill E dinburgh
N ational M useum o f Antiquities
H artlepool
G ray A rt G allery a nd M useum
2 79
o f
S cotland
K endal
K endal T own M useum ( collections t o
t he A bbot H all M useum,
K eswick
F itz P ark M useum
N ewcastle
M useum o f
P itt-Rivers
P itt-Rivers M useum ,
P P
P rivate
A ntiquities
p ossession
2 80
O xford
n ow t ransferred
K endal)
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1 970. E xcavations a t t he s cooped s ettlement H etha B urn I , H ethpool, N orthumberland. T AASDN 2 . 1 971. S ome d ecorated s ocketed a xes i n C anon G reenwell's c ollection. Y AJ 4 2 ( for 1 967-70) 2 67-72.
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1 878. N otes o n s ome p eat d eposits a t K ildale a nd W est H artlepool. T he G eological M agazine ( n.s.) D ecade I I, V ol.5,
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A t in-bronze i n B ell-beaker a ssociation.
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A r adiocarbon-dated p ollen d iagram f rom V alley
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t he d ating o f g old
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R ecent
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C W ( 2)
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W ooler.
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AA ( 4)
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A p rehistoric g rave a t H augh
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T he h ill-fort o n C arrock F ell.
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AA
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A r are f lint f rom D arlington.
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2 09-10.
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A A ( 4)
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T he e xcavation o f
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N eolithic c airns
D uddo s tone C rawford 0 .G.S.
C ross
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c ircle.
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H BNC 2 7
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A P rehistoric S ettlement o n W alney I sland, C W ( 2)
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A rch.
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T he L lynfawr a nd o ther
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I rish B ronze A ge
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J RSAI
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A r eview o f r esearch.
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W estmorland: h istory. W alker D .
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W arren S .H.,
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C ambridge.
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R adiocarbon:
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E dinburgh. W ebster R .A.,
1 971.
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W eiss K .,
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A r e-worked f lint
l and.
A A ( 5)
1 860.
T he h istory a nd t opography o f t he c ounties o f
5 ,
a xe f rom M ilfield,
N orthumber-
2 03-4.
C umberland a nd W estmoreland.
3 23
P ontefract.
W hite J .P.
a nd M odjeska N .,
1 978.
' Where d o a ll t he s tone t ools g o?'
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A ncient l og c offins
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1 977.
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C urrent A rchaeology 6 5,
1 67-
C urrent A rchaeology 7 0 a nd 7 1,
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1 944.
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1 822.
W ilson W .,
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1 978.
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1 ,
R adley,
1 -17.
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The Later Prehistory of Northern England Cumbria, Northumberland and Durham from the Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age
Rosemary Annable
Part ii
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B.A.R. 160 (II), 1987: 'The Later Prehistory of Northern England' Part II
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C ONTENTS P art i i C atalogues a nd C atalogues
t ables
N umber 1
S ites w ith e vidence
3 25
2
o f t he n orth o f E ngland S ources f or d istribution o f M esolithic f lint w ork
3
s ites S tone a xes
3 33 3 34
4
F lint
3 73
5
J ade a xes
6
S ources u sed i n c ompiling
7
V I, X V a nd X VIII i mplements t hroughout B ritain P etrology r esults f rom t he n orth o f E ngland
3 77 3 79
C umbrian c lubs
3 80
8
f or
t he p ost-glacial e nvironment
a xes
3 76 t he d istributions
a nd a xes w ith b utt
o f G roup
f acets
9 1 0
G roup V I r ough-outs f ound o utside C umbria P ossible a ssociations o f s tone a nd f lint a xes
1 1
L eaf
1 2 1 3
T ransverse a rrowheads B arbed a nd t anged a rrowheads
( other
t han h oards)
3 81 3 82
a rrowheads
3 84 3 85 3 85
1 3a
F lint
1 4 1 5
N eolithic p ottery N eolithic b urials
1 6 1 7
S tone S ites
1 8 1 9 2 0
H enges M ace-heads B attle-axes
4 12 4 16 4 17
2 1 2 2
Axe-hammers B ronze A ge m etalwork
4 19 4 31
2 3
L ate B ronze A ge
2 4
C airns
t he
s catters
3 89 3 92 3 98
c ircles l isted b y B url o r T hom, c ategory o f
a nd
' stone
4 04 n ot
i ncluded u nder
c ircles
4 11
b urials
4 67
c airnfields
4 68
T ables N umber 1
V ariations
i n c limate a nd v egetation i n B ritain i n t he
L ate-Glacial a nd P ost-Glacial r epresented
p eriods
2
Z ones
i n p ollen d iagrams
3 4
C hronology o f c learance a ctivity R adiocarbon d eterminations f or t he e lm d ecline i n
5
P eriods
6
N umber
7
N umbers
8
F lint
E ngland
4 74
n orthern E ngland o f
9 1 0
a xes
t o
p ossible h uman 4 83
i n p etrological
c ategories 1 -5
o f G roup V I a xes k nown i n B ritain
s catters
S ize o f
4 78 4 82
v egetation c hange d ue
i nterference o f
4 73
f rom n orthern
4 85 4 86
s tone c ircles
E arly B ronze A ge
4 84
4 89
b urials
4 90
R eferences
a nd n otes
f or T able 1 0
5 41
1 1
N umbers
B eaker a nd E BA b urials
5 88
1 2
B urial c ontexts
o f
5 89
13 14 (15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32
33 34 35 36 37 38 38a 39 39a 39b 40a 40b 40c 40d 41 42 43 44 44a 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
53 54 55 56 57
Classification of burial sites according to context Flat cist cemeteries Burial contexts: associated rites and grave goods Beaker graves in the north-east Burials with(?) Beakers in the north-east Complete Beakers of unknown context from the north_.east Beaker graves in Cumbria Complete Beakers of unknown context from Cumbr.ia Beaker burial contexts and associated burial rite Beaker types found in association in graves Beaker burial contexts and associated Beaker types Range and frequency of occurrence of Clarke's Beaker types Beaker burials with other grave goods Food vessel types found in association in graves Food vessel types in the north-east Food vessel types in Cumbria Food vessel burials in the north-east Burials w.ith(?) food vessels in the north-east Complete food vessels of unknown context from the north-east Food vessel burial rite Food vessel burials with other grave goods Food vessel burial contexts Food vessel associations in graves Food vessel burials in Cumbria Burials with(?) food vessels in Cumbria Complete food vessels of unknown context from Cumbria Food vessel urn burials Food vessel urns of unknown context Food vessel urn burial contexts Urn burials in the north-east Urns of unknown context from the north-east Urn burials-in Cumbria Urns of unknown context from Cumbria Collared urns typical of ·Longworth's NW style Possible urn burials Burials with flint artifacts Burials with flint knives Flint ·knives with burials: other associations Burials with flint assemblages Burials with flint scrapers Burials with flint flakes Burials with jet necklaces and beads Types of jet necklaces and beads found with burials Burials with jet buttons, rings and fragments Dagger and knife-dagger burials Other grave goods - bronze - bone and antler - beads and ochre - stone EBA burial sites with artifacts in stratigraphic relationship Radiocarbon dates for EBA pottery References for Table 54 and Table 56 Beaker types from dated contexts Chronological scheme used for metalwork from the north of England
590 594 595 598 600 600 601 601 602 603 604 605 606 606 607 608 609 612 612 613 613 614 615 615 616 616 617 619 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 627 628 629 630 627 631 633 634 635 636
637 638 639 640 641 642 644 648 650
C ATALOGUE 1 S ites w ith e vidence f or t he p ost-glacial e nvironment o f t he N orth o f E ngland ( The f ollowing s ite n umbers a re u sed t hroughout t he t ext a nd a lso i n Map 6 ). * Sequences w ith r adiocarbon d eterminations
1
A bbot M oss
NY 5 11434 P ennington ( 1970) W alker ( 1966)
2
A keld
N T 9 65305
S teads
M iket 3 *
A ngle T arn,
B owfell
( 1976)
NY 2 406 P ennington
4
B ald C rag, U pper
S quires
B arfield T arn
S D
( 1970)
1 08870 P ennington
6
B arnscar
( 1975)
S D 1 597 W alker
7 *
& ( 1970)
NY 8 14261
T eesdale 5 *
( 1969b)
B ishop M iddleham
( 1965a)
N Z 3 24304 B artley e t a l ( 1976) R adiocarbon 1 5 ( 1973)
8
B lack B and,
U pper
4 5
NY 8 09269 S quires
( 1970)
B lack H ill, U pper T eesdale
N Y 8 15280 S quires
( 1970)
1 0*
B lea T arn, L angdale
NY 2 93044 P ennington ( 1964) & ( 1970) R adiocarbon 1 5 ( 1973) 5 57-8
1 1*
B lelham B og
NY 3 66006
T eesdale 9
P ennington ( 1970) O ldfield ( 1970) R adiocarbon 6 ( 1964) 1 2
B lelham T arn
NY 3 65005 P ennington
1 3
B lind T arn
S D 2 63967 P ennington
3 25
( 1965a)
( 1964)
1 21
1 4
B og H ill, M oor
H ouse
N Y 7 69328 J ohnson & D unham ( 1963)
1 5*
B ollihope B og,
W eardale NY 9 834 R oberts,
1 6
B owness C ommon
B radford K aims
1 9
B rant R ake M oss
B roadgate F ell, n r R idsdale
2 0
( 1966)
N U 1 631 B artley
1 8
S D
( 1966)
1 49988 P ennington
( 1970)
NY 9 085 B lackburn
B urnhope
( 1953)
N Z 1 948 R aistrick & B lackburn
2 1*
B urnmoor T arn
2 3
C atton C arr
C old F ell
( Hartleyburn
C ommon) 2 4
2 5
2 6
C olt C rag
C oom R igg M oss
C ranberry B og
( 1932)
N Y 1 804 P ennington
2 2
( 1973)
N Y 2 06619 W alker
1 7
T urner & W ard
( 1965a)
& ( 1970)
NY 8 28577 R aistrick & B lackburn
( 1932)
NY 6 055 P recht
( 1953)
NY 9 378 R aistrick & B lackburn N Y 6 979 C hapman
( 1932)
( 1964)
N Z 2 32545 T urner & K ershaw ( 1973)
2 7
2 8
C ronkley F ell, U pper T eesdale C ronkley P astures, V pper T eesdale
N Y 8 43287 S quires
( 1970)
1 56-7
• NY 8 57288 S quires
( 1970)
1 00-112
2 9
C ross F ell
NY 7 06354 G odwin & C lapham ( 1951)
3 0
D ead C rook/Dead C rook M oss
NY 8 02305 . T urner e t a l
3 1*
3 2
D evoke W ater
D rigg
( 1973)
S D 1 58969 P ennington
( 1964)
S D 0 698 P ennington
( 1965b)
3 26
& ( 1970)
3 3
3 4
3 5
D ubby M oss
N Y 7 99306 T urner e t a l
( 1973)
D ufton M oss, U pper T eesdale
N Y 8 72293 S quires
E henside T arn
N Y 0 03071 P ennington ( 1970) W alker ( 1966)
( 1970)
7 7-99
& ( 1975)
3 6
E llerside M oss
S D 3 581 P ennington ( 1970) O ldfield & S tatham ( 1963)
3 7
E mbleton 's B og
N U 1 65297 B artley
3 8*
3 9
4 0
4 1
4 2
E nnerdale W ater
E skmeals
E sthwaite B asin
F oolmire S ike M oss
F otherley M oss
( 1966)
N Y 1 015 P ennington ( 1975) R adiocarbon 1 6 ( 1974) R adiocarbon 2 1 ( 1979) S D 0 75935 P ennington
( 1970)
N Z 0 15575 R aistrick & B lackburn
F oulshaw M oss
S D 4 882 S mith A .G. ( 1959) P ennington ( 1970) B arnes J .A . ( 1904)
4 4
F ox E arth G ill, U pper T eesdale
NY 8 42282 S quires
4 6
4 7
4 8
4 9
F urness M oss, U pper T eesdale G lasson M oss
G lasson S hore
G oatswater
G reenmines, U pper T eesdale
( 1961)
( 1973)
4 3*
4 5
& ( 1975)
S D 3 697 F ranks & P ennington NY 8 04303 T urner e t a l
( 1970)
. NY 8 00305 T urner e t a l N Y 2 41596 W alker
( 1966)
N Y 2 61605 W alker
( 1966)
S D 2 66977 P ennington N Y 8 08265 S quires
3 27
2 46-7 2 19-20
1 13-132
( 1973)
( 1964)
( 1970)
1 57-8
( 1932)
5 0*
H ard H ill, M oor H ouse
5 1*
H artlepool
NY 7 27331 J ohnson & D unham ( 1963) N Z 5 032 T ooley
5 2*
5 3
5 4*
5 5*
5 6*
5 7*
5 8*
( 1975)
& ( 1978b)
H averigg ( Buried p alaeosol)
S D 1 578 R adiocarbon 1 1
H eathery B urn M oor
NY 9 048 R aistrick & B lackburn
H elsington M oss
H elton T arn
H igh F oulshaw M oss
H oughton G range
H utton H enry
( 1969)
S D 4 888 S mith A .G. P ennington
( 1959) ( 1970)
S D 4 20849 S mith A .G. P ennington
( 1958) ( 1970)
6 5
N Z 3 450 R adiocarbon 1 1(1969)
6 3-4
N Z 4 135 B artley e t a l
( 1976)
K entmere
NY 4 803 W alker ( 1955) P ennington ( 1970)
6 0
K ilhope L aw
NY 8 044 R aistrick & B lackburn
K irkby T hore
NY 6 45252 W alker & L ambert
6 2
L angdale C ombe
N Y 2 62083 W alker ( 1965) P ennington ( 1970)
6 3
L oft C rag
N Y 2 75075 F ell ( 1954b) C lough ( 1973)
6 4
L ong C rag, U pper T eesdale
NY 8 35255 S quires
( 1970)
L onglee M oor
N U 1 56195 B artley
( 1966)
6 5
6 6
L oughrigg T arn
( 1927-32)
S D 4 683 G odwin ( 1961) R adiocarbon 3 ( 1961)
5 9
6 1
5 88
N Y 3 45045 P ennington
3 28
( 1932)
( 1955)
1 44-152
( 1965a)
6 7
L oweswater
N Y 1 25125 P ennington
6 8
L ow T arn
NY 1 63093 P ennington
6 9
M ickleden
7 0
N Y 2 65070 W alker
M ickle F ell, U pper T eesdale
7 1
M ire H oles,
U pper
7 3
M öckerkin T arn
M oorthwaite M oss
( 1970)
( 1965b)
NY 8 10249 S quires
T eesdale 7 2*
( 1965a)
( 1970)
1 60-162
( 1970)
1 33-143
NY 8 49267 S quires
N Y 0 83232 P ennington
( 1965a)
N Y 5 10510 W alker ( 1966) P ennington ( 1970)
7 4*
7 5
M orden C arr
M uckle M oss
N Z 3 21253 B artley e t a l
( 1976)
NY 8 05666 R aistrick & B lackburn P earson ( 1960)
•7 6*
7 7*
7 8
N easham
N easham
N Z 3 210 B lackburn ( 1952 R adiocarbon 1 ( 1959) F en
N ewbiggin C arr
N Z 3 32106 B artley e t a l
( 1932)
6 6
( 1976)
N Z 3 188 R aistrick & B lackburn
7 9
8 0
8 1
.
N ewton B ewley
N ichols M oss
N unstainton C arrs
N Z 4 64274 M itchell e t a l •3 D 4 483 S mith A .G.
8 3
O ulton M oss
O ut D ubs T arn
N Z 3 20295
NY 2 54513 W alker
P restwick C arr
( 1965a)
( 1957)
N Z 1 872 R aistrick 3 29
( 1976)
( 1966)
S D 3 67948 P ennington F ranks
8 4
( 1973)
( 1959)
B artley e t a l 8 2
( 1932)
&B lackburn
( 1932)
8 5
8 6*
8 7*
8 8
8 9*
Q uagrigg M oss
R avenglass
N Y 2 107 P ennington
S D 0 896 R adiocarbon 1 1
R ed S ike M oss, W iddybank F ell
N Y 8 18293 T urner e t a l
R ed T arn
N Y 2 67037 P ennington
R ed T arn M oss
9 1
9 2*
9 3
R usland M oss
R ydal W ater
S t.
B ees
S alt H olme
( 1969)
( 1973)
( 1964)
S D 3 588 D ickinson
( 1975)
N Y 3 55063 P ennington N X 9 62116 W alker
( 1965a)
( 1970)
( 1966)
N Z 5 03237 M itchell e t a l
( 1973)
9 4*
S caleby M oss
NY 4 31635 G odwin e t'al ( 1957) W alker ( 1966) P ennington ( 1970)
9 5*
S eathwaite T arn
S D 2 53988 P ennington
9 6
9 7
9 8
9 9*
S edgefield
S heraton
S houlthwaite M oss
S ilverdale M oss
( 1964)
( 1973)
N Z 4 52354 M itchell e t a l
( 1973)
NY 3 020 P ennington S D 4 575 O ldfield
( 1965a)
( 1960)
S kelsmergh T arn
S D 5 34966 W alker ( 1955) P ennington ( 1970)
1 01
S lapestone S ike M oss,
N Z 8 20306
1 02*
S mall W ater
& ( 1970)
N Z 3 53281 M itchell e t a l
1 00
W iddybank F ell
5 88
c NY 3 315 P ennington
9 0*
( 1975)
T urner e t a l N Y 4 55100 P ennington
3 30
( 1973)
( 1970)
1 03*
S teward
S hield M eadow
N Y 9 83438 R oberts,
1 04
T arn W adling
T hirlmere
( 1964)
NY 3 118 P ennington
. 1 06*
T horpe B ulmer
( 1965a)
T hrang M oss
& ( 1970)
N Z 4 53354 B artley e t a l
1 07*
( 1973)
N Y 4 85445 W alker
1 05
T urner & W ard
( 1976)
S D 5 077 O ldfield ( 1960) P ennington ( 1970)
1 08
T hunacarr K nott
NY 2 7400814 P ennington
1 09*
U llswater
( 1973)
N Y 4 220 P ennington
( 1975)
1 10*
U pper V alley B og, M oor H ouse
N Y 7 63331 •Johnson & D unham ( 1963 R adiocarbon 1 5 ( 1973) 5 59-560
1 11
U rswick T arn
S D 2 773 O ldfield_&
1 12
W alney I sland O ldfield
1 13
S tatham ( 1963)
W askerley
( 1965)
N Z 0 545 R aistrick & B lackburn
1 14
1 15*
1 16
W eelfoot M oss, U pper T eesdale
N Y 8 14291 T urner e t a l
W eelhead M oss, U pper T eesdale
N Y 8 05305 T urner e t a l ( 1973) R adiocarbon 1 5 ( 1973)
W iddybank F ell, U pper T eesdale
1 17
1 18
1 19
1 20
( 1973)
N Y 8 129 H utchinson
( 1966)
W iddybank F ell, U pper T eesdale
N Y 8 13297 T urner e t a l
( 1973)
W iddybank M oss, U pper T eesdale
N Y 8 15295 T urner e t a l
( 1973)
W igton
NY 2 56495 W alker
W illiamson 's M oss, E skmeals
( 1966)
S D 0 893 P ennington
3 31
( 1932)
( 1975)
5 61-2
1 21*
1 22
1 23
W indermere
W itherslack H all
W ooler W ater
S D 3 999 P ennington
( 1947)
S D 4 36860 S mith A .G. P ennington
( 1958) ( 1970)
c NT 9 928 C lapperton, D urno & S quires
1 24
W reay
N Y 4 45238 W alker
3 32
( 1966)
( 1971)
C ATALOGUE 2
( Map
1 1
)
T he d istribution o f M esolithic f lint-work s ites i n t he n orth o f E ngland h as b een c omplied f rom t he f ollowing s ources:W ymer ( 1977) J ohnson & D unham ( 1963) P PSEA 7 ( 1932-4) P PS 2 ( 1936) P SAN ( 4)
1 88-98
1 61-8
6 ( 1935)
A A ( 4)
1 ( 1925)
A A ( 4)
3 1
A A ( 5)
3 ( 1975)
P roc .
( 1953)
Y orks.
1 49-51
14-5
4 2-7 9 8-114 2 19-21
G eol.
( 1942)
S oc.
C W ( 2)
4 2
C W ( 2)
5 0 ( 1951)
2 0-9
C W ( 2)
6 7
( 1967)
1 -16
C W ( 2)
6 9
( 1969)
4 0-53
C W ( 2)
7 0
( 1970)
2 77-80
C W ( 2)
7 3
( 1973)
4 7-66
C W ( 1)
1 3
( 1894-5)
A A ( 4)
4 8
( 1970)
2 7 p t.
12-121
H arpoon h eads 4 02, p ls.
3 37-46
T ranchet a xes P PS 2 ( 1936)
1 61-8
W ymer ( 1977)
8 6
C W ( 2)
5 5
( 1956). 2 9
3 33
1 ( 1947)
2 3-32
C ATALOGUE
3
S tone A xes f rom t he n orth o f E ngland ( excluding f lint a nd j ade,
s ee C atalogues 4 a nd 5 )
D etails o f a ll s tone a xes r ecorded f rom t he N orth o f E ngland a re c atalogued i n t he f ollowing m anner: C atalogue N umber - t hese n umbers a re u sed i n t he t ext, a lso i n C atalogues 7 ,
F igures a nd
8 a nd 1 0.
P rovenance a nd G rid r eference M easurements o f e ach a xe L ength W eight
( where k nown)
a re l isted i n t he f ollowing o rder:
( cms) / W idth ( cms) / T hickness ( grammes, t o n earest 2 5g)
( cms)
P etrology P etrologically e xamined: v i x viii
G roup V I . Group X VIII
g reenstone t uff
g reenstone t uff M acroscopic e xamination:
T ype
( vi) ( ?vi) ( a)
G roup V I p ossibly G roup V I r ocks d efinitely n ot G roup V I
( b)
n ot k nown
( now l ost/not a vailable f or s tudy e tc.)
( Group V I o nly) " Cumbrian" a xe " Variant" a xe
C u. V ar. C omments R eferences
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C,1
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C W(2)2(1902)418
P PS.30(1964)46
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72
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70
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Provenance
Cu
Type
(vi) (a) (a)
NU 1633
NU 0545
NY 9880
NZ 04975514 (b)
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(vi)
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NU 0618
NZ 391597
NZ 0336
NU 0429
NU 107254
NU 107254
NT 908352
NU 1800
NU 1800
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cutting edge missing
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frag. :butt and side facets
butt facet
body scored: cutting edge battered
wide side facets
Comments
CBA.Group 3 News 15(1977)14-5
PSAN(4)5(1932)328
PSAN(4)7(1936)246
PSAN(2)8(1897)98, 105-6,fig.
AC.17
PSAN(3)7(1917)194-6 fig. AA(4)31(1953)112
PSAN(4)5(1932)329
References
New.1932.67
New.1936.12
Alnwick 1880.33
Sunderland 159.1972
New.1949.3
New.1983. 7
New.1973. 7
Alnwick Estates Office
New.1975.16
New.1932. 76
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M iddlesborough
S underland 2 4 .1944 P SAN(2)3(1889)3
E dinburgh c at.(1892)38 40 / 1
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D ixon(1903)149,fig.11
E dinburgh A .9402 r e-worked
1 956.278.A N ewcastle c ompletely , g round
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C ATALOGUE 5
J ade a xes
C umbria K irkby- L onsdale, s urface o f A dd! p asture S D 6 27790 L th . 8 .53 c m , W th . 3 .59 c m , T h . 1 .99 c m , W t . 9 6g . P ointed b utt , b evelled e dges T ype I I B S ea—green S ectioned : j adeite & f eldspar J ones e t a l .(1977) n o.99 , p 1 .23;
2 89 , 2 92 C raven M useum , S kipton D 3 205
P enrith B eacon N Y 5 231 L th . 1 5 .1 c m , W th . 5 .9 c m , T h . 3 .25 c m , W t . 3 75g . R ounded b utt , b evelled e dges T ype I IB D ark o live g reen S ectioned 1 955 : n o r eport k nown E vans : A SI ( 1897) 1 04 N ewcastle 1 956 .279 A ? Kendal l ocal ( or e thnographic s pecimen ? ) S D 5 192 L th . 1 1 .4 c m , W th . 5 .3 c m , T h . 2 .8 c m , W t . 2 25g . P ointed b utt , b evelled e dges T ype I IC V ery d ark g reen t o b lack U npublished K endal T own M useum
N orth—east H artlepool N Z 5 032 L th . 8 .45 c m , W th . 4 .15 c m , T h . 2 .5 c m , W t . 1 25g . R ounded b utt , b evelled e dges T ype I IB P ale g reen, m ottled U npublished G ray M useum & A rt G allery , H artlepool
3 76
C ATALOGUE 6 S ources u sed i n c ompiling t he d istributions o f G roup V i, X V a nd X VIII i mplements t hroughout B ritain ( Maps 7 7-79)
P etrological i dentification T he s outh-west:
c omprising B erkshire,
G loucestershire,
S omerset, W iltshire a nd t he C hannel I slands.
C ornwall, D evon,
D orset,
( Hampshire, o riginally i ncluded i n t his a rea, n ow c omes u nder t he s outh-east a rea i mplement p etrology g roup) K eiller,
Y orkshire
P iggot & Wallis
S tone & W allis
( 1947)
S tone & W allis
( 1951)
( 1941)
E vens,
G rinsell, P iggott & W allis
E vens,
S mith & W allis
( 1962)
( 1972)
( First r eport) K een & R adley
E ast A nglia:
( 1971)
c omprising N orfolk,
S uffolk,
C ambridgeshire a nd
E ssex C lough & G reen
( 1972)
L incolnshire, N ottinghamshire & R utland C ummins & M oore
( 1973)
D erbyshire a nd L eicestershire M oore & C ummins
( 1974)
L ancashire & C heshire U npublished p etrological r esults, b y c ourtesy o f D .J. R obinson, G rosvenor M useum, C hester
W ales U npublished r ecords o f t he W elsh I mplement P etrology C ommittee, b y c ourtesy o f C .H. H oulder, a nd M onmouthshire, A berystwyth.
M iddlesex C eloria
( 1974)
3 77
R CAHM W ales
S cotland L ivens
( 1961)
U npublished r ecords, b y c ourtesy o f t he N ational M useum A ntiquities, E dinburgh. N orth o f E ngland:
c omprising C umbria, N orthumberland & D urham .
A s mall n umber o f u npublished m useum r ecords o f p etrological r esults. ( Catalogue 7 )
M acroscopic _ i dentification N orth o f E ngland A s d escribed i n P art i .
( Catalogue 3 )
L ancashire s outh-of-the-Sands a nd Y orkshire M anby ( 1965) M anby ( 1979) S cotland F rame ( 1978) I sle o f M an K invig ( 1950) G eneral F ell
( 1964)
3 78
7
C atalogue
P etrology r esults f rom t he n orth o f E ngland:
a xes
S ettlement s ite E henside T arn
( 3)
E henside T arn
( 6)
o r
( 7)
V I
S W557/Cumb.
6
V I
S W556/Cumb.
5
B ER 2
S ingle f inds N orth-east 4 2
C ornhill
V I
7 1
F ulwell
V I
11
M urton
V I
12
M urton
I X
1 41
S underland
c oarse s andstone
1 58
W ashington
X VIII
( ungrouped)
C umbria n ear V I
1 91
B eckermet
2 27
D erwentwater
2 46
G range o ver S ands
2 96
L eece
V I
2 98
L indale-in-Cartmel
g reenstone
3 20
n r.
3 26
O utgate
V I
L a.40
3 60
S eascale
V I
S W531
3 99
W alney I sland,
5 27
V I
S W269
4 00
W alney I sland,
5 26
V I
S W268
V I t uff
t uff
M illom
3 79
S W I141/Cumb. S W270/Lanc.
1 7 3
( probably C ornish) S W867/Cumb.
7
L a 5 1
C atalogue
8
" Cumbrian c lubs" I n h oards:
B elmont
S ettlement s ite:
S ingle f inds: A xe N os.
( 3)
E henside T arn ( 6)
C umbria
1 91,
1 97,
2 15,
2 28, 2 44,
2 52, 2 63,
3 22,
3 33,
3 36,
3 50,
4 20, 4 21.
3 76,
2 77,
2 96,
3 04, 3 06, 3 16,
A xes w ith b utt f acets N orth-east A xe N os.
1,
1 4,
2 7,
1 67,
1 69.
2 28,
2 54,
3 3,
3 4,
7 9,
9 7,
1 02,
18,
1 21,
1 22,
1 23,
C umbria A xe N os.
2 92,
2 96,
3 03,
3 07,
3 80
3 16,
3 22,
3 31,
3 55.
1 45,
C ATALOGUE 9 G roup V I r ough-outs f ound o utside C umbria ( Measurements a re g iven i n t he o rder g rammes)
L th./Wth./Thickness/Weight i n c ms a nd
L ancashire M orecambe 3 2.5/-/1/1750g
( VI)
S lyne
( VI)
w ell-shaped & p repared
C W(2)50(1950)10 M anby 1 965, 2 6 C W(2)62(1962)20 H anby 1 965, 2 6
2 0.3/-/-/Y orkshire K eighley
V I
? r ough-out, r eworked:
o r
b utt b roken
M anby M anby
1 965, 1 979,
P PS 3 7 f ig.
2 6 7 2,
( 1971)
3 .
?R ipon, W akeman 's H ouse
V I
M anby
1 979,
7 2
?R ipon, W akeman 's H ouse
( VI)
Manby
1 979,
7 2
Manby
1 979,
7 2
S carborough
( VI)
T horpe F ell
( VI)
( 13.4)/7.8/3/W est L uttons
( VI)
S cotland A nnan, D umfries 1 4. 4 /5 . 2/-/-
V I
O verton, 3 1/10/4.
D umfries 10g
? r ough-out, r eworked:
o r
F rag.
C W(2)63(1963)53,fig.1.1 Manby 1 965, 2 6 Manby
L ivens
D UM 2
F rame
( VI)
f ig.3.1
1 9,27
1 979,
7 2
1 959,
5 9,fig.2
1 978,99
6 /2
T erregles, C airnsmore, D umfries 2 0.2/9.5/5.1/1100g B allure, K intyre 2 5.8/7.4/4.3/966g
( VI)
C rawford,
( VI)
L anarks.
T ruckell 1 965, f ig. F rame 1 978,100
( VI)
w ell-flaked & p repared
S cott M anby F rame
1 969,fig.90r 1 965, 2 6 1 978,99
M anby
1 965,26
F rame
1 978,100
1
3 9.8/9.7/6.3/2525g ( VI)
R oxburgh W ell F ield,
s mall r ough-out o r f lake
C amphouse F arm ,
J edburgh
( VI)
E dinburgh A F
1 059
1 6. 15.2/2.8/240g M ochram ,
W igtown
P SAS 5 0(1915-16)63,fig.1
( VI)
M anby
1 965,26
E dinburgh A F 6 40
3 81
C ATALOGUE 1 0 P ossible a ssociations o f s tone a nd f lint a xes ( Axe N os. ( 1)
( other t han h oards)
r efer t o C atalogues 3 & 4 )
A xe f inds p ossibly c onnected w ith m onuments a nd s ites
A xe N o. 4 5 0 5 5 8 9 1 56
N orth-east A lnwick,
B roomhill
D ewley L ane, T hrockley E ast T hirston M oor K ennel H all K nowe W arkworth M oor
-
n ear a ncient e nclosures f rom a t umulus
-
i n a s mall, c ircular c amp I A/RB s ettlement o n a h eap o f s tones; p ossibly a c learance c airn o r a b urial c airn
C umbria 2 05
B ristowe H ill,
1 96
K eswick
-
i n a d itch 3 t o 5 f eet d eep, f illed u p w ith o ther m ixed f inds, i ncluding q uern f ragments, s tone b locks a nd a s tone " saucer" o r
B onfire S car c ave
-
w ith p ossible r ubbing s tones, f lints, a nimal a nd h uman r emains a nd i ron o bjects
2 11
C astlerigg
-
n ear t he s tone c ircle
3 60
G reycrofts
2 07
H altcliff,
s tone c ircle C aldbeck
c utting t hrough a m eadow ,
t he " site
o f a ncient d wellings" H oard
H igh H aume
2 65
H irdwood,
B ank E nd
-
" upon t he f oundations o f a n o ld b uilding" f rom a d ouble c oncentric s tone c ircle; p ossibly a b urial c airn
2 70
H olmrook
-
l ying " by a v ery a ncient r oad" u nder 2 1 f eet o f p eat
2 99
L ittle S alkeld
-
n ear t he s tone c ircle
3 19
M ayburgh, E amont B ridge -
H oard 3 29
( 2)
u nder t he t urf
M ossgarth
-
w ooden p latform? o r s tructure
P ennington
-
f ield w ith e arthworks
S owerby W ood 3 89
e ntrance t o t he h enge,
U rswick,
B olton C hapel
• -
4 ft b elow t he s urface " probably t he b ed o f a n a ncient t arn" f ield w ith e arthworks
F unerary s ites
F lint
1
B roomhill,
F ord C LXXXVIII
c hip o f a p olished f lint a xe, f ound i n p atches o f b urnt e arth, c alcined b ones, c harcoal, s herds a nd f lints b eneath a r ound b arrow
1 55
f ragment o f a p olished g reenstone a xe
W arden L aw
o n o ld g round s urface o n S .E.
s ide o f
r ound b arrow w ith f lint f lakes, a nd c hippings 2 17
C rosby G arrett C LXXIV
-
c ores
f ragment o f p olished a xe, w ith s herds a nd f aunal r emains b eneath a n o val b arrow
( 3)
A xes f ound w ith o ther a rtifacts 1 71
A glionby, W aterloo H ill E henside T arn
s and p it w ith o ther p rehistoric f inds e sp. b urial u rns ( Table 1 0, n os. 9 55-962) a xes, g rinding s tones a nd w ooden o bjects f rom ? settlement s ite
2 38
E skmeals, s outh s ite ( Williamson 's Moss)
f lint i ndustry
2 44
G osforth,
r ubbing o r p olishing s tones
7 6 2 64 F lint 2 0
K ell B ank
G reymore H ill F arm
f lint s catter
H igh S ellafield
f lint s catter
H owl J ohn
f lint s catter
3 57
S eascale,
B ailey G round
3 58
S eascale, H all S enna
f lint s catter
3 59
S eascale,
f lint s catter
f lint s catter
S toney-How
W alney I sland,
s andhills-
f lint s catter
W alney I sland,
s andygap -
f lint s catter
W alney I sland,
lint s H illock W hins f catter
3 83
C ATALOGUE 1 1 L eaf a rrowheads:
s ingle f inds
( Leaf a rrowheads
f ound a mongst f lint s catters a re
l isted i n T able 8 ) .
N orth-east N r. A lnwick
N U 1 912
P SAN
B lackton
N Z 4 08258
B owes 1 957.226
B ollihope C ommon
NY 9 733
B owes
B udle B ay/Ross L inks
N U 1 436
G reen
C raster
N U 2 519
P SAN ( 3)10(1923)271, A A ( 3)20(1923) x xi
C rimdon D ene
N Z 4 84365
T rans.North.Nat.Union I
( 4)9(1942)97
( 1977)
( 1936)
2 07-16,
f ig.
E astgate, F linty F ield
NY 9 538
G reen
E astgate,
N Y 9 54386
A A
F inchdale
N Z 2 646
G reen
( 1977)
H amsterley
N Z 0 90333
G reen
( 1977)
H auxley
N U 2 703
G reen
( 1977)
H orden
N Z 4 50415
P PSEA 7 ( 1932-4)
K ilhope L aw
N Y 8 20449
AA
N Z 1 70458
G reen
( 1977)
L ow F arnham
N T 9 78029
G reen
( 1977)
L yne H ill
N Z 3 090
P PSEA 7 ( 1932-4)
N r. M arden
N Z 4 065
G reen
N r.
N Z 2 115
B owes 1 957.23
P olice F ield
L anchester,
H ollybush
P iercebridge
( 1977)
( 4)31(1953)
1 06
( 4)31(1953)
1 88-98
1 12
1 88-98
( 1977)
B owes 1 958.1796 Q uarry H ouse
N Z 3 563
AA(4)19(1941)
R ookhope,
N Y 9 24434
A A
R yton
N Z 1 564
G reen
W est D enton
N Z 1 866
N ewcastle
B ankfoot
3 84
3 19-23
( 4)31(1953)
1 12-6 1 10
( 1977) 1 961.4
C umbria E denvalley
c NY 5 541
G reen
( 1977)
K ilhope L aw
N Y 8 19449
G reen
( 1977)
U nderbarrow S car
S D 4 880
G reen
( 1977)
W asdale S crees
N Y 1 605
W hitehaven
Y ealand
S D 5 074
C W(2)37(1937)155-6,
f ig.
3 .
L eaf a rrowhead w ith b urials B roomhill, F ord C LXXXVIII
s ee C atalogue 1 5 F ound w ith f lint c hippings, a f ragment o f a f lint a xe a nd G rimston-Lyles H ill s herds.
C ATALOGUE 1 2 T ransverse a rrowheads:
s ingle f inds
( Transverse a rrowheads f ound a mongst f lint s catters a re l isted i n T able 8 ) N orth-east B eadnell
N U 2 329
A A
B lackhall's
N Z 4 739
G reen
( 1977)
C rook,
N Z 1 65345
B owes
1 961.40
H owl J ohn
N Y 9 65390
A A
L ow F arnham
N T 9 78029
G reen
R ookhope,
N Y 9 24434
A A
S D 0 894
C W(2)38(1938)311-2,
R umby H ill
B ankfoot
( 4)50(1972)291
( 4)31(1953)
1 06
( 1977)
( 4)31(1953)
1 10
C umbria E skmeals
P l.
T ransverse a rrowhead w ith b urial W ooler
s ee E BA B urials C atalogue , T able 1 0, n o.620. W ith f ood v essel a nd o ther f lints.
C ATALOGUE 1 3 B arbed a nd t anged a rrowheads: ( Barbed a nd t anged a rrowheads
s ingle f inds f ound a mongst f lint s catters a re l isted i n
T able 8 ) . N orth-east A lnwick
N U 1 912 3 85
P SAN
( 4)8(1939)
1 48
A llendale C ommon
N Y 8 651
P SAN
A ncroft
N T 9 945
G reen
N U 1 834
N ewcastle 1 922.6
B irtley
N Y 8 778
A A
B udle B ay/Ross L inks
N U 1 436
G reen
B yrness
N T 7 505
N ewcastle Museum r ecords
C arrawburgh
N Y 8 59712
G reen
C raster
N U 2 519
P SAN(3)10(1923)271,
C rimdon D ene
N Z 4 85365
T rans.North.Nat.Union I
B amborough,
S hada C rags
( 4)6(1935)60 ( 1977)
( 2)12(1887)
2 64
( 1977)
( 1977)
( 1936)
2 07-16,
3 19-23
f ig .
C ronkley S car
NY 8 427
B owes
D arlington
N Z 2 914
D arlington M useum
E ast B oldon
N Z 3 761
G reen
( 1977)
E astgate,
F linty F ield
N Y 9 538
G reen
( 1977)
E astgate,
P olice F ield
N Y 9 54386
A A
E shwinning
N Z 1 942
N ewcastle 1 952.6
F inchdale
N Z 2 646
G reen
F ord
N T 9 62372
C BA G roup 3 N ews ( 1972) 1 2
G reta B ridge
N Z 0 813
B owes M useum i ndex
G rindon
N Z 3 554
G reen
( 1977)
H amsterley
N Z 1 130
G reen
( 1977)
H amsterley
N Y 0 90333
C BA G roup 3 N ews(1)
1 958.1811
( 4)31(1953)
1 06
( 1977) ( 1)2
2
( 1972)13 H arbottle
N T 9 304
P SAN
H auxley
N U 2 703
G reen
H eathery B urn c ave
N Y 9 05493
B ritton
H eathery B urn
N Y 8 540
A A
H eseldine
N Z 4 438
G reen
H ordon
N Z 4 50415
P PSEA 7 (1932-4)
3 86
( 4)5(1933)
2 9,
f ig.
( 1977) ( 1968)
( 4)31(1953)
1 12
( 1977) 1 88-98
K leider B urn
N Y 6 494
A C 2 5, f ig. E vans: A SI ( 1897)
3 88
K ilhope
N Y 8 25433
A A
( 4)31(1953)
1 12
L anchester C ommon
N Z 1 044
A A
( 1)1(1822)
A A
( 4)43(1965)
3 18, p l.
( 4)31(1953)
1 12
1 01-2
L ark S eat
N Y 9 59397
A A
L ongframlington
N U 1 201
P SAN
L uckermoorhouse
N U 1 530
N ewcastle 1 927.139.5-6
L yne H ill
N Z 3 090
P PSEA 7 ( 1932-4)
Marsden
N Z 4 065
G reen
M ickle F ell
NY 8 024
B owes 1 958-1812
M ilfield
N T 9 333
N ewcastle 1 967.4A
M ilfield N orth H enge
N T 9 34349
C BA G roup 3 N ews
( 4)8(1939)
2 42
( 1977)
( 1976)3 O ld B ewick
N U 0 621
G reen
P ikestone F ell
N Z 0 48342
A A
R yton
N Z 1 564
G reen
( 1977)
W earhead
N Y 8 539
G reen
( 1977)
N r.
N Z 1 044
G reen
( 1977)
W esterhope
N Z 1 966
N ewcastle 1 974.7
W esternhope B urn
N Y 9 35366
G reen
W olsingham , D odd H ill
N Z 0 83392
B owes 1 961.40.1
B irkdale C ommon
N Y 8 44018
G reen
C aldbeck
N Y 3 239
C arlisle
N Y 3 87573
C arlisle
C rummock W ater
N Y 1 519
K eswick
D ungeon G hyll
N Y 2 906
C W(2)35(1935)179
E gremont
N Y 0 110
C arlisle
G ilpin B ridge
S D 4 685
C W(2)4(1903)411
W est B utsfield
( 1977)
( 4)31(1953)112
( 1977)
C umbria
C arlisle,
K ingmoor
3 87
1 88-98
( 1977)
( 1)12
X VI
G osforth
N Y 0 603
C W(2)25(1925)377
G osforth
N Y 0 803
C W(2)43(1943)53
I rthington
N Y 4 961
G reen
K endal
S D 5 192
C W(2)71(1971)5
L azonby F ell
NY 5 15545
C W(2)51(1952)170-1,
N r.
N Y 1 47474
C BA G roup 3 N ews
L orne F arm
( 1977)
( 1977) M ill G ill,
L angdale
f ig.
( 2)
1
9
N Y 2 906
C W(2)64(1964)376
NY 6 97066
C W(2)63(1963)58,
N Y 6 2)9
G reen
P ortinscale
N Y 2 523
C W(2)35(1935)175
N r.
N Y 5 63104
C W(2)74(1974)3
S kelmore H eads
S D 2 775
C W(2)63(1963)
S kelton p arish
NY 4 335
C W(2)40(1940)107
U lpha,
S D 1 993
C W(2)21(1921)273
U nderbarrow
S D 4 890
C W(2)58(1959)106,
f ig.
U nderbarrow S car
S D 4 890
C W(2)34(1934)218,
f ig.
N ewbiggin o n L une
1
f ig .
1 .3
( made o f v olcanic t uff) O rton,
W hiteriggs
S hap W ells
E sp H all
( 1977)
1 -30,
f ig.
7
1
B arbed a nd t anged a rrowheads w ith b urials _ H igh K nowes
s ee E BA B urials C atalogue,
T able 1 0, n o.297
M ecklin P ark
"
1 0,
" 8 63
K irkhaugh
"
1 0,
" 3 72
anged a rrowheads L arge b arbed a nd t
( "projectile p oints")
N orth-east D oddington
N U 0 032
s ee E BA B urials C atalogue T able 1 0, n o.191
M iddleton-in-Teesdale
N Y 9 425
P SAN
N ewton K etton
N Z 3 317
D arlington M useum
N Y 0 09072
C W(2)67(1967)
( 4)5(1933)
3 32-3,
f ig.
C umbria E henside T arn E skdale W etheral,
C lint H ead F arm
2 29-30,
N Y 1 800
C W(2)67(1967)
N Y 4 654
CW(2)35(1935)173 C W(2)43(1943)174 E vans: A SI ( 1897)
3 88
2 30
3 03
f ig.
1
C ATALOGUE F lint s catters
1 3a
( see T able 8 )
1
N Y 8 153
P SAN
( 2)5(1893)228
2
N Y 8 455
P SAN
( 2)7(1897)274-5,
3
N Y 6 86882
A A
( 5)5(1977)
4
N U 1 019
A A
( 4)19(1941)
1 12-6
5
N U 0 633
A A
( 4)50(1972)
5 8-60
6
N U 1 624
A A
( 4)19(1941)
1 12-6
7
N U 1 07254
N ewcastle 1 973.7
8
N Y 9 76376
A A
( 4)31(1953)
9
N U 1 2800965
A A
( 5)4(1976)
1 0
N Z 0 150
P SAN
1 1-12
N T 9 77371
A A
1 3
N Z 0 50552
C BA G roup 3 N ews
1 4
N U 0 724
AA
1 5
N T 9 502
P SAN
1 6
N Y 6 67898
A A
( 5)6(1978)
1 7
N T 9 800
A A
( 5)
1 8
N U 0 002
P SAN ( 4)5(1933) H BNC 1 2(1887-9)
2 35-6 5 2
1 9
N Z 3 218
P SAN
( 3)1(1905)
6 4
2 0
N Y 9 342
P SAN P SAN
( 3)4(1910) ( 3)5(1913)
2 05 1 06-7,
( 4)5(1933)235
2 8-9
1 10 1 1-16
( 2)5(1893)216
( 4)50(1972)
5 6-8
( 4)19(1941)
7 6-8
1 -28 1 53-87
N U 0 601
P SAN
2 2
N T 9 56322
M iket
2 3
S D 1 92663
C W(2)51(1952)
1 -3
2 4
N Y 5 45290
C W(2)72(1972)
3 6-43
2 5
S D 0 698
C W(2)36(1936) C W(2)55(1956)
2 0-3 1 7-29
C W(2)65(1965)
6 6-85
( 1976)
1 4-15
1 12-6
( 2)9(1901)
1 974)
( 1)15(1977)
2 1
3 89
f igs.
1 13
1 15-7,
1 79,
2 20
2 6
S D 0 698
C W(2)37 ( 1937)
2 14-5
2 7
S D 0 47996
C W(2)65(1965)
6 6-85
2 8
S D 0 698
C W(2)65 ( 1965)
6 6-85
2 9-32
S D 0 698
C W(2 ) 6 5( 1965)
6 6-85
3 3
S D 0 893
C W(2)36(1936) C W(2)37 ( 1937)
2 0-3, 1 00
3 4
S D 0 79938
C W(2)63(1963)
3 1-52
3 5
S D 0 81943
d itto
3 6
S D 0 79935
d itto
3 7
S D 0 81930
d itto
3 8
S D 0 80941
d itto
3 9
S D 0 85990
C W(2)69(1969)
4 0
S D 0 83970
d itto
4 1
S D 0 83945
d itto
4 2
S D 0 81915
d itto
4 3
S D 0 89955
d itto
4 4
S D 0 87990
d itto
4 5
N Y 0 17043
C BA G roup 3 N ews
4 6
N Y 5 541
C W(2)43(1943)
1 73-4
4 7
N Y 0 94037
C W(2)66 ( 1966)
4 75
4 8
S D 1 95757
C W(2)50(1951) C W(2)54 ( 1955)
2 0-9 5 -8
4 9
N X 9 46149
C W(2)73 ( 1973)
4 7-66
5 0
N X 9 59121
d itto
5 1
N X 9 61118
d itto
5 2
N X 9 64115
d itto
5 3
N X 9 69117
d itto
5 4
S D 1 84741
C W(2)46 ( 1947)
6 7-76
5 5
N Y 0 43010
C W(2)67 ( 1967)
1 -16
3 90
2 26-7
4 0-53
( 1)1(1972)
9 -10
5 6
N Y 0 59011
C W(2)67 ( 1967)
1 -16
5 7
N Y 0 51008
d itto
5 8
N Y 0 42012
d itto
5 9
N Y 0 51003
d itto
6 0
N Y 0 54006
d itto
6 1
N Y 0 49004
d itto
6 2
N Y 6 132
C W(2)40(1940)
6 3
S D 1 774
C W(2) 3 8( 1938) 1 60-3 C W(2)39 ( 1939) 2 62-80 C W(2)42 ( 1942) 1 12-121 C W(2)46 ( 1947) 6 7-76 C W(2)47 ( 1948) 6 8-77 C W(2)49 ( 1950) 1 -9 C W(2)50(1951) 1 5-19 C W(2)55 ( 1956) 1 -16
6 4
S D 1 78685
C W(2)70(1970)
2 77-80
6 5
S D 1 96645
C W(2)71(1971)
7
6 6
S D 2 04629
C W(2)50(1951) C W(2)51 ( 1952) C W(2)70(1970)
2 0-9 1 1 -8
6 7
S D 1 85664
C W(2)52 ( 1953)
1 78
6 8
S D 1 92651
C W(2)50(1951)
2 0-9
6 9
S D 1 97646
C W(2)50(1951) C W(2)51 ( 1952)
2 0-9 1 -3
1 08-9
C ATALOGUE
1 4
N eolithic p ottery N orth-east A lnwick N U
1 813
S tray f ind F ragment o f d ecorated b owl
( type u nknown)
L eeds
:A nt.
T ait: A llendale,
J our
A A ( 4)
7 ( 1927)
4 6
( 1968)
4 57
2 80
B M
O ld T own F arm N Y 8 158
S tray f ind B ody s herd o f r ound b ottomed b owl.
G roove b elow r im ,
B ody d ecorated w ith w edge s haped i mpressions. T ait:
A A(4)
4 6
p lain.
P eterborough w are.
( 1968)
2 75-81,
f ig.
2 .2.
N ewcastle B roomhill,
1 956.
3 25A
F ord N T 9 6503730
E xcavation . G reenwell b arrow C LXXXVIII: o ccupation d ebris, s cattered w ith c remations. O ver 2 00 s herds, n early a ll f ragments o f c arinated b owls w ith a f ew s imple b owl f orms. T wo s herds d ecorated w ith s ingle s xratched l ine. G rimston w are. O ther a ssociated m aterial: l eaf a rrowhead.
f lint c hippings,
B B,
f rag.
A bout 2 0 p ots.
o f p olished f lint a xe a nd
4 10
G reenwell: H BNC 4 ( 1856-62) 3 92-4 T ait! AA ( 4) 4 6 ( 1968) 2 79 N ewbigin: A A ( 4)
1 2
( 1935)
1 48 B M 7 9.
C atcote,
H artlepool
1 2-9.
1 406
N Z 4 829
S tray . find. S herd o f P eterborough w are. M iket
( 1976)
1 25, n .2. H artlepool,
C rookham ,
G ray M useum & A rt G allery
s ee F ord
E wart P ark I E xcavation.
N T 9 5833184/NT 9 5443182 P it a lignment,
l ower l evels o f p its,
3 ,
4 ,
5 a nd 6 .
?G rooved w are. M iket: F ord C astle
C BA G roup 3 N ews.
( 2)
4 ( 1978)
1 -2
N T 9 45375
S tray f inds ( 1) L arge r im f ragment o f d ecorated c onical b owl w ith f lattened r im .
T op
o f r im d ecorated w ith c oncentric s emi-circles o f c ord i mpression; r im b evel w ith i ncised h erring b one. S light g roove b elow n eck, p lain. Two h orizontal d iagonal
l ines o f i mpressed t wisted c ord a t s houlder, w ith s imilar
l ines b elow .
( 2)
( 1)
L arge r im f ragment o f h eavy w ide m outhed p ot w ith r ounded r im w ith s light h ollow n eck b elow . R im d ecorated w ith o blique i mpressed l ines o f t wisted c ord. N eck p lain. B ody c overed w ith o blique r oughly s cored l ines ( see n ext e ntry). & ( 2)
P eterborough w are P iggott: A rch.J .88 ( 1931) 6 7-158, f igs. 1 8.1 & 2 3 L ongworth: Y AJ 4 2 ( 1968-70) 2 58-61, f igs. 1 .3 & 1 .2 T ait: A A ( 4) 4 6 ( 1968) 2 80 L eeds:
A nt.
J our.
7 ( 1927)
4 57 B M
F ord S tray f inds. ( 1) ( 2)
A braded r im s herd. R ounded r im d ecorated w ith o blique i mpressed l ine s o f t wisted c ord. D ark b rown f abric, o range i n f racture. & ( 3) T wo t hick b ody s herds d ecorated w ith r oughlyscored s hort l ines. D ark b rown f abric, m ost o f e dges b lackened. B urnt a s s herds?
( All f ragments o f F ord C astle n o. L ongworth ( 4)
( as a bove)
2 a bove?
B M 7 9.12-9.
B ody s herd, d ecorated w ith s hort i mpressed l engths o f t wisted c ord. D ark b rown-black f abric. B M 7 9.
( 1)
1 743A
p 2 61)
- ( 4)
1 2-9.
1 743A
P eterborough w are
N ear F ord S tray f inds. ( 1) R im s herd. ( 2)
( 1 )
R ounded r im d ecorated w ith i ncised h erring b one p attern
R im s herd. F lattened r im d ecorated w ith c oncentric s emi-circles o f c ord i mpressions; r im b evel w ith i ncised h erringbone. N eck p lain. B ody o f p ot d ecorated w ith d iagonal l ines o f i mpressed t wisted c ord. & ( g)
P eterborough w are L ongworth:
Y AJ 4 2
( 1968-70)
2 58-61,
f ig.
1 .1
& 1 .4
B M C omments L ongworth h as s uggested t hat t hese f ragments a re t hose s aid t o h ave b een f ound a t C rookham , w ith a c remation a nd j et n ecklace ( T able 1 0, n o.181) b ut
t here i s n o e vidence o f
t his.
F ord i n aw ood n ear R ed S car B ridge F ound a bout
N T 9 48338
lgt b elow t he l evel o f t he g round, w ith a s tone o ver i t.
F ragments o f t wo o ther u rns
( now l ost)
f ound a bout a y ard a way.
L arge, t hick b ody s herd. T riangular a reas, o utlined b y g rooved l ines, f illed w ith s hort j abbed i mpressions a nd p its. G rooved w are. L ongworth: Y AJ 4 2 ( 1968-70)258-61, L eeds: A nt. J our. 7 ( 1927) 4 57 T ait: A A ( 4) M anby:
4 6
( 1974)
( 1968)
f ig.1.5
2 80
5 B M
3 93
Harlow Hill
Stray find.
NZ 9768
Plain body sherd, possibly Neolithic.
? Grimston ware.
PSAN (4) 3 (1929) 74 New bigin: AA (4) 12 (1935) 1 48 Tait: AA (4) 46 (1968) 280
Hasting Hill NZ 352544
·Excavation; round barrow, in mound material. disturbed/disarticulated inhumations. (1)
(2)
Newcastle 1927. 133
Possibly associated with
Sherds of small globular bowl. Vertical incised lines from rim to approximately half way down the body.
Rim sherd with internal bevel. Deeply scored lines on internal bevel and on neck; finger nail impressions on exterior of rim. rrechmann: AA (3) 11 (1914) 135 Manby: AA (5) 1 (1973) 219-22,
Sunderland Musuem Heatherwick
NY 9092
Stray find. Body sherd of round bottomed bowl. Faint traces of "maggot" decoration on groove below rim and on body and inside ofneck. Brown fabric with black core. PSAN (4) 3 (1929) 74 Tait: AA (4) 46 (1968) 275-81, fig. 2.1 Newcastle 1956. 324A Kyloe Crags
NU
0538
Stray find. Fragments of large round bottomed, cylindrical vessel with flattented rim. Decorated on inside and top of rim with finger-nail impressions. . Slight groove below rim, plain. Shoulder and top 8cm. of pot also decorated with finger-nail impressions. Reddish-brown fabric. PSAN (4) 4 (1931) 70 Tait: AA (4) 46 (1968) 275-61, fig. 3.
Newcastle 1929.29
Old Bewick NU 0721
Under a stone. Small, plain hemispherical bowl.
Piggott: Arch. J. 88 (1931) 143, fig. 7.6. Tait: AA (4) ·46 (1968) 279 BM
Old Yeavering NT 926305
Excavation. Bowl shaped pit possibly associated with cremation. Large body sherd from shoulder of carinated bowl. Brown fabric, burnished. Grimston ware. Hope-Taylor (1977) 345, nos. 29 & 30, fig. 119
' Ritual'
p it c lose t o N E c orner o f b uilding C l
-
L ayer A
( 1 )
R im s herd d ecorated w ith h orizontal a pplied c ordons w ith s tab o r f inger-nail i mpressions. 1 21.1.
B rown f abric,
o uter s urface b lackened,
f ig.
( 2)
R ims a nd b ody s herds, d ecorated w ith g rooved a nd i mpressed l ines. b elow r im made a fter f iring. B rown f abric f ig. 1 21.2
( 3)
B ody s herd w ith r aised h orizontal b ands.
( 4)
B ase s herd w ith r aised c ordons.
O range f abric f ig.
B rown f abric.
f ig.
H ole
1 21.3
1 21.4
L ayer C ( 5)
R im s herd, d ecorated w ith c ordons, t hose o n o uter f ace w ith o val i mpressions. B rown f abric. f ig. 1 21.5
( 6)
L arge b ody s herd, d ecorated w ith h orizontal a nd o blique l ines o f g rooving w ith o val i mpressions. D ark b rown f abric. f ig. 1 21.6
( 7)
L arge r im a nd b ody s herd d ecorated w ith r aised h orizontal b ands. o f i ndentations 5 cm . b elow r im . D ark b rown f abric w ith r ed s lip. f ig. 1 22.
R ow
A ll g rooved w are M anby
( 1974)
W ainwright & L ongworth H ope-Taylor ( 1977)
( 1971)
2 81-2
I n s andy s oil u sed t o l evel a nd h eighten f loor o f B uilding D 2 ( 1)-
( 3) T hree p lain r im s herds. b owl f orms f ig. 1 23. 1 -3
( 4)
P lain i nturned r im s herd
( 5)-
( 7)
R im s lightly e verted;
f ig.
T hree e verted r im s herds,
p robably f rom
1 23.4 p lain,
p robably b owl f orms
f ig.
1 23.
G rimston w are W estern r ing d itch U pper s urface o f p it f illing ( 1)
R im s herd. I nner e dge o f r im d ecorated w ith t wisted c ord i mpressions T op o f r ounded r im d ecorated w ith t wisted c ord a nd f inger-nail i mpressions. f ig. 1 23.8.
( 2)
S mall,
( 3)
R im s herd. f ig .
( 4)
p lain r im s herd
f ig.
1 23.9.
p ossibly G rimston w are
F lattened r im d ecorated w ith t wisted c ord i mpressions
1 23.10
B ody s herd w ith a pplied c ordon H ope-Taylor
f ig.
1 23.11
?G rooved w are
( 1977)
C omments B eaker s herds,
a n e ncrusted u rn,
a c ollared u rn a nd o ther v essels w ith
c remations a lso f rom t he s ite( T able 1 0, n os.
3 95
6 46-666)
5 -7
T hirlings N T 9 56322 E xcavation o f A nglo-Saxon s ettlement N eolithic m aterial.
1 974.
P its a nd p ost-pit p roducing
P it F 366 O ver 4 00 p lain s herds, a m inimum o f 1 2 v essels. M ainly b owl f orms i n a v ariety o f s izes. O ne r im s herd d ecorated w ith o blique f inger-nail i mpressions, w ith c ircular i mpressions b elow . G rimston w are O ther a ssociated m aterial: c harcoal f ragments o f h azel, y ak a nd b irch c harcoal: 5 250- - 1 50bc ( HAR844) M iket(1976)
14-8,
P ost p it n ear F 366 V irtually i dentical g roup o f p ottery, c harcoal: E xcavations
f igs.
7 .7 - 7 .9
o ne s herd j oining a nother f rom F 366
3 280 ± 1 50bc
( HAR 1 8 77)
1 975
P its a nd p ost-pits P it 4 66 C lay l ined c ircular p it.
S ome o f p ottery p ressed i nto p it l ining,
t he r est i n p it f ill. S herds w ith s cored a nd i mpressed t wisted c ord d ecoration. B owls a nd s traight s ided f orms. O ther a ssociated m aterial: b urnt m aterial i ncluding h azel-nut s hells c harcoal:
2 130 ± 1 30bc
( HAR 1451)
M iket
f igs.
( 1976)
7 .10-11
A nother p it 4 m t o S E o f F 466 S imilar p ottery, i ncluding t wisted c ord d ecorated f orms. O ther a ssociated m aterial: s andstone s addle q uern i mmediately w ithin e dge o f p it. M iket ( 1976) f ig. 7 .12. n o. 5 9 C umbria B rougham N Y 5 628 S tray f inds T wo r im s herds
( probably f rom s ame p ot).
D ecorated i nside a nd o n r im w ith
" maggot" i mpressions. G roove b eneath r im p lain. " Maggot" d ecoration o n b ody i n i rregular h orizontal r ows. T empering o f v olcanic t uff. F ell:
C W
( 2)
7 2
( 1972)
3 6-43,
f ig .
2 .1-2 C arlisle
E henside T arn
N Y 0 08071
E xcavation N orth s ide o f l ake b ed, n ear a h earth ( 1) L arge r ound b ottomed v essel, a pprox . 3 8cm h igh. D ecoration o f i mpressed c ircles, s ometimes j oined i nto 8 s haped f igure, o n b ody a nd t op a nd o utside o f r im . P lain g roove b elow r im . F ragments o f c hert o r q uartz i n c lay ( 2)
F ragments o f a nother w ith s imilar d ecoration D arbishire:
A rch.
P iggott: A rch. F ell:
C W ( 2)
J . 7 2
4 4
( 1873) • 2 73-292
8 8
( 1931)
( 1972) 3 96
9 6,
1 43,
f ig.
2 2
3 6-43 B M & C arlisle
S E c orner o f t arn ( 1) ( 2)
L arge r im f ragment o f p lain o pen b owl R im f ragment o f c arinated b owl
( 3)-(4)
R im f ragments o f b owls
( 5)
O ther f ragments o f s houldered,
( 6)
F ragments o f l arge, v ery c oarse p ot w ith l arge a ngular g rits.
r ound b ottom b owls
( 1)-(5) G rimston w are ( 6) ? B M & C arlisle O ther a ssociated m aterial:
G roup V I a xes a nd w ooden a rtifacts
r /c d ates
3 014
3 00 b c
( C - 4 62)
2 101
± 15 b c ) ) ( Q - 3 03) 2 175 ± 15 b c ) 1 580 ± 1 50 b c
P iggott: F ell: W alney I sland,
T rough H ead
( BM - 6 8)
A rch. J . 8 8 ( 1931) 9 6, C W ( 2) 7 2 ( 1972) 3 6-43
1 43,
f ig.
7 .
1 -4
S D 2 00635
S tray f ind. S andhills S mall, p lain r im f ragment
p ossibly G rimston w are
B arnes:
C W ( 2)
7 0
( 1970)
18,
f ig.
2 .5
S mall b ody s herd w ith " maggot" i mpressions. C ross: W alney I sland,
N orth E nd,
C W ( 2)
5 0
( 1950)
1 5-19,
f ig.
1 .3
S ite V I
S tray f inds. ( 1) R im a nd b ody f ragment.
N arrow r ounded r im .
D eeply i ncised d ecoration;
v ertical s tabs b elow r im w ith t hree h orizontal l ines b eneath a nd r egularly s paced s loping l ines b elow . R eddish b rown f abric, b lack c ore. ( 2)
R im s herds w ith i nternal b evel. D ecorated w ith d eeply i ncised h orizontal z ig z ag l ines w ith h orizontal l ine b elow .
( 3)
F ragment o f f lat b ase,
( 4)
R im a nd b ody s herd o f b elow r ounded r im . i ncised c hevrons.
p ossibly o f
( 2)
l arge b ucket-shaped p ot.
T wo i nternalmouldings
D ecorated w ith o ver-all p attern o f s hallowly G rooved w are.
B arnes:
C W ( 2)
5 5
( 1956)
W ainwright & L ongworth M anby ( 1974)
3 97
1 -16,
( 1971)
f ig.
2 79
6 .21-22,
f ig .
7 .23
C ATALOGUE
1 5
N eolithic b urials L ong m ounds:
e xcavated
C rosby G arrett C CXXVIII, R aiset P ike
N Y 6 84072
T rapezoidal s tone m ound 1 79ft l ong ( 54m ), m ax . h eight ( 3.27m ), a ligned N W - S E
6 2ft w ide
( 49m )
a nd
1 0ft 8 ins.
E xcavation S E e nd: b odies
B urnt b urial d eposit i n c entre o f m ound, ( 3 a dults a nd 3 -4 y ounger p ersons),
c omprising 6 -7 d isarticulated
c overed w ith s tones a nd t imbers,
b etween t wo r ows o f v ertical " flues". S tanding s tone a t N W e nd o f d eposit a nd c ircular p it w ith c harcoal a t S E e nd. F urther t o S E a n a rea o f b urnt m aterial a nd a t rench w ith b urnt e arth,
s tones a nd c harcoal.
N W e nd: s econd s tanding s tone t o N W o f w hich w ere f ound m any u nburnt b ones, m ainly o f c hildren, a t v arious l evels t hroughout t he m ound, i ncluding o n o riginal g round s urface. S E e nd.
N W e nd o f m ound c onstructed o f l arger s tones t han
N o d ating e vidence. B B 5 10-13 R CHM W estmorland
( 1936)78,
C rosby G arrett
1 0
A shbee ( 1970) 1 72 M anby ( 1970) 2 3 S kelmore H eads
S D 2 7437544
S tone m ound 6 0ft l ong E - W . N o k erb.
( 18m )
a nd 3 5ft w ide
( 10m ) w ith r ounded e nds,
a ligned
E xcavation S tones o f m ound l aid o n o ld t urf l ine. T wo u pright s tones c 5 1 t o 6 ft h igh ( 1.6-1.8m ) n ear E . e nd o f c airn w ith d isturbed a rea b etween c 8 ft l ong b y 5 ft w ide ( 2.4 x 1 .5m ). " Stumps" o f t wo o ther u prights n ear W e nd o f c airn, i n s hallow s ockets. L ine o f 4 u prights d iffers s lightly f rom a pparent a xis o f c airn. No b urial d eposits. O ther c omments B one a nd p ottery s aid t o h ave b een f ound w hen d igging i n t he m ound i n t he 1 930s. N o d ating e vidence. P owell: C W ( 2) 6 3 M anby ( 1970) 2 2 B ellshiel L aw,
R edesdale
( 1963)
1 -30
N T 8 13014
T rapezoidal s tone m ound 3 67ft l ong ( 112m ), 2 9ft w ide a t W e nd ( 9m ) 6 0ft a t E e nd ( 18m ) 4 ft ( 1.2m ) m ax. h eight a ligned E - W . S tones r emoved f rom E e nd f or r oad m aking. S heep f old o n S . s ide. E xcavation C entre o f m ound c omprised o f l oose s tones, b edded i n p eat. K erb, l ocated a t E e nd, d eviated a round " grave" l ike f eature, 6 ft l ong, 3 1ft w ide a nd 2 ft d eep ( 1.8 x o .6m ) i n n atural f issure. o f h eavy b lack s oil a nd c airn r ubble.
W orked f lint i n
' grave'
f ill
N o b urial d eposits. O ther c omments " Iron s pearhead" s aid t o h ave b een f ound " on t he g round" a t t he b ottom o f t he l oose s tones w hen s tone w as r emoved c 1 912 f rom E e nd, ( ? m odern a rtifact). N o d ating e vidence.
R abbit h oles w ith s nares n oted e lsewhere i n m ound. 3 98
B rewis & H oneyman: P SAN ( 4) C raw : H BNC 2 8 ( 1932-34) 8 0 N ewbigin: A A ( 4) 1 3 M anby: ( 1970) 2 3 A shbee: ( 1970) 1 72 N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 8 H arlow H ill
( 1936)
5 ( 1933)
3 57-8
2 93-309
N Z 0 768
M ound 1 80ft l ong ( 55m ) 1 2ft w ide ( 3.6m ) a nd 6 ft h igh t he i nside f ull o f b ones h ighly d ecayed" N o d ating e vidence,
( I.8m )
" whole o f
? P rehistoric T ait- A A ( 4)
4 6
( 1968)
2 80
M allerstang S D 7 798 M ound o f a rtificial c onstruction,
b ut n o e vidence o f b urials
?P illow m ound N o d ating e vidence.
?P rehistoric G reenwell: C W ( 1) 1 ( 1874) 2 5-6 R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) 1 65, M allerstang
O ther l ong m ounds: " Devil's L apful",
1 9
n ot e xcavated n ear K ielder N Y 6 42928
M ound 2 00ft l ong ( 6Im ), 4 0ft w ide ( 12m ), 4 -5ft h igh ( 1.2-1.5m ) a ligned N NE - S SW . S mall c lose f itting s tones a long s ides; c entre c omposed o f l arge l oose b oulders. T races o f k erb a long E e dge. N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 8 N ewbigin: P SAN ( 4) A shbee ( 1970) 1 72 M anby ( 1970) 2 3 T he C urrick,
n r.
S kelton P ike,
T rapezoidal m ound 1 35ft l ong a t b roader e nd, s ides r obbed
B ewcastle
( 41m ),
H odgson:
6 0ft w ide
C W ( 2)
M ound 3 00ft
4 3
l ong
( 91m )
a nd
K irkby L onsdale
M ound 8 I.3ft w ider S .
1 0ft h igh
l ong
e nd.
N Y
( 1943) 1
1 0ft h igh ( 3m )
1 68-70,
( 1854)
f ig.
k erb
1
2 33
( 3m )
( 24.8m ),
( 1940)
15
S D 4 82802 3 8.7ft w ide
( 11.8m )
a nd 4 .5ft h igh
( 1.36m )
a t
A ligned N - S . F ell : C W
M iterdale
( 18m )
N Y 5 37243
S pence: C W ( 2) 4 0 M anby ( 1970) 2 3 H avebrack,
1 66-7
N Y 5 38827
M aughan: A rch. J . M anby ( 1970) 2 2 L owther p arish
7 ( 1937)
( 2)
7 1
( 1971)
3
1 301
M ound 7 2ft l ong
( 22m )
o f l arge b oulders"
3 6ft w ide
( 11m ) 3 99
a nd
1 0ft h igh
( 3m )
" Carefully b uilt
S pence: M anby D our H ill,
B yrness
L ong m ound,
C W ( 2)
( 1979)
4 6
( 1946)
2 92
2 2
N T 7 94021
o r t hree r ound c airns? C raw : H BNC 2 8 ( 1932-34) 8 0 B rewis & H oneyman: P SAN ( 4) 6 ( 1935) J obey: A A ( 5) 5 ( 1977) 2 04-7
C ow G reen,
C rosby,
R avensworth
1 8,
4 0-1
N Y 6 111
T rapezoidal m ound 8 7ft l ong ( 26m ) a t W e nd ( 7.6m ). A ligned E - W .
4 9ft w ide a t E e nd
( 15m ),
2 5ft w ide
Manby ( 1970) 2 3 A shbee ( 1970) 1 72 R CHM W estomorland E nnerdale,
S amson's B ratful
M ound 9 0ft l ong
( 27.4m ),
( 1936)
8 9,
C rosby R avensworth 4 6
N Y 0 98080
a ligned E - W . C W ( 1) 3 ( 1878) 2 49 A shbee ( 1970) 1 72 M anby ( 1970 ) 2 2
I reshopeburn
N Y 8 638 C lack & G osling
E lsdon, M onkridge
( 1976)
1 6
N Y 9 191 C lack & G osling ( 1976) N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 8 M anby ( 1970) 2 3
S pithope H ead
N T 7 603 C lack & G osling ( 1976) N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 3 8
T horneyburn w ith G reystead
N Y 7 685
C lack & G osling ( 1976) N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 8 N ewton R eigny
1 6
1 6
N Y 4 830
T wo m ounds O rdnance S urvey s heet 8 3, M anby O val m ound;
( 1970)
1i nch t o
1m ile
( 7th s er.
2 2
e xcavated
C rosby G arrett C LXXIV S tone o val m ound 6 6ft
N Y 7 309 l ong
.
( 20m )
4 0ft w ide
( 12m )
a nd
1 .6ft h igh
( 0.5m ),
a ligned N - S . E xcavation ( 1)
B urials o n n atural
s urface b elow m ound:-
C rouched i nhumationaged a dult m ale, S ide-looped b one p in a nd 2 b oar's
( 2)
Y oung a dult m ale c 2 0 y ears, D isturbed.
h ead t o S W ,
o n l eft s ide.
t usks.
h ead t o N E, 4 00
o n r ight s ide.
r evised)
( 3)
Y oung a dult m ale 2 0-24 y ears, h ead t o N , o n r ight s ide. A ntler m acehead, f lint k nife, f lint b lade a nd p yrites " strike-a-light" f ox j aw .
O ther b urial d eposits n ear ( 1), s cattered r emains o f 2 a dults & 1 c hild. I n v arious p arts o f t he c airn; b urnt b ones o f a n a dult a nd 2 c hildren a nd o ther u nburnt h uman b ones. P ossible t otal o f m ore t han
1 2 i ndividuals.
A lso i n c airn m aterial; b one p in, b ones & t eeth o f o x, r ed-deer a nd s mall h orse, 3 s herds o f p ottery " of t he o rdinary d escription" ( now l ost) a nd f rag . o f g reenstone a xe. D ating e vidence:
g rave g oods,
l ate N eolithic
B B 3 89-90, f ig 1 54. R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) K innes ( 1979) 1 8, f ig. R ound b arrows: B roomhill,
7 8,
C rosby G arrett 9
e xcavated
F ord
C LXXXVIII
S tone a nd e ar thmound
N T 9 77371
1 6ft d iam .
( 4.8m )
3 ft h ign
( 1 )
E xcavation F ound i n p atches o n n atural s urface, b urnt e arth, c alcined b ones a nd c harcoal, a nd u nburnt s herds, f lint c hippings, l eaf a rrowhead a nd f rag . o f f lint a xe. D ating e vidence: S herds o f 2 0 p ots, m ostly c arinated b owls o f G rimstonL yles H ill s eries. G reenwell: H BNC 4 ( 1856-62) B B ( 1877) 4 10, f ig. 1 57 N ewbigin ( 1935) M anby ( 1970) 2 4
3 90-4
G reen ( 1977) N o. 4 7 K innes ( 1979) 1 0 W arden L aw
N Z 3 71502
S tone a nd e arth m ound 3 3ft d iam . E xcavation
( 10m )
a nd 3 ft h igh
( 1m )
T wo d isturbed i nhumations n ear c entre o f m ound,
i n o ld g round s urface:( 1) c hild, n o m ore t han 6 y ears ( 2) y oung a dult 1 8-25 y ears S E s ide o f b arrow o n o ld g round s urface,
f lint c ores,
c hipping sand f rag .
o f g reens t one a xe H oard o f f lint i mplements 2 2cm b elow s urface o f b arrow;
2 l eaf a rrowheads,
k nife, e nd s craper a nd 2 f lakes I n b ody o f m ound: f lakes & c ores o f f lint a nd s ingle f rag. p ottery " of t he u sual t ype" ( now l ost) D ating e vidence:
o f u ndecorated
d omestic d ebris a nd f lint h oard T rechmann: K innes
H asting H ill
o ne i n h ole
A A ( 3)
( 1979)
1
( 1914)
1 62-7
2 2
N Z 3 52544
E xcavation F ragments o f t wo N eolithic v essels i n m ound m aterial. R emains o f a t l east 1 0 d isturbed i nhumations i n v arious p arts o f m ound, c ould h ave b een a ssociated. D ating e vidence:
P eterborough w are? 4 01
T rechmann: P SAN ( 3) 5 ( 1913) 1 39-40 T rechmann: A A ( 3) 1 ( 1914) 1 35-156 Manby: A A ( 5) 1 ( 1973) 2 19-22 C opt H ill, H oughton-le-Spring D iam .
6 6ft
( 20m ),
N Z 3 53492
7 ft 9 ins h igh
( 2.36m )
E xcavation S lightly t o s outh o f c entre o f m ound, r ectangular a rea 3 4ft b y 6 ft ( 10.3 x 1 .8m ) a ligned E - W , s et a round w ith b oulders e nclosing a b urnt d eposit o f s everal d isarticulated a nd i ncomplete b urials, w ith w ood a nd l imestone s tacked o ver t hem . ' Flue' a t e ither e nd 3 ft x l ift x 1“t d eep ( 1 x 0 .5 x 0 .5m ), l ined w ith b oulders a nd c ontaining c harcoal a nd b urnt e arth. B urning m ore e xtreme a t E e nd o f d eposit. D ark d eposit w ith b urnt b ones e xtended 6 ft ( 1.8m ) t o w est o f t he w estern ' flue'. T wo o ther b urials c ould b e o f N eolithic d ate:( 1)
c remation w ith f lints
s cattered o ver a n a rea c 2 4ft
( 2)
d isturbed i nhumation,
u pper p art o f b ody o nly, w ith f lint s craper
( 0.76m )
i n d iameter
N o d ating e vidence. T rechmann: A A ( 3) Manby ( 1970) 2 4 K innes C rosby G arrett C LXXIII, S tone m ound 3 6ft d iam .
( 1979)
( 1914)
1 23-30
1 0
B ents H ill ( 11m )
1
N Y 7 07068
a nd 4 ft h igh
( 1.2m )
E xcavation B roken a nd d isjointed r emains o f am inimum o f n ine a dults a nd t wo c hildren s cattered b eneath a pparently u ndisturbed c airn o f r egularly l aid l imestone f lags. N o c omplete i nhumation; s maller b ones, s uch a s t hose o f h ands a nd f eet, n otably a bsent. S ome a nimal b ones a lso i n m ound. N o d ating e vidence. B B 3 87-8 R HCM W estmorland, K innes ( 1979) 2 1
C rosby G arrett 9 ,
p .
7 8
R ound m ounds w ithout b urial d eposits C hatton S andyford
C airn E
N U
1 026
E arth m ound t opped w ith s tones
1 2ft d iam .
( 3.6m ),
2 ft h igh
( 0.6m ).
E xcavation S ub-rectangular p it, o riented N - S , 5 ft x 3 ft x 1 ? .ft d eep ( 1.5 x 1 x 0 .5m ) w ith c entral s lot l Ift x 7 ins x 8 ins d eep ( 38 x 1 8 x 2 0 c m ) d ug i nto n atural s urface a nd c overed b y m ound. A rea r eddened b y b urning a nd c harcoal, o n W s ide o f p it. D ating e vidence:
c harcoal f rom b urnt a rea J obey:
B amborough C XCIV
N U
C airn 6 2ft d iam ( 19m )
A A ( 4)
4 6
( 1968)
2 890 ± 9 0 b c 3 9,
f ig.
( Gak - 1 507)
1 0
1 34276 1 0ft h igh
( 3m )
E xcavation P reviously o pened b y M ajor L uard-Selby. R e-examined t o s urface l evel b y G reenwell. I n c entre o f m ound ,hollow ( "grave") e xcavated i n s ub-soil 4ft x 3f x 2 kft d eep ( 1.4 x 1 x 0 .6m ) a ligned N W SE, f illed w ith s tones. I n S E c orner, a n o val h ole s unk l Ift ( 38cm ) b elow b ottom o f " grave",
l ft 8 ins
l ong b y
l imns w ide
( 50cm x 2 8cm )
a nd f illed w ith c lay a nd s tones. B B 4 14
4 02
a lso a ligned N W - S E
S ingle b urials: H artlepool,
n on-monumental.
E xcavated
o n f oreshore i n p eat
N Z 5 232
E xcavation i n 1 972 C rouched i nhumation, p artial s keleton, s ome d is a rticulation. A dult m ale 2 5-38 y ears; s hort, s tocky s tature, t eeth b adly w orn w ith s igns o f g um r ecession . E vidence o f t wo b lows t o t he h ead a nd a r ib f racture, a ll h ealed. A rthritic c ondition i n v ertebrae. D ating e vidence:
O ld Y eavering
b one f rom s keleton T ooley
( 1975)
T ooley
( 1978b)
2 730 1 - 6 0 b c
( Hv.
5 220)
2 9-31 7 3
N T 9 26305
E xcavation B owl-shaped p it f ull o f b lack e arth a nd c remated b one, p robably a ssociated w ith a s imilar p it a djacent t o i t, w ith t hree f ragments o f c remated b one a nd a l arge s herd o f G rimston-Lyles H ill ware c arinated b owl. H ope-Taylor
( 1977)
3 45, n os.
2 9 & 3 0,
f ig.
19
" Ritual" p it, 3 -4ft d iam ( 0.9-1.2m) a nd l ft d eep ( 30cm ) c ontaining s herds o f G rooved w are, f ragments o f c remated b one, c harcoal a nd h azel-nut s hells. H ope-Taylor
( 1977)
3 48-9,
f igs.
1 20-122
" Mortuary e nclosures" M ilfield
N T 9 40337
T rapezoidal, a ligned N - S , c 6 0m l ong a nd 2 0m w ide a t w ider s outhern e nd. T wo p its a t m id-point o f l ength. C ircular e nclosure c 1 0m d iam . w ithin s outhern e nd. M iket E wart
( 1976)
1 28,
7 .111
N t 9 5503180
R ectangular c 5 0m l ong a nd 2 0m w ide a ngles.
p l.
a ligned N - S , w ith s lightly r ounded
C ircular e nclosure c 1 0m d iam . M iket
H asting H ill
( 1976)
1 28,
p l.
w ithin s outhern e nd. 7 .
I I
N Z 3 55541
C ursus c 2 00m l ong a nd 3 0m w ide a nd i nterrupted d itch s ystem ( ? c amp) N ewman: A A ( 5) 4 ( 1976) 1 83-4, D . H arding ( 1979) p l. 3 .IV
4 03
p .
I X
c ausewayed
C ATALOGUE 1 6: S TONE C IRCLES C umbria A nnaside S D 0 98853 D iam . c 1 8.3m B url A sh H ouse W ood D iam .
3 0.5m ,
( 1976)
C umb.
1
S D 1 92873
p lain r ing,
s aid t o h ave h ad 2 2 s tones D ymond:
C W(2)2(1902)
C ross & C ollingwood: B url ( 1976) C umb. 2 B lakeley R aise D iam .
( Blakeley M oss)
1 6.6m , p lain r ing,
6 5 C W(2)29(1929)
2 57-8
N Y 0 60140
1 1 s mall
s tones o f g ranite.
P ossible c airn a t c entre.
C W(2)28(1928)410 C lare: C W(2)75(1975) 1 -16 T hom ( 1971) L I/16 B url ( 1976) C umb. 3 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 5 2-3 B rats H ill
( Burnmoor E ast)
N Y 1 73023
D iam . 3 2.0 x 2 5.9m , f lattened c ircle. F ive i nternal c airns, d iams. 1 4-19 f t
( 4.2-5.8m )
e ach w ith d eep h ole i n
c entre. C 1 856 o ne o f c airns s urrounded b y r ectangular e nclosure o f s tones. M ost o f s tones o f c ircle l ocal g ranite, a f ew f rom S cafell r egion , a ll l ow . L ow o utlier 1 0m f rom NW o f r ing. D ymond: J BAA 3 4 ( 1878) 3 5-6 D ymond: C W(1)5(1881) 3 8-57 W illiams: P SA(1)3(1856) 2 25-6 T hom ( 1967) L I/6E, f ig . 6 .5 C lare: C W(2)75(1975)9-11 B url ( 1976) C umb. 4 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 4 0-1 B road F lat NY 4 25445 D iam . C 1 9.2m , ? p lain r ing,
? i nternal c airns. B url
( 1976)
C umb.
5
B roomrigg A NY 5 48466 D iam . 5 0.9 x 5 0.0m , e llipse, o utliers o r a venue? E ight s tones r emaining, l ocal r ed s andstone a nd a f ew o f g ranite. H odgson:
C W(2)35(1935)
H odgson: C W(2)52(1953) B url ( 1976) C umb. 6 B rougham H all D iam .
1 8.3m?,
N Y 5 228 i nternal c airn? P ennant ( 1774) B url ( 1976) C umb.
4 04
7
7 7-9, 1 -8
p lan
C asterton D iam .
S D 6 40799
1 8.0m ,
e mbanked c ircle?
T wenty s tones r emain,
u p t o l ft 7 ins h igh. R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) B url ( 1976) W est. 1
C astlehowe S car D iam .
6 .4m ,
N Y 5 87155
c ircle o r e llipse.
L ow s tones,
a ll
B url
W est.
( 1976)
l ocal g ranite. 2
R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) T hom ( 1967) L 2/11 T hom & T hom ( 1980) C astlerigs ' D j .am . a t N ,
6 6
9 0,
n o.
5 9
5 8-9
N Y 2 92236
3 2.9 x 2 9.9m , f lattened c ircle, i nternal c airn(s).
s light
t races o f b ank.
P ortal s tones
O riginally a bout 4 2 s tones o f l ocal m etamorphic s late, f rom 1 t o 2 .3m i n h eight. A t e ast, i nside t he r ing, r ectangular s etting o f l ow s tones 2 2 x l lft ( 6.7 x 3 .4m ). O utlier 2 96ft ( 90m ) t o S W , 0 .9m h igh. F ain t t races o f c airn 1 3ft d iam . ( 4m ) j ust N E o f c entre. S aid t o h ave b een t hree. E xcavation 1 882 R ectangular s etting t renched, ? p it l ocated a t W e nd, ( 1m ) d eep w ith b lack s oil, s tones a nd p ossibly c harcoal. D ymond: C W(1)5(1881) 3 9-57 D ymond: C W(1)6(1883) 5 05 T hom ( 1966) f ig. 3 9 T hom ( 1967) L 1/1, f ig. 1 2.10 B url ( 1976) C umb. 8 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 2 8-31 C hapel F lat D iam .
N Y 3 750
2 4.4m ? V CH C umberland ( 1906) B url ( 1976) C umb. 9
2 48
D acre p arish ( Little S tainton) N Y 4 93277 ? s epulchral c ircle. S ome o f s tones p artly b uried. C W(1)6(1883) 1 13 .B url ( 1976) C umb.
1 0.
E gremont N X 9 95107 B url E lva P lain N Y 1 76317 D iam . 3 4.4m ? ( 113ft). 1 5 s tones r emain,
( 1976)
O utlier 5 5m t o
C umb.
1 1.
S W .
o f l ocal v olcanic a sh, A nderson: H odgson :
l argest
l m l ong.
C W(2)23(1923) C W(2)63(1963)
T hom ( 1967) B url ( 1976)
L 1/2 C umb.
T hom & T hom
( 1980)
4 05
1 2 3 2-3
2 9-33, p lan 3 01
3 ft
G amelands, O rton N Y 6 40082 D iam . 4 2.1 x 3 5.1m , f lattened c ircle,
t races o f b ank.
S tones o f r eddish g ranite, o ne l imestone b oulder, P ossible e ntrance a t S E.
a ll a vailable l ocally.
S impson : C W(1)6(1883) 1 76-82 F erguson : C W(1)6(1883) 1 83-5 R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) 1 91 T hom ( 1967) L 2/14 ( Orton) B url ( 1976) W est. 3 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 6 4-5 G reti ete A ' Diam .
3 1.7m ,
N Y 0 57036 s tones c lose s et f orming a " wall". S tout: C W(2)61(1961) 1 -8 B url ( 1976) C umb. 1 3a
G rey C roft, D iam .
S eascale
2 7.1 x 2 4.4m ,
N Y 0 34024 f lattened c ircle.
S tones o f l ocal v olcanic l ava a gglomerates & o ne o f s andstone, a ll a bout 1 .3m h igh. 1 820 a ll b ut o ne s tone b uried, 1 0 o f o riginal 1 2 r e-erected i n 1 949. O utlying s tone 2 1m N . C entral c airn 2 2 x 1 5ft
( 6.7 x 4 .6m )
e xcavated
( see B urials c atalogue)
B roken G roup V I a xe f ound b y s tone 4 F letcher : C W(2)57(1958) 1 -8 T hom ( 1967) L 1/10 ( Seascale) B url ( 1976) C umb. 1 4 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 4 6-7 G rey Y auds N Y 5 44486 D iam . 4 7.6m ? O utlier. 8 0-90 s tones, 4 -5ft h igh . H all: C W(1)6(1883)467 G raham : C W(2)7(1907) 6 7-71 S pence: C W(2)35(1935) 1 71 B url ( 1976) C umb. 1 5 G unnerkeld N Y 5 68178 T Diam . 3 2.0 x 2 9.0m , c oncentric r ings O uter r ing h as 2 t allest s tones a t N a nd a nother a t
S ;
i nner r ing 1 4.6m
( 50ft) h as s maller s tones. I nternal c airn. A ll s tones o f l ocal m etamorphic r ock o r g ranite. -D ymond:
C W(1)4(1880) 5 37-40 R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) 2 11 T hom ( 1967) L 2/10 B url ( 1976) W est. 4 C lare: C W(2)75(1975) 4 -6 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 5 6-7
H all F oss D iam . E ight
S D 1 12857
2 2.9m? s tones CW(1)1(1874) 2 78 B url ( 1976) C umb. 4 06
1 6
H erd W ood N Y 4 106 D iam . 1 9.8m ? D ouble c oncentric c ircle.
I nternal c airns? C W(2)34(1934) B url
( 1976)
9 2
W est.
5
K emp H ouse, S hap N Y 5 67133 D iam . c 2 4.4m , p lain r ing. S tone a venue. 6 s tones r emain,
8 -9ft l ong,
o f g ranite. S tukeley: I ter. C ur. I I ( 1776) R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) 2 06 B url ( 1976) W est. 7
K eswick
4 2
N Y 2 723 S tukeley: I ter. C ur. I I ( 1776) W ard: C W(1)1(1874) 2 17-8
K irkstones S D 1 06843 T wo c oncentric c ircles? 3 0 s tones. C W(1)1(1874) B url K opstone D iam .
( 1976)
2 78 C umb.
1 7
NY 4 96216
2 3.2m ,
e mbanked c ircle,
c oncentric r ings? B url
( 1976)
W est.
8
L acra A S D 1 50814 1 5.2m , p lain r ing. 6 s tones r emain, B orrowdale v olcanic a sh.
,D iam .
L acra C S D 1 50810 D iam . 2 1.3m?, p lain r ing. C W1)1(1874)278-81 C W(2)48(1948) 1 -22 B url ( 1976) C umb. 1 8 & 2 0 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 4 8-9, L 1/12 L amplugh N Y 0 65177 D iam . 3 0.5m?, p lain r ing? V CH C umberland
L e W heles
( 1906)
B url
( 1976)
C umb.
2 5
B url
( 1976)
C umb.
2 2
2 48
N X 9 89180
L ong M eg a nd H er D aughters NY 5 71373 D iam . 1 09.4 x 9 3.0m , f lattened c ircle,
t races o f b ank o n S W .
T wo p ortal s tones a t S W . 7 0 s tones r emain o f l ocal p orphyritic s tone, o f c ircumference. O utlier ( Long M eg)
2 5m t o S W ,
t wo m assive b locks a t E & W
o f r ed s andstone.
a nd s piral c arvings. T wo i nternal c airns p reviously? 4 07
S E f ace o f s tone h as r ing
L ong M eg a nd h er D aughters
( Continued) S tukeley : I ter.Cur. I I C lare: C W(2)75(1975)7
( 1776)
4 7
D ymond: C W(1)5(1881)39-54 T hom ( 1967) L 1/7, f ig. 1 2.11 B url ( 1976) C umb. 2 3 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 4 2-3 L ow L ongrigg D iam .
N E
( Burnmoor A )
2 1.6 x 1 5.2m ,
E xcavation 1 974,
e llipse.
N Y 1 72028 T wo i nternal c airns.
o ne o f c airns,
c onfirmed a s
' non-sepulchral'.
D ymond: C W(1)5(1881)55 T hom ( 1967) L 1/6A B url ( 1976) 9 7, C umb. 2 4a T hom & T hom ( 1980) L ow L ongrigg S W ( Burnmoor B ) D iam . 1 5.2m , i nternal c airn.
3 6-7
N Y 1 72027 Dymond: C W(1)5(1881)55 T hom ( 1967) L 1/6B T hom & T hom ( 1980)
Mayburgh NY 5 23284 S tanding s tones w ithin h enge,
3 6-7
s ee H enge c atalogue f or d etails. B url
( 1976)
W est.
9
M otherby N Y 4 19282 D iam . 1 5.2m?, p lain r ing? VCH C umberland
B url
( 1976)
( 1906)
C umb.
2 48
2 6
O ddendale N Y 5 93129 D iam . 2 6.2m , c oncentric r ings. I nternal c airns. S tones o f l ocal l imestone. O uter r ing c losely s et s tones, t allest a t E , i nner r ing e ncloses m ound w hich w as d ug i nto p rior t o 1 879, p roducing s ome c harcoal a nd b urnt e arth. J BAA 3 5 ( 1879) 3 69 S impson : C W(1)6(1882)176-82 R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) 9 0 n o.55 B url ( 1976) W est. 1 5 T hom ( 1967) L 2/13 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 6 2-3 P otter F ell, n r. K endal S D 5 388? D iam . 2 8ft ( 8.5m ). 2 0 s tones r emain w ith 3 j ust o utside c ircle. P lint: R awthey B ridge
C W(2)60(1960)
S D 7 197? C W(2)26(1926)5 B url ( 1976) W est.
4 08
1 6
2 01
S tudfold, D ean M oor
N Y 0 40224
D iam . 3 5.1 x 2 8.4m , c ircle, p lain r ing? 8 s tones r emain a nd p arts o f o thers.
I nternal c airn 2 2ft d iam .
( 6.7m ).
C W(2)23(1923) 3 4-5, 2 57 C W(2)25(1925) 2 68-9 T hom ( 1967) L 1/14 ( Dean M oor) B url
( 1976)
C umb.
2 7
T hom & T hom ( 1980) S warth F ell D iam .
5 0-1
N Y 4 57192
1 7.4m, p lain r ing.
6 5 s tones,
e ach 3 -4ft h igh;
a ll e xcept o ne,
f allen.
C W(2)21(1921)
2 73
R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) B url ( 1976) W est. 1 7
4 0
S winside ( Sunkenkirk) S D 1 72883 D iam . 2 8.7m, e ntrance t o S E w ith 2 e xtra s tones o utside c ircumference. 5 5 s tones r emain a lmost t ouching, T allest s tone a t N , 2 .3m h igh.
a ll o f l ocal p orphyritic s late.
D ymond: D ymond:
C W(1)5(1881) C W(2)2(1902)
3 9-57 5 3-76, p lan
B url ( 1976) C umb. 2 8 T hom ( 1967) L1 /3 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 3 4-5 U llock N y 0 724 C ircle o f b oulders",
d estroyed c 1 867 D ickinson : C W(1)3(1878) 3 45 C ollingwood: C W(2)23(1923)258
W hite H ag
N Y 6 07114
P lain r ing? 1 1 g ranite b oulders, a ll f allen. R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) B url ( 1976) W est. 1 8 W hite M oss N E ( Burnmoor D ) N Y 1 72024 D iam . 1 5.9m . S tones o f l ocal g ranite.
I nternal c airn.
W hite M oss S W ( Burnmoor C ) N Y 1 72023 D iam . 1 6:6m . S tones o f l ocal g ranite.
I nternal c airn.
8 9
D ymond: C W(1)5(1881) T hom ( 1967) L 1/6D & L 1/6C T hom & T hom ( 1980) 3 8-9 W ilson S car
N Y 5 49182
D iam . 1 8.3m , p lain r ing? 3 5 s tones, t allest o nly 1 2ft h igh;
B orrowdale e rratics
S pence: C W(2)35(1935) 6 9, p lan R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) 2 11 B url
( 1976)
4 09
W est.
1 9
N orth-east B iddlestone
N T 9 54074 B url
T Doddington M oor D iam .
( 1976)
N orth .
1
N U 0 12317
1 2.2m , p lain r ing.
4 s tones r emain c 4 -7ft l ong. N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 5 B url ( 1976) N orth.
3
E gglestone N Y 9 82252 E mbanked c ircle? I nternal c airn? B url
( 1976) D urham 1
H utchinson : ( 1794) E lsdon
H ist.
o f C o.Durham I II
2 77
N T 7 006
8 -9 s tones r emaining,
4 -6ft
( 1.2-1.8m )
l ong .
N CH 1 5
( 1940)
6 0
B url & J ones: A A ( 4)50(1972) B url ( 1976) N orth. 6
1 -14
H ethpool N T 8 92278 D iam . 6 1.0 x 4 2.7m, r oughly h orseshoe s haped. 8 s tones r emaining,
5
t o 6 4ft h igh
( 1.6-1.9m ).
O utlying s tones?
N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 5 H oneyman : P SAN ( 4)6(1935) B url ( 1976) N orth . 8
1 16-7,
I lderton, T hreestone B urn N T 9 71205 D iam . 3 6.0 x 2 9.3m , f lattened c ircle, p lain r ing. 5 s tones r emain, l ocal g ranite, h ighest s tones a t N 1 .7m h igh, 5 3cm . N o f inds w hen d igging r ound
t he s tones. T ate:
N unwick P ark 5 s tones,
H BNC 4 ( 1 856-62)
N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 5 T hom ( 1967) L 3/4 B url ( 1976) N orth.
9
T hom & T hom ( 1980)
6 8-9
N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 6 0 B url ( 1976) N orth.
1 0
N Y 8 85741
2 .4m h igh
A A R idley C ommon
( 3)
1 3(1916)
1 4
N Y 7 78698
P lain r ing? B url
( 1976) N orth.
4 10
1 1
4 50-2
p lan
s mallest
S imonburn N Y 8 02712 D iam . 9 .0m . B url Y eavering B ell D iam .
1 2.2m ?
( 1976) N orth.
1 2
N T 9 18270 p lain r ing?
l ow s tones,
t allest
1 .2m h igh .
N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 5 B url ( 1976) N orth .
1 4
C ATALOGUE 1 7 S ites l isted b y B url o r T hom w hich a re n ot i ncluded u nder t he c ategory o f ' Stone C ircles' ( see _ Part 1 ). L acra B a nd D G retigate B a nd C B leaberry H aws B irkrigg, D ruid's T emple D uddo F our S tones G oatstones I ron H ill T he K irk M oor D ivock, C ockpit M oor D ivock ( Burl 1 976, W estmorland 1 0-14) C artington T he B eacon, L ancs. L ittle M eg G lassonby
4 11
C ATALOGUE 1 8 H enges C umbria K ing A rthur's R ound T able
N Y 5 23284
C lass I I h enge. D itch a nd o uter b ank, e ntrances t o N NW a nd S SE E xternal d iameter c 3 65ft b y 3 15ft ( 111 x 9 6m ). I nternal d iameter c 1 72ft x 1 45ft ( 52 3 7 4 4m ). M aximum w idth o f d itch 4 5ft ( 14m) d epth c 5 ft ( 1.5m ): g reatest h eight o f b ank c 7 ft ( 2m ), w idth o f b ank 3 3ft ( 10m ). E arly r ecords T wo s tanding s tones, o ne o n e ither s ide o f n orthern e ntrance. J ohn A ubrey's c opy o f s ketch b y D ugdale c 1 664 - 1 665 ( reproduced i n B ersu P lan b y P ennant
1 769,
1 940,
p l.E.2.)
p l.
B ank s lopes i nwards w ith " a v ery g radual d eclivity". O utside o f b ank s teep, o riginally h igh b ut r educed i n m any p arts b y r obbing f or r oad c onstruction. S tukeley
1 776,
4 3,
p l.
4 8
N e ntrance d estroyed a bout e nd o f 1 8th c entury m aking Y anworth r oad. P art o f e ast s ide r emoved m aking C lifton r oad. E arly 1 9th c entury, d itch d eepened b y o wner o f t he " Crown". D ymond 1 981, 2 00 E xcavations
1 937 & 1 939
B ank c onstructed o f c ore o f t urves p iles o n o ld g round , s urface, w ith b oulder c lay a t f ront a nd g ravel a t t he b ack. B ank n owhere p reserved i n o riginal s tate. B erm b etween b ank a nd d itch m odern. D itch p robably f lat b ottomed, r e-dug i n m odern t imes. N o i nternal s tructures o r p ostholes ( "Postholes" a nd o ther f eatures r ecorded i n
1 937 e xcavation p roved t o b e a nimal b urrows o r n atural g eological
f eatures) " Cremation t rench" 8 ft 3 in b y 3 ft s ome c harcoal a nd a f ew f ragments e vidence o f d ate. O pened u p w hen a rea . P ossibly a ssociated w ith a
b y 1 0 i ns d eep ( 2.5 x 1 x 0 .25m ) c ontaining o f b urnt b one w ithin e nclosed a rea. N o m odern t ipping t ook p lace i n c entral c airn?
S tukeley: I ter. C ur. I I ( 1776) 4 3, D ymond: C W ( 1) 1 ( 1891) 2 00, p lan R CHM W estmorland
( 1936)
C lark: P PS 2 ( 1936) C ollingwood: C W ( 2) B ersu: C lare: L ittle R ound T able C lass
4 9 3 8
p l.
4 8
2 52-3 ( 1938)
C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) C BA G roup 3 N ews
1 -31
1 69-206 ( 2) 6 ( 1978)
1 0-11
N Y 5 23284
Ih enge
P enannular d itch w ith s ingle e ntrance t o N . D iameter c 2 00ft
P ossible e xternal b ank.
( 61m ).
E arly r ecords N o d itch s hown B ank s mall,
d itch o utermost.
P ennant
1 769,
C ircle 3 00ft i n d iameter S tukeley 1 776, 4 3,
p l.
4 8.
L ow c ircular r idge m ainly c omposed o f g ravel, 6 -9 i ns h igh a nd 3 t o 5 ft w ide a t b ase. D iameter o f c ircle 6 0-60 y ards. A tkinson 1 882, 4 44-5. 4 12
O bliterated c 1 878 w hen w idening t he a pproaches o f L owther P ark. D ymond E xcavation
1 939
t o t he n ew l odge g ates 1 891,
1 87
3 t renches
A lmost V -shaped d itch 3 m w ide 2 4m r adius ( 48m d iam .) ( 158ft e ncountered a c auseway o n t he C ould h ave b een a b ank o n t he
a nd 1 .3m d eep ( 10 x 4 ft) o f a c ircle p ossibly d iam .) O ne s ection w ithout d itch p ossibly N E s ide o f t he c ircle. o utside o f t he d itch. B ersu
1 940,
2 02-5
S tukeley: I ter. C ur. I I ( 1776) 4 3, P ennant ( 1769) A tkinson: C W ( 1) 6 ( 1882) 4 44-5 D ymond: C W ( 1) 1 ( 1891) 1 87-8 R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) 2 53 B ersu: M ayburgh
C W ( 2)
4 0
( 1940)
p l.
4 8
2 02-5
N Y 5 19285
C lass I h enge S ingle p enannular b ank o f s mall s tones w ith s ingle e ntrance t o t he e ast. N o d itch. D iameter o f e nclosed a rea 2 87ft ( 87m ). A verage h eight o f b ank c 1 4ft ( 4m ), a verage w idth c 1 20ft ( 36m ). S ingle s tanding s tone o f v olcanic as h w ithin e nclosed a rea, c- 9 ft h igh ( 3m ). E arly r ecords O ne s tanding s tone m arked a nd p ositions o f t hree o thers w ithin c entral a rea, a nd t wo o n e ither s ide o f e ntrance a t e nds o f b ank.
T rees g rowing o ver
b ank. P ennant
1 769, p l.
T wo c ircles o f h uge s tones, s aid t o h ave b een s ituated w ithin t he c entral a rea, t he i nner c ircle 5 0ft i n d iameter, u ntil b roken u p b y g unpowder. " One s tone s tands...another l ies a long...One s tone a t l east o f t he o uter c ircle r emains, b y t he e dge o f t he c orn; a nd s ome m ore l ie a t t he e ntrance w ithin s ide, o ften w ithout, a nd f ragments a ll a bout" T rees g rowing i n b ank, c entral a rea p loughed S tukeley
1 776,
4 4
F ence w alls e rected o n t op o f b ank, s till v isible i n p laces. S hallow g ap o n s outh-west s ide p robably c ut i n m odern t imes f or c art t rack i nto t he e nclosure. D ymond
1 891
C hance f inds - " brass c elt" d ug u p i n p loughing ( now l ost) S tukeley 1 776, 4 4 - p ortion o f b roken u nfinished s tone c elt f ound a t e ntrance u nder t he t urf ( now l ost) D ymond 1 891, 1 97
S tukeley: I ter. C ur. I I ( 1776) P ennant ( 1769) A tkinson: C W ( 1) 6 ( 1882) 4 51 D ymond:
C W
( 1)
1
( 1891)
R CHM W estmorland ( 1936) C lark: P PS 2 ( 1936) 4 4, 4 13
1 91-6, 2 53 f ig.
2 4
4 4
p lan
N orth-east C oupland C lass
N T 9 4083310
I I
E ntrances t o N W a nd S E. D itch c 6 .1m w ide, b ank
D iam . c 6 9m b y 5 0m . 1 0.6m w ide.
P air o f l arge p its i mmediately t o t he e ast o f t he n orthern e ntrance. P air o f p arallel d itches p asses a cross t he s ite t hrough b oth e ntrances, e xtending f or c 2 00m t o t he n orth, a nd o ver l km t o t he s outh, t erminating o n t he W s ide o f t he E ast M arley K nowe h enge A tkinson ( 1951) 1 05-6 P SAS 8 4 ( for 1 949-1950)
6 4-5,
f ig.
5
( For f ollowing e ntries s ee r eference a fter Y eavering) E ast M arley K nowe
N T 9 4203228
?C lass I I E ntrances t o N E a nd S W E xt. d iam . 2 5m , s egmented d itch . T hree p its a t c entre E wart P ark
N T 9 5683165
C lass I I
E ntrances
E xt.
2 2m ,
d iam .
t o N W a nd S E
l arge p it w ithin S E q uadrant
K irknewton, W est H ill
N T 9 0903000
?h engiform e nclosure L inthaugh
N T 9 3003660
C lass I E ntrance t o N E E xt. d iam . c 3 8m : r elatively n arrow d itch M ilfield C lass E xt.
I I d iam .
c ouncil h ouses E ntrances C 1 9m :
M ilfield N orth C lass E xt.
N T 9 3923356
t o W a nd E
s egmented d itch
N T 9 3403490
I I d iam .
c 2 2m .
E xcavation T hree d eep c entral p its p roduced c harcoal,
a s tone s etting f or a m assive
p ost a nd s ome s herds o f a c oarse r usticated v essel.
F ourth p it c ontained
a n e mpty s tone c ist. I nside f lat b ottomed d itch, a r ow o f s mall p its c 3 0cm d iam . a nd 9 0cm a part. E xternal s hafts o utside d itch, s one o f w hich c ontained t umbled s tones a nd 6 b arbed a nd t anged a rrowheads R adiocarbon d ates:
m iddle s ilt o f d itch 1 824 - 3 96 b c ( BM 149) g rave p it w ith E BA g lobular v essel 1 800 ± 8 0 b c ( HAR 199) p rimary s ilt o f d itch A .F.
H arding:
C BA G roup 3 N ews
R adiocarbon 2 1 W est A keld S teads ?C lass I E xt. d iam .
2 3m .
1 851
( 1979)
± 6 2 b c ( 1)
1 2
( BM 150) ( 1976)
3
3 46
N T 9 5863070 P ost p its c ircle i nterior p erimeter.
b y c oncentric r ing o f p ost-pits.
4 14
C entral p it s urrounded
W ooleT
Y eavering
N U 0 00280
N T 9 2803033
C lass I I E ntrances t o N W a nd S E E xt. d iam . 1 8m . a ll i n M iket
( 1976)
1 28-133
O ther f eatures p ossibly a ssociated w ith h enge m onuments P it a lignment E wart P ark I
N T 9 5833184 - N T 9 5443182
E xcavation P its c 8 0cm a part M iket:
C BA G roup 3 N ews
4 15
( 2)
4 ( 1978)
1 -2
C ATALOGUE 1 9: P ERFORATED S TONE I MPLEMENTS
M ace-heads N orth-east C ambo,
F airnley F arm
K irkwhelpington
N etherwitton,
N r.
L onglea F arm
R othbury
T wizell,
N ewcastle 1 975.22
NY 9 984 ( ovoid C ) R oe ( 1969) n o.69
N ewcastle 1 956.314.A
N Z 0 93895 P SAN(2)10(1902) 2 70,p1. R oe ( 1969) n o. 7 0 N U 0 601 ( ovoid) PSAN(4)5(1933)
2 12,
2 33-6
N T 8 842 E vans: A SI ( 1897) 2 23 R oe ( 1969) n o. 7 1
N orham
W olsingham , T op
N Z 0 03883 ( ovoid C ) AA(5)4(1976) 1 76-7 f ig. 2
R edgate H ill
N Z 0 838 ( pestle) P SAN(3)6(1915) R oe
( 1969) n o.
9 2,
B M u nreg .
p l.
3 3
B owes
C umbria N r.
B irdoswald,
H allguard
H arraby,
K endal,
NY 6 166
( ovoid)
E vans: A SI ( 1897) 2 24 f ig. 1 52 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 6
F arm
C arlisle
T horny H ills
NY 4 254 R oe ( 1969) S D 5 21928
n o.
C arlisle 1 9.1944
5 1 06
K endal
N Y 3 768 ( ovoid A ) R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 9 R oe ( 1968) f ig. 3 2.4 NY 4 260 •C W(2)5(1905)
S tanwix
R oe T hrelkeld,
1 8
( ovoid)
• CW(2) 7 1(1971) R oe ( 1969) n o. L ongtown
B urns
( 1969)
C arlisle 6 2.1963
3 03
n o.
2 0
NY 3 08243 ( ovoid) E vans: ASI ( 1897) 2 25 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 7
4 16
B M u nreg.
C arlisle 4 2.04
B M S t.
1 04.M
W alton,
t he H eugh
N Y 5 38654 C W(2)50(1951)175 C W(2)53(1954)204-5, f ig. R oe ( 1969)
n o.
2 1
C arlisle 8 8.1950
n o.
2 2
C arlisle 8 9.1949
N X 9 928
W orkington
R oe
( 1969)
C ATALOGUE 2 0 B attle-axes N orth-east C rook,
S tanley F arm
N Z 1 635 P SAN
( ? I ) ( 3)5(1911-12)
3 7,
p l. f acing p .19 R oe ( 1966) n o. 6 3 H arbottle
N T 9 304
H eathery B urn
P SAN(4)5(1933) 1 0 f ig. 1
1 52, p l.
R oe
1 46
NY 8 540
( 1966)
n o.
( frag.)
N ewcastle 1 931.44
G roup X VIII
( SW 9 81: D URH 1 ) AA(4)31(1953) 1 12 P PS 2 8 ( 1962) 2 62 R oe ( 1966) n o. 6 4 N T 9 502
H olystone
P P
( IC)
A rch. 7 5(1931)116, f ig. 4 71 R oe ( 1966) n o. 1 47 E vans: N ewcastle,
B arras B ridge
A ST
( 1897)
N Z 2 464 ( III o r l ater ? ) P SAN(3)1(1905) 1 46-7 AA(3)1(1914) 1 7-8 N CH 1 3 ( 1930) 1 6, p l. N Z 2 874 ( IIB) E vans: A SI(1897)
S eghill I n a c ist
B B 2 23, n ote R oe ( 1966) n o. S hilbottle,
D ene M oor F arm
1 94
N U 1 908
4 17
N ewcastle 1 904.6
1 36
1 48
B M u nreg.
( TB)
E vans: A C 2 4, R oe
B M u nreg.
A ST ( 1897) 2 00 p l. I I f ig. 1 2
( 1966)
1 49
A lnwick 1 880.91
S tanhope,
C rawley E dge
N Y 9 940 ( ? I , f rag.) P SAN(3)7(1915-16) 1 96 A A(4)31(1953) 1 12 R oe
S underland, M illfield
•S tockton t o D arlington R ailway
( 1966)
n o.
6 6
N Z 3 957 ( IIC) E vans: A SI ( 1897) 1 94 R oe ( 1966) n o. 6 5 N Z 4 419/NZ 2 914
B owes
B M u nreg.
( IIB) B owes
( ?) W ooler, L anton N T 9 25313 C onflicting m useum r ecords d esignate t his b attle-axe a s b oth o f p rovenance'
a nd f rom L anton,
n ear W ooler. R oe ( 1966)
1 958.1794
n o.
3 41
1 975.58
' no
N ewcastle 1 950.8
C umbria C ockermouth,
S tanger F arm
N Y 1 230 ( IB) CW(2)40(1940)110 R oe
D unmallet,
U llswater
?K endal
S olway M oss
V ickerstown
C arlisle 4 1.1932
B M S t.
S D 5 192 R oe ( 1969) n o.
K endal
R oe P lumpton W all
3 7
NY 4 624 ( IIC) E vans: A SI ( 1897) 1 84 R oe ( 1966) n o. 3 8
NY 0 846 C W(2)40(1940)
M awbray
W alney I sland,
( 1966) n o.
4 29
1 04.L
1 06
( 1966) n o.
3 9
C arlisle 2 19
N Y 4 937 ( III) G roup X VIII(SW 1 045: C umb 1 2) P PS 2 8 ( 1962) 2 63 R oe ( 1966) n o. 4 0
E dinburgh U niversity
N Y 3 369 ( IIID) C W(2)55(1955) 3 17, f ig. 1 R oe ( 1966) n o. 4 1
C arlisle 1 6.1953
S D 1 769
( IIB)
C W(2)2(1902) C W(2)4(1904) f ig. 2 R oe ( 1966)
4 18
4 17 3 26-7,
n o.
9 7
B arrow 5 002
C ATALOGUE 2 1 Axe-hammers N orth-east A lnmouth, H ipsburn
N U 2 310 A C 2 3,
p l.II f ig .
1 0
E vans: A SI ( 1897) 2 00 R oe ( 1969) n o. 3 15 A lnwick d istrict
N U 1 912 E vans: R oe
?A lnwick
A lnwick 1 880.90
A SI
( 1969)
( 1897) n o.
1 99
3 03
N U 1 912 A C 2 2, p l. R oe ( 1969)
B arrasford,
G unnarton C rags
I I f ig. 1 1 n o. 3 20
A lnwick 1 880.87
NY 9 174 AA(2)12(1887) 1 16, p l R oe ( 1969) n o. 3 04
B enwell
N Z 2 164 P SAN(4)11(1951)
B irtley
NY 8 778 P SAN(4)9(1942)
B lackhall M ill
1 93
9 7
N Z 1 22569 A A(4)50(1972)292-4, f ig.
B rancepeth,
S tanley
N Z 1 953 VCH D urham 1 (1905)200 R oe
B urradon,
E ast B ank
C arrawborough
N ewcastle 1 973.3
( 1969)
n o.
1 48
N T 9 806 A C, 2 3 R oe ( 1969) n o. 3 05 H BNC 1 0(1882-4)9 H BNC 1 1(1885-6)299
A lnwick 1 880.89
NY 8 671 R oe ( 1969)
C hesters
n o.
3 06
C olwell
N Y 9 575 A A(2)12(1887)119, p l. R oe ( 1969) n o. 3 07
C orbridge
N Y 9 964 R oe ( 1969)
C orbridge
n o.
3 08
3 592
B M 1 911.10-21.55
N Y 9 964 N ewcastle 1 956.106A
D oddington
N U 0 032 A C 2 3, p l. R oe ( 1969)
ha, f ig. n o. 3 09
1 A lnwick 1 880.88
E ggleston
N Z 0 023 R oe
E ggleston
( 1969)
n o.
1 43
B M u nreg .
N Z 0 023 P SAN(4)7(1935-7) 1 93 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 42
F elling,
N est H ouse e state
B owes
1 958.1807
N Z 2 762 P SAN(4)8(1939)148-9
F elton,
F elton,
C hester H ill
S warland E ast H all
G unnerton
P l. R oe ( 1969)
n o.
1 44
N ewcastle 1 938.18
N U 1 800 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
3 11
N ewcastle 1 944.9
N U 1 601 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
3 10
N ewcastle 1 957.3A
NY 9 174 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
3 12
P SAN(4)10(1947)
6 3
N ewcastle 1 942.10
H alton E vans: A SI ( 1897) 2 02 R oe ( 1969) n o. 3 13 H aydon B ridge o r H ousesteads
B M u nreg.
NY 8 464/NY 7 968 N ewcastle 1 973.1 N Y 8 464 E vans:
N r H aydon B ridge
H exham/Corbridge a rea
H olystone & R othbury
A SI
( 1897)
2 00
3 14
N ewcastle 1 956.93A
N Y 9 364/NY 9 964 AA(4) 4 3(1965)
3 18,fig.
N ewcastle 1 965.3
N T 9 502/NU 0 601 P SAN(2)9(1901)
7 6-8
R oe
( 1969) n o.
NY 9 984
K irkwhelpington
N ewcastle 1 939.12 L ilburn H ill F arm
N U 0 125 A A(2)12(1889)
3 51-6
N T 9 907
N etherton
N ewcastle 1 908.2a N etherton e state
N Z 1 090 P SAN(2)10(1902) 2 79,p1. R oe ( 1969) n o. 3 16
N ewton,
N Z 0 38640 R oe ( 1969)
S haw H ouse F arm
N orth C harlton, M oor
B rowneyside
n o.
N U 1 623 P SAN(4)9(1939)42, R oe
( 1969)
n o.
B M u nreg.
3 17
3 18
f ig. N ewcastle 1 939.10
N orth S underland
N Z 3 957 P SAN(4)10(1942-6)280 R oe
P rudhoe,
E dgewell c olliery
( 1969)
n o.
3 19
N ewcastle 1 945.1
N Z 0 962 P SAN(2)5(1891-2)10 R oe
R edworth
( 1969)
n o.
3 21
N ewcastle 1 891.3
N Z 2 423 VCH D urham 1 (1905)199 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 45
R oker b each
B owes 1 958.482
N Z 4 059 S underland 2 21.1974
S cots D yke,
b etween I ngleton
N Z 1 720/NZ 1 818
a nd H eadlam
P SAN(3)2(1907)74,
P l.
P SAN(4)6(1935)341-2 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 46 S hackleton c amp
N ewcastle 1 933.38
N Z 2 30234 P SAN(3)3(1909)70-1
S hildon L ough
N Z 0 268 P SAN(4)10(1947) 6 3 R oe ( 1969) n o. 3 22
S tanhope,
NY 9 939 R oe ( 1969)
P arson B yers
n o.
1 47
B M u nreg.
?T eesdale B owes 1 958.1818 N Z 1 899
T hirston
E vans: A S1 ( 1897) 2 00 R oe ( 1969) n o. 3 23 T hornborough,
W hickham ,
H igh B arns
W haggs e state
W illington,
S toney C hesters
W olsingham a rea
N Z 0 17656 A A(4)50(1972)294, N Z 2 061 P SAN(2)9(1901) R oe ( 1969) n o. N Z 1 935 P SAN(4)10(1947)
f ig.
2 1 49
P P
N ewcastle 1 899.2
1 94
N Z 0 737 B owes
C umbria N r. A llithwaite
S D
3 876 G roup X V(La 3 8) C W(2)26(1926)37 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 63
4 21
L ancaster 4 37/9
A lston d istrict
N Y 7 146 R oe
Ambleside
n o.
5 0
N ewcastle 1 958.2A
( 1969)
n o.
3 98
C arlisle 2 7.26.329
NY 3 704 R oe
A spatria p arish
A usthwaite
A ynsome
N Y 1 442 C W(2)40(1940) 1 05 R oe ( 1969) n o. 5 1
C arlisle 2 04
N Y 1 800 R oe ( 1969) n o.
C arlisle 2 2.4
SD 3 879 G roup X V R oe
A yside,
( 1969)
n r.
N ewby B ridge
A yside
( La 3 7)
( 1969) n o.
S D 3 983 E vans: R oe
5 2
A SI
( 1969)
( R4)
( 1897) n o.
L ancaster 4 37.12
1 64
1 98
1 66
A shmolean 1 927.3501
S D 3 983 G roup X V ( La 4 5) C W(1)8(1886)266 C W(2)65(1965)29 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 65
B ackbarrow , R iver L even
B ackbarrow, R iver L even
B arrow i n F urness
L ancaster 4 37/13
S D 3 584 C W(2)14(1914)272-3,p1. C W(2)26(1926)37 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 67
L ancaster 4 37/19
S D 3 584 C W(2)14(1914)272-3,p1 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 68
L ancaster
S D 1 969 C W(1)14(1896-7)442-3,p1 R oe
( 1969) n o.
1 70
B arrow
R oe
( 1969)
5 3
C arlisle 6 9.1950
B eckfoot
B ewaldeth
NY 2 135 • C W(2)40(1940)110 R oe ( 1969) n o. 5 4
C arlisle 2 08(RF 2 5)
S D 1 966 C W(2)11(1911)483
B iggar
R oe B irkby,
n o.
C rag F arm
B olton W ood
( 1969)
n o.
1 73
S D 1 397 C W(2)37(1937)102 R oe ( 1969) n o. 5 5 N Y 1 005 C W(2)37(1937)43
4 22
B arrow 5 005
B orrowdale
N Y 2 416/NY 2 514 R oe ( 1969) n o.
B owness P arish
5 6
B M S t.
1 04K
NY 2 262 C W(2)40(1940)115 R oe
B owness o n S olway
( 1969)
n o.
5 7
N ewcastle
NY 2 28618 C W(2)35(1935)173 R oe
B owness o n S olway, B rackenrigg
B rampton
B rampton,
( 1969)
n o.
5 8
N Y 2 32614 C W(2)35(1935)173 R oe ( 1969) n o. 5 9 N Y 5 361 C W(2)40(1940)99-100 R oe ( 1969) n o. 6 0
H alf M oon I nn
C arlisle 1 0.1946.2
C arlisle 2 7.26.330
NY 5 361 C W(2)4(1904)351 R oe
( 1969)
n o.
•
6 1
B ranthwaite
NY 0 525 C W(2)47(1948)238
B rigsteer
S D 4 889 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
3 99
K endal
N Y 4 013 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
4 00
B arrow 5 262
N Y 5 327 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
4 01
C arlisle 1 19.1961
B rothers W ater
B rougham
B roughton i n F urness
S D 2 12884 G reywacke ( La 4 9) R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 77 C W(2)71(1971)8 L ancaster 4 37/3
B urnrigg
N Y 4 79558 C W(2)19(1919)165 R oe ( 1969) n o. 6 2
B urton
C arlisle
S D 5 276 B M 1 921.2-23.1
n r.
B urton S tation
B uttermere
C algarth
C ark
S D 5 276 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
4 02
B M u nreg.
N Y 1 717 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
6 3
B M S t.
S D 3 99994 C W(2)71(1971)4 S D 3 676 C W(1)9(1887-8)203 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 80 4 23
P P
1 049
C arlisle
N Y 3 955 E vans: A SI ( 1897) 2 02 A rch . 2 (1809) 1 18, p l.
N r.
N Y 1 08286
C ockermouth
C W(2)6(1906)149-150 C ockermouth, A nnfield
NY 1 230 C W(2)50(1951)202 R oe ( 1969) n o. 6 4
C roglin
C arlisle 4 .1947
N Y 5 747 C W(2)43(1943)174
C rook
S D 4 694 C W(2)35(1935)179 R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 04
C rook, P ound F arm
S D 4 70952 C W(2)25(1925)25 R oe
C rosby R avensworth
( 1969)
N Y 6 214 R oe ( 1969)
D alton i n F urness
D alton i n F urness,
K endal
n o.
4 03
• n o.
4 05
S D 2 28742 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 87 C W(2)71(1971)9 H arbarrow
E gton w ith N ewland
E gton w ith N ewland
E gton w ith N ewland
E henside T arn a rea
B arrow 5 277
( 1969) n o.
1 88
W arrington 1 2
S D 3 50859 C W(2)71(1971)9
K endal, A bbot H all
S D 3 06834 C W(2)71(1971)10
B arrow 5 308
S D 2 09792 C W(2)71(1971)9
B arrow 5 314
S D 3 13787 C W(2)71(1971)9
B arrow 5 313
N Y 0 402 A rch . 4 4(1873) 2 84 E vans: A ST ( 1897)200 R oe
E llers B row
B M u nreg.
S D 2 50716 C W(2)35(1935)180 R oe
E alinghearth
L ancaster 4 37/11
( 1969)
n o.
6 8
N Y 3 49037 C W(2)71(1971)4
P P
Embleton p arish,Stanger F arm
N Y 1 37277 C W(2)40(1940)110
N r E ndmoor
S D 5 384 R oe ( 1969) 4 24
n o.
B M C hristycoll.(lost)
4 07
K endal
E ndmoor, P reston P atrick
S D 5 483 R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 06 C W(2)74(1974)6-7
F alcon C rags
C ambridge 5 1-407
N Y 2 720 K enwick
F urness a rea E vans: A ST A rch . G ilgarran
( 1897)201-2
3 1(1846)
4 52
N Y 0 32230 C W(2)25(1925)269 R oe ( 1969) n o. 6 9
G lassonby,
B eck F arm
N Y 5 738 CW(2)37(1937)99, P l. R oe ( 1969) n o. 7 0
G reat C orby
C arlisle 8 3.1962
P P
N Y 4 754 R oe
G rinsdale
( 1969)
n o.
7 1
C arlisle 1 6.1945
N Y 3 758 C W(2)40(1940)100 R oe
H ayton & M ealo p arish
( 1969)
n o.
7 2
C arlisle A I I 2 10(M6)
N Y 1 041 C W(2)40(1940)105
H eversham
S D 4 983 E vans: A ST ( 1897)201 A rch. 2 ( 1809) 1 25, p l. V III.2 R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 08
H esket N ewmarket
N Y 3 438 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
7 3
C ambridge
N Y 3 438 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
7 4
S alisbury
H esket N ewmarket,
H owbeck
H unsonby p arish
I nglewood F orest, b etween W estward & C arlisle
I reby
I reby,
C aldbeck
I rthington p arish
CW(2)40(40)107 R og ( 1969) n o. 7 4
E vans: A ST ( 1897) 1 98 R oe ( 1969) n o. 7 6
C arlisle 2 7.26.326
A shmolean 1 927.3461
NY 2 398 C W(2)23(1923)242 R oe ( 1969) n o. 7 7
L ancaster 4 37/6
N Y 2 338 P SA(2)8(1879-81)491 C W(2)40(1940)107
C arlisle 2 02
N Y 4 961 C W(2)40(1940)100 R oe ( 1969) n o. 7 9
C arlisle 2 .1914
4 25
( R2)
?K endal
S D 5 192 R oe
?K endal
?K endal
( 1969)
n o.
4 28
K endal
S D 5 192 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
4 26
K endal
( 1969)
n o.
4 25
K endal
( 1969)
n o.
4 27
K endal
S D 5 192 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
4 30
K endal
S D 5 192 R oe
?K endal
S D 5 192 R oe
?K endal
K endal
S D 5 192 C W(2)35(1935)180 R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 09
?K endal
K eswick,
S D 5 192 R oe ( 1969) G oat F ield
n o.
C arlisle
4 31
K endal
N Y 2 723 K eswick
K eswick
N Y 2 723 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
8 0
B M S t.
1 04 I
K idburngill C W(2)40(1940)112 R oe
K irkbride
K irkby L onsdale,
( 1969)
n o.
8 1
N Y 2 356 C W(2)40(1940)106 R oe ( 1969) n o. 8 2 D ocker F arm
R oe R oe
K irkoswald C astle
L acra
C arlisle 2 7.26.331
S D 5 73746 C W(2)12(1912)431 C W(2)34(1934)113, 1 .2
K irkby S tephen
C arlisle A II 2 12. 1 4-99.5
f ig.
( 1969) ( 1966)
n o. n o.
4 10 9 1 ( as b attle-axe)
N Y 7 708 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
4 12
N Y 5 641 E vans: A SI ( 1897) 2 00 R oe ( 1969) n o. 8 3
C arlisle 1 8.1934
N ewcastle 1 814.1
S D 1 50813 C W(2)49(1950)213-4, f igs. R oe
4 26
( 1969)
n o.
9 6/97
P P
L anercost p arish
N Y 5 563 C W(2)31(1931)135-6 R oe ( 1969) n o. 8 4
L anercost p arish
N Y 5 562 C W(2)31(1931)135-6, R oe ( 1969) n o. 9 1
N r.
L arkrigg
L azonby F ell
P l.
S D 5 192 C W(2)35(1935)180 R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 13
K endal
N Y 5 139 R oe
M ansergh
P P
( 1969)
n o.
8 5
C arlisle 3 9.1936.1
S D ' 6 082 C W(2)7(1907)64, p l. R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 14
M awbray
N Y 0 846 E vans: R oe
Mawbray
( 1897)198 n o.
8 6
A shmolean 1 927.3459
( 1969)
n o.
8 7
A shmolean 1 927.3460
N Y 0 846 R oe
M awbray
N Y 0 846 C W(2)40(1940)106 R oe
M illom ,
A SI
( 1969)
F enwick
( 1969)
n o.
8 8
S D 1 780 C W(2)39(1939)283-4, R oe ( 1969) n o. 8 9
M illom,
F enwick
C arlisle A .II.209(R3)
P l.
S D 1 780 C W(2)39(1939)283-4,p1. R oe ( 1969) n o. 9 0
M uch U rswick
N ether S tanley
S D 2 674 C W(2)10(1910)509 R oe ( 1969) n o. 2 41 S D 4 54966 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
W arrington 5 0.63
4 15 K endal
C W(2)71(1971)3 N ewby B ridge
S D 3 786 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
2 09
N ewbiggin B eck
N Y 5 649 C W(2)40(1940)115
N inezergh
S D 4 92846 C W(2)37(1937)155-7,
N orth L onsdale E vans: A SI ( 1897)200 R oe ( 1969) n o. 2 10 4 27
p l.
K endal
O ld H utton
S D 5 688 C W(2)7(1907)64,p1 R oe
O rmside
n o.
4 16
N Y 7 017 C W(2)40(1940)112 R oe
( 1969)
N Y 6 234 E vans:
O usby M oor
R oe N r.
( 1969)
P enruddock
A SI
( 1969)
n o.
4 17
( 1897) n o.
C arlisle 3 .03.225
2 02
9 2
N Y 4 227 C W(2)7(1907)310 NY 4 937 E vans: A SI ( 1897) 1 98 R oe ( 1969) n o. 9 3
P lumpton
S D
R ampside
B M u nreg.
2 366 C W(1)14(1896-7)442-5, p l. 1 .3 R oe ( 1969) n o. 2 16
A shmolean 1 927.3779
B arrow 5 022
R ampside c hurchyard C W(1)15(1898-9)169-70, p l. 4 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
2 17
R avenstonedale p arish
N Y 7 203 C W(2)35(1935)179 R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 11
R ed D ial,
N Y 2 55460 E vans: A SI ( 1897)201 R oe ( 1969) n o. 9 4
W igton
S D 3 488 G roup X V ( La 5 0) E vans: A SI ( 1897) 2 00
R usland
C W(1)9(1888)203 R oe ( 1969) n o. 2 22 S t.
C uthbert W ithout
S hap q uarries • S ilecroft,
A rrow H ill
.N Y
S illoth
L ancaster 4 37/1
3 455 A rch. 2 ( 1809)118, P l. V III.'. E vans: A SI ( 1897) 2 02 R oe ( 1969) n o. 9 5
N Y 5 813 C W(2)35(1935)179 R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 18
K endal
S D 1 33817 C W(2)49(1950)213-4 f ig. R oe ( 1969)
N r.
A shmolean 1 927;3463
n o.
9 6/97
N Y 1 153 C W(2)17(1917)254 R oe ( 1969) n o. 9 8
P P
C arlisle 3 7.16
S ilverdale
S D 4 674 G roup X V(La 3 1?) R oe
S izergh,
L ow P ark W ood
( 1969)
n o.
2 24
B olton A -1-1871
S D 4 987 C W(2)34(1934)113, p l. R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 19
S kelsmergh, H olme H ouse F arm
L iverpool
S D 5 21971 C W(2)60(1960)200 R oe
S tainton,
S lop L ane
( 1969)
n o.
4 20
C arlisle
N Y 4 828 C W(1)14(1896-7)442-4,p1 R oe ( 1969) n o. 2 26
S tanwix,
R ickerby H ouse C W(2)35(1935)172-3 R oe ( 1969) n o. 9 9
S warthmoor
S D 2 73773 C W(2)45(1945)191-2, P l. R oe ( 1969) n o. 2 29
T emple S owerby
T emple S owerby
NY 5 83275 C W(2)40(1940)112 R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 22 NY 5 83275 C W(2)62(1962)324-5, R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 21
T hrelkeld
C arlisle 3 4.2
f ig. C arlisle
N Y 3 225 C W(2)43(1943)200, p l. R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 00
T routbeck
K endal
N Y 4 103 C W(1)9(1888)203 E vans: A SI ( 1897)200 R oe
( 1969)
n o.
1 01
U lverston,
H ill F all
S D 2 91782 C W(2)71(1971)11
U lverston,
O u' b as C ottage
S D 2 978 C W(1)15(1898-9)167-8 P l. 4 R oe ( 1969)
n o.
2 32
U lverston, R osside
S D 2 73788 G roup X V C W(2)74(1974)5-6
U pper H olker
S D 3 677 C W(2)35(1935)180 R oe ( 1969) n o. 2 40
V ickerstown
S D 1 868 C W(2)14(1914)492, P l. R oe ( 1969) n o. 2 42 4 29
B arrow 5 035
W ath
N Y 1 256 R oe
W averton,
C rosshill
W hinfell
( 1969)
1 07
P itt-Rivers
N Y 2 247 C W(2)37(1937)99 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 08 N Y 1 325 C W(2)40(1940)110 R oe
W hitbarrow H ill
n o.
( 1969)
n o.
1 09
C arlisle 2 7.26.327
S D 4 486 L ancaster 9 38
W igton
N Y 2 548 C W(2)40(1940)106 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 10
W indermere
S D 4 198 C W(2)3(19(3)411,fig . C W(2)62(1962)330 R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 23
W indermere
S D 4 14987 C W(2)5(1905)182, f ig. C W(2)62(1962)330 R oe ( 1969) n o. 4 24
W inscales
N Y 0 226 C W(2)35(1935)177 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 11
W orkington
N X 9 928 C W(2)35(1935)178 R oe ( 1969) n o. 1 12
4 30
C arlisle A II.201.(R1)
C arlisle
C ATALOGUE 2 2
B RONZE A GE M ETALWORK
B ronze A ge m etalwork f rom t he n orth o f E ngland i s a rranged i n t his c atalogue i n t he f ollowing c ategories: C opper m etallurgy E arly B ronze A ge m etalwork M oulds & h oard S ingle f inds M etalwork f rom b urials M iddle B ronze A ge m etalwork, W ilburton material
t he
' Wallington t radition'
a nd
M ould a nd h oards S ingle f inds G old W ilburton t ype b ronzes L ate B ronze A ge m etalwork:
E wart-Park p hase
H oards H eathery B urn C ave d eposit S ingle f inds G old H allstatt C b ronzes H oards S ingle f inds M iscellaneous b ronzes:
u nclassified
( a)
a nomalous t ypes
( b)
t oo f ragmentary t o c lassify
( c)
t oo l ittle i nformation t o c lassify
( For a bbreviations u sed i n t he C atalogue r eferences s ee P art i )
4 31
M ETALWORK C ATALOGUE C opper m etallurgy F lat a xes N orth-East D urham N Z 2 742
B ritton ( 1963) f ig.1, 2 98 N CH D urham I ( 1905) 2 07 B M
H edgeley M oor,
n r.
P ercy's L eap N U 0 419
1 873.
A C 4 5,
p l.
A lnwick R amshaw M ill ( in s tream )
N Y 8 4427673
6 -2.3 X Va.5
1 880.189
P SAN ( 4) 6 ( 1933-4) N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 4 N ewcastle
6 0
1 933.19
C umbria S kelton,
C lough n o. 7 C W ( 2) 7 2 ( 1972)
n r. P enrith N Y 4 2377 ?u nfinished a xe
4 4-6,
f ig.
C arlisle 5 1.1967
E arly B ronze A ge m etalwork M oulds
N orth-east A A ( 1)
C ambo, W allington N Z 0 285 M oulds f or t hree f lat a xes a nd r ing
H urbuck N Z 1 348 Moulds f or t hree f lat a xes a nd
F lat a nd s lightly f langed a xes:
1 (?)
4 ( 1855)
1 02-8,
E vans: A BI ( 1881) 4 29-30 B ritton ( 1963) 2 99, 3 20 P SAS 3 8 ( 1903-4) 4 92 B M 1 852. 1 0-4.1
a wl
B ritton ( 1963) 2 99, 3 20 P SAS 3 8 ( 1903-4) 4 92 P SAN ( 3) 2 ( 1907) 3 91 B M W G 2 267
u ndecorated
N orth-east H oard N ewbiggin N Z 3 187 T hree, f our o r f ive a xes,
E vans: A BI ( 1881) 4 3 B ritton ( 1963) 3 00, 3 12
o f w hich
t wo s urvive
B M W G
1 788-9
S ingle f inds n r.
A lnwick
N U
p l.
1 912
4 32
E vans:
A BI
B M W G
1 804
( 1881)
4 3
l a
C orbridge
N Y 9 964
A C 4 5 N CH 1 0 ( 1914) 4 -5 A lnwick 1 880.190
C orbridge
N Y 9 964
A C 4 5 N CH 1 0
( 1914)
A lnwick ( ?)
E wart P ark
M orpeth
N T 9 532
N Z 2 085
N ewcastle u pon T yne n r.
R othbury
S tamfordham W allsend
N Z 2 464
4 -5
1 880.191
N ewcastle
1 932.47
N ewcastle
1 932.28
B olton
N U 0 601
P SAN
N Z 0 772
B M W G
N Z 3 21671
( 4)
1
( 1951)
1 790
N CH 1 3 ( 1930) 1 7, E vans: A BI ( 1881) B M W G
1 93-4
f ig. 4 3
1 0
1 791
C umbria S ingle f inds B arrow-in-Furness G reystoke
S D
D avey & F orster
1 269
( 1975)
n o.
6
C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 07 C lough n o. 4 , f ig. 1 .4
N Y 4 330
C arlisle
W estmorland
C lough n o. C ambridge
.W estmorland
C lough n o.
F lat a nd s lightly f langed a xes:
1 1 4.337 1 2
C ambridge
1 4.338
N ewcastle
1 952.4
d ecorated
N orth-eas t i B laydon, S ome N r.
S targate
' raindrop' C orbridge
N Z
1 67630
d ecoration
E vans: A BI
N Y 9 964
( 1881)
4 6
A C 4 5, f ig . A rch. J . 1 9 ( 1862) 3 63 M egaw & H ardy ( 1938) n o.
C ornhill o n T weed
N T 8 5433861
A lnwick
1 880.192
H BNC 3 0
( 1938-1946)
C oles
( 1971)
E dinburgh 4 33
f ig.
2 29,
8 .2
7 0
p l.
X VII
H exham
N Y 9 364
A A ( 4)
2 6
( 1948)
M egaw & H ardy R yall
N Z 0 15744
1 27-8,
( 1938)
M egaw & H ardy ( 1938) B M W G
p l.V
n o 6 7, n o.
f ig .
6 8
1 809
C umbria A ldingham , G leaston C astle P artly d ecorated
F langed a xes:
S D 2 61716
C W ( 1) 1 4 ( 1896-7) 4 42 C W ( 1) 1 5 ( 1898-9) 1 61-4, p l. E vans: A BI ( 1881) 4 3 M egaw & H ardy ( 1938) n o. 5 0 D avey & F orster ( 1975) n o. 1 C lough n o. 3
1
u ndecorated
C umbria H oard C aldbeck, i n a c ave o n t he e dge o f t he r iver G ilcoman c 1 780 N Y 3 239 F langed a xe; b een f ound.
o thers a lso s aid t o h ave
C W ( 1) 1 4 ( 1896-7) C lough n o. 2
S t.
C lough n o.
4 46, p l.
I I
S ingle f inds n r.
K eswick,
J ohn's V ale,
N Y 3 122
1 0
K eswick R oose, M ossfield
C W ( 1) C W ( 2)
S D 2 269
1 4 ( 1896-7) 4 46-7, p l. I I 4 0 ( 1940) 1 21, p l. 1 11.1
D avey & F orster C lough n o.
( 1975)
n o.
1 3
6
B arrow 5 1041 T emple S owerby
C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 13 M egaw & H ardy ( 1938) n o.
N Y 6 127
C lough n o.
9 7(?)
9
C arlisle P 3 ( 220) 9-6 W hittington,
H olm P ark
C W ( 2) C W ( 2)
S D 5 976
3 6 4 0
C lough n o.
' Cast'
f langed a xes:
( 1936) ( 1940)
1 42-3, p l. 1 21
5
P P
d ecorated
N orth-east A C 4 5-6, f ig. E vans: A BI ( 1881)
W hittington F ell N Y 9 90690 ( Previously w rongly s aid t o b e f rom
N CH 1 0
C hollerford B ridge)
( 1914)
7 4,
5 n ote,
N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 5 M egaw & W ardy ( 1938) 4 34
B M W G 1 814
f ig. 4 18 n o.
6 9
5 1
1 4c
C umbria B rough u nder S tainmore
N Y 7 914
E vans: A BI
( 1881)
5 3
C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 21, p l. I I C lough n o. 1 , f ig.1.1 M egaw & H ardy ( 1938) n o. 9 6 B M
1 874.
3 -28.75
H alberds N orth-east F ord W est F ield
N T 9 37365
E vans: A BI ( 1881) N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 0 T rump ( 1962) B M W G2064
n o.
2 24 2 25
C umbria H aberwyn R igg
( Harbyrnrig)
N Y 6 214
E vans:
A BI
( 1881)
2 69-70,
f ig.
O 'Riordain ( 1937) 3 12, f ig. C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 18-9, p l. C lough n o. 1 3, f ig. 1 .13
5 7 I
B M W G 2 060 M aryport
N Y 0 336
O 'Riordain
( 1937)
C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) C lough n o. 1 4
3 12,
f ig.
5 6
p l.
I
18-9,
B M 1 905.11-6.3
T anged s pearhead B urnhope r eservoir
N Y 8 438
J ones ( 1978) 4 , f ig. 2 .6 A A ( 4) 3 1 ( 1953) 14, n ote 2 6 B owes
1 974.77
D aggers N orth-east R iver T yne,
E lswick
G erloff ( 1975) n o. 2 26, p 1.22 B ritton ( 1963) 3 09 N CH 1 3 ( 1930) 1 9ff, f ig. 1 5 A A ( 4) 4 3 ( 1965) 7 5
N Z 2 31632
B M W G
1 681
C umbria S take M oss,
H elsington
P SA ( 2)
S D 4 886
E vans: C W ( 2)
2 ( 1861-4)
C lough n o. K endal ( See a lso M etalwork f rom b urials) 4 35
3 70
A BI ( 1881) 2 46 4 0 ( 1940) 18-121 7 4,
f ig.5.
3 37
M etalwork f rom b urials N umbers r efer t o t he B urials C atalogue
Table
1 0
C OPPER/ B RONZE D aggers 4 A llerwash ( with f rag. 5 3 B arrasford 1 56 C heswick
o f
? s heath b inding)
K nife w ith p rojecting b utt 6 05 W est L ilburn K nife-daggers 1 8 1 23 3 35 4 18 4 49
Amble B roomhouses H umbleton L ow M oralee F arm N orth C harlton
A wls 2 03 E tal M oor 2 32 F owberry 7 15 B irkrigg E ast 8 47 K irkoswald R azors 9 47 S tainton H ead 9 77 ' Cumberland' F ragments o f b ronze
C lass I B C lass I B ( not i dentified)
1 66 C oldsmouth H ill, N .
f rom E BA b urials
C airn
4 41 N orham ( ? c opper s tain) 5 99 W est H epple, p it A 6 03 W est H epple, s keleton 3 4 8 58 L ittle M ell F ell B ronzes o f u nknown t ype f rom E BA b urials 3 47 H umbleton
' sword h andle o f b ronze'
G OLD 3 72 K irkhaugh
g old b asket " ear-ring"
M iddle B ronze A ge m etalwork, m aterial
t he W allington t radition a nd W ilburton
S tone m ould C roglin
N Y 5 747
T wo p iece m ould f or l arge s ide-looped s pearhead a nd
( ?)
c onical f errule
C W ( 1) 7 ( 1883-4) C lough n o. 6 8 B urgess
A :
( 1968a)
2 79-88,
f ig.
f ig .
1 8
B RONZE
H oards
( Table 5 9
A mbleside
)
N Y 3 704
F ound b ound i n a b undle,
2 ft d eep i n a p eat m oss i n 1 741.
( 1) ( 2)
S olid h ilted s word w ith k nobbed p ommel R osnogn s word w ith f our, s quare s et r ivet h oles
( 3) ( 4) ( 5) ( 6)
S olid h ilted r apier w ith p ointed b lade S traight-based, b asal-looped s pearhead C onical f errule ' Transitional' p alstave
H oard p reviously t hought t o b e l ost, b ut i tems
( 1)
( 2 b roken )
t o
( 4)
r ecently
r ediscovered i n t he R oyal C ollection a t W indsor. R eliquiae G aleanae I ( 1790) E vans: A BI ( 1881) 2 85 A rch. 5 ( 1779) 15 C W ( 2) C W ( 2)
4 5 6 5
B urgess A ngus W ell
( 1968a)
3 4-8 3 8-47, 6 3,
f ig.
f ig . 4
N Y 4 71660
" Above a b ushel" o f s pearheads
f ound i n
1 849,
( Bushel: m easure o f c apacity = f our g allons) ( 1)-(2) T wo s ide-looped s pearheads
C orbridge
( 1946) ( 1965)
1 87
S hildon L ough
i n p ulling d own a w all. M ost " sold f or o ld m etal"
R owlands
( 1976)
p l.
B M 1 968.
1 0-12.
1 &2
1 2
N Z 0 2456651
F ound i n d raining i n 1 862 ( 1) R apier w ith n otched b utt G roup I V ( 2) P rotected- o pening s pearhead, s ocket m issing
H BNC
1 0
( 1882-4)
1 93
N CH 1 0 ( 1914) 5 A C 5 5, 5 6, 5 8, f igs. E vans: A BI ( 1881) 2 48, 3 33 B urgess ( 1968a) 5 7, f ig.14 B urgess
4 37
( 1968b)
5 ,
f ig.2.9
D enwick
N U 2 014
F ound i n
1 832
( I)
( 2)
T ransitional p alstave,
L eaf-shaped,
l oop m issing
p egged s pearhead A C 4 7, 5 7, p . X Va f ig. 3 B urgess ( 1968a) 5 7-8, f ig.7.4 A lnwick
F arnley
N Z 0 0346306
F ound i n 1 835, a bout 1 3ft b elow t he s urface i n r ailway c utting o perations o n t he N ewcastle t o C arlisle r ailway. S ome d oubt h as b een e xpressed c oncerning t he l ocation a nd i ntegrity o f t his h oard ( NCH 1 0, p p 5 -6). T he r ailway w as c ompleted b y 1 834, a nd a s t he o bjects o nce b elonged t o M r. W ylam W alker t he c ontractor f or t his a nd o ther s ections o f t he N ewcastle t o C arlisle r ailway, i t i s p ossible t hat t he ' hoard' i s a c ollection o f a rtifacts m ade o ver s ome t ime, f rom d ifferent l ocations. B urgess h owever a ccepts t his a s a n a ssociated f ind. ( I) T ransitional p alstave B urgess I 968a f ig. 1 5.1 ( 2)-(3) T wo f ragmentary p rotected-opening s pearheads, b oth w ith s ockets m issing. f ig.15.2-3 ( 4) ( 5) ( 6) ( 7) ( 8)
P rotected-opening s pearhead, i n t wo f ragments f ig. 1 5.11 T wo f ragments o f l eaf-shaped s pearhead f ig.15.9-10 P lain l eaf-shaped s pearhead f ig.I5.8 T wo f ragments o f s pearhead w ith c hannelled b lade f ig.15.12 F ragment o f r apier b lade, n otched f or r e-hafting f ig .I5.7
( 9)
T hree f ragments o f r apier b lades, G roup I V f ig . 1 5.4-7
b evelled w ith f lattish m id-section A C 4 7, 5 6-8 N CH 1 0 ( 1914) 5 -6, n os. A A ( 4) 2 6 ( 1948) 1 32-3, B urgess B urgess
( 1968b) ( 1968a)
5 -18 . p l. V II
f ig .2.10-13 5 8, f ig.I5
A lnwick & N ewcastle H aydon B ridge
N Y 8 2926409 / NY 8 4946438
F ound i n b uilding t he r ailway, ( 1) ( 2)
1 835-6
T ransitional p alstave S ocketed a xe w ith c able m oulding a round m outh P SAN ( 2) 5 ( 1891-2) 2 28 P SAN ( 4) 1 ( 1946-50) 1 39 A A ( 4) 2 6 ( 1948) 1 34-5, p l.VII B urgess ( 1968a) 5 9, f ig.7.5 N ewcastle
4 38
I ngoe, L ow B ellridge F armhouse
N Z 0 5077627
F ragments o f t wo s hields ( 1) Y etholm t ype ( 2)
H arlech t ype
N CH 1 2 ( 1926) 1-12, f igs.8-9 A C 6 2-3, f ig., p l.XVIIa E vans: A BI ( 1881) 3 51 C oles ( 1962b) n os. 2 2 & 2 3 A lnwick
•M edomsley, H igh B radley F arm ( I)
N Z
1 22533
S ingle-looped s pearhead
T wenty m ore r eported p loughed u p i n s ame p lace i n P SAN
1 891, b ut a ll d estroyed
( 2)
B urgess
5 ( 1893) ( 1968a)
N ewcastle N etherby F ort a rea
1 84,
1 90 f ig., 2 13-6 f ig.I4.5
5 7,
1 892.5
N Y 3 971
R eputedly f rom t he a rea o f t he R oman F ort.
N o p ositive e vidence t hat
t hese o bjects f orm a h oard. G rouped t ogether o n t he b asis o f s imilar p atina a nd c ondition ( Burgess 1 968a, 5 7) ( I) ( 2)
L arge p rotected-opening s pearhead B lade f ragment o f l eaf-shaped s pearhead
( 3) ( 4) ( 5)
S ingle-looped s pearhead, e nd o f b lade m issing S ocket o f s ingle-looped s pearhead F ragment o f s pearhead s ocket C lough n os. 5 7-59 B urgess ( 1968a) 5 7,
f ig.
1 7.4
C arlisle 3 5.1949.3-5 W allington, M iddleton M oss F ound i n
N Z 0 37854
1 879 o n t he b anks o f a s tream w hich r uns
t hrough M iddleton M oss
( 1)-(8) E ight t ransitional p alstaves B urgess ( 1968a) f ig.9.1-8 ( 9)-(15) S even s ocketed a xes f ig.9.9-I5 ( 16)-(18) T hree p enannular a rmlets w ith p lain t erminals f ig .I0.3-5 ( 19) R apier w ith n otched b utt G roup I V f ig.I0.13 ( 20) ( 21)
R apier w ith n otched b utt, p oint m issing. G roup I V. f ig.10.11 R apier b lade w ith f lat m id-section. G roup I V. f ig.I0.12
( 22) ( 23)
P rotected-opening s pearhead B lade o f l eaf-shaped s pearhead w ith s tub o f
( 24)
F ragment o f s pearhead w ith c hannelled b lade
( 25)-(26)
T wo p oints o f b lades o f
( 27)-(28)
T wo f ragments o f
f ig. 1 0.1 s ingle l oop a t b ase f ig. 1 0.2 f ig.I0.10
s pearheads
f ig .10.8-9
s pearhead s ockets
f ig.I0.6-7
H BNC 1 3 ( 1890-1) 2 98 A A ( 2) 9 ( 1883) 5 2-3, p ll. E vans: A BI ( 1881) 8 9, 3 33,382,465 A rch. 7 3(1922-3) p l.xxxvii.I3 B urgess ( 1968b) f ig.2.15-17 B urgess P P 4 39
( 1968a)
5 9-60,
f igs.9-10
S INGLE F INDS P alstaves C umbria A spatria
N Y
1 442
u nlooped
E vans: A BI(1881) 8 6 A rch. J . 1 7 ( 1860) 1 64
B rampton
N Y 5 361
u nlooped
C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) C lough n o. 3 0
9 9-100
C arlisle 2 30 R 3 8 B ranthwaite
N Y 0 525
u nlooped/shield p attern
C W ( 2) 3 5 ( 1935) C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) C lough n o. 1 6 C arlisle
1 4-99
1 77 11
( 229)
4 C arlisle
N Y 3 955
l ooped
C lough n o.
3 6
Y ork M usuem n r.
C artmel
S D 3 778
u nlooped/shield p attern
C lough n o. 3 2 D avey & F orster B M
n r.
K eswick
N Y 2 723
l ooped/3 r ibs
1 856.
u nlooped/shield
N Y 5 130
p attern
n o.
3 2
7 -1.5020
E vans: A BI ( 1881) 9 3 V CH C umb. I ( 1901) 2 30 C lough n o. 3 7 B M W G
P enrith
( 1975)
1 841
B urgess ( 1968a) C lough n o. 2 0
f ig.2.2
C arlisle 2 7.26.431 P enrith
N Y 5 130
l ooped/
B urgess
' transitional'
C lough n o.
( 1968a) 3 8,
f ig . 1 2.10 f ig .4
C arlisle L 27 V .41 S eaton
N Y 0 130
S tainton i n F urness
u nlooped/shield
C W ( 2)
( 1923)
3 5,
p attern
C W ( 2) 4 5 ( 1945) C lough n o. 2 3 C arlisle L .I6.2
2 3
1 77
S D 2 48728 u nlooped/shield p attern
C W ( 2) 4 ( 1904) B urgess ( 1968a)
3 53 f ig .2.3
D avey & F orster
( 1975)
C lough n o.
3 9
B arrow U 5 ' Temple S owerby'
p l.
B urgess ( 1968a) C lough n o. 3 9a
( NY 6 127)
C arlisle P 2 9-6 7 4 40
6 6 2 32
n o.
3 8
W indermere,
n r.
O rrest F arm
S D 4 199
C W ( 2)
5 8
( 1959)
C lough n o.
1 89,
p l.
I II
4 0
P P
N orth-east A cton H ouse
N U
1 9190259
l ooped/
P SAN
' transitional'
B ellingham
N Y 8 40831
u nlooped
H igh R ochester
3 ( 1889)
B M W G
1 843
A rch.
4 5
1 5
( 1880)
( 1940)
N Z
3 71
5 4
B M W G
1 848
l ooped/shield
A rch.
4 5
p attern
N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 4, p l. 1 1.2 B urgess & M iket ( 1974) 3 2,n.5
N Y 8 393 ( 1880 )371
N ewcastle H owden-le-Wear
3 87
N CH 7 ( 1904) 3 75 B urgess ( 1968a) 6 5
N CH
n r.
( 2)
1 633 l ooped/
1 925.1.3
V CH D urham I ( 1905)
' transitional'
B urgess
( 1968a)
2 07
6 5
BM 1 904.6-18.1
O ther a xes C umbria A lston
N Y 7 146
B urgess & M iket N ewcastle
Ambleside, M illans P ark
B ern er K ettles
N Y 3 704
N Y 4 209
( 1974)
f ig.1.2
1 958.3-4A
C W ( 2) 5 ( 1905) C lough n o. 2 8
1 83
C W ( 2)45
1 77
( 1945)
C lough n o.
2 9
K eswick B rampton
N Y 5 351
C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) C lough n o. 3 1
9 9-100
C arlisle A .II R F2I5 C arwinley B ack,
K irkandrews M oat P arish
N Y 3 558 C W
( 2)
4 0
C arlisle C astletown,
P enrith
N Y 5 130
( 1940)
1 00
O M 2 14
C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 07 C lough n o. 1 7, f ig.4 C arlisle A III 2 28 0 M407
C rook,
L ow F old F arm
S D 4 50937
4 41
C W ( 2)
3 7
( 1937)
1 02
C W ( 2)
4 2
( 1942)
2 33,
C lough n o. P P
1 8
p l.
E aglesfield p arish,
W aterloo F arm
N Y
18287 C W ( 2) 3 5 ( 1935) C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) C lough n o. 1 9
1 77 11
C arlisle 2 33 R F357 n r.
L ongtown
N Y 3 768
E vans: A BI C lough p .
M ilburn,
L ownthwaite F arm
N Y 6 50304
( 1881)
7 3
3 5
C W ( 2) 3 2 ( 1932) 1 07-115,p1. C lough n o. 3 3, f ig .4 C arlisle 4 5-1948
R avenstonedale,
S anton B ridge
G arshill
N Y
N Y 7 204
C lough n o.
1 001
2 1
B M W G
1 823
C W ( 2)
4 3
( 1943)
C lough n o.
5 2
2 2
C arlisle 4 6-1936 ' Temple S owerby '
W hinfell W igton
( NY 6 127)
C W ( 2)
N Y 5 600 N Y 2 548
4 0
( 1940)
13
C lough N o.
3 4
C lough n o.
2 4
E vans: A BI
( 1881)
7 3,
Mentelius ( 1908) p l. C lough n o. 2 5,fig .4 B M W G W orkington
N X 9 928
f ig.50 X III.82
1 833
C W ( 2) 3 5 ( 1935) C lough n o. 2 6
1 77
Y ork M useum W raysholme T ower
S D 3 83755
C W ( 1)
1 6
( 1899-1900)152-6,p1.
C lough n o. 2 7 D avey & F orster
O ther a xes
'
N orth-east B irtley,
B lyth 's b rickyard
P SAN
N Z 2 755
( 4)
5 ( 1933)
2 12
P SAN ( 4) 9 ( 1942) 1 07-8,fig ., P roc. U niv . D urham P hil. S oc. 9 ( 1931-7) B ranshaw
P SAN
N Y 8 81997
( 2)
4 7-54
3 ( 1888)
P SAN ( 4) 5 ( 1933) N CH 1 5 ( 1940) p l. B urgess & M iket
3 21 1 52-3, 1 1.1
( 1974)
p l.
f ig .1.5
( as E isdon) N ewcastle 4 42
1 931.49
9 7
C hollerton p arish
N Y 9 371
E vans: A BI
( 1881)
7 8
N CH 1 5 ( 1940) p 1.11,3 B urgess & M iket ( 1974)fig.1.3 N ewcastle D arlington
N Z 2 914
l ooped
B urgess
1 855.2
( 1968a)
f ig.22.4
A shmolean D urham
N Z 2 742 B M
E lsdon,
E astnook F arm N Y 9 393
1 873.
6 -2.6
B urgess & M iket
( 1974)
f ig .1.6
P P ? Ewart P ark
N T 9 532
P SAN
( 4)
5 ( 1933)
B urgess & M iket N ewcastle F awnlees, W olsingham
N Z 0 538
3 00
( 1974)
1 932.48
E vans : ABI ( 1881) 7 6 A A ( 4) 3 1 ( 1953) 14 V CH D urham 1 ( 1905) B M W G
H alton C hesters
N Y 9 97684
P SAN ( 2) 2 ( 1887) 2 46 N CH 1 0 ( 1914) 3 89 ( 1974)
f ig.1.4
N Z 0 886
H igh F orce, D eneholm Q uarry
H udeshope B eck
N Y 8 72282
N Y 9 425
B M W G
1 819
J ones
( 1978)
B owes
1 958.
J ones P SAN B owes
L inden,
2 07
1 824
B urgess & M iket H artburn
f ig.1.1
n r. M orpeth
R ede V alley
T osson B urgh W illington,
N U
1 601
( 1978) ( 4)
f ig .2.3
7 ( 1937)
1 958.
1 93-4
1 838
N Z
( 2)
3 ( 1889)
P SAN
( 3)
1 0
P SAN
1 935
1 825
P SAN
D ixon
N U 0 23003 N ackshivan F arm
1 839
E vans: A BI ( 1881) 7 6 H BNC 7 ( 1873-5) 2 76, p l.V
N Z 2 085
B M W G
S warland d istrict
f ig .2.2
( 1921-2)
( 1903) ( 4)
3 21,
f ig.
2 15
1 32.fig.
8 ( 1939)
1 49
F langed a dze A skham F ell N Y 4 922
C W ( 1) 6 ( 1883) C lough n o. 4 1
5 10
F langed c hisel I rthington
E vans: A BI
N Y 4 961 4 43
( 1881)
C lough n o. 4 2 B M W G 2 017
8 5,
f ig.70
S ocketed a xe w ith m ultiple m outh m oulding L ow F ell,
L ittle L angdale
N Y 3 002
C W
( 2)
6 3
( 1963)
B urgess ( 1968a) C lough n o. 8 8 D avey
2 82,fig. f ig.11.2
& F orster (1 975 )no .96
R uskin M useum ( cast) S pearheads: k ite-shaped C umbria B lindbothel
N Y
1 225
C W ( 2) C W ( 2)
4 0 4 5
( 1940) ( 1946)
C lough n o.
4 8,
10, 1 72
18-123, p l.III.2
f ig.5
C arlisle R F 3 95 W hinfell T arn
S D 5 59980
P SA ( 2) 1 2 ( 1887-9) 2 24-7 C W ( 2) 5 ( 1905) 1 84 C W ( 2) 4 5 ( 1945) 1 72 C lough n o. 6 6 L ancaster 4 37/24
S pearheads:
s ide-looped
C umbria C aldbeck,
L ynewath
B ridge
C W ( 2)
N Y 3 239
1 5
( 1915)
C lough n o. C arlisle ? Carlisle
1 39.1961
C lough n o.
N Y 3 955
1 91
5 5
4 9
C arlisle 3 5.1949.2 G aythorn P lain
B B 3 96-7 C lough n o.
N Y 6 214
5 2
B M W G 2 048 M awbray,
D ubmill F arm
C W ( 2) 4 5 ( 1946) 1 74 A rch . 6 1 ( 1909) f ig. 6 3,p1.LXXVI
N Y 0 745
C lough n o.
5 6
B M W G 2 033 P enrith, F ell L ane N Y 5 130 ( ? f ound w ith r ibbed s ocketed a xe)
B urgess
S winside F ell N Y 2 422
C W ( 2) C W ( 2)
( 1968a)
C lough n o. 3 5 4 5
C lough n o.
1 9,
6 0 ( 1935)175 ( 1946) 1 75 6 2
K eswick T hreapland
N Y
C W
1 58393
( 2)
3 4
( 1934)
2 00
C W ( 2)
4 5
( 1946)
1 74
C lough n o.
4 44
B arrow
6 4
f ig .
1 6.8
W hitbarrow
S D 4 486
C W ( 2) 2 1 ( 1921) C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) C lough n o. 6 7
2 73 1 23
N orth-east R iver A ln, n r.
A lnmouth
N U 2 3811158
A C 5 8, f ig. N CH 2 ( 1895) A lnwick
n r. A lnwick,
S hipley F arm
N U
1 48169
4 66-7
1 880.247
A C 5 7 N CH 1 3 ( 1930)18-19, ( as D issington) A lnwick
B arnard C astle
N Z 0 516
B ishopley C rag C harlton
q uarry
N Z 0 136
N Y 8 10850
( 1978)
B owes
1 975.55
N Z 3 08328
AA ( 4)
N Y 8 997
A rch . N CH
M ilbourne
N Z
( 3)
18742
A A
R edewater
4 6 4 5
1 5 ( 4)
P SAN B laydon
N Z
1 863
W eardaie
( 1968) ( 1880)
( 1940) 4 6
J ubilee g ravel q uarry
S tone m oulds
S pearheads:
p l.
( 2)
N Z
3 71
5 5 2 32-5,fig .5.pl.XVII
1 967.1.A 6 ( 1895)
2 6
P SAN ( 2)
1 ( 1884)
3 55
A rch .
( 1909)
6 1
f ig .
N ewcastle
1 884.7.67
A A ( 4)
( 1953)
3 1
5 9,p1.LXXV
1 4, n .26
H ancock M useum
1 935 P SAN
S ee a lso
1 9,
2 96-7,fig.
( 1968)
N ewcastle, W illington,
f ig.2.5
5 ( 1913)
N ewcastle
R iver T yne,
4 ,
B M W G 2 040
p robably C hilton q uarries D aveyshield M oor
1 880.246
J ones
P SAN
f ig . 1 4
( 4)
9 ( 1942)
1 43-4,p1.
C roglin
b asal-looped
C umbria A lston w ith G arrigill
C W ( 2) 4 5 ( 1946) C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) C lough n o. 4 7
N y 7 540
C arlisle R F 3 65
4 45
1 74,fig.I 11
D alton-in-Furness
S D 2 374
C W ( 2) 5 ( 1905) 1 83-4 C W ( 2) 4 5 ( 1946) 1 75 C lough n o. 5 0, f ig .5 D avey & F orster ( 1975)
n o.
7 5
L ancaster 4 37/25 F urness
C W ( 2)
4 5
( 1946)
1 75
C W ( 2) 7 ( 1907) 3 9-41, f ig . C lough n o. 5 1, f ig . 5 D avey & F orster ( 1975) n o. 7 6 L ancaster 4 37/26 L ongtown,
S malnston
N Y 3 68690
C W ( 2) 5 3 ( 1954) C lough n o. 5 4
2 05-7,fig.2
C arlisle 4 4.1950 S ockbridge
N Y 5 00269
C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 13 B urgess ( 1968a) f ig .2.I3 C lough n o. 6 1 C arlisle 2 7.26.433
T ebay F ell
C W ( 2) C W ( 1) C W ( 2)
N Y 6 201
4 0 1 2 4 5
( 1940) 1 23,p1.III.2 ( 1892-3) 5 7 ( 1945) 1 74
C lough n o.
6 3
C arlisle 2 43
N orth-east E lford
N U
N CH 1 ( 1893) 2 84 E vans: A BI ( 1881) 3 27 A rch. 6 1 ( 1909) f ig . 2 1.pl.LXIII B urgess ( 1968a) f ig.16.4
1 9053096
B M W G 2 058 R yton W illows
R apiers
N Z
1 5666506
P SAN
( Group n umbers r efer t o B urgess
( 2)
9 ( 1901)
4 8,
f ig .
n o.
8 3
1 968b)
C umbria A ldingham ( Trump's
R ampside,
S D287 Group
_ I I)
P age B ank
P PS 2 8
( 1962)
9 6,
P P
S D 2 43680 G roup I I
C W ( 2) 7 ( 1907) 3 9, f ig . C lough n o. 7 5, f ig.5 D avey & F orster ( 1975) n o. L ancaster 4 37/27
S t.
J ohn's V ale
N Y 3 122
G roup I V
P PS 2 8 ( 1962) n o. C lough n o. 7 7 K eswick
4 46
5 8
6 5
N orth-east B inchester
N Z 2 09313
G roup I
B urgess
( 1968b)
f ig.2.1
Y ork M useum 1 265 R iver B lyth,
C owpen
N Z 3 1088235 G roup I I AA ( 2)
2 4
( 1901-2)xviii,p1.
N CH 9 ( 1909) 3 05,p1. B urgess ( 1968b) f ig .2.3 P SAN ( 2) 1 0 ( 1902) 3 6 N ewcastle C arham
N T 7 938
G roup I II
A A ( 1)
1 901.10
4 ( 1855)
1 9
A rch. 7 3 ( 1922-3) A C 5 6, f ig . B urgess
( 1968b)
N ewcastle C hapel F ell, W estgate
N y 9 038 G roup I I
B urgess P SAN
B owmont W ater
N T 8 85325 G roup I I P SAS 2 4
3 40
1 934.21
( 1889-90)
P SAS 9 3 H BNC 1 4 B urgess
2 .6
f ig .2.2
6 ( 1935)
N ewcastle K ilham ,
f ig .
3 5 f ig.5
1 853.5
( 1968b)
( 4)
P l.
1 6
( 1959-60) 5 -6,fig.2.2 ( 1892-3) 3 95-8 ( 1968b) f ig.2.4
E dinburgh D J 2 5 M ickley-on-Tyne
N Z 0 7276315
G roup I V
P SAN
( 4)
B urgess
1
N ewcastle R iver T yne, N ewcastle
N Z 2 464
G roup I I
N Z 2 464
C laxheugh
1 950.5
1 683
G roup I II N CH 1 3 ( 1930) f ig . 1 6 B urgess ( 1968b) f ig.2.7 V CH D urham I ( 1905) 2 07 B M W G
R iver W ear,
3 93
f ig.2.4
N CH 1 3 ( 1930) f ig. 1 7 B urgess ( 1968b) f ig.2.5 V CH D urham I ( 1905) 2 07 B M W G
R iver T yne, N ewcastle
( 1951)
( 1968b)
1 682
N Z 3 59576 G roup I V V CH D urham I ( 1905) 2 07 B urgess ( 1968b) f ig .2.8 B M W G 2 077
S olid h ilted s words C umbria S alta Moss
C W ( 2) C W ( 2)
N Y 0 85452
6 1 6 5
C lough n o.
( 1961) ( 1965) 7 6
C arlisle 9 3.1959 4 47
1 6-24, p l. 3 8-52
' Cumberland'
C W ( 2)
6 1
( 1961)
C lough n o. B M
1 870.
1 6-24,p1.
7 3
1 0-13,1
S hields n r.
A ydon C astle
N Z 0 0136631
E vans: A BI ( 1881) 3 51 N CH 1 0 ( 1914) 3 34-5 A C 6 3, p l. X VIIa.2 C oles ( 1962b) n o. 2 1 A lnwick
T ribley, B roomy H olme Y etholm t ype
N Z 2 35503
E vans: A BI ( 1881) 3 51 A C, 6 3 V CH D urham I ( 1905) 2 07 C oles ( 1962b) n o. 2 0 N ewcastle
B :
1 814.16
G OLD
N orth-east B ellingham
N Y 8 40831
P enannular a rmlet -"its f orm t hat o f a b ow, w ith t he p oints i nwards, i ts c entre b eing t wisted". F ound i n 1 861 a nd m elted d own
W eight
t urned
1 7 d wt.
N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 3 A A ( 2) 6 ( 1865) 4 8 A rch. 4 5 ( 1880) 3 70 A A ( 2) 1 2 ( 1886-7) 2 64 ( Destroyed) n r.
D innington
N Z 2 073
P enannular'ear-ring, W eight
c entre
t wisted a nd e nds p lain.
D iam .
2 .6cm .
2 36 g rains N CH 1 3
( 1930)
1 7,
f ig .9.
B M W G 2 2 F lodden,
B linkbonny
N T 9 10364
F ive t riple r ibbed r ings a nd o ne p lain s piral r ing, L th.
l inked t ogether.
C 7 .0cm N CH
1 4
A C 3 ,
( 1935) f ig.
B M W G 2 1
4 48
2 6,
f ig.2
C umbria E aglesfield
N Y 0 928
F ound w hile q uarrying l imestone;
a " twisted r ing o f f ine g old" C W ( 1)
3 ( 1878)
3 43
C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) C lough n o. 7 8 ( Lost?) W inton
1 24
N Y 7 810
F ound i n 1 889 i n a c left i n t he r ock. F ragment o f b ar t wisted b racelet o r t orc, t he e nds c ut, b ent i nto a c ircular s hape. L th . r emaining c 2 1.0cm . W eight 1 02.4 d wts. 6 gr. C W ( 1) 1 ( 1890-1) 9 8-9 C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 24, p 1.111.2 C lough n o. 7 9 C arlisle
1 4a.
1 0
W ilburton t ype b ronzes R iver T ees,
a pp. M iddlesborough
N Z 4 920
B urgess ( 1968a) f ig . 2 2.1 V CH D urham I ( 1905) 2 07 B M W G
R iver T yne, a bove N ewcastle B ridge L arge s pearhead: s ocket b roken •
181
N Z 2 563 N CH 1 3 ( 1930) f ig.18 P SAN ( 2) 3 ( 1887-8) 3 09 V CH D urham I ( 1905) BM W G
' Kings M eadows',
R iver T yne
S pearhead w ith s mall
N Z 2 362
l unate o penings
N CH
1 3
1 646 ( 1930)
f ig . 1 9
V CH D urham I ( 1905) B M W G 1 667
4 49
2 07
2 06,p1.
L ate B ronze A ge M etalwork: H oards
( Table
6 0
A lnwick, H ulne P ark
E wart P ark p hase
) N U
1 614
F ound i n 1 726 " clearing t he e arth f rom a r ock...about h alf a y ard d eep i n t he g round", 2 0 s words a nd 1 6 s pearheads, a nd, a bout a f oot l ower, 4 2 " wedges o r c hizels" ( socketed a xes?). I t s eems t hat t his h oard c omprised l eaf-shaped s words " all w ell f inished", l eaf-shaped p egged s pearheads, s pearheads w ith o penings i n t he b lade a nd s ocketed a xes ( ?), s ome o f w hich h ad a d ouble m oulding a t t he m outh. W ith t he e xception o f t he e dges o f t he a xes, w hich w ere d escribed a s " much b roken a nd b attered", n o a ccount i ndicates t hat a ny o f t he o ther o bjects w ere d amaged i n a ny w ay. P arts o f t he h oard w ere v ariously d ispersed. F ive i tems w ere b ought b y G ale, f our o f w hich h e g ave t o L ord H ertford. T he r est " were s eized b y t he D uke o f S omerset's s teward, u pon p retence o f s ecuring t hem f or h is g race, b ut w ere n ever s ent t o h im". I t i s n ot k nown w ho o wned t he o bjects i llustrated b y T ate i n 1 866. O ne l eaf-shaped p egged s pearhead i s i n t he G reenwell c ollection. R eliquiae G aleanae
( 1790)
2 46-8
A rch. 5 ( 1779) p l.viii.4,25-26 G .Tate: H istory o f A lnwick I ( 1866-9) 1 4, p 1.11.5,7,8. A rch . 6 1 ( 1909) 4 60 E vans:
A BI
( 1881)
13,
2 85,
3 21
B M W G 2 051 B randon
N U 0 42171
F ound i n p loughing i n 1 857,
1 8ins b elow t he s urface a nd l ying p arallel
t o e ach o ther, t hree s words; o ne i ntact, w hich w hen f irst s een r etained i ts w ooden h andle, a nd t wo d amaged b y t he p lough ( 1)
O ne E wart P ark s word s urvives H BNC
1
( 1885-6)
2 83-5,
f ig. 1 0
E vans: A BI ( 1881) 2 85 ( as ' Branton ') A A ( 2) 9 ( 1869) 2 53 N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 1, p l. 1 .6 A A ( 4) 1 0 ( 1933) 1 85-198,p1.X111.3 A C,
5 2-3
N ewcastle C hipchase, F ound
1 868,
u pright. ( 1) ( 2)
P ark H ouse q uarry
1 932.21
N Y 8 78768
t wo p egged s pearheads,
p oint d ownwards
i n t he s oil a nd n early
A pparently c omplete w hen f ound.
L eaf-shaped p egged s pearhead, s ocket i mperfect F ragment o f b lade o f l eaf-shaped s pearhead, s ocket m issing N CH 4 ( 1897) 3 30 N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 5 A A ( 2) 7 ( 1876) 2 09-11 A A
( 2)
1 2
( 1887)
B M W G 2 052-3
4 50
2 64
Chipchase, Park House quarry
NY 878768
Found near spearheads (see above) Two socketed axes, found in a crevice of the rock in 1874.
(1) Bag-shaped socketed axe, single loop, badly corroded (2) Bag-shaped socketed axe, loop broken, badly corroded, damaged at mouth. NCH 4 (1897) 330 NCH 15 (1940) 54-5, pl.II. 6-7 AA (2) 12 (1887) 264 BM WG 1920-1
NU 072022
Debdon Burn, Cragside
(1) (2)
Ewart Park sword Three fragments of bronze rings
Evans: ABI (1881) 285 AA (4) 10 (1933) 185-198 NCH 15 (1940) 55 Burgess (1968a) fig.20.1 Newcastle 1888.21
Eastgate
NY 9538
Found.£ 1812, under some large rough stones.
(1)-(5) Five leaf-shaped, pegged spearheads; one fragmentary. (6) Socketed knife, point missing. (7) Socketed chisel (?) with rivet hoies and broad cutting edge. (8)-(10) Three socketed axes: one ribbed, two plain. (11) Socketed gouge (12) Socketed hammer (13) Tubular ferrule (14)-(15) Fragment� of two discs (? phalerae)
AA (1) 1 (1822) 13-16,pls.I II Evans: ABI (1881) 118,129, (74, 179, 315, 403 AA (4) 49 (1971) 29-36.
pp
Ebchester, Law Farm (1) (2)
NZ 1055
Ewart Park sword; hilt plate broken Bronze ring
Burgess (1968a) fig. 20.2 PSAN (4) 5 (1933) 254 AA (4) 10 (1933) 185-198,pl.XIII.4 Evans: ABI (1881) 285 VCR Durham I (1905) 207 Newcastle 1932.22-23
�lsdon parish
NY 9393
Two -socketed axes
(1) Socketed axe, damaged at mouth:.plain (2) Socketed axe, blade missing: plain 451
NCH 15 (1940) pl.II. 4 & 8 BM WG 1930 & 2432
E wart P ark, F ound i n ( 1) ( 2)
H opeshill
1 814,
M T 9 5513241
t wo s words s tuck v ertically i nto t he g round
E wart P ark t ype s word: E wart P ark t ype s word:
h ilt p late b roken c omplete AA ( 1) 1 ( 1822) 1-12, p l.IV. N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 1, p l. 1 .2-3. A A ( 4) 1 0 ( 1933) 1 85-98,p1.XIII.1-2 E vans: A BI ( 1881) 2 85 N ewcastle
H umbleton H ill F ound i n ( 1) ( 2)
1 816,
1 814.22 & 1 932.20
N T 9 628 t wo s ocketed a xes
S ocketed a xe: S ocketed a xe:
p lain b aggy P SAN ( 2) 3 ( 1889( 3 52 N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 0, n os. 3 -4 A A ( 4) 2 6 ( 1948) 1 30-1, p l.VI
N ewbiggin-by-the-Sea
N Z 3 188
F ound i n J une 1 878, m aking a c utting d own t o t he s eashore. " Others n ot s o p erfect w ere a lso f ound, a nd p assed i nto o ther h ands" ( see b elow ). T he o bjects n ow p reserved a t E dinburgh w ere g iven b y D r. P age, w hose f ather h ad c ollected t hem w hen s taying a t N ewbiggin i n J une 1 878. ( 1) ( 2)
L eaf-shaped p egged s pearhead. o f b lade d amaged. L eaf-shaped p egged s pearhead.
P art o f s ocket b roken,
p oint a nd e dges
( 3) ( 4) ( 5)
F ragment o f s ocket o f s pearhead a nd t ip o f s pearhead. B lade o f l eaf-shaped s pearhead, s ocket m issing. S ocketed k nife, w ith t wo r ivet-holes. B lade b roken 4 cm f rom s ocket
( 6)
F ragment o f
E dges o f b lade d amaged.
?k nife b lade w ith s ingle r ivet. H BNC P SAS
1 1 7
( 1885-6) ( 1882-3)
3 35-6 1 38-9
E dinburgh D RI-5 N ewbiggin M oor
N Z
3 188
A l eaf-shaped s pearhead: " found w ith t wo o ther l ess p erfect s pecimens a nd a n i ron s tirrup, J uly 1 878, N ewbiggin M oor". T he c oincidence o f p rovenance a nd d ate s uggest t hat l isted a bove, w ith t he a ccount
t his m ay h ave b een a p art o f t he h oard
s omewhat a ltered. A C 5 7
S imonside, F ound i n
G reat T osson
N Z 0 25985
1 868 u nder a r ock,
s word b lade,
2 l ead p ommels,
s urrounded b y s tones: 3 r ings a nd a k nife
( 1)-(2)
T wo E wart P ark s words w ith l ead p ommels
( 3)-(5)
T hree b ronze r ings
a l eaf-shaped s word, ( ?)
H BNC 8 ( 1876-8) A C 5 3 f ig. A lnwick
4 52
p l.
1 76-7, X VIIa.
p l.VII f ig.l.
U lgham P ark F arm T wo s ocketed a xes,
N Z 2 18934 f ound i n
1 973
( 1) R ibbed ( 2) F aceted A A ( 5)
4 ( 1976)
1 -9 f igs.
l a-b
P P
U nthank H all
N Y 7 2976301
T hree s ocketed a xes. ( 1)-(2) R ibbed ( 3) F aceted P SAN ( 4) 4 ( 1931) 3 0 A A . ( 5) 4 ( 1976) 8 N ewcastle ' Weremouth '
( Wearmouth)
N Z 4 03575
P lain s ocketed a xe " found w ith s ome o thers, b rass".
a nd a n o dd p iece o f c ast
S tukeley W hittingham ,
C oldwell F ield
F ound i n d raining i n 1 847, 2 ft b elow t he s urface. ( 1) ( 2) ( 3)
1 929.8-10
( 1725)
1 ;ü,
f ig.
N U 0 8961 38 p oint d ownwards
i n t he m oss,
i n a c ircle) a bout
S ocketed s word, w ith p eg h oles i n t he s ocket. ?P ommel a ttachment: b ronze p enannular b racelet h ard s oldered o n t o a s ocket E wart P ark s word, h ilt p late b roken
( 4) S pearhead w ith l unate o pening ( 5)-(6) P egged l eaf-shaped s pearheads. H BNC
1
( 1885-6)
3 05-6,p1.V11
N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 2 8, p l.II E vans: A BI ( 1881) 2 80,314,335, f igs. 3 51 & 4 18 A C 5 4, 5 9 AA ( 4) 1 2 ( 1935) 2 80-309 A rch. 6 1 ( 1909) p l.LXVI N ewcastle
1 956.236.1-5A
C umbria B utts B eck
S D 2 3207475
F rom a b urial. ( 1) ( 2)
I n a c ist w ith a n i nhumation
( see C atalogue 2 3).
E wart P ark s word ( bent w hen f ound) L eaf-shaped p egged s pearhead C W
( 2)
6 5
( 1965)
3 8-52
C lough n os. 1 05, 11 D avey & F orster ( 1975) L ancaster 7 1.70/1-2 4 53
n os.123-124
C arlisle, K ings M eadows
N Y 3 955
T wo r ibbed s ocketed a xes
( both d amaged) C lough n os.
8 3 & 8 4
C arlisle 2 0.1944 L ittle U rswick, L ong R igg F ield
S D 2 673
I n a c left i n t he r ock c 1 829; a h oard o f b ronzes s aid t o c onsist o f a s pearhead a nd 4 o r 5b ronze c elts a nd r ings ( now l ost) G aythorpe ( 1909) 2 12-3 C lough ( 1969) 3 5 L ittle U rswick T arn
S D 2 673
F ound " a f ew y ears s ince" e xcavating s tone f or l ime-burning, " in a c left o f t he r ock, s everal p ieces o f a ncient w eapons, a s s words, s pears, e tc." ( now l ost). B olton ( 1869) 1 22-3 T hese t wo a ccounts h ave b een d iscussed a s a s ingle h oard ( Powell 1 963,30), b ut t he d iscrepancy i n d ate a nd c ontents m ight s uggest t wo s eparate f inds.
4 54
H eathery B urn C ave
N Y 9 05493
F ound i n 1 843 a nd a t i ntervals b etween 1 859 a nd 1 872, l ength o f a c ave, r emoved b y l imestone q uarrying.
a long a c 5 00ft
T he c ontents o f t he c ave a re d ocumented b y B ritton ( 1968; 1 971), a nd a re l isted h ere i n a bbreviated f orm . N umbers ( in b rackets) f ollowing e ach e ntry r efer t o t he n umbering u sed i n I nventaria A rchaelogica G B 5 5 ( Britton 1 968). G old o bjects ' Lock-ring ' ( 1) P enannular b racelet
( 2)
O bjects o f b ronze 3P enannular b racelets
( 3-5) '
B racelet o f l ooped b ronze r od, w ith h ook t erminal F inger r ing ( made f rom f rag. o f b racelet) ( 12)
( 6)
H arness a ttachments 1 2 r ings ( 29-40) B utton w ith l oop S trap d istributor D isc w ith 5 l oops
( 41) ( 42) ( 43)
6 d iscs w ith 4 l oops
( 44-49)
W agon f ittings 8 c ylindrical n ave b ands
( 50-57)
W eapons/tools e tc. B ronze b ucket ( 58) ' Ewart P ark' s word
( 59)
F rag. o f s word b lade ( 60) 9 l eaf-shaped p egged s pearheads
( 61-69)
T ongs ( 70) O ne v alve ( of 2 v alve m ould) f or c asting s ocketed r ibbed a xes C asting j et ( 72) P iece o f c opper/bronze i ngot ( 73) 8 s ocketed r ibbed a xes ( 74-81) 1p lain s ocketed a xe ( 84) 1s ocketed a xe w ith w ing o rnament 3 s ocketed g ouges
( 83)
( 85-87)
S ocketed c hisel ( 88) N arrow c hisel o r a wl ( 89) A wl ( 90) B ifid r azor, C lass I I ( 91) T wo s ocketed k nives T anged k nife ( 94)
( 92-93)
P ins 1 4 b ronze p ins
( 95-108)
O bjects o f b one/stone/shell e tc. 5 r ings o f p olished j et
( 7-11)
Amber b ead ( 13) 2 C ylindrical s tone b eads 2 s tone p endants
( 14-15)
( 16-17)
3 p erforated s hells
( 18-20)
6 p erforated a nimal
t eeth
( 21-26
4 55
( 71)
B one c heek p iece ( 27) A ntler c heek p iece ( 28) 9 p ointed b one i mplements
( 109-117)
2 p ointed b one i mplements w ith p erforated h eads 2 0 p ointed b one i mplements ( 121-140) B one c hisel ( 141) 3b one g ouges ( 142-144) ? l arge b one g ouge ( 145) 1 6 b one s patulae ( 146-161) 8 O bjects w ith r ectangular s lot: 2 s mall b one t oggles ( 170-171) H andle o f a ntler t ine ( 172)
h andles o r t oggles o f b one a nd a ntler
2 o bjects, ? h andles, o f a ntler t ine A ntler t ine w ith c utting m arks ( 175) P ointed i mplement o f j et ( 120) l ead s pindle w horls(176) 2b one s pindle w horl s ( 177-178) 3 s tone s pindle w horl P olishing s tone ( 182) S tone h one ( 183)
( 118-119)
( 162-169)
( 173-174)
( 179-181)
F lint f abricator ( 184) B arbed a nd t anged a rrowhead 3F lint f lakes ( 186-188) S herds o f p ottery ( 189-196)
( 185)
B M, A shmolean & E dinburgh 1s ocketed r ibbed a xe: ( Jones 1 978, f ig.2.1)
s aid t o b e o ne o f s even f ound J anuary B owes
1 8,
1 862.
1 971.21
O n t he b asis o f G reenwell's a ccount o f t he d iscoveries ( 1894), i t s eems t hat a c onsiderable a mount o f m aterial, e specially p ottery, i s n ow l ost ( Britton 1 971, 2 4-30), a s f ollows:h alf a p enannular b ronze b racelet 1s tone b ead 3b one/antler c heek p ieces 1 0-11 b ronze r ings b ronze s word 8 (+) b ronze s ocketed a xes 2 a ntler t ine f ragments b one s pindle w horl l arge q uantities o f p ottery p iece o f b ronze w ire b one b ead k nife o f s plit b oar's t usk f rags. o f w orked b one a nd h orn s haped p ieces o f w ood B ritton B ritton
( 1968) ( 1971)
G reenwell:
4 56
I nvent.
A rch.
5 4
A rch .
( 1894)
G B 5 5
8 7-114
S ingle f inds S ocketed a xes N orth-east A llendale p arish
N Y 8 455
p lain
B urgess
( 1968a)
P SAN ( 4) N ewcastle A lnwick C astle, N orth D emesne
N U
1 928.127
A C 4 9 A lnwick
S outh M oor
N T 9 85379 f ragment
P SAN N CH
1 880.213
( 4) 1 4
2 ( 1927)
( 1935)
N ewcastle B elford, M artfield
N U
2 15
1 914
p lain
B armoor
f ig.20.3
3 ( 1929)
1 2383380 p lain
P SAN
( 4)
AA ( 4)
2 18,fig.
6 0
1 926.22 1 0
2 6
( 1947)
2 15,280
( 1948)pl.VII,
1 35-6
N ewcastle B elford
N U
1 033
p lain
B M W G
1 924
B randon
N Z 2 439
p lain
VCH D urham I ( 1905) B M W G
B ranton
N U 0 48162
1 919
H BNC 1 ( 1885-6) 2 87 N CH 1 4 ( 1975) 6 0 B M W G
B roomwood C amp
N U
1 3491185
r ibbed
P SAN H BNC
1 939 ( 4) 1 0 ( 1947) 2 04 1 ( 1885-6) 3 11, f ig .30
A A ( 4)
2 6
N ewcastle B urgh H ill,
T osson
N U023003
D ixon N CH
C hester-le-Street
2 07
N Z 2 751
p lain
( i948) 1 944.10
( 1903)
1 5
( 1940)
E vans:
A BI
1 37,p1.V11
1 32 5 4
( 1881)
16
A rch. J . 1 7 ( 1860) 7 5 V CH D urham I ( 1905)207 E aster T orr
N T 9 1552812
p lain
H BNC 1 9 ( 1903-5) N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 0
?E wart P ark N T 9 532
b aggy
N ewcastle
?E wart P ark
r ibbed
B urgess
N T 9 532
G lanton W estfield
N U 0 5731468
G reenleighton N Z 0 28920
1 932.50
( 1968a)
N ewcastle
1 65
f ig.20.4
1 932.49
H BNC 1 ( 1885-6) 3 13 N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 0, 5 44 r ibbed 4 57
B M W G
1 922
H eddon o n t he W all
N Z
1 366
p lain?
A A ( 2)
1 6
N CH
( 1930)
1 3
( 1891-4)
3 38,
p l.
f ig.11
C hester m useum H esleyside
N Y 8 16838
b aggy
N CH
1 5
( 1940)
N ewcastle H exham
N Y 9 364
r ibbed
P SAN
( 3)
1 852.7 4 ( 1910)
N ewcastle I ngoe
N Z 0 374
r ibbed
1 2
N ewham L ough
N U
1 691291
f aceted
?N orth T ynedale
r ibbed
p lain r ibbed
S imonburn
N Z 2 60237
N Y 8 68727
N CH 1 ( 1893) 2 69-70, f ig. E vans: A BI ( 1881) 1 29, f ig .151 B urgess & M iket ( 1976) 8 1 914
B urgess
B M W G
r ibbed?
P SAN
( 1968a)
T row R ocks
N U
f ig .20.5
1 925.14.3
p lain
N CH
1 5870117
N Z 3 84667
1 932-3 ( 4)
1 5
B M W G S warland B urn
2 07
N Y 9 85667
d itto S chool A ycliffe
f ig .7
1 880.212
N ewcastle S tagshaw B ank
1,
V CH D urham I ( 1905)
B M W G
S andhoe,
1 932.85
( 1926)
A lnwick N Z 3 21253
1 58
A C 4 9 N CH
M orden C arr
5 4
2 ( 9127)
( 1940)
5 4,
2 28, p l.
f ig. 1 1.5
1 925
b aggy
P SAN ( 4) P SAN ( 3)
6 ( 1935) 3 52 1 0 ( 1923) 2 15
r ibbed
V CH D urham I ( 1905) 2 07 B urgess & M iket ( 1976) f ig.lc. S outh S hields
R iver T yne
( Newburn)
N Z
1 665
r ibbed
P SAN ( 2) 9 ( 1901) 1 02.fig,139 A A ( 2) 2 2 ( 1900)XIV N ewcastle
R iver W ear
W arton
( Hylton)
N Z 3 557
A A ( 4) 4 6 ( 1968) 3 00 V CH D urham I ( 1905) 2 07
N U 0 0950301
D ixon ( 1903) 1 27, N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 4 S t.
n r.
W ycliffe H all
1 899.12.60
N Z
19143
r ibbed 4 58
P SAN
f ig.4
A lbans ( 3)
3 ( 1909)
3 18, p l.
C umbria A instable
N Y 5 51479
p lain
C W ( 2)
5 1
C lough n o.
( 1952)
I 72-3,fig.
8 0
C arlisle A ldingham ,
A lston
G leaston C astle
S D 2 62714
N Y 7 146
B lindbeck,
n r.
S leagill
f aceted
D avey& F orster
r ibbed
C lough n o.
N Y 5 919
( 1975)
8 2
8 1
N ewcastle
1 958.3-4A
C W ( 2)
( 1945)
4 4
n o.
1 61
P P B rough,
S windale G range
N Y 8 00149 f aceted
C W ( 2) C W ( 2)
5 ( 1905) 2 69 4 5 ( 1945) 1 78
C lough n o.
1 02
C arlisle 3 4.1904 B rough u nder S tainmore
N Y 7 914 r ibbed
C lough n o.
8 2
B M 1 874.3-28.76 C arlisle
N Y 3 955
p lain
C W ( 2)
5 1
C lough n o.
( 1952)
1 73-4,fig.4
8 5
E dinburgh D F125 G reystoke
L owther
N Y 4 330
p lain w ith C W ( 2) 5 1 ( 1952) f acet o n C lough n o. 8 6 o ne f ace E dinburgh D F126
N Y 5 223
r ibbed
C lough n o.
1 73-4,fig.5
8 9
C arlisle 2 7.26.430 M orland
N Y 6 022
r ibbed
C W ( w ) 4 5 ( 1946) C lough n o. 9 0
1 78
P P M osedale
N Y 3 532
C W ( 2)
2 4
C lough n o.
( 1924)
3 66
9 1
P P P enrith
N Y 5 130
r ibbed
C W ( 2) 4 5 ( 1945) C lough n o. 9 2
1 78
C arlisle 2 7.26.429 P enrith, F ell L ane
N Y 5 130
( ? f ound w ith a M BA s ide-looped s pearhead) R iver I rthing
r ibbed
B urgess
( 1968a)
C lough n o.
f ig.I6.8
9 3
( between N aworth & L anercost) c N Y 5 562 A rch. 5 3 ( 1893) 4 59
5 07
S hap r ural,
R ogersceugh N Y 5 212 r ibbed
S hap r ural,
R ogersceugh N Y 5 212 d amaged
C W ( 2) C W ( 2)
4 0 4 5
C lough n o.
( 1940) ( 1945)
13 1 78
9 4
C arlisle 2 7.26.427 S tainton-in-Furness
S D 2 48728 p lain
C W ( 2)
1 2
( 1912)
D avey & F orster ' Temple S owerby'
N Y 6 127
p lain
C lough n o.
2 77-84 ( 1975)
n o.
9 1
1 03
C arlisle P4 /9 0
S words:
E wart P ark t ype
N orth-east C hatton, Amerside L aw F arm
N U 0 6782740
A C 5 1, p l. X V1I.2 N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 1, p l.
1 .7
A lnwick K ielder F orest
N Y 6 49905
( confluence o f t he L ewisburn a nd N orth T yne)
H ilt p late b roken R iver W ear,
H ylton
B M 1 931.10-7. N Z 3 556
A A ( 4)
4 6
( 1968)
3 00-1
S underland D itto
S pearheads w ith l unate o penings B owsden M oor
H BNC 1 0 ( 1882-4) N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 0
N T 9 69425
1 92-4,fig.
E dinburgh D H99
S pearheads w ith o penings i n t he b lade N orth-east B lakehope
( High B leakhope)
H BNC
N T 9 215
1
N CH 1 4
( 1885-6) ( 1935)
2 90-1,fig.13
6 0
E vans: A BI ( 1881) 3 34, B urgess ( 1968a) 3 1,69
f ig.417
B M W G 2 056 T yne b ank,
n r.
O vington
B urgess
N Z 0 663
( 1968a)
6 9,
f ig .22.8
( 1909)
p l.
L XX f ig.42
P P
C umbria N aworth
A rch .
N Y 5 662
6 1
E vans: B urgess
A BI
( 1968a)
C lough n o. 4 60
( 1881)
B M W G 2 054
1 07
6 9
3 33-4,fig.4I6
P egged s pearheads N orth-east M iddleton i n T eesdale
N Y 9 48255 p eg-hole m ouldings
?W oolsington
N Z
1 969
J ones B owes P SAN
( 1978) 4 , f ig.2.4 1 958.1659 ( 3)
1 0
( 1923)
1 86,p1.
C umbria b etween A rkholme & R edwell
c S D 5 872
C W ( 2)
4 3
( 1943)
7 0,p.
K endal B ewcastle n r.
C amp G raves
N Y 5 674
E vans:
A BI
( 1881)
A rch. J . 1 ( 1954) C lough n o. 1 04 P iel C astle
S D 2 32637
3 14 2 31,
f ig.
C W ( 2) 3 ( 1903) C W ( 2) 6 ( 1906) C lough n o. 1 09
4 10 1 47-8,p1.
D avey & F orster
( 1975)
n o.
1 03
B arrow P enrith
N Y 5 130
C W ( 2)
4 0
C lough n o.
( 1940) 1 08.
1 08,
1 23
f ig.6
C arlisle 2 7.26.426 W oundale R aise, T routbeck N Y 4 103 ? from a b urial ( see C atalogue 2 3)
C W ( 2) 4 9 ( 1949) C lough n o. 10
1 0-14,fig.
P P
K nives N orth-east C artington N U 0 304 t anged ? found i n a c ist ( see C atalogue 2 3) D issington,
S tocksfield
S hipley F arm
N Z 0 561
N Z
171 s ocketed
s ocketed
D ixon ( 1903) 1 28, N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 5
f ig.5
P SAN ( 2) 6 ( 1895) 2 6 P SAN ( 4) 5 ( 1933) 3 28 N CH 1 3 ( 1930) 1 8,figs. A A ( 4)
4 1
N ewcastle
( 1963)
1 2-13
2 20
1 961.11
•
C umbria U rswick
S D 2 6277447
t anged
C W ( 2) 1 2 ( 1912) 2 83-4 C lough n o. 12, f ig.6 D avey & F orster P P
4 61
( 1975)
n o.
1 52
B racelet F urness
H omburg t ype
C W ( 2) 7 ( 1907) 3 9-41,p1. D avey & F orster ( 1975) n o.151 L ancaster 4 37/29
H arness m ount
( ?)
G range o ver S ands
S D 4 17784
C W ( 2) 7 2 ( 1972) 4 9-52,fig. D avey & F orster ( 1975) n o. 1 49 L ancaster 7 0.37
B ronze b ucket R avenstonedale
N Y 7 204
N icholson & B urn ( 1777) v ol. C lough n o. 17 ( Lost?)
4 62
1 ,529
G OLD ' Lock-rings' A lnwick,
C oopers
H ill
N U
1 92122
E xcavating f or r ailway b ranchline i n
1 850.
T he e xact c ircumstances o f
t he f ind a re u nclear a nd a ll t he a ccounts o f t he d iscovery w ere w ritten s ome c onsiderable t ime a fter t he e vent. S ome s ources m ention a g rave, o thers s tate t hat t he l ock-rings w ere f ound w ith a s ocketed a xe a nd a p ot. O nly t he g old o bjects s urvive, u ncertain ( 1) ( 2)
a nd t heir e xact a ssociations r emain
P lain l ock-ring L ock-ring w ith d ecoration o f c oncentric c ircles. A A ( 2)
4 ( 1860)
3 6-7
T ate(1866-9 ) vol.1,15-16,figs. P SAN ( 2) 4 ( 1891) 2 13 A rch. 5 4 ( 1894) 9 7 E ogan ( 1969) n os. 3 5-36 N ewcastle C heeseburn G range
N Z 0 94710
1 859.5
T äte ( 1866-9) v ol. 1 ,16 E ogan ( 1969) n o. 3 7 A nt.
J .
5 ( 1925)
1 42-3
B M W G 2 0
B racelets A spatria F ound
N Y
1 828,
1 442 i n t he d itch o f a h edge.
P enannular b racelet . W eight502.
1 0 d wt.
6 gr. A A ( 1)
2 ( 1832)
2 67-8,
f ig.
C W ( 2) 7 ( 1907) 2 77 C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 24, p l. A rch . 2 2 ( 1829) 4 39, f ig . C lough n o. 13
I V.1
B M N etherton,
h ayton
N Y
1 041
F ound a bout
1 796, w hen m oving a b ank o f s and a nd g ravel.
p enannular a rmlets w ith k nobbed t erminals,
T hree p lain
a bout 3 -4 i ns i n d iameter.
( Now l ost) H utchinson ( 1797) v ol.1,151,fig. C lough n os. 14-116 C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 24 V CH C umberland I ( 1901) 2 33
4 63
H allstatt C b ronzes H oards C aldlaw H ope
N T 9 118
F ound w ith a w hetstone a nd a p iece o f c orroded i ron . ( 1)
D ecorated s ocketed a xe H BNC 1 ( 1885-6) 2 91-2,fig.15 N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 0-1 A A ( 4)
2 6
N ewcastle S kelmore H eads F ound i n ( 1)-(4) ( 5)-(6)
1 902,
( 1948)
1 38-9,p1.V111
1 956.115A
S D 2 7427504 q uarrying l imestone.
S ix s ocketed a xes
F our a xes, d ecorated w ith r ibs a nd p ellets T wo p lain f ac et ad a xes C W ( 2)
3 ( 1903)
4 10,
C W ( 2) 5 ( 1905) D avey & F orster C lough n os.
p l.
1 82-3,fig. ( 1975) n os.114-119
9 5-100
B arrow & L ancaster
S ingle-finds S ocketed a xe K irkoswald
d ecorated
N Y 5 344
C W ( 2)
1 9
( 1919)
1 65
C W ( 2) 4 5 ( 1945) C lough n o. 8 7
1 78
C arlisle
S words E vans: A BI
R iver T yne, N ewcastle u pon T yne
( 1881)
P SAN ( 2) 2 ( 1886) N CH 1 3 ( 1930) 2 2, P PS 3 3 ( 1967) n o. N ewcastle
2 81 3 33, f ig. f igs. 2 0 & 2 2 1 98
1 886.23
E vans: A BI ( 1881) 2 8 1, f ig.344 V CH D urham I ( 1905) 2 07, p l. N CH 1 3 ( 1930) 2 2, f ig .21
R iver T yne, N ewcastle u pon T yne '
P PS 3 3
( 1967)
n o.199, p l.LX.3
B M W G 2 271 N ewcastle:
? River T yne
h ilt p late P PS 3 3 m issing
( 1967)
P SAN ( 2) P SAN ( 4) N ewcastle
R iver T yne,
n o.
2 00
5 ( 1892) 4 ( 1930)
1 60 1 04
1 929.67
b etween K ing's M eadows & H igh L evel B ridge h ilt p late N CH 1 3 ( 1930) 2 2, f ig.23 b roken P SAN ( 3) 1 0 ( 1923) 2 24 P SAN ( 4) 1 ( 1925) 1 84 4 64
N ewcastle
1 923.9
M iscellaneous b ronzes: ( a) A nomalous
u nclassified
t ypes
B ellingham L th. 6 cm .
m iniature s ocketed c hisel?
H artburn n r. L th .
2 0.5cm
( b)
T oo
M orpeth
N CH
1 5
( 1940)
5 4
E dinburgh D F123
b ronze b lade w ith
t wo l arge r ivet ( ?) n otches: h ilt b roken
N ewcastle
1 951.1
f ragmentary t o c lassify
S pearhead f ragments N orth-east B arnard C astle
N Z 0 59163
B irtley B rickfield H oly I sland
W ideopen
N U
J ones B owes
N Z 2 655
( 1978) 4 , f ig.2.7 1 958. 1 840
S kipton M useum D 1 942.9
1 24418
A A ( 5)
N Z 2 472
7 ( 1979)
2 45-6,
N ewcastle
1 978.20
A A ( 4)
4 1
( 1963)
N ewcastle
1 960.6
C W ( 2)
( 1940)
f ig.5
2 20
C umbria S t.
J ohn's i n t he V ale
N Y 3 122
4 0
C lough n o.
10
6 5
C arlisle 2 47 R F 2 20
S words N orth-east S outh L ynham , W ood C lose N U 0 65302 L eaf-shaped b lade, h ilt m issing.
( c)
A C 5 3 N CH 1 4
( 1935)
6 1, p l.I.1
T oo l ittle i nformation t o c lassify
C umbria A rthuret
b ronze p alstave
A rch.
F lookburgh S D 3 675
2 o r 3p alstaves
C W
( 1)
5 3
( 1893)
4 90
8 ( 1866)
2 65
I rton w ith S anton p arish f langed a xe
C W ( 2)
3 7
K irkdale
C W
9 ( 1887-8)
b ronze c elt
( 1)
( 1937)
C lough ( 1969) M atterdale
w inged c elt
4 65
C W ( 1)
1 02
3 5
7 ( 1884)
8 7
2 00-5
Mayburgh
b rass c elt
C W ( 1)
1
( 1890-1)
C lough
( 1969)
1 ( 1874)
1 97
3 6
S houlthwaite G ill
b ronze c elt
C W ( 1)
n r.
s pearhead
C W ( 2) 5 3 ( 1954)3 C lough ( 1969) 3 6
E skdale
s pearhead
A rch.
5 3
( 1893)
5 03
H olm C ultram
s pearhead
A rch .
5 3
( 1893)
5 06
M artindale
s pearhead
C W
( 2)
2 8
( 1928)
4 02
M oresby
s pearhead
C W ( 2)
2 5
( 1925)
3 51
C W ( 2)
1 2
( 1912)
2 81
C asterton
( ?)
S tainton-in-Furness
b ronze b lade 2 0 i ns l ong'
H elton D ale
B olton W ood,
b ronze r ing
n r.
' nearly
C W ( 2) A rch.
G osforth c opper b attle a xe
4 5 5 3
2 21
( 1946) ( 1893)
3 8 5 25
C W ( 2) 3 7 ( 1937) 4 3 C lough ( 1969) 3 6
N orth-east A keld
N T 9 55295
H BNC 8 ( 1876-8)
b ronze s word
4 03
C hew G reen C amp N T 7 85085 H BNC
_ b ronze s word E shwood n r.
P iercebridge
1 0
( 1882-4)
1 7
F lass N Z 2 141 f langed a xe
V CH D urham I ( 1905)
2 07
N Z 2 115 f langed a xe
V CH D urham I ( 1905)
2 07
C heeseburn G range F ound i n 1 803
N Z 0 971 a n umber o f b ronze s pearheads
n r. H exham , N ewbrough H ouse N Y 8 7096818 F ound i n 1 822 " two h eads o f s pears
N CH
P SAN
1 2
( 1926)
( 4)
1
1 2
( 1946-50)
i n a v ery p erfect s tate" ( said
t o b e l ike t hose i n t he E astgate h oard)
W oodfield,
C ornshields
W illow D ykes, N u 0 6853040 b ronze s pearhead
N Y 8 59756 b ronze c elt
M achauchlan S EBWS S urvey S heet I II
A A ( 2) 7 ( 1876) 1 6 N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 5
4 66
2 70-1
C ATALOGUE 2 3 L ate B ronze A ge b urials
N orth-east C artington N U 0 304 T anged k nife, f ound i n a c ist . D ixon ( 1903) 1 27-8 , f ig . P SAN(3)9(1901) 7 6, 7 8 f ig .
C umbria B utts B eck S D 2 3207475 E wart P ark " s word a nd p egged l eaf-shaped s pearhead f ound i n al arge c ist , 6f t . b y 4f t . b y 4f t . d eep , w ith a l arge q uantity o f b ones, b oth h uman a nd a nimal . F our ? horse t eeth r ecognised a mongst t he b ones. B ronze s word ( bent) f ound a t o ne e nd o f t he c ist a nd t he s pearhead a t t he o ther . C W(1)15(1898-9) 1 65-6 , p ls .II-III C W(2)45(1946) 3 4-8, f ig .2 C W(2)65(1965) 4 7-52, f ig . D avey & F orster ( 1975) n os .123-124 P enhurrock, C rosby R avensworth c N Y 6 214 B ronze s pearhead " from a b urial"
C lough ( 1969) 3 4
W oundale R aise, T routbeck N Y 4 11078 L eaf-shaped p egged s pearhead f ound ( ?) i n c ist i n c airn, w ith b urnt b ones. C W(2)49(1950) 1 0-14
B urials w ith m etalwork , p ossibly o f L BA d ate C onynger H urst ' S D 2 68774 A" circular t omb d iscovered, t ogether w ith a ncient b ones a nd a s word" . C W(1)9(1887-8) 4 97504 C rosby G arrett N Y 7 209 F ound i n 1 873, t hree c ontracted i nhumations l ying o n t heir s ides. B ronze p enannular a rmlet o n t he r ight a rm o f o ne o f t he b odies G reenwell ( 1877) 3 86-7
4 67
C ATALOGUE
2 4
( Map
7 3)
C airns a nd c airnfields ( t S ites a t w hich s ome c airns h ave b een e xcavated S ites u nderlined a re l arge c airnfields o f o ver 5 0 c airns) N orth-east N orth N orthumberland A lwinton p arish
t B ewick M oor
N U
1 834
AA ( 4)
t C rawley E dge,
1 026
S tanhope
N Z 0 0103971
P SAN ( 4)
N T 9 612
N Z
N U
N T 9 502 117
N Z
N Y 8 90800
N U 0 601
W allsend
1 5
3
1 67-9 ( 1)
A A ( 4)
2 3-5,
4 4
( 1977)
3 57-8
C BA G roup 3 N ews ( 1966)
1
8 ( 1974)
1 3-14
f ig.
6 ( 1865)
A A ( 2)
1 2
( 4) ( 4)
1 95-205
( 1951)
AA ( 2)
P SAN P SAN
1 564
2 71
3 7-8
( 1886-7) 6 4
2 41-2
( 1 -978)
5 ( 1933) 6 ( 1935)
2 42 3 46
( 1892)
2 9-30
1 54
B B 4 42 A A ( 2)
N Y 9 374
N Z 2 966
W hitsun B ank N U 0 229
1 5
C BA G roup 3 N ews
N Y 8 46603
t S winburne P ark
( 1)
( 1914)
C urrent A rch.
t S imonside S tublick
6
5 ( 1933)
1
P SAN ( 4)
O tterburn a rea , t R othbury a rea
1 95-205
( 1968)
H BNC 5 ( 1863-8)
N T 9 65163
t L ow S hield G reen
2 93-309
B B 4 26
1 40759
t L inhope C amp
( 1936)
C BA G roup 3 N ews
N T 9 79193
t K immer L ough
R yton
4 6
A A ( 3)
H olystone C ommon
t K irkley
1 3
A A ( 4)
N T 7 902
t H igh K nowes
f ig.12
B B 4 12
E asington t H are L aw
4 6-50,
H BNC 5 ( 1863-8)
N U 0 528 N U
( 1968)
B B 4 17-8
N U 0 823
t C hatton S andyford
4 6
B B 4 25
N T 8 12013
t C hatton p arish
D our H ill
A A ( 4)
N T 9 206
t B amborough p arish t B ellshiel L aw
( general)
4 68
( 1)
2 ( 1972)
B B 4 36 P SAN ( 4)
4 ( 1931)
7 5-7
P SAN
4 ( 1931)
1 25-6
( 4)
H BNC 5 ( 1863-8)
1 95-205
8 -9
C umbria A sby M ask
N Y 6 912
A sh F ell
N Y 7 505
A skerton p arish
N Y 5 672
B ampton p arish
B annerdale t B arnscar,
B eacon n r.
R CHM W est
N Y 4 916/NY 5 118
1 395
S D 2 80842
B ewcastle
B irker M oor t B irkrigg
1 596
N Y 0 7020735
B lawith F ells
S D 2 71897
t B leaberry H aws
B lindbothel B oat H ow
N Y
B rantrake M oss B roadside
t B roomrigg
B urwens
C arlatton
( 1937)
9 8
1 67, M artindale 3 4
C W ( 1)
1 2
( 1892-3)
C W ( 2)
6 5
( 1965)
( 1976)
1 83-4,fig .
5 3-65
L ancs.1
( 2)
4 3
( 1943)
1 70
C W ( 2)
6 4
( 1964)
3 73
C W
1 4
( 1914)
4 66-79
( 2)
B ampton
C BA G roup 3 N ews
( 2)
C W ( 2)
1 -5
6 4
( 1964)
8 ( 1979)
9 -10
O W ( 1) 9 ( 1887-8) 4 97-504, f ig. C BA G roup 3 N ews ( 1) 3 ( 1973) 1 7
1 4312611
C BA G roup 3 N ews
( 1)
C W ( 2)
3 9
( 1939)
3 1-4
C W ( 2)
3 7
( 1937)
4 3-51
R CHM W est
( 1936)
1 78-9, M urton 8
C W ( 2)
( 1970)
2 87-9
N Y 0 904
B rackenber M oor
3 7
( 2)
1
S D 2 792
N Y 0 810
t B olton W ood
C W
C W
S D 2 874
B irrel S ike
K irkby S tephen
B url
N Y 5 674/NY 5 96752 S D
d itto,
d itto, S D
2 0, A sby 2 6
R CHM W est ( 1936) 3 3-4, 7 0, 7 2, 7 4, 7 7.
N Y 4 315 B irkby F ell
( 1936)
N Y 7 119 S D
1 54982
7 0
( 1937) 9 8 72 ( 1943) 1 23 1974) 2 C W ( 2) 7 4 ( 1) ews ( C BA G roup 3 N
C W ( 2) C W ( 2)
N Y 5 48799
C W ( 2) C W ( 2) C W ( 2)
N Y 5 446
9 ( 1975)
3 7 4 3
3 5 5 0 5 2
1 ( 1972)
( 1935)
7 7-9,fig .,
( 1951) ( 1953)
3 0-42 1 -3
01-26 C W ( 2) 3 3 ( 1933) 2 9, C rosby R CHM W est ( 1936) 8 R avensworth 4 7
N Y 6 214
C W
N Y 5 32519
( 2)
4 3
( 1943)
1 70
( 1951)
2 01-2
t C arrock a rea
N Y 3 534
C W ( 2)
5 0
t C arrock F ell
N y 3 433
C W ( 2)
3 4
( 1934)
1 07-112
C W
3 5
( 1935)
1 70-81
4 69
( 2)
1 4
1 3
1 70-81
C astlerigg N Y 2 92236
B url
C awfell
C W
N Y
1 210
C hapel F lat
N Y 3 750
C lifton p arish C old F ell
( 1943) ( 1949)
1 70-2 2 17
S D 2 677
C W ( 1)
9 ( 1887-8)
1 27904
C W ( 2)
7 7
C rosby G arrett
C rosby R avensworth p arish
N Y 6 215
N Y 5 347/NY 5 45497
N Y 4 93277
N Y 0 40224
1 596
( Sites
1 -16)
t D uddon v alley
d itto,
8 9-90
C W
( 2)
3 3
( 1933)
2 01-26
C W
( 2)
3 5
( 1935)
7 7-9,
N Y 3 26118
E skdale
1 400/NY
1 800
t E skdale, M ilkingstead N Y E we L ocks G ilts
1 54997
N Y 6 21128
N Y 6 27119
C rosby G arret 8
( 1976)
C umb.
C W ( 1)
7 ( 1883-4)
C W ( 2)
2 5
( 1925)
( 1976)
N Y
1 313
G reat M ehl F ell G reendale,
n r.
N Y 3 97254 W astwater
N Y
1 44056 4 70
2 71-8 2 68-71
3 43
3 ( 1876) 2 51 6 1 ( 1961) 7 -15
C W ( 2)
2 3
( 1923)
2 66
( 2)
2 7
( 1927)
2 18-9
C W ( 2) C W ( 2)
4 3 5 0
( 1943) ( 1951)
8 2-6 2 00
R CHM W est
( 1936)
9 9, G rasmere 5 1
C W ( 2)
6 3
( 1963)
7 7-95,
C W
( 2)
3 8
( 1938)
2 70
C W ( 2)
2 8
( 1928)
1 49-51
C W ( 2)
3 3
( 1933)
2 01-26
d itto R CHM W est
( 1936)
8 9-90 C rosby
R avensworth 4 8, G ray C rag
1 70-181
1 0
C W ( 1) C W ( 2)
C W
S D 6 478
1 -5
7 8,
B url
E ller B eck
4 97-504
d itto,
B url
D alston H all N Y 3 750
S D
C lifton 5
C W ( 2) 3 3 ( 1933) 2 0 1-26 R CHM W est ( 1936) C rosby R avensworth 4 6
N Y 7 309
C umwhitton p arish
( 1977)
f ig .
9
4 3 4 8
N Y 6 112
N Y
C umb.
C W ( 2) C W ( 2)
C ow G reen
D unmeil R aise
( 1976)
3 1-4,
7 0,
S D
D evoke W ater
( 1939)
8
( 1936)
t C orney F ell
D ean M oor
3 9
C umb.
R HCM W est
N Y 6 05557
D acre p arish
( 2)
B url
N Y 5 36270
•C onynger W ood
( 1976)
4 9
C W •( 2)
3 9
( 1939)
3 1
C W ( 2)
2 3
( 1923)
12-4
C W ( 2)
2 8
( 1928)
3 71-6
C W ( 2)
3 1
( 1931)
2 09
f ig.
t G retigate
N Y 0 503
G unnerkeld
C W ( 2)
N Y 5 68178
B url C W
H ards F arm
1 351
4 684
( 1961)
( 1976)
( 1)
1 -6
W est.
4 ( 1880)
4
5 37-40
C BA G roup 3 N ews
( 2)
H arter F ell S D 2 199
C W
2 18-30
H especk R aise
C W ( 1)
6 ( 1881-2)
C W ( 2)
4 3
H irdwood,
N Y
6 1
N Y 5 553
B ank E nd
N Y 4 103
( 2)
B url
2 7
( 1927)
( 1943)
( 1976)
1 ( 1977)
9
4 67 1 70
W est.
5
H ollin C leugh
N Y 5 280
C W ( 2)
7 4
( 1974)
2 24
H owenook P ike
N Y 6 214
R CHM W est
( 1936)
C rosby
R avensworth 4 1 H owthwaite
H ugill
N Y 3 239
N Y 4 300
t I ron H ill
K irk
3 5
( 1935)
1 70-81
5 0
( 1951)
2 01
( 2)
C W ( 1)
N Y 6 06148
K inniside
C W ( 2) C W
C W ( 2)
S D 2 51827
B url N Y 7 708
3 8
( 1938)
( 1976)
R CHM W est
K irkstones
S D
t K nipe S car
L acra
S D
N Y 7 708
1 06843
C W
( 2)
B url
1 48812
B url
L ancs.
f ig.
8
1 44,
K irkby
1 4 ( 1935)
( 1976)
C W ( 1) C W ( 2)
N Y 5 219
3 5
6 3-70,
( 1936)
L onsdale K irkby S tephen, W ildboar F ell
8 6-90
C W ( 2) 3 3 ( 1933) 2 01-26 R CHM W est ( 1936) 9 0, C rosby R avensworth 5 8
M Y 0 810
K irkby S tephen
6 ( 1881-2)
1 70-81
C umb.
1 7
6 ( 1881-2) 1 76-82 7 ( 1907) 2 11-4
( 1976)
C umb.
1 9 & 2 0
L angdales
N Y 2 707
R CHM W est
( 1936)
1 51,
L ank R igg
N Y 0 89117
C W ( 2)
3 9
( 1939)
3 2
( 1936)
2 0,
L angdales 5 0
L ittle A sby
N Y 6 91091
R CHM W est
L ong M arton
N Y 6 624
d itto,
1 69-70,
d itto, C W ( 2)
8 9, C rosby R avensworth 4 2 3 3 ( 1933) 2 01-26
L ong S car P ike
L orton
N Y
1 525/NY
L ow P rior S cales
M allerstang
N Y 5 912
1 626 N Y 0 607
S D 7 798
L ong M arton
C BA G roup 3 N ews
( 1)
C W ( 2)
2 38-9
4 7
( 1948)
B B 3 83 4 71
A sby 2 7
C W ( 1)
1 ( 1874)
2 5
1 4
9 ( 1975)
1 4
M ardale
N Y 4 811
M ecklin P ark M iddleton
N Y
1 30024
S D 6 31875
M ilburn p arish
N Y 6 634
t M oor D ivock
R CHM W est
( 1936)
3 2-3,
C W ( 2)
3 0
( 1930)
2 22-3
C W ( 2)
6 3
( 1963)
7 7-95
C W
6 ( 1881-2)
( 1)
n r.
N Y 7 706
O ddendale
1 2
C W C W C W C W
8 ( 1885-6) 3 23-47 3 5 ( 1935) 6 6-8 1 ( 1874) 2 4 3 4 ( 1934) 4 5-9
( 1) ( 2) ( 1) ( 2)
O rton S car
d itto N Y 5 912
C W ( 2)
N Y 6 28099
R avenstonedale
N Y 7 203
R edhills,
S tainton
S andwick
N Y 4 219
S elside P ike
N Y 4 911
t S izergh F ell S D 4 986
( 1892-3)
( 1936)
1 79-87
2 6-8,
3 3
( 1933)
2 01-26
R CHM W est
( 1936)
1 91,
C W ( 1)
6 ( 1881-2)
C W
3 6
( 1936)
7 1-5
R CHM W est
( 1936)
2 12,
( 2)
O rton 4 0
R avenstonedale 3 6 10-18
S hap r ural 8 0
d itto 1 57, L evens 1 7 C W ( 2) 1 2 ( 1912) 3 97-401
S kellaw H ill
N Y 5 56155
R CHM W est
( 1936)
2 06,
S tickle P ike
S D 2 192
C W ( 2)
( 1971)
2
T hrang M oss
S D 2 77928
7 1
C BA G roup 3 N ews.
S hap 2 7
( 1)
3 ( 1973)
t T hre keld K not
N Y 3 29241
C W ( 2)
2 ( 1902)
t T hwaites F ell
S D
C W ( 2)
2 9
( 1929)
2 50-8
C W ( 2)
4 3
( 1943)
1 70
R CHM W est
( 1936)
2 30,
T indale F ell T ower
( Torr)
N Y 6 157
T routbeck P ark U lpha
S D
W arcop
1 75894
B rae
N Y 5 69728
N Y 4 22058
1 88967
N Y 7 71067
3 8-52
( 1)
R CHM W est
2 40, W arcop
( 1936)
1 85,
W oapbeck
C W ( 2)
7 3
( 1973)
3 62
C W ( 2)
4 0
( 1940)
15
1 31086
N Y 0 709
Y anwath p arish
1 ( 1972)
1 8 1 4
d itto 2 42, W harton 9 & 1 0 d itto
t W orm G ill
T routbeck 3 4
C BA G roup 3 N ews
W indrigg H ill N Y 6 125 N Y
1 7
d itto
N Y 7 33171
W harton
A skham 3 9-40,
1 80, N ateby 7
d itto 2 00,
N Y 4 828
4 81-9
C W ( 1)
R CHM W est B arton N ateby
B ampton 6 9
N Y 5 226 4 72
C W ( 1) 1 2 R CHM W est
N ewby
1 9
( 1892-3) 1 -5 ( 1936) 2 55, Y anwath
1 7
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1 2
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I II
I V
V
V I
V IIa
Wi n,
( VIII)
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( Abbot M oss B
2
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3
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4
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5
B arfield T arn
6
B arnscar
7
B ishop Middleham
8
B lack B and
9
B lack H ill ( Blea T arn
1 0
( Blea T arn
1 0 B lea T arn, 1 1
1 971
B lelham B og
--- -- - - -
1 2 B lelham T arn 1 3 B lind T arn 1 4
B og H ill
1 5 B ollihope B og 1 6 B owness C ommon 1 7
B radford K aims
•
1 8 B rant R ake M oss 1 9 B roadgate F ell 2 0 B urnhope 2 1 B urnmoor T arn 2 2 C atton C arr 2 3 C old F ell
'
2 4 C olt C rag 2 5 C oom R igg M oss 2 6 C ranberry B og 2 7 C ronkley F ell 2 8 C ronkley P astures 2 9 C ross F ell 3 0 D ead C rook 3 1 D evoke W ater
T able 2 : Z ones r epresented i n p ollen d iagrams f rom n orthern E ngland 4 74
P OLLEN Z ONES
— S ITE
I
I I
_
I II
I V
V
V I
V IIa
V IIb
3 2 D rigg 3 3 D ubby M oss 3 4 D ufton M oss 3 5 E henside T arn 3 6 E llerside M oss 3 7 E mbleton's
B og
.
3 8 E nnerdale W ater 3 9 E skmeals 4 0 E sthwaite
B asin
4 1 F oolmire S ike Moss 4 2 F otherley M oss
---
4 3 F oulshaw M oss 4 4 F ox E arth G ill 4 5 F urness M oss 4 6 G lasson M oss -
4 7 G lasson S hore 4 8 G oatswater 4 9 G reenmines 5 0 H ard H ill 5 1 H artlepool 5 2 H averigg 5 3 H eathery B urn M oor 5 4 H elsington M oss 5 5 H elton T arn 5 6 H igh F oulshaw M oss 5 7 H oughton G range 5 8 H utton H enry 5 9 K entmere 6 0 K ilhope L aw 6 1 K irkby T hore 6 2 L angdale C ombe 6 3 L oft C rag 6 4 L ong C rag 6 5 L onglee M oor
-------
6 6 L oughrigg T arn
4 75
( VIII)
P OLLEN Z ONES I
S ITE
I I
r y
I II
6 7 L oweswater 6 8 L ow T arn 6 9 M ickleden 7 0 M ickle F ell 7 1 M ire H oles 7 2 M ockerkin T arn 7 3 M oorthwaite M oss 7 4 M orden C arr 7 5 Muckle M oss 7 6 N easham 7 7 N easham F en 7 8 N ewbiggin C arr 7 9 N ewton B ewley 8 0 N ichols M oss 8 1 N unstainton C arrs
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S t.
B ees
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S eathwaite T arn
9 6 S edgefield 9 7
S heraton
9 8
S houlthwaite Moss
9 9 S ilverdale M oss 1 00 S kelsmergh T arn 1 01
S lapestone S ike Moss
4 76
v
V I
V IIa
V IIb
( VIII)
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I
I I
I II
I V
V
VI
V IIa
V IIb
( VIII)
, 1 02 S mall W ater
---
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1 06 T horpe B ulmer
.
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1 10 U pper Valley B og 1 11 U rswick T arn -
1 12 W alney I sland 1 13 W askerley 1 14 W eelfoot-Moss
,
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,
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4 77
,
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clearance
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( h)
dated
Tentatively S =
phases
dated
Phases
with
cereal
pollen
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16
Bowness
82
Oulton
94
Scaleby
3 5
S . W. Cumberland
89
Red
Tarn
69
Mickleden
Williamson' s
Mires
5 4
Helsington Nichols
Moss
Moss Tarn
107
Thrang
(d)
Eden
7 3
Hall
Moss
Dufton
28
Cronkley
Moss
Windermere
91
Rydal
Esthwaite
6
4 4
Fox
71
Mire
87
Red
21
Burnmoor Devoke
Moss
Widdybank
101
Slapestone
115
Weelhead
( j)
Moor
Moss
110
Upper
(k)
Weardale
Sike
Moss
Moss
House Valley
Steward
15
Bog
Shield
Bollihope
Meadow
Bog
S . E. Durham
74
Mordon
Carr
58
Hutton
Henry Middleham
106
Thorpe
Bulmer
(m)
Furness
& Cartmel
Rusland
& Esthwaite
(n)
5 9
from
Neasham
51
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of
human
north
of
Steads
Ullswater
105
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the
sites
76
109
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Kent
Skelsmergh
2 Akeld
Tarn
Moss
Moss
Kentmere
Other
sites
Water
3 Evidence
R iver
100
Basin
Seathwaite
Urswick
90
Water
Furness
Table
Sike
118
Moss
Intermediate
Ennerdale
9 5
G ill
Holes
Ellerside
Barnscar
( g)
Pasture
Earth
36
Water
38 31
Moss
Valley
40 (f)
Knott
Combe
Teesdale
34
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-
Moorthwaite
( e)
Tarn
Upper
111 1 Abbot
Moss
Langdale
( 1)
Moss
Witherslack
Tarn
Thunacarr
103
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8 0
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Moss
Tarn of
Mts.
coast
Tarn
Foulshaw
5 5
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Moss
43
122
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pollen
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120
Red
108
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1 _
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Cumbrian
10
62
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( a)
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Thirlmere
72
Mockerkin
25
Coom
26
Cranberry
activity England
4 78
in
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B erwick , L ongridge N T 9 59500 T owers
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B erwick , M urton N T 9 70485
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B olton, C hapel N U 1 06137
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B owsden N T 9 95422
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C hirton , N Z 3 468
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C hollerford N Y 9 16707
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C hollerton C CXIII N Y 9 372 a
C oldsmouth H ill, S . N T 8 56283 c airn
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1 76
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1 77
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1 63
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D oddington N T 9 98326
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D oddington N T 9 98325
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F atfield N Z 3 053
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F ord C ommon C LXXXVI N T 9 638 d itto
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S pital H ill U 0 30006
( 7)
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d itto
56
d itto
57
d itto
' FV '
58
d itto
F V(u)
59
S pital H ill N U 0 30006
5 60
d itto
5 61
S pital H ill N U 0 30006
5 62
S teeple H ill N Z 3 955
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d itto
5 65
S tell K nowe N U 1 15254
5 66
S tone B ridge N Z 2 56415
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d itto n r S winburn s tanding s tone N Y 9 35746 ( " and o ther a rticles
5 69
S winburne P ark N Y 9 374
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.
M
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S winburne P ark N Y 9 374 S winhope N Y 9 482
( Sweethope)
5 72
T hree K ings N T 7 74009 ( F our-post
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5 71
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5 68
5 70
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5 63
5 67
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5 73
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T om T a lon's G rave N T 9 35283
5 81
T rimdon G range N Z 3 736
5 82
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5 83
T row R ocks C CXV N Z 3 866
5 84
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5 87
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5 86
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5 85
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5 80
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5 79
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5 78
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5 77
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5 91
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5 90
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5 89
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5 94
d itto
( SE)
5 95
d itto
( E )
5 96
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( S)
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W arrenton N U 1 06304
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5 98
W est B itchfield N Z 0 90770
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5 99
W est H epple; p it A N T 9 75007
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6 02
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6 03
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6 04
W est H orton N U 0 28308
6 05
W est L ilburn N U 0 224 ( f rag.
6 06
W est L ilburn N U 0 224
6 07
W est M atfen ' N Z 0 371
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W hickham N Z 2 061
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6 11
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6 09
6 13
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5 97
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5 92
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0
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G RAVE G OODS
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6 17
W oodhorn N Z 2 988
6 18
W ooler ( ?) N T 9 928
6 19
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H
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6 16
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W hitton D ene N U 0 58005
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6 15
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6 14
C 19 ( 2 4
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W ooperton N U 0 35203
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6 29
W ooperton,nr .Roddam B urn N U 0 320
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W orm L aw N T 9 37297
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6 28
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6 27
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6 26
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6 25
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6 2 4
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6 23
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6 22
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6 21
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6 20
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6 30als 6 41 Wyden E
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1
G RAVE G OODS
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1
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1 i •
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d itto d itto
F
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d itto
F
d itto
F
d itto
F
d itto
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( 630-641 t ree—trunk c Y eavering c amp " Sandy K nowe" N T 9 32307
6 43
Y eavering f arm N T 9 36304
6 49
d itto
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p (u ) .
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F
F Bs herd+p
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6 51
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6 52
d itto
( 10)
6 53
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( 11)
c p
6 50
Bs herd+ss F
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d itto
F
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6 48
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( 3)
6 54
d itto
( 12)
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6 47
P (i)
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0
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6 46
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6 45
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6 44
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6 42
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N Y 7 064
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6 63
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( 26)
6 64
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( 33)
E astern R ing D itch(34)
6 66
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6 67
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6 69
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6 70
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6 71
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•
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6 65
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6 62
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6 61
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6 59
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d itto
c
6 58
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C D
d itto
C D
6 57
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( 15)
C D
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C D
6 56
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C D
6 55
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C D
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C D
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A ldingham ,Colt P ark S D 2 75700
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6 80
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( d)
6 81
d itto
6 82
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6 83
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6 84
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6 89A ughertree F ell 7 00 N Y 2 632
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6 88
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A sby p arish C LXXII N Y 6 48131 '
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6 86
C D
A sby N Y 6 86112
C D
6 85
6 87
C D
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6 78
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6 77
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6 76
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6 75
B elow/ on/ a b ove o •g •s • _
6 74
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6 73
M ound/flat
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6 72
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7 11
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7 12
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7 13
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H . . . . . ,
c _ l
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7 10
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B irkrigg,Druid's C ircle S D 2 874
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7 09
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7 08
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7 03
7 06
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7 05
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7 02
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7 18
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7 17
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7 16
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7 15
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7 19
B leaberry H aws C ;
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7 21
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B olton W ood N Y 0 904
7 23
B rackenhill N Y 4 469
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7 22
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7 20
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7 24
( double c ist) B rackenhill N Y 4 469 d itto
7 26 7 27
7 28
B ranthwaite N Y 0 525 B roomrigg N Y 5 446
7 29
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7 25
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7 34
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7 35
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C arlisle N Y 4 14570
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7 43
C arrock F ell N Y 3 433
7 44
C astle C arrock C LXIII N Y 5 455
7 45
C astle C arrock C LXIV N Y 5 455
7 46
C lifton N Y 5 326
7 48
C roglin N Y 5 747
7 49
C rosby F ell N Y 6 101 ( 2 p ieces o f C rosby G arrett C LXXV
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N Y 7 309 C rosby G arrett C LXXVI N Y 7 309
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7 53
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7 54
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7 55
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7 52
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7 50
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7 39
7 47
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.
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rovenance N o• P 7 57
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7 59
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7 62
d itto
7 63
C rosby R avensworth D ale M oor N Y 6 214
7 64
C rosby R avensworth N Y 6 212
7 65
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7 66
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C rosby R avensworth N Y 5 95132 C LXXXII d itto
2 4 1
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7 61
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7 58
7 60
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f
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G arlands f arm N Y 4 33538
7 67
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7 70
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7 71
d itto '
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7 72
d itto
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7 73
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7 74
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7 75
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7 76
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7 77
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7 78
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7 79
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7 69
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N Y 4 35535
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7 80
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1
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7 84
d itto
7 85
d itto
7 86
d itto
7 87
d itto
7 88
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7 89
d itto
7 90
d itto
7 91
d itto
7 92
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7 93
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7 63
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7 82
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7 81
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N Y 4 35535
G elt B rid7e N Y 5 159
7 95
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7 94
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5 31
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7 97
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7 96
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8 16
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8 17
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8 18
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8 19
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8 20
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H esket N ewmarket N Y 3 438 ( f lints,
8 23
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8 22
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8 15
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8 21
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( 1 )
8 018 14
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c t -
8 00
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N
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I
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M ound/flat 1
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B one/antler
J et
F lint
G opper/Bronze
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H .
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d itto
C D
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C D
d itto
I ron H ill N Y 6 06148 ( * p ortion (
8 40
K irkby S tephen C LXV R asset H ill N Y 7 305
8 41
K irkby S tephen C LXVI ' Windy H illst N Y 7 490 2
8 42
K irkby S tephen C LXVII N Y 7 49041 ( * f rags . c )
8 43
K irkby S tephen C LXVII N Y 7 49041
M 3 ni &a 3
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K irkby S tephen C LXIX M ailers t ang S D 7 798
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8 45
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8 39
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H yning/levens S D 4 90863
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8 29
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H unsonby N Y 5 835
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8 28
8 308 38
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H ow H ill, T hursby N Y 3 15499
P a n ts,
8 27
3
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8 26
d itto
1 i •, D
8 25
H olmrook N Y 0 18002
C D
8 24
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C D
N o.
8 47
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,
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B one/antler
B ody P osition
g C 1
C opper/Bronze
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G RAVE G OODS
Ci s t/ slab/ n either
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C ( s tone c-r cle i
8 49
L acra D S D 1 48812
( s tone c ircle,
8 50
L eacet H ill ( centre) N Y 5 68264
c +
W
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8 48
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N Y 5 544 13
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8 51
d itto
s tone 8
8 52
d itto
d itto
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d itto
d itto
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8 54
d itto
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8 55
d itto
d itto
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8 56
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8 57
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E ARLY B RONZE A GE B URIALS T able 1 0 R efernnces a nd n otes
T he a bbreviations u sed i n t hese r eferences a re t hose u sed t hroughout t he r est o f t he w ork , t o b e f ound l isted i n P art i a nd a lso i nclude t he f ollowing, f ull d etails o f w hich c an b e f ound i n t he B ibliography . C larke
D .L .
C larke ( 1970) B eaker P ottery o f G reat B ritain a nd I reland
C owie
T .G .
C owie ( 1978) B ronze A ge F ood V essel U rns
G ibson
A .M .
G ibson ( 1978) B ronze A ge P ottery
T ait
J .
T ait ( 1965) B eakers f rom N orthumberland.
N umbers f ollowing t hese e ntries r efer t o c orpus n umbers u sed b y t he a uthors. O ther r eferences, f ollowed b y ad ate, e .g . F ell ( 1950), G erloff ( 1975), a re a lso t o b e f ound i n t he B ibliography . T he n umbers u sed i n t hese R eferences a nd n otes a re t hose a lso u sed i n t he E BA B urials C atalogue ( Table
1 0).
M useum r eferences a re g iven, w here k nown .
T he n otes c ontain a dditional
d etails o f b urials a nd a ssociated a rtifacts w hich c annot b e i ncluded i n t he C atalogue, T able
1 0, i ncluding p ublished d escriptions o f o b jects, p articularly
p ottery , a ppa rently n ow l ost .
5 41
E ARLY B RONZE A GE B URIALS R eferences a nd n otes
N orth-east 1 -2
A dderstone L ow M ill F arm *S elby : H BNC 3 ( 1850-6) 1 23-4
3
A keld C larke n o.647 T ait n o.38 P SAN ( 4) 5 ( 1933) 3 33
N ewcastle
4
A llerwash P arts o f d isarticulated b ody o f y oung a dult f emale l aid o n ab ed o f r ushes N ewman & M iket : A A ( 5) 1 ( 1973) 8 7-95
5
A ltonside, H aydon B ridge C ontents o f c ist s ieved b ut n o s keletal m aterial f ound J obey : A A ( 5) 6 ( 1978) 1 73-4, f ig .l
6
A lnwick G ibson n o.89
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1768
7
A lnwick , W hitehouse ( 1818) G . T ate : H istory o f A lnwick I ( 1866) 1 2 &p l .II f ig .1 A C 1 3 T ait n o.64 B AP I n o.173a ( not i llus .) C larke n o.649 A lnwick
8
A lnwick , W hitehouse g rounds ( 1833) G . T ate : H istory o f A lnwick I ( 1866) 1 2
9 -10 A lnwick , D enwick L ane G . T ate : H istory o f A lnwick I ( 1866) 1 1 1 1
A lnwick , M oor L odge ( 1861) G . T ate : H istory o f A lnwick I ( 1866) 1 0, p l .II f ig .4 A C 1 0-11 nbson n o.72 A lnwick
1 2
A lnwick M oor , n r . F orest L odge ( 1820) G . T ate : H istory o f A lnwick I ( 1866) 1 0
1 3
A lnwick, W indy E dge B AP I n o.217 p l .XLII G ibson p .55
B M 7 9 .7-3 .1
A lwinton , F arnham B AP I n o.162 p l .XIV T ait n o.36 C larke n o.650
B M
1 4
5 42
1 5-17
A lwinton C CIII B B 4 25-6
1 8-32
A mble C CXCVI ( 1883) 1 8 P SAN ( 4) 1 ( 1925) p l .fac .p .8, t op l eft : G ibson n o.69 B ronze k nife, G reenwell ( 1890) f ig .29 . G erloff ( 1975) n o.260 2 2 G reenwell ( 1890) f ig .30 : B AP I n o.206 p l .XLI G ibson n o.27 2 3 P SAN ( 4) 1 ( 1925) p l .fac .p .8, b ottom l eft : G ibson n o.17 2 4 P SAN ( 4) 1 ( 1925) p l .fac .p .8, b ottom r ight : G ibson n o.15 2 5 N o d escription o f p ot 2 6 B AP I n o.212 p L .XLII : G ibson n o.85 2 9 H BNC 1 0 ( 1882-4) p l .III .4 3 0 H BNC 1 0 ( 188204) p l .IV .2 : C owie p .87 N OR I G reenwell : A rch .52 p t .1 ( 1890) 6 6-70 T hompson : H BNC 1 0 ( 1882-4) 5 23-528 T he a ccounts o f t hese b urials d iffer i n c ertain r espects, w hich c annot n ow b e r econciled, b ut i t s eems t hat a m inimum o f t wenty c ists w ere f ound a nd s everal c remations, n ot i n c ists . O nly t hose b urials o f w hich s ufficient d etails a re k nown a re l isted h ere . B M 8 4 .12-23 .1&2 N ewcastle
3 3-34
A mble a bout 6 0 y ds. f rom A mble C CXCVI 3 4 P ot b roken a nd p ieces t hrown a way T hompson : H BNC 1 4 ( 1892-3) 1 21-2, p l .IV-V P ickering : P SAN L 2 ) 6 ( 1 895) 3 2, i llus .p .31 T ait n o .82 P SAN ( 4) 1 ( 1925) 8 , f ig . C larke n o.655 N ewcastle
3 5
n r .
3 6
3 7
A mble ( 1885) B rewis : P SAN ( 4) 4 ( 1931 ) 2 51, p l .XV G ibson n o.14
A mble P ier D unn : A rch .J .14 ( 1857) 2 81-2 D unn : A A ( 2) 3 ( 1 859 ) 3 6-8 H ardy : H BNC 1 0 ( 1882-4) 5 29-30 E xhib : P SAN ( 2) 6 ( 1895) 7 2 T ait n o.83 ( as A mble) & n o .99 C larke n os .652, 6 53
3 9
A lnwick
A ncroft B AP I n o.180, p 1 .XV T ait n o.73 C larke n o.656
3 8
N ewcastle
A shington, W oodhorn R oad J obey : A A ( 4) 3 8 ( 1960) 2 41-3, f ig .2 G ibson n o.25 .
B M W G 2 286
N ewcastle
A ydon t o n orth o f A ydon a nd M atfen r oad ( 1809) N CH 1 0 ( 1914) 34 E . M ackenzie : V iew o f t he c ounty o f N orthumberland 2 nd e d . ( 1825) v ol .II, 3 46
5 43
4 0-41
B amborough C XCVIII, R oseborough B B 4 17 G ibson n o.123, p .98
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1428
4 2
B amburgh , w est m ound H odgkin : P SAN ( 4 ) 4 ( 1931) 2 42 -4
4 3
B arrasford A C 6 7, p l.XXII G ibson n o.105 C owie p .88 N OR 2
A lnwick
4 4 -4 7
B arrasford, n r . t he S chool H ouse H all : N at .Hist .Trans .of N orth .& D urham I p t .II ( 1866) 1 54
4 8-52
B arrasford G reen/Barrasford, C athaugh G reen ( 1822) T wo f oods v essels a t A lnwick C astle a re l abelled " Two u rns f ound u pon C atheugh F arm, B arrasford a mong h eap o f s tones a nd d eposited i n a c avity f ormed b y f lat s tones s et u p e dgeways a nd c overed a t t op". O ne o f t hese i s t hat i llustrated b y H all i n 1 866 f rom a l arge b arrow w ith f ive c ists, e ach c ontaining t an u rn' a t B arrasford G reen . I t i s p ossible t herefore t hat t he t wo f ood v essels a t A lnwick c ame f rom s eparate c ists i n t he s ame m ound. A C 1 0, p l .VIII , b ottom o f p age H all : N at .Hist .Trans.of N orth .& D urham I p t .II ( 1866) 1 54 p l .XV .2 H all : A A ( 2) 7 ( 1876) 1 3 G ibson n os.22 & 5 A lnwick
5 3
B arrasford, R eaverhill F arm J obey e t a l :A A ( 4 ) 4 3 G erloff ( 1975) n o.101
( 1965) 6 5 -7 5
5 4 -5
B atter L aw F lint c hippings, a s mall f ragment o f p lain p ottery a nd s ome c alcined b ones f ound i n t he b ody o f t he m ound ( ? h uman c remation) T rechmann : A A ( 3) 1 1 ( 1914) 1 58-62, f igs.19-21
5 6
B eadnell ( 2) I nhumation o f p robable E arly B ronze A ge d ate, w ith a s econd p hase o f u se p robably o f I ron A ge o r R omano-British d ate T ait & J obey : A A ( 4 ) 4 9 ( 1971) 5 3 -6 9
5 7
B eadnell
5 8-59
( 1836) A llhusen : H BNC 3 3
( 1953-5) 1 24-6
B eadnell ( 1935-6 ) H erbert : H BNC 2 9
( 1935 -7 ) 2 18
6 0
B eanley
6 1
B eanley H ill ( c 1 849) H ardy- : H BNC 1 3
( 1890 -1 ) 3 3
B eanley M oor ( c 1 882) H ardy- : H BNC 1 3
( 1890-1) 3 1
6 2
A C 4 0
5 44
6 3
B eanley M oor C ist w ith i ncised s lab A C 4 1
6 4
B eanley M oor B AP I , n o.159a p l .XIII T ait n o.78 A C 1 4, p l .XII C larke n o.660
A lnwick
B eanley M oor , n r . B olton H ouse A C 9 , p l .VII, 1 .h .s. T ait : A A ( 4) 4 7 ( 1969) 1 68-71, f ig .3 G ibson n o.7
A lnwick
6 5
6 6
B eanley W est F arm H uman t ooth a nd a p iece o f f lint i nside t he f ood v essel A C 1 0 G ibson n o.74 A lnwick
6 7-71
B edlington 6 7 B ones a nd p ot m uch t rampled b y l ocal p eople . B eaker s herd ( Newcastle 1 963 .13 .H ) 6 8 B eaker : p l .IV .3 : T ait n o.37 . C larke n o.661 6 9 Ah andful o f f ragments o f h uman b one a nd a f lint k nife 7 0 G ibson n o .57 7 1 C ist p l .V .4 P urvis : P SAN ( 4) 1 0 ( 1947) 3 22-4 , p ll .IV & V N ewcastle
7 2-73
n r . B elford T wo B ritish u rns ( probably b eakers) i n b arrows o n M r . G raham's p roperty n r . B elford C larke n os.662, 6 63 ( lost) C W ( 1) 6 ( 1881-2) 4 67-70
7 4
B elford C rag " In d eep p loughing g raves a re s truck , i n s cattered p ositions, b ut n o r ecord i s k ept : t hey a re u sually e mpty" H ardy : H BNC 9 ( 1879-81) 2 50 G ibson p .57
7 5
B ellingham , H ole F arm ( 1972) C ist e mpty C BA G roup 3 N ews.8 ( 1974 ) 5 -6
7 6-77
n r .
7 8-79
B enthall
B elsay C astle D ons : P SAN ( 3) 6 ( 1915) 1 53, p l .fac .p .152
A skew : A A ( 4) 1 5 G ibson n o.52 8 0
( 1938) 1 49-55
B erwick , L ongridge T owers N o h uman r emains; s mall c ist J obey : T AASDN ( ns) 1 ( 1968) G ibson p p .71-2 5 45
1 0
N ewcastle
igs . 3 -4 9 f
8 1-83
B erwick u pon T weed, M urton W rongly a ttributed b y G ibson t o t wo s eparate p rovenances i n N orthumberland a nd D urham , b ut b oth f rom M urton, n r . B erwick i n t he n orth o f t he C ounty P alatine o f D urham , n amely N orthumberland. F ragments o f l arger u rns o f d ifferent p atterns a lso f ound i n t he s ame p lace, c ontaining f ine b lack a sh a nd f ragments o f b one . J ohnston : H BNC 1 ( 1832-41) 5 3-5 G ibson p .91
8 4-85
B erwick , M urton f arm F ood v essel a nd m iniature f ood v essel a pparently f rom t he s ame p lace o n t he e dge o f am ound J obey : T AASDN ( ns) 1 ( 1968) 1 03-5, f igs. G ibson n o.34 & p .72 N ewcastle
8 6
8 7-88
8 9
B ewes H ill P SAN ( 4) 6 ( 1934) 3 54 G ibson n o.9 B ewick M oor ' Drinking c up', ( now l ost). B B 4 18 T ait n o .95
S underland
P robably a b eaker
B lack H eddon G ibson n o.81
B M 5 2 .10-1 .4
9 0
B lack H eddon , L amb's H ill ( c 1 796) A A ( 1) 1 ( 1822) D ons .p .5 ( following p .134) C owen P SAN ( 4) 1 1 ( 1951) 2 70 , p l .IV T ait n o.53 C larke n o.666
9 1-94
P f lawearie C C , E glingham 9 1 P ottery v essel " of n o g reat s ize a nd c overed w ith i ncised l ines o f v arying d esign, o f t he c lass a ssociated w ith u nburnt b odies" : G ibson n o.62 ( as f ood v essel) 9 2 F ood v essel : B AP I n o.124 p l .XXXV : G ibson n o.1 9 3 J et b eads : B B 4 20 , f ig .159 9 4 O nly t hree c ists m entiona lin o ne a ccount , f our m entioned b y G reenwell B B 4 18-20 G entleman's M agazine & H istorical R eview ( ns) X IX ( 1865) 7 15-6 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1435-1437
9 5
B laydon T ait : T AASDN ( ns) 1 ( 1968) 1 01 , f ig .
9 6
B laydon, A xwell P ark T ait : T AASDN ( ns) 1 ( 1968) 1 01-2, f ig .1.2 G ibson n o.78
5 46
9 7-102
B laydon, S ummerhill ( 1937-8) 9 7 T ait n o.61 9 8 F lint " knife", B ulmer ( 1938) f ig .2 9 9 F ood v essel, B ulmer ( 1939) 2 61 , f ig . :G ibson n o.20 1 00 T ait n o.49 : C larke n o.667 1 01 B urnt b one i n f ill o f c ist ( 100) w ith s and, p ebbles a nd c harcoal 1 02 B urnt b one a bove b roken c over s tone o f c ist ( 100) B ulmer : A A ( 4) 1 5 ( 1938) 2 18-21 , f igs.1-2 B ulmer : A A ( 4) 1 6 ( 1939) 2 60-3 S underland
1 03-104 B oldon E xhib : P SAN ( 2) 8 ( 1899) 2 06 G ibson p .92 ( possibly r epeated a t p .58 & n o.115) 1 05
B olton, c hapel y ard P robably a c ist , f rom w hich w ere d rawn o ut f ragments o f a " very f inely m arked B ritish u rn" a nd o ther p ieces o f a n u rn o r u rns, s o m uch b roken t hat t hey c ould n ot b e p ieced t ogether . H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 3 08-9
1 06
B orewell F arm ( 1922) N o d escription o f t he " beaker" ( now l ost) H BNC 2 4 ( 1919-22) 3 83-4 T ait : A A ( 4) 4 3 ( 1965) 3 17 T ait n oa97
1 07
B orewell F arm ( 1948) C larke l ists t he s econd B eaker f rom B orewell F arm a s l ost , b ut i t i s a ctua lly h is n o.688 , l isted a s f rom L ilburn H ill . C larke n os .705, 7 06 ( lost), 6 88 ( as L ilburn H ill) T ait : A A ( 4) 4 3 ( 1965) 3 15-7 T ait n os .40 & 4 1 N ewcastle
1 08-109 B uwsden ( 1800) N o d escription o f t he ' urns' f ound " inverted u pon b road f lags a nd c ontaining b ones w hich a ppeared t o h ave b een p artially b urnt" H BNC 1 0 ( 1882-4) 1 93 G ibson p .93 1 10
B owsden H ollins ' Funeral u rn' t urned u p b y t he p lough H BNC 1 0 ( 1882-4) 1 93 G ibson p .92 ( as c inerary u rn)
1 11
B ow den W est F arm , L owick T ait : A A ( 4) 4 7 ( 1969) 1 68-71 G ibson n os .8 & 1 3
N ewcastle
1 12
B rainshaugh f ield a bout m ile s outh o f h omestead o f B arnhill c 1 780 " Some u rns o f e arthenware a nd s ome s tone c offins c ontaining h uman b ones a nd a shes o f b ones" w ere f ound N CH 4 ( 1 897 ) 4 76
1 13
B randon H ill S igns o f b urning o n i nside a nd t op o f g rave . S ome o f b ones a lso a ppeared t o h ave b een p artly c alcined . P eirson : P SAN ( 3) 1 ( 1905) 1 39-40, p l.fac .p .140 T rechmann : A A ( 3) 1 1 ( 1914) 1 30-2, f ig .5 T ait n o.67 C larke n o.219 5 47 B M
1 14
B rierton T he d escription su ggests t hat s everal c ists w ith i nhumations w ere f ound. O nly o ne s keleton w as i dentified a s t o a ge a nd s ex H oneyman : P SAN ( 4) 9 ( 1942) 2 23
1 15-122 B roomhill, F ord C LXXXVII 1 15 F ood v essel B AP I n o.98 p l .XXXIV : G ibson n o.50 1 16-120 U rns v ery d ecayed. N ot p reserved 1 21 B AP I I n o.119 p l.LXXII : G ibson n o.113 1 22 U rn n ot p reserved B B 4 08-9 L ongworth : P PS 2 7 ( 1961) 3 01 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1401-1402 1 23
B roomhouse, A ngerton ( 1842) R ev . J . R aine : A m emoir o f t he R ev . J ohn H odgson ( 1857-8) v ol .2, 4 31-2 C owen : A A ( 4) 4 4 ( 1966) 2 25-8
1 24-125 B room H ouse F arm A lnwick C astle m useum ( not i n t he c atalogue) 1 880 .21a .1-2 1 26-131 B roomhouses C CXIV , O vingham Af ew s tones r ecorded a s p reviously l ying o n t he s urface m ay i ndicate t he p revious p resence o f am ound o ver t hese b urials . 1 27 E nlarged f ood v essel B B 7 0, f ig .57 : G ibson n o.99 : C owie N OR 3 A , f igs .8 & 2 9 1 28 E ncrusted u rn B B 7 2, f ig .59 : G ibson n o.109 : C owie N OR 3 B , f ig .8 B B 4 37 -9 , f igs .57 & 5 9 B AP I I n os.485 & 4 97 p ll .XCVI & X CVII B M .79 .12-9 .1466-1468 1 32-133 B roomridge, F ord M useum l abel s ays f ound " in a s hallow b arrow", i n c ircular h ollow s unk i n t he . g round a nd l ined w ith c lay . B B 4 08 n al L ongworth : P PS 2 7 ( 1961) 3 01 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1398-1399 G ibson n os .18 & 1 33 1 34
B roomridge, F ord F ound n ear 1 32-133 a bove B B 4 08 n .1 .B AP I I n o.327 ( Ford) p l .LXXXIII
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1741
1 35
B urgh H ill, C CVIII R othbury B B 4 30
1 36
B urgh H ill, C CIX R othbury C ist c ompletely f illed w ith f ine s and, a f ew f ragments o f c harcoal a nd t wo s mall s herds B B 4 30
1 37
B urradon, E ast b ank ( c 1 859) N o d escription o f p ot A C 2 3 H . M ächauchlan : M emoir 1 ( 1864) 5 •
•
5 48
•
e astern b ranch o f W atling S treet
1 38
B yrness C ist e xposed 1 3 f t f rom e ast e nd o f l ong c airn C raw : H BNC 2 7 ( 1929-31) 3 29
1 39-141 C allaly , C astle H ill ( 1891) H arding : H BNC 1 3 ( 1890-1) 4 3 H BNC 1 4 ( 1892-3) 3 90-1 , p l .X ig .1 J obey : A A ( 4) 3 8 ( 1960) 2 4 13, f G ibson n o .79 1 42
N ewcastle
C artington O ak t ree-trunk c offin 5 t l ong, f ixed i n p osition w ith " oaken w edges a nd l arge s tones p iled a round a nd p acked w ith f ine b lue w ashed c lay" . B ody l aid o n b racken D ixon : P SAN ( 3) 6 ( 1915) 7 9-84 , p l . T ait n o .96
1 43144 C atcherside C CXI E nlarged f ood v essel B AP I I n o.494 p l .XCVII : G ibson n o.86 : C owie N OR 4 , f ig .9 ' Urn' w ith r im 2 e " d eep, o rnamented w ith a n i rregular p attern o f o val i mpressions B B 4 33-4 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1463 1 45
C hatton , L inkey L aw N ewbigin : P SAN ( 5) 1 ( 1956) 1 48-50, f ig . G ibson n o.16
1 46
C hatton p arish C XC C ist p reviously r ifled B B 4 12
1 47
C hatton C XCI C ist p reviously o pened, a nd o utside c ist B B 4 12
1 48
A lnwick
c remated r emains s cattered i nside
C hatton C XCII B B 4 12
1 49-155 . C hatton S andyford 1 49-151 C larke n os .647 .1-3 1 49-153 C airn 1 . E nlarged f ood v essel G ibson n o.96 : C owie N OR 5 , f ig .9 1 54 J obey ( 1968) 8 1 55 C airn B J obey ( 1968) 3 7 J obey : A A ( 4) 4 6 ( 1968) 8 -33, f igs. N ewcastle 1 56
C heswick D onaldson : H BNC 1 ( 1832-41) 9 2-3 J . R aine : H istory a nd a ntiquities o f N orth D urham ( 1852) 2 34-5 E vans : A BI ( 1881) 2 41 G erloff ( 1975) n o.96
1 57
C heswick L inks " Graves, c ontaining b ones o f f ull g rown m en, w ere, b efore t he y ear 1 826, f requently d ug i nto o n C heswick L inks, b etween t he s andhills a nd t he c ultivated l ands. I n o ne w as f ound a n u rn" J . R aine : H istory a nd a ntiquities o f N orth D urham ( 1852) 2 34-5 5 49
1 58
n r . C hipchase M ill N o d escription o f p ot H all : A A ( 2) 7 ( 1876) 1 4
1 59
C hirton , B illy M ill q uarry ( 1790) N CH 7 ( 1907) 3 16 E . M ackenzie : V iew o f t he c ounty o f N orthumberland 2 nd e d . ( 1825) v ol .II , 4 60
1 60
C hirton, C rawley C lose N CH 7 ( 1907) 3 16 N ewcastle C ourant N ov .7 , 1 818
1 61
C hollerford ( 1886) B ottom o f c ist p aved w ith r ounded s tones a nd t he i nterior r eddened b y f ire G ibson : A A ( 3) 2 ( 1906) 1 29-30 B ruce : P SAN ( 2) 2 ( 1887) 1 70-2
1 62-164 C hollerton p arish C CXIII U rn , m uch d ecayed, h ad c ollar w ith a lternate s eries o f h orizontal a nd v ertical l ines o f t wisted c ord i mpressions B B 4 36 -7 1 65-166 C oldsmouth H ill S outh c airn : 8 f t t o S W o f c entral c remation, a c ist s haped f eature, u nder t hree s labs, 4 f t b y 3f t b y 1f t 9i ns d eep c ontaining m uch d ark s oil a nd c harcoal . N orth c airn : 8 f t Wo f c ist o n n atural s urface, a f ragment o f b ronze w ith a r ivet C raw : H BNC 2 7 ( 1929 -3 1) 3 79 -8 4 , f igs . E dinburgh t R5-7 1 67-168 C olwell O ther c ists o r s tone l ined h ollows a lso i n a rea . H edIey : P SAN ( 2) 2 ( 1887) 3 37-8, f ig . G ibson n o.51 ( as W est H allington)
N ewcastle
C olwell B AP I n o.125, p l .XXXV H ardy : A A ( 2) 1 3 ( 1889) p l .XXII-III ( facing p .352) G ibson n o .66 N ewcastle 1 70-177 C opt H ill P rimary d eposit i n b arrow a " crematorium" o f N eolithic d ate A ll o ther b urials i n t he m ounds a re l isted a s o f p robable E BA d ate w ith t he e xception o f t he e xtended i nhumation o n t he s ummit o f t he m ound w hich m ay b e p ost-Roman 1 74 ' Food v essel' : G ibson p .68 1 77 E nlar7ed f ood v essel, B AP I I n o.484 p l .XCVI : G ibson n o .92 : C owie D UR 1 , f ig -4 T rechmann : A A ( 3) 1 1 ( 1914) 1 23-30 , f ig -4 B M 9 0 .11-11 .1 1 78
C orbridge B AP I n o.223 p l.XLII B rewis & B uckley : A A ( 4) 5 ( 1928) p l .X f ig .1 ( facing p .25)
G ibson n o .75
N ewcastle 5 50
1 79
C orbridge H edley : P SAN ( 3) 1 0 ( 1923) 2 81-2
1 80
C orby's C rags, E dlingham B eckensa ll : A A ( 5) 4 ( 1976) 1 1-16 G ibson n o.102
N ewcastle
1 81
C rookham D ene T ate r efers t o t he j et n ecklace a s c oming f rom a b arrow a t C rookham D ene, b ut o ther a ccounts m ention a n atural k noll, w ith s everal c ircular h ollows f illed w ith b urnt b ones a nd e ach c overed w ith a f lat s tone, w ithin o ne o f w hich w as t he n ecklace . B oth T ate a nd G reenwell r ecount t hat t he j et n ecklace w as s trung a round t he n eck o f ap ot . G reenwell s urmised t hat t he f ragments o f P eterborough b owls f rom n ear F ord ( pp . )o btained b y h im m ay h ave b een f rom C rookham , b ut h e h ad n o e vidence f or t his . T ate : H BNC 3 ( 1850-6) 1 54-5 L ongworth : Y AJ 4 2 ( 1969) 2 58-61
1 82
D alton, H untlaw ( 19 24) A nt .J .13 ( 1933) 2 62, p l .XLI H edley : P SAN ( 4) 3 ( 1929 ) 1 9-21, p l . T ait n o.84 C larke n o.668
1 83
N ewcastle
D ebdon M oor n r . T hropton ( 1902) P ot h ad ! usual n otched m arkings' D .D . D ixon : U pper C oquetdale ( 1903) 1 49-50
1 84-187 D enton B urn ( 1) C ist w ith t hree d ivisions c ontaining a f ood v essel w ith " a s ubstance v ery m uch r esembling .. s hagtobacco", a c remation a nd o nly s and D enton B urn ( 2) W ake : P SAN ( 4) 7 ( 1937) 2 26-7 W oodhouse : A A ( 1) 1 ( 1822) 1 01-2 G ibson n o.33 N ewcastle 1 88
D ilston P ark ( 1830)
1 89-190 D ilston P ark c ist A a nd c ist B ( 1905) C ist A , B AP I n os .167-169 p l .XIV C larke n os .675-677 C ist B ,'BAP I n os .170, 1 71, p l .XIV ; G ibson : A A ( 3) 2 ( 1906) 1 32-42, p l . C larke n os .678, 6 79 T ait n os.42-45 & 7 4 N ewcastle 1 91
1 92
1 93
D oddin7ton M oor G reen : A A ( 4) 4 9 ( 1 971 ) 2 37-41, f ig .1
B M 1 937 .12-13, 1 & 2
D oddin7ton ( 1920's ? ) J obey : T AASDN ( ns) 1 ( 1968) 1 03-5, f ig . G ibson n o.10
N ewcastle
D oddington F lat c ists w ith i nhumations f ound i n t he a rea B B 4 10-11
5 51
1 94
D oddington T wo p ots d ug o ut m aking t he f oundations f or r e-building a f arm c ottage ( 1) ' Size o f a s mall t umbler o f t hin t exture, b urnished a nd o rnamented a ll o ver w ith e ntire l ines a nd l ines o f d ots e ncircling i t i n a lternation' ( 2) ' Larger t han ( 1), f lower-pot s hape. T op h as a b and o f a lternate u pright a nd t ransverse s trokes, w ith a b roader b and o f c hevron o r z igzag o rnament b elow a nd f inally a s eries o f u pright a nd t ransverse s trokes t o t he b ottom' H ardy : H BNC 1 0 ( 1882-4) 2 83 G ibson p .94
1 95
D oddington C LXXXIX B B 9 0, f ig .78 & 4 11 B AP I n o.226, p l .XLIII G ibson n o.67
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1421
1 96-197 D our H ill, B yrness S ome e arlier d isturbance . T wo a reas o f s ubsoil b eneath c airn b urnt b right r ed J obey : A A ( 5) 5 ( 1977) 2 04-7 , f ig .2 G ibson p .62
1 98
Duddo
Four
Stones
S tone c ircle C raw : H BNC 2 8 ( 1932-4) 8 4-6, p l .VI B url ( 1976) N orth -4 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 6 6-7 , L 3 4 1 99
E gglestone ( 1966) I n N E b ank o f t he T ees. F ound a fter f looding, i n c lean s ilt J ones : C BA G roup 3 N ews ) 1 5 ( Jan .1977) 1 5 G ibson n o.143 B owes
2 00
E llsnook, n r . R ock S ome c harcoal i n c ist . P ockets o f c harcoal i n m ound B osanquet : P SAN ( 4 ) 6( 1935) 1 46-9 T ait n o .34 N ewcastle C larke n o.698
2 01-207 E tall M oor C LXXXIV 2 01 B eaker s herds f ound i n t op o f m ound a bout 1 f t b elow s urface, a l ittle t o W o f c entre . T ait n o.79; C larke n o.672 2 02 U rn. B AP I I n o.116d p l .LXXII : G ibson n o .134 2 03-206 F ound i n o blong h ollow 2 - -f t b y 2 ft b y 1 f t d eep, w ith r ough c overing o f s tones 2 03 U rn, B AP I I n o.116 p l.LXXII : G ibson n o.139 2 04 U rn, B AP I I n o.116a p l .LXXII : G ibson n o.120 2 05 U rn a nd i ncense c up , B AP I I n os.116c & 1 16b p l .LXXII : G ibson n o.135 2 06 U rn, b roken, p ossibly n ot r ecovered . O verhanging r im le d eep c overed w ith r eticulated p attern o f t wisted t hong i mpressions. B ody o f u rn b elow r im m arked i rregularly w ith s cattered o val i ndentations : G ibson p .95 B B 4 03-6 L ongworth : P PS 2 7 ( 1961) 3 01 G reenwell : H BNC 5 ( 1863 -8 ) 1 95-205 p l .XIII B M 7 9 .12-9 .1380-1384 5 52
2 08
F arhill C rags ( 1925) O ther v essels o f a s imilar n ature f ound i n t he p ast , b ut n ot p reserved J obey : P SAN ( 5) 1 ( 1956) 3 50, f ig . G ibson n o.41
2 09
F arnham G ibson n o.87 C owie N OR 6 , f ig .8
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1762
2 10-212 F atfield ( 1907) ' Food v essel' d escribed a s 7 fin h igh , 4 tin d iam . h aving t hin p arallel l ines r unning r ound t he v essel w ith i ndented t humb m arks i n b etween t hem J effreys : P SAN ( 3 ) 3 ( 1909) 1 50, p l .fac .p .155 T rechmann : A A ( 3) 1 1 ( 1914) 1 69-70 T ait n o.104 ( as a B eaker) 2 13-215 F awns,
C CX K irkwhelpington B B 4 33 G ibson p .97
2 16-218 F elkington, D ude ' ) F arm U rn, j ar-shaped, 2 0in h igh , 1 5in d iam . a t m outh , 4 in a t b ase, d ecorated w ith z igzag o r c hevron w ork o n t he u pper p art, t he l ower p art p lain . A nother, s imilar b ut s maller T ate : H BNC 1 0 ( 1882 -4 ) 5 43 -4 2 19
F ord C ommon C LXXXV S ome c harcoal i n t he c ist a nd a s ingle s herd " of t he o rdinary c haracter" B B 4 06-7 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1391
2 20-222 F ord C ommon C LXXXVI B B 4 07 G ibson n o.136 2 23
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1393-1397
F ord B AP I I n o.306, p l .LXXXIII
2 24
F ord B B 9 1-2, f ig .80 ' G ibson n o.73
2 25
2 26
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1742
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1419
F ord S aid t o h ave c ome f rom a b arrow B AP I n o.164, p l.XIV T ait n o.46 C larke n o.671 n r .
B M
F ord B B 4 38 n .1 G ibson n o.112 C owie N OR 7 , f ig .8
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1739
5 53
2 27-228 F ord W est F ield S everal c remations, p laced i n c ircular h ollows s unk b elow n atural s urface e ach c overed w ith a f lat s tone . I ncised m arkings o n u nder s ide o f t wo o f t he s tones G reenwell : H BNC 5 ( 1863 -8 ) 1 95 -2 05 2 29
F oulden, n r . B erwick D ons : P SAN ( 4 ) 5( 1933) 3 29
2 30-231 F owberry T wo b eakers C larke n os.673 & 6 74 T ait n o.98 ( only l ists o ne b eaker) A rch .Camb . ( 7) 5 ( 1925) 2 8 2 32
F owberry , C hatton N CH 1 4 ( 1935) 6 0
B M
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1757
2 33-234 F ulwell ( 1900) I nhumation c overed w ith h undreds o f l impetshells. U rns a lso f ound, o f w hich o nly o ne c an b e i dentified f rom t he p ublished p hotograph . R elationship b etween c ist a nd u rns i s u nknown . E xhib : P SAN ( 3) 2 ( 1907) 7 8, p l.facing R obinson : P SAN ( 3) 2 ( 1907) 1 98 2 35-240 G lanton ( 1716) 2 36-238 ' Two u rns o f s ome f ine e arth' i n e ach c ist . ' Near t hese w ere t wo o ther u rns, o ne l arge a nd t he o ther v ery s mall' H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 3 13 G ibson p p .63, 9 5 2 41-245 G oats c rag R ock-shelter B urgess i A A ( 4) 5 0 ( 1972) 1 5-69, f igs.9 & 1 0 G ibson n os.103 & 1 10 C owie N OR 8 A & B , f ig .10 N ewcastle
2 46 -2 49 G reat T osson E xact a ssociations o f j et b uttons a nd a ntler a re u nclear, a s a ccounts o f t he d iscoveries d iffer J .B . D avis & J . T hurnam : C rania B ritannica ( 1865) v ol .II . V II P 1 .54 B B 4 31-2, f igs.160 & 1 61 G ibson n os.2 & 9 8 C owie N OR 9 , f ig .8 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1455-1456 T ate : P SAS 4 ( 1860 -2 ) 5 8 -6 4 2 50
G reen L eighton C CXII B arrow p artly r ifled. I rregularly s haped h ollow , 3 ft b y 2f t a nd 8 ins d eep e xcavated i nto t he r ock h ad n o c ontents B B 4 34 -5 G ibson n o .94 C owie N OR 1 0, f ig .8
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1465
5 54
2 51-252 G reenville L arge s tone c airn , u nder-most s tones o f w hich s howed t races o f b urning . M iniature f ood v essel a nd l arger v essel, v ery s imilar ( probably t herefore a f ood v essel) f ound w hen g round w as p loughed H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 85-6, f ig .11 G ibson n o.38 & p .63 2 53-255 G rundstone L aw L arge c ist 6 ft b y eft b y 2 -ft d eep w ith c ontracted i nhumation, a nd b ones o f a nother s cattered i rregularly i n t he c ist . R emains o f t hird i nhumation o n s lab a bove c overing s tone o f c ist . G reenwell & E mbleton : T rans .Tyneside N at .C lub V I ( 1863-4) 3 4-9 2 56
G ryndon B AP I n o .184 , p l .XV T ait n o.35 C larke n o.694
2 57
E dinburgh
G unnerton , S hort M bor F arm I nhumation c overed b y l ayer o f f ine, c lean s and N ewman : A A ( 5) 5 ( 1977) 3 9-40
2 58-266 H arbottle P eels C CII 2 58 ' Food v essel' 6 ins h igh , 6 i -ins d iam . a t m outh , 3 iins d iam . a t b ase . C overed w ith e ncircling l ines o f o val i mpressions ( now l ost) : G ibson p .63 2 59 F ood v essel : G ibson n o.37 2 60 U rn, 1 6ins h igh , o verhanging r im w ith p attern o f c hevrons s et o n e dge i n t wisted t hong i mpressions ( now l ost) : G ibson p .95 2 62 F ood v essel : G ibson n o.43 : B B f ig .71 2 63 F ood v essel : G ibson n o.36 2 65 F ood v essel : G ibson n o.6 : B AP I n o.200 p l .XLI B B 4 22-5 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1439- 14 42 2 67
H arehope H ill C CI B B 4 21-2 G ibson n o.116 G reenwell : H BNC 5 ( 1863-8) 1 95-205, p l .XIII B M 7 9 .12-9 .1951
2 68-278 H asting H ill 2 68 I ' Food v essel' o rnamented w ith ' a r aised l ine' ( now l ost) : G ibson p .64 , a nd i ncense c up , T rechmann ( 1914) f ig .16 .4 2 69 I I ' Cinerary u rn'. B ase a nd b ody p lain, n eck a nd s houlder d ecorated w ith r oughly i mpressed t wisted c ord p attern i n v ertical a nd h orizontal l ines c rossing o ne a nother . R im h as d iagonal i mpressed t wisted c ord o rnament , w ith f our c oncentric l ines o f t wisted c ord i nside t he r im : G ibson p p .95-6 2 71 I V F ood v essel . T rechmann ( 1914) f ig .11 : G ibson n o.59 2 72 V F ood v essel f rag . G ibson n o.83 2 73 V I E nlarged f ood v essel . G ibson n o.93 2 75 I X F ood v essel : T ait n o.88 : C larke n o. 2 21 2 76 X F ood v essel : G ibson n o.65 2 78 X II F ood v essel : G ibson n o.21 T rechmann : P SAN ( 3) 5 ( 1913) 1 39-40 B M 1 964 .12-6 .557 T rechmann : A A ( 3) 1 1 ( 1914) 1 35-56 S underland
2 79
2 80
H azon, S hilbottle ( 1833) F ood v essel s aid t o h ave h ad a l id A C 9 , p l .VII r .h .s . G ibson n o.42
A lnwick
H edley W ood, L inden B M 7 9 .12-9 .1766-7
2 81-283 H epple I t s eems t hat a n umber o f p rehistoric b urials h ave b een d iscovered i n t his a rea, i ncluding f ood v essel b urials i n c ists, c ists i n m ounds a nd u rns i n m ounds. T hree f inds f rom e arly d iscoveries a re k nown:2 81 M iniature f ood v essel : B B 9 1, f ig .79 : B AP I I n o.283 p l .LXXXII M iket f ig .4d 2 82 F ood v essel & l arger v essel : M iket f ig .4a 2 83 J et b ead : M iket f ig .4c ( More r ecent f inds f rom t he a rea a re l isted a s W est H epple i n t his c atalogue) B B 9 1 C owen : P SAN ( 4) 1 1 ( 1951) 1 95 M iket : A A ( 5) 2 ( 1974) 1 54-5 2 84
H exham G ibson n o.4 .7
2 85
B M 8 4 .12-24 .1
H exham , g olf c ourse D isturbed i nhumation : f ew b ones, m uch b roken a nd s kull m issing . L arge b oulder i n c ist H odges : P SAN ( 3) 1 0 ( 1923) 1 39-40
2 86-287 H igh B uston T wo i ndividuals, " of d ifferent a ges, h eight a nd m uscularity" H odgson : P SAN ( 3) 5 ( 1913) 2 43-4 B urman : A A ( 3) 9 ( 1913) 4 453 , p l . T ait n o.66 C larke n o.681 A lnwick 2 88-292 H igh B uston T iny c ist , 9 ins s quare, w ith c remation . O ne o f t he v essels u pturned o n t op o f t he c ist, w ith o thers p laced r ound a bout J obey : A A ( 4) 3 5 ( 1957) 2 69-72, f igs . G ibson n o.54 , 9 7 &1 06 C owie N OR 1 1 A& B , f ig .9 N ewcastle 2 93-296 H igh C ocklaw B olam : H BNC 1 7 ( 1899-1900) 1 27 , 1 98 C allander : P SAS 6 3 ( 1928-9) 3 70-1 G ibson n o.28
E dinburgh E Q 3 78-381
2 97-301 H igh K nowes c airnfield A 2 97 n o. ( 2) D isturbed, p robably c ontained a s hallow g rave • 3 t b y 2 ift b y l ift d eep d ug i nto t he n atural s urface . P lain B eaker s herds, w ith c ordon : T ait n o.106 • 2 98 n o.(3) H igh K nowes c airnfield B 2 99-301 n o.(4) R ing d itch w ith p robable m ound. ? ' native' s herds i n t op s ilt o f d itch . F lints a nd s herds s cattered t hroughout m ound J obey & T ait : A A ( 4) 4 4 ( 1966) 4 3-7 , f ig .
3 02-303 H igh M ickley , B roomhill C remated b one o n f loor o f c ist c overed w ith t hin l ayer o f c lean, s andy g ravel N ewman : A A ( 5) 5 ( 1977) 4 1-5, f ig .3 G ibson n o.62 ( Prudhoe) 3 04-306 H irst , A shington 3 04 T ait n o.85. N otes b y G reenwell ( 1895) o n t he o ccurrence t ogether o f b urnt a nd u nburnt b odies r efer t o h is o wn d iscoveries a nd n ot t o t he H irst f ind 3 05 T ait n o.86 : P SAN ( 2) 6 ( 1893-4) p l .p .221, 1 .h .s . N o d etails o f c ontext 3 06 G ibson n o.31 : P SAN ( 2) 6 ( 1893-4) p l .p .221, r .h .s . N o d etails o f c ontext D ons : P SAN ( 2) 6 ( 1895) 1 53-5 p l ., 2 02, 2 21 p l . B AP I n o.205 p l .XLI T ait n os .85 & 7 6 N ewcastle 3 07
H olburn , M iddleton H all e state C ist w ith p ot ( said t o b e i n C anon G reenwellis c ollection) H ardy : H BNC 9 ( 1879-81) 2 51-2
3 08-309 H ollinheugh , L onglee G . T ate : H istory o f A lnwick I ( 1866) 1 1, p l .II f ig .2 A C 8 -9, p l .VIII r .h .s . G ibson n o.44 w ick 3 10
H olwick i n T eesdale ( 1867) T wo d ecorated j et s pacer p lates " found w ith m any o thers f orming a n ecklace f ound i n ab arrow" V CH D urham 1.. ( 1905) 2 07 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1720-1
3 11-313 H olystone C ommon C CIV B B 4 26-7 B AP I n o.163, p l .XXXVIII G ibson n o.45
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1444
3 14-323 H olystone C ommon C CV B B 4 27-8 L ongworth : P PS 2 7 ( 1961) 3 01 G ibson p .87 & n o.124
B M 7 9 .12-9 . 14 45
3 24
H orton C astle C larke l ists t wo B eakers, o ne n ow l ost , b ut n either o f h is r eferences i ndicate t wo v essels f rom t his s ite . T ait n o.47 A A ( 1) 2 ( 1832) 2 0 A A ( 4) 8 ( 1931) 1 62 C larke n o.669 & 6 70 ( lost) N ewcastle
3 25
H owburn G ibson e quates t his w ith t he r eference t o H olburn ( 307), b ut t he t wo p laces a re q uite d istinct a nd t he v essels a re t herefore l isted s eparately G ibson n o.29 ( with H olburn r eference) B M 7 9 .12-9 .1754
3 26
H owford
( North B ritish r ailway c utting n r . H owford, T yneside) G ibson : A A ( 3) 2 ( 1906) 1 29-30 5 57
3 27
H owick n r . P asture H ouse S ome h uman b ones a nd s everal l arge u rns f ound 4 ft b elow t he s urface N CH 2 ( 1895) 3 39 , n ote
3 28-332 H owick H eugh U rn b roken i n a ntiquity . S herds a nd u rn o n t op o f c remated m aterial r /c d ate f or c remation 1 440+90bc O ther p ossible c remations i n d isturbed a rea J obey & N ewman : A A ( 5) 3 ( 1975) 1 -16, f igs. G ibson n o.125
3 33
H owtel, C ornhill E xhib P SAN ( 4 ) 4 ( 1931) 1 08, p l .IV f ig.1 N ewcastle G ibson n o.30
3 34
H ulne P ark ( NW e nd o f P ark, 1 863) G . T ate : H istory o f A lnwick I ( 1866) 1 2, p l .II f igs.3 & 9 A C 1 1 G ibson n o.35
A lnwick
H umbleton, B owchester f ield ( 1931) I ndications o f d isease i n s keleton G erloff ( 1975) n o.295 S hort : H BNC 2 7 ( 1929-31) 3 85-90
P P
3 35
3 36-340 H umbleton, B owchester f ield ( 1853) A ll c ists n ear o ne a nother o n g ently r ising g round M acLauchlan : H BNC 2 4 ( 1919 -2 2) 4 53 -4 3 41
H umbleton, B owchester f ield ( 1853) A bout 3 50yds N W o f t he a bove M acLauchlan : H BNC 2 4 ( 1919 -2 2) 4 53 -4 S hort : H BNC ( 1929-31) 3 87
3 42 -3 43 H umbleton B uildings ( c 1 850 ? ) T ate : H BNC 3 ( 1850 -6 ) 1 54 -5 3 44
3 45
n r .
H umbleton B urn ( 1811) T ate : H BNC 3 ( 1850-6 ) 1 54-5 H ardy : H BNC 8 ( 1876-8) 3 95 S hort : H BNC 2 7 ( 1929-31) 3 87 C owen : P SAN ( 4) 1 1 ( 1951) 2 70 G ibson p .68
( no p ot m entioned)
H umbleton H ouse, " Stoney-vague" ( 1803) I n c ist a " tulip s haped u rn" 1 6ins h igh , w ithin w hich w ere 2 5 b eads o f p olished c annel c oal, 1 3 o f t hem f lat a nd q uadrangular v arying f rom t o a cross a nd 1 /16 i n . i n t hickness; o ne o f t he l argest o f t hem s tudded o ver w ith F old p oints a rranged i n z ig-zag o rder . T he o ther 1 2 b eads c ylindrical, a l iins l ong a nd i in i n d iameter . A ll t he b eads w ere p erforated. T ate : H BNC 3 ( 1850 -6 ) 1 54-5 S hort : H BNC 2 7 ( 1929 -3 1) 3 87
5 58
3 46
H umbleton, " Broomy K nowe" A n a ncient g rave ( ? c ist) f ound i n p loughing H ardy : H BNC 8 ( 1876-8) 3 95 S hort : H BNC 2 7 ( 1929-31) 2 87
3 47
H umbleton , ? 1-m ile w est o f B owchester ( c 1 880) C ist f ound c ontaining a ' sword h andle o f b ronze' S hort : H BNC 2 7 ( 1929-31) 3 87
3 48-350 H umbleton H ill ( Durham ) ( 1873) B B 4 40-1 T rechmann : A A ( 3) 1 1 ( 1914) 1 20, f igs.1-2 G ibson n os.91 & 1 07, a nd p .96 C owie D UR 3 , f ig -4 S underland 3 51
I lderton P SAN ( 3) 4 ( 1910) f acing p .198 T ait n o .62 C larke n o.682
N ewcastle
3 52
I lderton , G reenhill ( 1872, M r . C larkels f arm) G reenwell : H BNC 6 ( 1869 -7 2) 4 15 -2 0 H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 75 B AP I n o.171 p l .XXXIX G ibson p p .6 8-9 n o.53, a nd f ollow i ng c atalogue e ntry ( as l ost) B M
3 53
I lderton , G alloway f ield ( 1863, M r . C larke's f arm) L arge q uantity o f s tones r emoved f rom a rea , p robably a b arrow H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 74 G reenwell & E mbleton : N at .Hist .Trans .of N orth .& D urham Ip t 1 ( 1866) 1 43-8 , p ll .XIII—XIV
3 54-355 I lderton , R osedean s eden E dge ( c 1 830's ? ) I ncense c up , B AP I I n o.286 p l.LXXXII : G ibson n o.71 ( as ' lost') F ood v essel, G ibson n o .64 ( as ' lost') H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 77 , p l .V B M W G 2 287 W G 2 287a 3 56
I lderton, R osedean f arm ( 1884 c utting n ew r ailway b etween A lnwick a nd W ooler) H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 78-9, f ig .6 G ibson p .69
3 57
I ngoe C ist c over w ith i ncised c oncentric c ircles A C 4 1
3 58
I ngram H ill R emoving a c airn , av ery l arge u rn f ound H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 88 G ibson 1 : )96
3 59
I ngram , H eugh H ill ( 1857) A lnwick C astle M useum G ibson n o.131
A lnwick
5 59
3 60
J esmond A A ( 4) 5 ( 1928) 1 9, p l .v .2 T ait n o.56 ( as G lanton) C larke n o.683
N ewcastle
3 61-362 J esmond, C rag H all ( 1844) F our f ood v essels f ound i n t wo c ists . U nknown i f t he t wo r emaining f ood v essels w ere f ound t ogether D endy : A A ( 3) 1 ( 1904) 1 4-6 , f igs. B AP I n o.159, N CH 1 3 ( 1930) 1 1, f ig .3 Gwen : A A ( 4) 4 4 ( 1966) 2 22-5, p l .XVI , f ig .2 G ibson p .70 & n o.61 B M 1 852 .1 _0 1 .2&3 3 63
J esmond,
" Villa R eal" ( 1828) B lackbird : A A ( 1) 2 ( 1832) 3 15, p l .XI ( facing D ons .p .22) D endy : A A ( 3) 1 ( 1904) 1 4-5, p l . B AP I n o.227 , p l .XLIII B rewis & B uckley : A A ( 4) 5 ( 1928) p l .V f ig .2 G ibson n o.70 N ewcastle
3 64-368 K elloe L aw ( 1948) S ite r obbed a fter d iscovery . C harcoal a nd b urnt l imestone i n t he c ist w ith s light t races o f b urning o n s ome o f t he b ones W ake & W right : A A ( 4) 2 9 ( 1951) 2 13-20 T ait n o.105 B owes C larke n o.222 3 69
K idland ( c 1 826, d ug o ut f or e recting M r . T elferts f armhouse) U rn , o rnamented i n B ritish c hevron s tyle D .D . D ixon : U pper C oquetdale ( 1903) 4 1 G ibson p .96
3 70-371 K ilhar n
H ill T ankerville : P SAN ( 3) 1 ( 1 9 0 5 ) 5 0 P iddocke : P SAN ( 3) 1 ( 1905) 9 1-2
3 72-373 K irkhaugh ( 2) E mpty c ist; a nimal b ones a nd s tone r ubber i n e ar t h a round M äryon : A A ( 4) 1 3 ( 1936) 2 07-17 T ait n o.31 C larke n o.651 N ewcastle 3 74
K irk N ewton L ongworth : P PS 2 7 ( 1961) 3 01
3 75
K yloe B rewis : A A ( 4) 5 ( 1928) 2 6-9, p l .XI f ig .2 D ons. : P SAN ( 4) 3 ( 1929) 9 4 N ewman : A A ( 5) 4 ( 1976) 1 77-82 N ewcastle G ibson n o.76
3 76
K yloe C rags D ons : P SAN ( 4) 4 ( 1931) 7 0 T ait : A A ( 4) 4 6 ( 1968) 2 75-81, f ig .2 n o.3 G ibson n o.130 5 60
3 77
L emmington H all Ag reat n umber o f c ists f ound; n o p ottery i n a ny o f t hem H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 3 08 H ardy : H BNC 1 2 ( 1887-9) 1 74
3 78-379 L esbury , B urneyknows ( 1823) D ouble c ist w ith s mall ' drinking c up' i n e ach c ompartment 3 78 B eaker; B AP I n o.172a ( not i llus.); A C 1 2, p l .XII; T ait n o.72; C larke n o.684 3 79 2 nd ' drinking c up' ( l DW l ost) T ait n o.101; C larke 6 85 ( lost) T ate : H BNC 7 ( 1873-5) 4 41 A lnwick 3 80-381 L esbury , H awkhill N o d etails o f f inding A lnwick C astle m useum n os .1880 .22a & 1 880 .22a .2 G ibson n os .11 & 5 8 3 82-387 L esbury , H awkhill 3 82 ( 1) B eaker : B AP I n o.172 p l .XIV : T ait n o.63; C larke n o.686 3 83 ( 2) F ood v essel; G ibson n o.4 ( Described b y G ibson a s u npublished, " found i n a c ist w ith a b eaker". T his a ppears t o b e ac onfusion w ith L esbury , B urneyknows, a nd i s i ncorrect). T ait s uggests t hat ( 1) a nd ( 2) w ere c remations, o n t he b asis o f s ome b rown p owder f ound i n t he v essels . H owever, a s t here i s n o r ecord o f b urnt b ones t hese a re n ot h ere c lassified a s c remations T ate : H BNC 3 ( 1850 -6 ) 6 3-7 G owen : P SAN ( 4) 1 1 ( 1951) 2 74 N ewcastle 3 88-390 L ilburn H ill F arm , E ast C airnfold f ield 3 88 U rn G ibson n o.129 3 88 I ncense c up H ardy ( 1889) p l .XXII A 3 89 B eaker H ardy ( 1889) p l .XXII B : T ait n o.48; C larke n o.687 H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 72, 2 87 H ardy : A A ( 2) 1 3 ( 1889) 3 51-6, p l .XXII D ons : P SAN ( 2) 4 ( 1891) 1 62 N ewcastle 3 91-392 L ilburn H ill f arm , N orth C ärnfold f ield ( c 1 840's ? ) O ne o f c ists c ontaining ' a t race o f i ron' ( ? p yrites) H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 72 H ardy : A A ( 2) 1 3 ( 1889) 3 51-6
3 93 -4 04 L ilburn H ill F arm G rave s haped f eature 9 ft 2 ins l ong c ontaining t wo l ayers o f c remations a nd a n ' inscribed s tone' w ith c oncentric c ircles. T op r ow w ith s even c remation d eposits a nd s econd r ow w ith f ive M offatt A A ( 2) 1 0 ( 1885) 2 20-2 H ardy : F UR IC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 71 4 05
L ilburn S outh S tead f arm -( c 1 860's ? ) H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885 -6 ) 2 73
4 06
L ilburn S outh S tead f arm G unn & H ardy : H BNC 1 5 B AP I n o.159, T ait n o.75, p 1 .4 C larke n o.690 5 61
( 1894-5) 9 2
G lasgow
4 07-408 L onghoughton p arish ( 'barrows n ear A lnwickl) G ibson n o.101 ( as n o p rovenance)
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1769 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1768
4 09
L onghoughton, L owstead F arm ( 1836) F ood v essel " said t o h ave h ad a c over w hich w as m uch o rnamented" A C 1 1, p l.VIII 1 .h .s. G ibson p .84 A lnwick
4 10
L ow B uston " Hilly L aw" ( 1815) C ist d iscovered o n r emoving s ome s tones ( ? c airn) F ood v essel w rongly d escribed i n A lnwick C atalogue a s f rom n ear W arkworth H odgson : H BNC 1 2 ( 1887-9) 5 25 N HC 5 ( 1899) 2 19-20, p l . H odgson i n B urman : A A ( 3) 9 ( 1913) 4 5 A C 9 , p l .IX r .h .s. G ibson n o.40 ( as W arkworth ) A lnwick
4 11-414 L ow H ills, E asington T rechmann : A A ( 3) 1 1 ( 1914) 1 67-9 B rooks : A A ( 4) 4 7 ( 1969) 1 83 4 15-418 L ow M orralee F arm ( 1921) U rn, 2 ft h igh, l ft d iam . a t m outh , u pper z one d ecorated w ith c ord i mpressions : G ibson n o.141 M iniature u rn : G ibson n o.128 I ncense c up, B rewis ( 1923) p l .fac .p .30, C owen ( 1966) f ig .4 I nhumation w ith b ronze k nife a bout 6 ft w est o f o ther b urials S pain : A A ( 3) 1 9 ( 1922) 1 29 B rewis : P SAN ( 3) 1 0 ( 1923) 2 9-31, f ig.1 C owen : A A ( 4) 4 4 ( 1966) 2 28-32 G ibson n os. 1 28 & 1 41 N ewcastle 4 19
L ow M orralee F arm ( 1921) P erhaps o riginally f rom v icinity o f o ther b urials 4 15-418 D ons : P SAN ( 4) 1 ( 1925) 1 0, p l .fac .p .8 G owen : A A ( 4 ) 4 4 ( 1966) 2 28-32, f ig .3
4 20-421 L ow S hield G reen C rag H all : A A ( 2) 1 2 G ibson p .92 4 22
( 1886-7) 2 43-8, p l .XVI
L ow T rewhitt ( 1837) G ist w ith t ulip s haped u rn a bout 9 ins h igh ( ? B eaker), w ith a shes i nside H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 97 -8
4 23 -4 25 L ow T rewhitt ( 1908) 4 23 C entral c ist : B eaker, T ait n o.54; C larke n o.708 4 24 W estern c ist : B eaker f rag ., T ait n o.92; C larke n o.709 4 25 E astern c ist : a f ew f ragments o f u nburnt b one i n c ist f ill w ith c harcoal a nd b urnt s tones B ate : P SAS 4 6 ( 1911-12) 1 5-26 4 26
L ucker, R eyheugh f arm ( 1852) I ncense c up f ound u nder a c airn w ith a l arger v essel a nd f ragments o f o thers A C 7 , p 1 . I X
5 62
A lnwick
4 27
M arley K nowe n r . C oupland M ound c ontaining a n i ncense c up, r emains o f u rns, w ood a nd b ones C owen : A A ( 4) 2 6 ( 1948) 1 27-9, p 1 .VI M acLauchlan : H BNC 2 4 ( 1919-22) 4 58-9
c harred
4 28-430 M arley K nowe f armyard C owen : A A ( 4) 2 6 ( 1948) 1 27-9 H . M acLauchlan : A dditional n otes . _
( 1867) 2 6
4 31
n r . M eldon C amp M acLauchlan : H BNC 2 4 ( 1919-22) 4 58-9
4 32
M iddle G unnar P eak ( 1978) C airn r obbed . F ragments o f a ccessory v essel i n f ill o f r obber t rench I . J obey : C BA G roup 3 N ews ( 2) 7 ( April 1 979) 4-5
4 33
n r M ilfield ( 1823) M acLauchlan
4 34
M ilfield N orth h enge H arding : C BA G roup 3 N ews
H BNC 2 4 ( 1919 -2 2) 4 59
( 1) 1 2
( 1976 ) 3
4 35
n r . M urton M oor T rechmann A A ( 3) 1 1 ( 1914) 1 67 F airless : C BA G roup 3 N ews ( 1 ) 4 ( May , 1 973) 1 5
4 36
b etween N etherton a nd B iddlestone U rn w ith a shes a nd c harcoal ( I ? c remation) H ardy : H BNC 1 0 ( 1882 -4 ) 5 46 -9 G ibson p .98
4 37
N etherwitton T races o f f ire, i n c ist? G owen : P SAN ( 4) 1 1 ( 1951) 2 71-2
4 38
N etherwitton T revelyan
:A A ( 1) 2 ( 1832) 2 07-8, p l .
4 39
N ewcastle u pon T yne ,nr W hitefriars T ower N CH 1 3 ( 1930) 1 2 A A ( 1) 3 ( 1844 ) 1 49
4 40
N ewcastle, E lswick L ane ( c 1 870ts) E xhib . :P SAN ( 3) 6 ( 1915) 7 9 B rewis & B uckley : A A ( 4 ) 5( 1928 ) p l .X f ig .2 G ibson n o.77 N ewcastle
4 41
N orham T ait n o.60 B AP I n o.183, p 1 .XV C larke n o.692, A ppendix 3 , p .442
4 42
N orham C astle H uman b ones s aid t o h ave b een f ound i n t he B eaker Gwen : A nt .J . 2 9 ( 1949) 1 85 C owen : P SAN ( 4) 1 1 ( 1951) 1 93 T ait n o.39 C larke n o.693 5 63
B M
c ?cremation) B M
4 43-446 N orth C harlton M oor 4 43 P ot, 7 in h igh, f lowerpot s haped, w ith c riss-cross t wisted c ord m arkings
44 P ot, 7 in h igh, a s a bove .
C ontained b lack, c harred e arthy m atter 4 45 P ot, 7 in h igh , a s a bove 4 46 P ot, 1 8in h igh, t ulip s haped a nd e legantly o rnamented, c ontained b urnt e arth ( Other c airns w ith c ists i n a rea) T ate : H BNC 1 3 ( 1890-1) 2 69-72
4 47
N orth C harlton, L ink H all f ield U rn " of t he c ommon s hape w ith r ude m arkings" T ate : H BNC 1 3 ( 1890-1) 2 68-72
4 48-450 N orth C harlton T wo o r t hree c ists u nder a b arrow 4 49 M assive c ist 6 ft b y 2 ft b y 2 -ft d eep, w ith c lay l uting, s tone " pillow" f or i nhumation, a nd b ronze d agger T ate : H BNC 1 3 ( 1890-1) 2 69-72 G erloff ( 1975) n o.82 E vans : A BI ( 1881) 2 37 4 51
4 52
N orth H azelrigg ( 1972) J obey : A A ( 5) 3 ( 197 )
2 17-9, f ig.1
N orth S underland, B lue B ell I nn ( late 1 870 s) F ilby : P SAN ( 3) 2 ( 1907) 1 23 B AP I n o.178, 1 79, p ll.XIV-XV G ibson : A A ( 3 ) 2 ( 1906) 1 49, p l. T ait n os. 5 1, 5 2 & 9 3 D avis : H BNC 4 ( 1856 -6 2) 4 28 -3 0 , p l eXIII C larke n os. 6 95 -6 97
B M
4 53 -4 54 O ld C ary H ouse C amp H all H all
4 55
4 56
:A A ( 2) 7 ( 1876) 4 :N at .Hist .Trans.North .
O ld R othbury B B 4 33 B AP I n o.158, p l .XIII T ait n o.81 C larke n o.703
& D urham I p t .IT ( 1866) 1 53
B irmingham
O tterburn ( 1729) A bout 6 0 t ons o f s tone t aken a way w hen c airn w as r emoved. M assive c ist 6 ft b y 4 ft b y 4 ft d eep c ontained 2 ft o f f ine w hite s and w ith c harcoal a nd p ieces o f b urnt b one, w ith l kft o f f ine m ould a bove, w ith a sh a nd c inders H ardy : H BNC 9 ( 1879 -8 1) 4 69
4 57 -4 58 O uston N orth F arm, P ike H ill H edley ( 1931) s urmised o f R iddell B lount E sq . f rom t his s ource", b ut ap ot w as f ound, i t i s H edley : P SAN H edley P SAN
t hat a n u rn, o nce i n t he p ossession o f C heeseburn " was i n a ll p robability a s t here i s n o d efinite a ccount t hat n ot i ncluded h ere ( 4 ) 3 ( 1929) 2 56-8
( 4 ) 4 ( 1 931) 5 0 5 64
4 59
P ark E nd, t he C ruses ( pre-1821) D ecorated j et s pacer-plate w ith 4 a nd 7 p erforations G owen : P SAN ( 4) 4 ( 1931) 2 53-4 N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 3, p l .I .b
4 60
P aston H ill , M indrum ( 1838) ' Small e arthen u rn' c ontaining a shes a nd s mall p ieces o f b urnt b ones H ardy : H BNC 1 2 ( 1887-9) 4 85 G ibson p .98
4 61-464 P itland H ills ( 1) 4 61 S mall u rn, " carefully o rnamented w ith l ozenge-shaped s corings m ade o f t wisted t hong : G ibson p .92 4 62 F ood v essel; H all ( 1886-7) p l .XVI : G ibson n o.5 4 63 C up m akings o n c over s lab o f c ist 4 64 L arge d eposit o f b urnt b ones H all : A A ( 2) 1 2 ( 1886-7) 2 48-58 4 65-467 P itland H ills ( 2) 4 65 S everal s herds o f " thin a nd r ather f ine B ritish p ottery" 4 66 U rn w ith b road p rojecting r im w ith t wo r ows o f i ntersecting t wisted t hong l ines u pon i t 4 67 P lain i ncense c up H all : A A ( 2) 1 2 ( 1886-7) 2 58-60, p l .XVI 4 68
P itland H ills ( 3) I nhumation i n h ollow 3 ift b y 3 ft b y 3 ft d eep H all : A A ( 2) 1 2 ( 1886-7) 2 60-1
4 69
P lainfield c 1 m ile N W o f F lotterton a nd n r . H epple C ist 5 ft l ong, w ith u rn ( broken) 7 ins h igh , j ar-shaped w ith c hevron o rnament
4 70
P lainfield 1 00-yds N W o n a " knowe" C ist w ith l arge u rn ( broken) w ith c hevron o rnament
4 71
P lainfield e ast o f " the B ank" L ow c airn w ith b roken u rn H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 97 G ibson p .98
4 72
P lenmellor C ommon ( 1853, w est e nd o f C ommon) F ound ' with o thers' D ons . p .20 , A A ( 1) 4 ( 1855) T ait n o.87
4 73-475 P lessay 4 73 B AP 4 74 B AP 4 75 B AP
4 76
M ill ( 1892) I I n o.493, p l .XCVII : G ibson n o.3 I I n o.493a , p l . . XCVII : G ibson p .88 I I n o.493b , p l .XCVII : G ibson p .89 A non : P SAN ( 2) 1 0 ( 1902) 1 22, 1 32
N ewcastle
B M W G 2 41/i2416
P onteland T ait n o.32 C larke n o.697 .1
N ewcastle
5 65
4 77
R atcheugh,
A lnwick B M 7 9 .12-9 .1779
4 78
R ayheugh F arm ( excavated b y M ajor L uard-Selby) C larke n o.657 B B 4 15
M aidstone
4 79
R ayheugh, B amborough M ajor L uard-Selby o pened s ome o f t he s malle 'r c airns a t R ayheugh . I n o ne w as f ound a p ot " ornamented w ith s ix e ncircling b ands o f s hort i mpressions i nclining t o t he r ight" B B 4 15
4 80
R ayheugh C XCIII Aq uartzite p ebble u sed a s a h ammer a nd s everal f lat p ieces o f s andstone ( ? p olishers) w ere f ound a mongst t he s tones o f t he m ound B B 4 13-4 T ait n o .94 C larke n o .6 58 M aidstone
4 81
R ayheugh C XCV N o r ecord a s t o c on B B 4 14-5
4 82
n r .
4 83
R oddam
nts o f c ist
R obin H ood's W eIl H all : A A ( 2) 7 ( 1876) 1 4
G ibson n o.39
4 84 -4 86 o pposite R oddam R igg H ouse H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 80-1 G ibson p .98 4 87-488 R oddam , n r . R oddam H all ( c 1 860) F ood v essel a nd a nother p ot, d escribed a s t aller t han t he f ood v essel w ith a p attern r oughly m arked a round t he n eck E xhib . :P SAN ( 3 ) 3 ( 1909 ) 9 2 , p 1 .f acing B rewis & B uckley : A A ( 4) 5 ( 1928) p l .VIII .2 H olderness-Roddam H BNC 3 7 ( 1967 ) 2 02 G ibson n o.46 N ewcastle 4 89-491 R oddam , J ubilee W ood ( 1936) A round t he c ist, " indications o f s econdary b urials o r c remations" H BNC 2 9 ( 1935 -7 ) 1 88 H olderness-Roddam : H BNC 3 7 ( 1967 ) 2 02 -3 4 92
R osebrough C XCVI I n c ist ' a v ery f ew u nburnt b ones'and s ome p ieces o f b urnt s tone B B 4 15
4 93 -4 95 R osebrough C XCVII 4 93 E ncrusted u rn, B B f ig .60;
B AP I I n o.120 p l .LXXIII; G ibson n o.90; C owie N OR 1 2 4 95 B eaker : T ait n o.58; B AP I n o.181, p l .XV ; C larke n o.659 B B 4 15 -7 B M 5 66
4 96-497 R othbury C CVI C artington F ell C harcoal a nd b urnt s tones i n a nd a round c ist B B 4 29 4 98
R othbury C CVII C artington F ell B B 4 29-30
4 99
R othbury S outh F orest ( 1876 , n r . C alcined b ones i n f ood v essel A C 1 1 G ibson n o.19
B ull B ush C ottage)
A lnwick
5 00-505 R othbury 5 00 U rn : G ibson n o.119 A lnwick 5 01 U rn : G ibson n o.122 A lnwick 5 02 U rn : p lain f rags. N ewbigin ( 1937) A lnwick 5 03 F ood v essel : G ibson n o.12; N ewbigin ( 1937) 3 2, f ig . A lnwick 5 04 I ncense c up : N ewbigin ( 1937) 3 2, f ig . 5 05 U rn , f rag .: G ibson n o.137 N ewcastle N ewbigin : P SAN ( 4) 7 ( 1937) 3 2-3 5 06
R ugley " Willow C lose" C ist w ith y ellow b ead " which a ppeared t o b e a mber" G . T ate : H istory o f A lnwick I ( 1866) 1 1
5 07
R ye H ill , C hollerford E xhib : P SAN ( 2) 4 ( 1891) 8 H edley : A A ( 2) 1 5 ( 1892) p l .VI n o.1 B AP I I n o.129, p l .LXXIII G ibson n o.126
5 08
5 09
R yton,
C lara V ale c olliery G raham : P SAN ( 3) 5 ( 1913) 1 8-9 T rechmann : A A ( 3) 1 1 ( 1914) 1 32-4 T ait n o.50 C larke n o.220
R yton ( 1928, i n a s and p it) D ons : P SAN ( 4) 4 ( 1931) 4 6 B rewis : A A ( 4) 6 ( 1929) 1 97-8, p l .XLVII G ibson n o.108 C owie D UR 4 , f ig .7
N ewcastle
E M
N ewcastle
5 10
R yton ,
B radley H all B B 4 42
5 11
S acriston c hurchyard ( 1888) B AP I n o.177, p l .XIV T rechmann : A A ( 3) 1 1 ( 1914) 1 34-5, 1 76 p l . T ait n o.68 C larke n o.223
5 12
S andhoe n r . S tagshaw C lose ( 1822) G rave 3 ft b y eft b y 4 ft d eep e xcavated i nto t he r ock N CH 4 ( 1897) 2 07
5 67
5 13
S atley G range f arm ( 1885 )
5 14
S atley p arish ( 1880) p asture f ield b etween E ast a nd W est B utsfield B oth f ood v essels s aid t o h ave b een t aken b y C anon G reenwell F awcett : P SAN ( 4) 9 ( 1942) 2 25-6 G ibson p .75
5 15
S cremerston H ill L ongworth : A A ( 4) 4 0 ( 1962) 2 80-1, f ig . G ibson n o.114 C owie N OR 1 3, f ig .2
5 16
E dinburgh E B 3 9
S crenwood ( Scrainwood) n r . A lnham ( c 1 870is?) D ixon : H BNC 1 0 ( 1882-4) 5 44-6 H ardy H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 3 02-3, f ig .21 G ibson p p .89-90, n o.121
5 17-524 S eahouses ( 7 ) S keleton ' had b een e xhumed a nd r e-buried' F ilby : P SAN ( 3) 2 ( 1907) 1 21-4 , 1 94-5, p ls.facing p p .122 & 1 94 T ait n o.77 C larke n o.707 G ibson n o.26 N ewcastle 5 25
S eghill ( 1866) B B 2 23, n ote, f ig .116 R oe ( 1966) 2 36, n o.148
5 26
B M
S herburn B B 4 42
5 27-529 S hipley , A lnwick ( 1958) B eaker c ist e xcavated. T wo o ther c ists i ndicated b y s oil m arks ( unexcavated) J obey : A A ( 4 ) 3 8 ( 1960) 2 44-7 T ait n o.76 C larke n o.648 A lnwick 5 30
S malesmouth H all : N at .1 1ist .Trans .North . &D urham I p t .II ( 1866) 1 53, p l .XV .1 B B 4 36 T ait n o.55 B AP I n o.174, p l .XIV C larke n o.664 B M
. j . 31-)j3 J mi l _ey L aw , N ewham A C 1 1 G ibson n o.32 5 34 • •
A lnwick
S neep, T arret B urn H edley : A A ( 2) 1 5 ( 1892) 4 9-53, p l .VI H edley : P SAN ( 2) 4 ( 1891) T nit n o.57 B AP I n o.173, p i .XIV C larke n o.665
5 68
N ewcastle
5 35-546 S outh C harlton O rganic m atter o n f loor o f c ist 5 36 ( 1) P ot u nillustrated 5 37 ( 2) P ot o f ' food v essel t ype', 1 2i -ins h igh , 1 0ins d iam . a t m outh , w ith d ecoration o f t wisted c ord l ines; G ibson p .85 5 38 ( 3) U rn; H odgson ( 1917) f ig .1; G ibson n o.142 5 39 ( 4) M iniature u rn & i ncense c up; H odgson ( 1917) f igs .2-3; G ibson n o.117 5 42 ( 7) F ood v essel; H odgson ( 1917) f ig .4; G ibson n o.80 5 43 ( 8) M iniature f ood v essel; H odgson ( 1917) f ig .5 5 44 ( 9) B ases o f t wo f ood v essels; H odgson ( P 917) f ig .6; G ibson n o.84 5 45 ( 10) F ood v essel; G ibson n o.48 5 46 ( 11) O rganic m atter i n c ist H odgson : A A ( 3) 1 4 ( 1917) 1 25-32 A lnwick 5 47
S pindleston G ibson n o.95
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1774
5 48-561 S pital H ill, S imonside 5 48 n o.(1) s mall c inerary u rn , m uch b roken; G ibson p -99 5 51 n o. ( 4) c ist 1 5ins s quare a nd 1 8ins d eep c ontained % / 1. . 1 : y as mall f ragment o f b one" 5 52 n o. ( 5) f ragments o f t wo s mall u rns p ossibly o f f ood v essel t ype w ith a d eposit o f c harcoal a nd b ones ( ? c remation); G ibson p .75 5 56 n o. ( 7 ) u rn; D ixon ( 1892) p1. I II; G ibson p .99 5 57 S maller u rn , u nillustrated 5 58 F ood v essel; D ixon ( 1892) p l .IV ; G ibson n o.68 D ixon : A A ( 2) 1 5 ( 1892) 2 3-9 N ewcastle 5 62-564 S teeple H ill F ood v essel u nillustrated 5 62 ( a) ains h igh , 94ins d iam . a t m outh , 2 -ins a t b ase . F ive u nperforated e ars o n s houlder . C ompletely d ecorated w ith i ncised h erring b one d ecoration . 5 62 ( b) 5 tins h igh , 5 ti ns d iam . a t m outh , 2 i -ins d iam . a t b ase . N ot s o w ell m ade a s ( a). D ecorated t o s houlder w ith e ight e ncompassing l ines o f t wisted c ord, o ne o f s ame o n e dge o f r im a nd t hree o thers i nside t he l ip . R est o f b ody c overed w ith v ertical t wisted c ord l ines, s lightly r adiating f rom t he b ottom . B B 41 G ibson p .76 5 65
S tell K nowe Y ellow c lay s ubsoil h eavily s tained p ink b y b urning C BA G roup 3 N ews ( 1) 8 ( 1974) 1 3-4
5 66-567 S tone B ridge S maller u rn i nverted i nside l arger o ne T r ie bs co hn ma nn o .1 :4 0 AA&( 3 PP )1 91 91 (1 00 91 4) 1 70-2, f igs .23-25 G B M W G 2 /11 1-2413 5 68
S winburn n r . s tanding s tone ( Several c airns i n t he v icinity h ave p roduced c ists) B B 4 36 5 69
5 69
S winburne P ark ' Very c rushed a nd c rumbled r emains o f a n u rn' B ull : P SAN ( 4) 4 ( 1931) 7 8-81
5 70
S winburne P ark O val b arrow , p reviously o pened B ull : P SAN ( 4 ) 4 ( 1931) 7 5-7
5 71
S winehope ( Sweethope L ough) m argin o f w est e nd o f l ough N CH 4 ( 1897 ) 4 08 B M 7 9 .12-9 .2001
5 72
T hree K ings s tone c ircle F our-poster w ith c entral c airn . R obbed B url : A A ( 4) 4 9 ( 1971) 3 7-51 B url & J ones : A A ( 4) 5 0 ( 1972) 1 -14
5 73-574 T hrunton, B enacres H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 3 07 5 75
T itlington M ount ( c 1 832) " On t his h ill c ists a nd u rns h ave b een f ound" H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6 ) 3 13 H ardy : H BNC 1 3 ( 1890-1) 3 4 G ibson p .77
5 76-579 T itlington/Kemmer H ills M any b arrows, s ome o f w hich c ontained c ists . w ithout r esult H ardy : H BNC 1 3 ( 1890-1) 2 5-6 , 3 6
Af ew d ug i nto,
5 80
T om T allonts G rave ' Only h alf r emaining i n 1 857 , r est r emoved i n 1 859 T ate : H BNC 4 ( 1856-62) 4 45
5 81
T rimdon G range . B ody s herd o f ?u rn B M u nreg .
5 82
5 83
.
n r .
T rimdon G range V CH D urham I ( 1905) 2 07 B B 4 A2 G ibson n o.88 C owie D UR 5 , f ig . .7
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1733
T row R ocks C CXV S ome c harcoal i n c ist B B 4 42
5 84-586 T unstall H ill ( 1 81 4) T hree u rns, " ornamented w ith z ig-zag o r h erring b one o rnament a nd o f r ude c onstruction" . T wo b roken a nd t hird i n p erfect s tate . R . S urtees : T he h istory a nd a ntiquities o f t he C ounty P alatine o f D urham I ( 1816) 2 49 B B 4 J ,0 R obinson : P SAN ( 3) 2 ( 1907) 1 98 G ibson p .100 ( as c inerary u rns) 5 70
5 87
n r . o ld U sway F ord ( near e nd o f T rows f ir p lantation) C ist w ith b ones a nd a shes; b ones s lender a nd s mall ( ? i nhumation) D .D . D ixon : U pper C oc ruetdale ( 1903) 4 1
5 88-589 W ark n orth s ide o f v illage ( c 1 780's?) E . M ackenzie : H istorical .. v iew o f t he c ounty o f N orthumberland 2 nd e d ( 1825) v ol .II , 2 45 5 90
W ark ,north s ide o f v illage a s a bove ( 1787) C ist c ontained ' several p ieces o f w hat p eople c alled b urnt b eads, o r a s ubstance n ear t he t hickness o f ab lack l ead p encil, a n i nch a nd a n i nch a nd a h alf l ong . I t h ad t he a ppearance o f b eing p ieces o f h ard w ood, b urnt' E . M ackenzie : H istorical .. v iew o f t he c ounty o f N orthumberland 2 nd e d ( 1825) v ol.II , 2 45
5 91
W arksburn B ridge C ist w ith " ornament o f b lack b og o ak , p erforated w ith f ive h oles" . ( Probably j et s pacer-plate w ith f ive p erforations) H all : N at .Hist .Trans .of N orth .& D urham I p t .II ( 1866) 1 53 N CH 1 5 ( 1940) 5 3
5 92-596 W arkshaugh U rn; H all ( 1866) p l .XV .3 F ood v essel; H all ( 1866) p l .XV .4, B AP I n o.18o, p l .XXXIX ; G ibson n o .63 ( Gibson's i nterpolation o f t he d ecoration s hown i n B AP i s i ncorrect . I t i s a ll i mpressed a nd n ot t wisted c ord). S outh c ist: " very s mall f ragments o f b one w ith d ark u nctuous m atter a nd f ragments o f c harcoal" ( ? i nhumation) H all : N at .Hist .Trans.North .& D urham I p t .II ( 1866) 1 51-67 , p l .XV H all : A A ( 2) 7 ( 1876) 1 4 B B 4 36 G ibson p p .57 & 9 2 ( as B irtley ) a s l ost L ongworth : P PS 2 7 ( 1961) 3 01 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1759-1760 W arkworth
s ee 4 10 L ow B uston " Hilly L aw"
5 97
W arrenton
5 98
W est B itchfield G ibson n o.132
T ate : H BNC 3 ( 1850-6) 6 4 n ote
N ewcastle
5 99-603 W est H epple , K irkhill P it A : r emains o f a t l east 3 a dults a nd 1 c hild S keleton 3 4 :f ragments o f b ronze, p ossibly a n a wl ? M iket : A A ( 5) 2 ( 1974) 1 53-87, f igs . G ibson n o .138 N ewcastle 6 04
W est H orton ( 1938) I ncised m arkings o n u nderside o f c ist c over s lab C owen : P SAN ( 4) 8 ( 1939) 1 95-6
6 05
W est L ilburn ( 1946) C ontents o f c ist a pparently d isturbed. T wo o f l ong b ones o f s keleton s plit l ongitudinally C ollingwood & Gwen : A A ( 4) 2 4 ( 1946) 2 17-29 T ait n o.69 C larke n o.691 N ewcastle G erloff ( 1975)
5 71
6 06
W est L ilburn C ollingwood & J obey : A A ( 4) 2 9 ( 1961) 3 73-5, f ig.l G ibson n o.24 P P
6 07-608 W est M atfen a bout ? 1 -m ile f rom M atfen H all C avity i n m iddle o f m ound. R obbed? E . M ackenzie : V iew o f c ounty o f N orthumberland 2 nd e d v ol.II ( 1825) 2 27 6 09
W est W harmley D ons : P SAN ( 4) 3 ( 1927) 1 76 & p l.facing; p l .facing p .187 H edley : P SAN ( 4) 3 ( 1927) 1 87-9, p l . T ait n o.59 C larke n o.710 N ewcastle
6 10
W hickham, W ashing W ell F arm G ibson n o.1°0 C owie D UR 6 , f ig .4
S underland
6 11-613 W hitsun B ank C remation a nd l ozenge s haped f lint a rrowhead, w hich h ad a lso b een b urnt G reenwell : H BNC 5 ( 1863-8) 1 95-205 6 14
n r . W hittingham
6 15
W hitton D ene D .D . D ixon : U pper C oquetdale ( 1903) 1 46 N ewbigin : P SAN ( 4) 5 ( 1933) 2 42
6 16
W hitton F arm N ewbigin
6 17
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1765
:P SAN ( 4) 5 ( 1933) 2 41-2
W oodhorn B AP I n o.160, p l .XIV T ait n o.70 C larke n o.711
B M
6 18 -6 19 W ooler ( ?) P urchased b y C anon G reenwell F ood v essel a nd p lain f ragments o f a nother p ot
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1772
6 20
W ooler, H augh H ead ( 1946) F ragments o f b urnt b one d isintegrated; n ot p ossible t o i dentify a s h uman . C harcoals i n g rave, c herry , o ak a nd h azel C ollingwood & C owen : A A ( 4) 2 6 ( 1948) 4 7-54, f igs. G ibson n o.56 N ewcastle
6 21
W ooler G reenwell
6 22
:H BNC 6 ( 1869-72) 4 15-20
W oolsington ( ?) E xhib : P SAN
( 3) 1 0
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1771
( 1933) 1 80, p l .
6 23-627 W ooperton ( 1851) ' Four c ists w ere l aid b are a t W ooperton, a nd t hree l arge— s ized u rns o f c oarse m anufacture, w ithout o rnament, j ar—shaped a nd c ontaining b ones, w ere f ound' ( now l ost). U nclear a s t o w hether u rns w ere f ound i n c ists o r n earby i n s ame a rea H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 80-1 G ibson p .98
5 72
6 28
W ooperton, n r . R oddamburn ( 1860) H ardy : H BNC 1 1 ( 1885-6) 2 80
6 29
W orm L aw C harred w ood a nd a f ew b ones w ithin c ist ( ? i nhumation A bove t he c ist, f lints, ' native' s herds, i ron s lag a nd f ragments o f b ones . L ater d isturbance? T ate : H BNC 4 ( 1856 -6 2 ) 4 43 -4
6 30 -6 41 W yden E als ( 1824-1869 A t l east 1 2 t ree—trunk c offins l ocated, s everal o f w hich w ere e xcavated, a nd f ound t o c ontain i nhumations . O ak c offins w ith r ounded e nds, u pper a nd l ower p arts f astened w ith p egs 1-i ns d iam . d riven i nto h oles b ored a t e ach e nd . T ool m arks v isible . T wo c offins p reserved i n D urham C hapter L ibrary , t wo o thers s aid t o b e a t F eatherstone C astle C oulson & H utton : A A ( 1) 2 ( 1832) 1 77-8 D ixon : P SAN ( 3 ) 6( 1915) 8 2, n ote W hiting : T AASDN 8 ( 1937) 9 6-7 , p ll . 6 42
Y eavering c amp, " Sandy K nowe" C ist c ontained o nly s and M acLauchlan : H BNC 2 4 ( 1919-22) 4 57
6 43-645 Y eavering f arm O ne o f c ists c ontained ' a h andful o f b urnt w ood, a nd a v ery , s mall p ortion o f b one' ( ? i nhumation) H ardy : H BNC 8 ( 1876-8) 4 02
6 46 -6 66 Y eavering An umber o f b urials f ound a t Y eavering w ere a ssociated w ith p ottery o f p robable E arly B ronze A ge d ate . C remations w ithout a ssociated a rtifacts a re n ot i ncluded h ere a s t here i s e vidence t hat t he s ite w as u sed o ver a l ong p eriod a nd a w ide r ange o f d ates i s p ossible f or s uch m aterial . T he n umbering o f t he b urials i s t hat u sed i n A ppendix I II, S ection A ( pp .338-348) o f t he p ublished r eport . 6 46 ( 2) ' Urn' f ragments a nd s cattered s herds o f u ndecorated P eterborough—type p ottery herds f ig .115 ( 3a—b) 6 47 ( 3 ) S S h e r d s a n d ? i n t rusive B eakersherd f ig .123 ( 12) 6 48 ( 4 ) P o t r e m o v e d i n a n t i q u i t y ? 6 49 . ( 5 ) estern r ing d itch . S herd o f ?f ood v essel t ype 6 50 ( 6 ) W p ottery i n s tone h ole f ig .115 ( b ), p p .109-16, 3 39 6 51 ( 7) B eaker s herds b eneath b ase o f u rn, f ig .123 ( 14) 6 52 ( 10) U rn w ith s herds o f o ther v essels, i ncluding c lay " tray" ( ?) f ig .118 ( 10a—e) 6 53 ( 11) ? C airn o ver s mall c ist w ith e ncrusted u rn a nd j et d isc b eads f ig .115 ( 11) & 1 19 ( 11) 6 54 ( 12) S herds o f o range w are 6 55 ( 14) S herd o f b rown w are w ith l arge g rits 6 56 ( 15) S mall, h eavily g ritted s herds 6 57 ( 16) S herds
6 58 ( 17) S herds 6 59 ( 18) U rn a nd s herds f ig .115 ( 18a—b) 6 60 ( 19) U rn w ith h ole i n b ase f ig .117 5 73
6 46-666 Y eavering ( continued) 6 61 ( 21) U rn s herds, f ig .115 ( 21) 6 62 ( 25) V essel o f B eaker-like f abric f ig .118 ( 25) 6 63 ( 26) L arge s herd a nd r usticated ? B eaker s herd f ig .118 ( 26) 6 64 ( 33) U rn, p ossibly r edeposited d uring c onstruction o f B uilding A 4 f ig .118 ( 33) astern r ing d itch 6 65 ( 34) E isturbed b y B uilding E ( Appendix I II, S ection B , p .348) 6 66 ( 35) D B . H ope-Taylor : Y eavering : a n A nglo-British c entre o f e arly N orthumbria ( Dept . o f E nvironment A rchaeological R eports, 7 ) 1 977 ( Tait n os.26-30 . B eaker s herds, n ot i llustrated) 6 67-671 N o p rovenance, b ut p robably t he n orth-east N ewcastle 1 956 .188a 6 67 F ood v essel : G ibson p .78, n o.49 N ewcastle 1 956 .1881 6 68 F ood v essel : G ibson p .78, n o.60 N ewcastle 6 69 F ood v essel : B AP I n o.132, p l.XXXVI 2) 1 5 ( 1892) 6 70 ? F ood v essel & r im s herd. H edley : A A ( p l. facing p .50 A lnwick 6 71 I ncense c up A C 8 , p l .X .2 A C 1 3, p l.XIII: 6 71(a) B eaker; B AP I n o.174a ( not i llus .); T ait n o.65; C larke n o.712 6 71(b ) B eaker; T ait n o.71 C umbria 6 72
6 73
A instable, S pringfield I n s and a nd g ravel p it F ell & H ogg : C W ( 2) 6 2 C owie C UM 4 , f ig .6 A instable p arish C larke n o.107 H odgson : C W ( 2) 4 8 F ell ( 1950) n o.13
( 1962) 2 7-30, p l . C arlisle
( 1949) 2 15-6, f ig . P P
6 74-676 A ldingham , C olt P ark T wo s hort, c ylindrical v essels a bout l ft d iam . o f t hick f riable f abric, f ound i n m aking a r oad. T hird u rn o f s imilar d escription f ound i n t he n ext f ield. A ll v essels k nown t o h ave b een d estroyed C W ( 1) 3 ( 1878) x xix F ell : C W ( 2) 5 7 ( 1958) 1 2 T . W est : T he a ntiquities o f F urness. N ew e d. w ith a dditions b y W illiam C lose ( 1822) 3 89 6 77-684 A ppleby S lack 6 77 ( 1) G elderd ( 1914) p l.fac .p .471 6 78-9 ( 2)-(3) B arnes ( 1970) f ig .1 .2-3 6 80-1(d) P erhaps m ore t han o ne c remation 6 82-4(e),(f),(g) S mall p its w ith c harcoal, b lack e arth a nd f ragments o f u nburnt b one . P ossibly ' token' b urial d eposits . O ther d eposits o f c harcoal u nder s tones w ere a lso f ound i n t he b arrow G elderd e t a l :C W ( 2) 1 4 ( 1914) 4 72-9, p l .facing p .471 B arnes : C W ( 2) 7 0 ( 1970) 1 -8, f ig .1 .2-3 ( on l oan t o B arrow ) 5 74
6 85
A sby R CHM W estmorland, A sby 2 5, p .20
6 86-688 A sby p arish C LXXII , S ail-bottom ' Several b ones o f t wo b odies', p erhaps d isturbed b y i nsertion o f c remation B B 3 86 R CHM W estmorland, A sby 2 9 , p .20 6 89-700 A ughertree F ell ( 1881) T welve u rns ' of t he u sual B ritish t ype'. O ne s urviving u rn ( 689) h as a n o verhanging r im a nd i s c ompletely p lain F erguson : C W ( 1) 6 ( 1882) 1 90-5 B ellhouse : C W ( 2) 6 7 ( 1967) 2 6-30 C arlisle 7 01-706 B anniside M oor U rns, a s i llustrated i n p ublication, a re m uch r estored a nd l ittle s urvives o f t he o riginal d ecoration t o v erify t hat t he r estoration i s c orrect C ollingwood : C W ( 2) 1 0 ( 1910) 3 42-5, p l . C oniston , R uskin M useum 7 07-708 B arns c ar O nly t wo u rns r emain o f s everal f rom e xcavation o f a bout 1 4 b arrows b y L ord M uncaster i n 1 885. . S ome o f t he u rns a nd t heir c ontents w ere r eburied D ymond : C W ( 1) 1 2 ( 1893) 1 86 F air : C W ( 2) 4 3 ( 1943) 5 0 C W ( 2) 6 5 ( 1965) 6 4-5, f ig .5 C ambridge 7 09-713 B irkrigg, " Druid's C ircle" A ll c remations f ound b eneath a c obbled " pavement" w ithin a nd a round t he s tanding s tones . D ark e arth b eneath c remation ( a) a lmost e ntirely o f v egetable o rigin G elderd & D obson : C U ( 2) 1 2 ( 1912) 2 62-74 , p 11 . C W ( 2) 2 2 ( 1922) 3 46-52 B arnes : C W ( 2) 7 0 ( 1970) 2 -3, f ig .1 .1 B url ( 1976) L ancs .5 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 7 0-1 7 14-718 B irkrigg E ast F our o f t he i nhumations a re r epresented o nly b y p arts o f t he b ody , n amely 7 14 b y ap ortion o f s kull a nd 7 16-718 b y l oose t eeth , i dentified a s p robably f rom t hree i ndividuals . M ore t han t hirty d eposits o f d ark e arth u nder s tones, s ome w ith p ottery , c harcoal a nd s tone f ragments w ere a lso r ecorded i n t he m ound, b ut a s n o t races o f b one w ere i dentified t hese a re n ot c lassified a s c remations .4 71 G elderd e t a l :C W ( 2) 1 4 ( 1914) 4 66-72, p l .facing p 7 19-721 B leaberry H aws C ( c) P ottery o rnamented w ith c ircular i mpressions i n p erpendicular r ows . N ot r econstructable C owper : C W ( 1) 9 ( 1888) 4 97-504 7 22
B olton W ood C W ( 2) 3 7 ( 1937) 4 3-51
5 75
7 23-726 B rackenhill U rns f ound a bout 1 iyards t o e ast o f c ist . N o t race o f b arrow r ecorded. U rns w ith p rojecting r ims, p robably c ollared u rns D ixon & N orthesk : C W ( 1) 1 2 ( 1893) 1 77-8 7 27
7 28
B ranthwaite B AP I I , n o.498, p l .XCVII F ox : A nt .J .7 ( 1927) p l .XXX .4 F ell : C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 27 , p l .IV .2 F ell : C W ( 2) 6 7 ( 1967 ) 2 4 C owie C UM 1 , p 1 .1
C ambridge
B roomrigg C W ( 2) 6 8 ( 1968) f ig .3 .6 C larke n o.108
C arlisle
7 29-735 B roomrigg C H odgson & H arper : C W ( 2) 5 0 ( 1951) 3 0-42 , p ll C arlisle 7 36
B rougham , M oorhouses F arm T aylor : C W ( 1) 5 ( 1881) 7 9-97 , f ig .
7 37
B rougham , M oorhouses F arm B ottom o f c ist r eddened, w ith a shes a s f rom b urnt g rass . D escription o f t he s econd v essel ( T 104 1 l ost) f ound w ith t he b urial, i s s uggestive o f ab eaker . T he d eposition o f t wo, o r m ore, b eakers w ith a y oung p erson i s k nown e lsewhere i n t he r egion C larke n o.1017 H arkness & S talker : A rch . 4 5 ( 1880) 4 11-6 C lough : C W ( 2) 6 8 ( 1968) 1 -21, f ig .2 F ell ( 1950) n o.5 S ociety o f A ntiquaries, B AP I n o.166a ( not i llus .) L ondon
7 38-739 B rownrigg, G lebe F arm ( 1972) F ell : C W ( 2) 7 3 ( 1973) 3 48-50 , p l .
C arlisle
« 7 40
C ardonneth P ike H odgson : C W ( 2) 4 3 ( 1943) 1 70 W . W hellan : T he h istory a nd t opography o f t he c ounties o f C umberland a nd W estmorland ( 1860) 6 72
7 41
C arlisle, R ickerby H ouse F ell & H ogg : C W ( 2) 6 2 ( 1962) 2 7-30 F ell : C W ( 2) 6 7 ( 1967 ) 1 7-25, f ig .1 .5
7 42
C arrock F ell B arker : G U ( 2) 3 4 ( 1934) 1 07-12
7 43
C arrock F ell R obbed c ist v isible i n c entre o f c airn C ollingwood : C W ( 2) 3 8 ( 1938) 3 2-41
5 76
7 44
7 45
C astle C arrock C LXIII ' Leafy H ill' C larke n o.110 B B 3 79 B AP I n o .161, p l .XIV F ell ( 1950) n o.9 C W ( 2) 6 8 ( 1968) f ig .5 .11
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1349
C astle C arrock C LXIV B B 3 79-80
E M 7 9 .12-9 .1350
7 46-747 C lifton B ody i n c ist ( 2) m uch m ore d ecayed t han i n c ist ( 1) 7 46 C larke n o.1018; B AP n o.165; F ell ( 1950) n o .3 7 47 C larke n os .1019, 1 020 : B AP I n os .163, 1 76, p l .XIV ; F ell ( 1950) n os .1 & 2 T aylor : C W ( 1) 5 ( 1881) 79-97, p 11 .2,3 C arlisle A shmolean 7 48
C roglin D ons .p .3 : A A ( 1) 1 ( 1822) p l .VI .I B rewis & B uckley : A A ( 4) 5 ( 1928) p l .IX .2 N ewcastle
7 49
C rosby F ell B eaker f ragments i n b ody o f m ound C larke : A nt .J . 6 ( 1926) 1 75-80, p 1 .28 f ig .1 C lough : C W ( 2) 6 8 ( 1968) 1 -21 C larke n o.1021 F ell ( 1950) n o.11 C ambridge
7 50
C rosby G arrett C LXXV C larke n o.1022 F ell ( 1950) n o.10 B B 3 91 R CHM W estmorland, C rosby G arrett 9 , p .78
7 51-755 C rosby G arrett C LXXVI F emale c remation a nd t wo i nfant i nhumations i n c lose j uxtaposition, c overed b y b ones o f w ater v oles . S outhern h alf o f m ound m uch d isturbed a nd f ull o f s cattered a nd b roken b ones . A t l east o ne a dult a nd o ne c hild c ould b e i dentified. G rave g oods i n d isturbed p art o f m ound B B 3 91-3 R CHM W estmorland, C rosby G arrett 9 , p .78 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1368-1371 7 56
C rosby R avensworth C LXXX I nhumation p reviously d isturbed B B 3 97 R CHM W estmorland, C rosby R avensworth 5 2, p .90
7 57-759 C rosby R avensworth C LXXXI M any b roken a nd s cattered b ones o n n atural s urface B B 3 97-8 R CHM W estmorland, C rosby R avensworth 5 2, p .90 7 60-762 C rosby R avensworth C LXXXII ' Seal H owe' U rn " too m uch d ecayed t o a dmit o f a ny d escription" B B 3 99-400 R CHM W estmorland, C rosby R avensworth 5 6, p .90 5 77
7 63
C rosby R avensworth , D ale M oor F ragments o f ' early B ritish p ottery ' M oss : P SA ( 2) 7 ( 1877 ) 2 14 C ollingwood : C W ( 2) 3 3 ( 1933) 2 21
B M 1 881 .5-9 .16
7 64
C rosby R avensworth C ist v isible i n t op o f m ound R CHM W estmorland, C rosby R avensworth 6 3, p .90
7 65
E dmond C astle L odge N o d escription o f p ottery H all : C W ( 1) 6 ( 1882) 4 70 R aistrick : A A ( 4) 8 ( 1931) 1 63 ( as f ood v essel) F ell : C W ( 2) 6 7 ( 1967) 2 4 ( as f ood v essel)
7 66
G arlands F arm C larke n o.109 C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 03-4 C W ( 2) 6 8 ( 1968) f ig .5.15 F ell ( 1950) n o.7 C W ( 2) 5 6 ( 1957) 7
C arlisle
7 67-793 G arlands T here i s n o f ull c ontemporary a ccound o f t he d iscovery o f a f lat u rn c emetery a t G arlands a sylum n ear C arlisle i n 1 861 . V arious s ources r ecord p ottery f rom t he s ite, n amely S pence, H odgson, A bercromby a nd ' T .B . 1, a n i nmate o f t he a sylum , t he a rtist o f a c ontemporary d rawing o f t he m aterial, a s ag roup . Ac omparison o f t he m aterial p rovided b y t hese s ources s uggests t hat t here w ere a t l east 2 1 u rns a nd 6 i ncense c ups f rom t he s ite . I t i s n ot k nown w hether a ll t he u rns c ontained c remations ( only o ne i s r ecorded) o r i f m ore t han o ne c remation w as p laced i n a ny o f t he v essels . T here a re n o d etails a s t o w hether t he u rns w ere s urrounded b y s tones, o r c overed w ith s tone s labs . S ome o f t he v essels d escribed b y v arious w riters a re n ow a pparently l ost . T he f ollowing l ist i ncorporates a ll v essels w hich c an b e i dentified f rom p ublished d escriptions a nd i llustrations, w ith r eferences t o t he p articular s ources i n w hich e ach i s m entioned. ' T .B .' i ndicates t hat t he v essel i s i llustrated i n t he c ontemporary i llustration m entioned a bove, r eproduced i n H odgson ( 1957). O M f ollowed b y n umerals, i s t he C arlisle o ld m useum n umber B AP I I n os .113-113d, 3 85, p l .LXXI & L XXXII S pence : C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 01-3 H odgson : C W ( 2) 5 6 ( 1957) 1 -17 , p l . F erguson : C W ( 1) 1 2 ( 1893) 2 76 C arlisle 7 67 F rags ., d iam . a t m .11ains ,rim 3- i ns d eep . L ip w ith h erring b one p attern a nd r im w ith m odified f orm o f s ame, r est p lain . N o i llus . S pence ( a) O M 2 83 7 68 F rags ., d iam . a t m . eins, r im lins d eep . L ip w ith t wo p arallel l ongitudinal l ines o f t wisted c ord, r im w ith h orizontal l ines o f s imilar p attern . N o i llus. S pence ( b ) O M 7 69 F rags., d iam . a t m . eins, r im e-ins d eep S pence ( c); H odgson n o.13 O M 2 73 5 78
7 67-793 G arlands ( continued) 7 70 F rags., 6 ins . h ., d iam . a t m . 5 ins, d iam . a t b ase 3 i ns . R im a nd b ody a bove w idest p art c rudely o rnamented, r est p lain , s urface p itted . N o i llus . S pence ( d) O M 7 71 F rags ., w hole o f r im a nd b ody p itted w ith t humb-nail i mpressions, l ip u nornamented . N o i llus . S pence ( e) O M 3 15 7 72 F rags ., d iam . a t i n . 3 s -ins . R im w ith z ig-zag o f t wisted c ord i mpressions . N o i llus . S pence ( f) O M 2 82 7 73 F rags ., r im 2- i ns d eep . S pence ( g) : H odgson d escribed a s n o .15, i llustrated a s n o.12 : i T .B . 1 7 74 F rags ., d iam . a t i n . 8 i -ins, r im 3 fins d eep S pence ( h ) :H odgson n o .14 : I T .B . 1 :L ongworth ( 1961) 3 37 7 75 F rags ., d iam . a t m . 5a ins, r im 2 i -ins d eep . L ip w ith s ingle l ine o f t wisted c ord i mpressions, r im w ith s eries o f v ertical l ines o f s ame . S pence ( i) : ' T .B . 1? O M 2 74 7 76 F rags ., d iam . a t m . eins, r im 1 i -ins d eep . L ip w ith 2p arallel l ongitudinal l ines, r im w ith c hevron p attern b oth i n t wisted c ord. U pper p art o f b ody c ross h atched . N o i llus . S pence ( j) O M 2 71 7 77 l lains h ., d iam . a t m . 9 eins, d iam . a t b ase 4 iins . P lain . S aid t o b e c omplete b ut d rawn w ithout b ase . S pence ( k) : H odgson n o .9 : I T .B . 1 :B AP n o.113 O M 2 42, 2 73 7 78 C omplete e xcept f or f rag . o f r im . l lilns h ., d iam . a t i n . eins, d iam . a t b ase 4 iins . S pence ( 1) : H odgson n o.3 : I T .B . 1 :B AP n o.113a O M 2 53, 2 72 7 79 C omplete I e xcept f or f rag . o f r im . 1 5i -ins h ., d iam . a t i n. l 2 --in s, d iam . a t b ase A ims . S pence ( m) : H odgson n o.2 : L ongworth ( 1961) 3 36 O M 2 43 7 80 1 2ins h ., d iam . a t i n . leins . H odgson n o.1 I T .B .' : A bercromby n o.113b 7 81 B ase, 4 ins d iam . N o i llus . O M 2 48 , 2 79 7 82 F rag . o f r im . H odgson i llus . a s n o.15, n ot i n t ext : i T .B . 1 7 83 5 -ins . h ., d iam . a t i n . 4 Zii ns, r im l -ins d eep . S pence ( a) " fv" t ype : H odgson n o.6 : I T .B . 1 : L ongworth ( 1961) 3 39 O M 2 49 7 84 P lain : 4-k i ns h ., d iam . a t m . d iam . a t b ase 2 /ins . S pence ( b) " fv" t ype : H odgson n o.8 : i T .B .' : B AP n o.113 c : L ongworth ( 1961) 3 38 O M 2 47, 2 75 7 85 E ins h ., d iam . a t i n . 6 ins, d iam . a t b ase 3 -ins. S pence ( c) " fv" t ype : H odgson n o.5 i T .B . 1 : B AP n o.113d O M 2 52, 2 74 7 86 4 iins h ., d iam . a t b ase eins . W ith o verhanging r im . S pence ( d) " fv" t ype : I T .B .I O M 2 44a , 2 78 7 87 eins h ., d iam . a t m . eins, d iam . a t b ase 3 1 11ns . S pence ( e) " fv" t ype : H odgson n o.7 : I T .B . 1 : L ongworth ( 1961) 3 40 I ncense c ups 7 88 F rags ., 3 ins h ., 3 -ins d iam . a t m ., 3 ins d iam . a t b ase. l ip h as g rooves a round, c hevrons a nd h orizontal l ines o n w hole o f b ody , b ase p lain . S pence ( a) i ncense c up : I T .B . 1 O M 2 97
7 67-793 G arlands ( continued) 7 89 A pprox , 3 ins h ., d iam . a t b ase 2 ins. D ouble p erforation o n p art o f b ody t hat r emains . N o .illus. S pence ( b) i ncense c up : H odgson n o.12, i n t ext : O N 2 4 1 7 90 2 gins .h ., d iam . a t m . 3 1 1 -ins, d iam . a t b ase l iins . D ouble p erforation . S pence ( c) i ncense c up : H odgson n o.10 : I T .B . 1 : B AP n o.285 O M 2 40 7 91 2 ins h ., d iam . a t m . 2 ilns, d iam . a t b ase l -i ns . D ouble p erforation . S pence ( d) i ncense c up : H odgson n o.11 : f T .B .' O M 2 51 7 92 7 93 7 94
I T .B .1 ' ) O ne b ase m entioned b y H odgson I T .B .
G elt B ridge ( c 1 775) H all : C W ( 1) 6 ( 1882) 4 70
7 95-797 G rayson-Lands, G lassonby C ist p reviously o pened? B lue m ound a t o r n ear t he o riginal a ssociation w ith b urials B B 7 -8 C ollingwood : C W ( 2) B arnes & T urner : C W 7 98
g lass b ead f ound i n N W p art o f s urface, n ot i n d irect
1 ( 1901) 2 95-9, p l . ( 2) 1 ( 1901) 3 00-2
C arlisle
G rey C roft N ot p ossible t o v erify i f c remated b one w as h uman F letcher : C W ( 2) 5 7 ( 1958) 1 -8
7 99-814 H ackthorpe H all E state O ne c ist b elow t he o ther . C remations a ll w ith a c overing o f c obbles a nd f lakes o f s tone a nd a ' fine b lack m ouldt M äwson C W ( 1) 2 ( 1876) 1 1-4 8 15-820 H awkshead M oor T hick d eposit o f c harcoal a nd e arth c overed b y a s tone 1 7ft W NW o f c entre C owper : C W ( 1) 9 ( 1 888 ) 2 01, 4 97-8 F ell : C W ( 2) 6 4 ( 1964) 1 -5, f ig ‚ .2 L ancaster 8 21
H eaning W ood P ot h ole w ith a ssortment o f m aterial, i ncluding h uman r emains B arnes : C W ( 2) 7 0 ( 1970) 1 -8
8 22
H esket N ewmarket ( 1794) " Beneath t he b arrow , s everal p laces w here h uman b ones h ad b een b urnt a nd d eposited w ere d iscovered, a s a lso n umerous p ieces o f f lint a nd s tone b eads, a nd a s tone b attle-axe" W . W hellan : T he h istory a nd t opography o f t he c ounties C umberland a nd W estmorland ( 1860) 2 25
8 23
H ollin S tump B B 3 98 R CHM W estmorland, A sby 2 8 , p .20
5 80
8 24-825 H olmrook F air : 3 1 ( 2) 4 3
( 1943) 5 1
C arlisle
8 26-827 H ow H ill, T hursby F ell : C W ( 2) 6 7 ( 1967) 1 7-25, f igs. C owie : C UM 2 A & B , f ig .5 8 28
8 29
H unsonby, N ether M oor B AP I n o.175, p l .XIV F ell ( 1950) n o-4 C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 07 C larke n o.113
C arlisle
C arlisle
b etween n yning a nd L evens M cKenny H ughes : C W ( 2) 1 2
( 1912) 4 03-5
8 30-838 I releth M ill F ound i n e xcavating r eservoir . U rns i n s traight l ine a t i ntervals a bout a y ard a part . D estroyed a nd f ragments b uried i n t he d am e mbankment S pence : C W ( 2) 3 5 ( 1935) 1 80 8 39
I ron H ill R emains p ossibly f rom c ist, i n m ound. A ccounts u nclear a s t o w hich o f t wo m ounds w as e xcavated C ollingwood : C W ( 2) 3 3 ( 1933) 2 19-21 A rch .J . 1 8 ( 1861) 3 6-7 R CHM W estmorland, C rosby R avensworth 5 8 , p .90 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 6 0-1 B url ( 1976) W estmorland 6 .
8 40
K irkby S tephen C LXV G reenwell : C W ( 1) 1 ( 1874) 2 2 B B 3 82 R CHM W estmorland W aitby 1 5, p .236
8 41
K irkby S tephen C LXVI G reenwell : O W ( 1) 1 ( 1874) 2 2 B B 3 82 R CHM W estmorland, K irkby S tephen 1 2, p -144
8 42
K irkby S tephen C LXVII , G reenwell : C W ( 1) 1 ( 1874) 2 3 B B 3 82-3 R CHM W estmorland, K irkby S tephen 1 2, p .1AA
8 43-844 K irkby S tephen C LXVIII S igns o f f ormer d isturbance G reenwell : C W ( 1) 1 ( 1874) 2 2-3 B B 3 83 R CHM W estmorland, K irkby S tephen 1 3, p -144 8 45
K irkby S tephen C LXIX M allerstang G reenwell : C W ( 1) 1 ( 1874) 2 5 B B 3 83-4 R CHM W estmorland, M allerstang 1 8, p p .164-5 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1351
5 81
8 46
K irkby S tephen C LXX , W iseber B B 3 84-5 R CHM W estmorland, K irkby S tephen 1 0, p p .143 4 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1352
8 47
K irkoswald ( 1970) C lough : C W ( 2) 7 2 ( 1972) 4 7-9 , f igs .1 .6 & 2
8 48 8 49
L acra B L acra D D ixon & F ell : C W ( 2) 4 8 ( 1949) 1 -22
8 50-857 L eacet H ill R obinson & F erguson : C W ( 1) 5 ( 1881) 7 6-8 R CHM W estmorland, B rougham 9 , p .63 8 58
L ittle M ell F ell H uddleston : C W ( 2) 5 2 ( 1953) 1 78-80
8 59
L orton M oss O ak p lank c offin, j oints c alked w ith m oss . C offin c ontained " small q uantity o f w ood a shes, s tones o f s everal k inds w hich h ad b een s ub jected t o t he a ction o f f ire, a nd a f ew c rystals o f q uartz w hich m ight p ossibly h ave b een a rrow t ips" W ilson : C W ( 1) 4 ( 1880) 3 44-5
8 60-861 M aughanby " Whins" ( Little M eg) U rn u ndecorated . O ne o f k erb s tones o f c airn w ith i ncised c oncentric c ircles S impson : P SA ( 2) 3 ( 1864-7) 2 11-3 F erguson : C W ( 1) 1 3 ( 1895) 3 97 C W ( 1) 6 ( 1882) 1 11, 4 92 T hornley : C W ( 2) 2 ( 1902) 3 81, f ig .1 C W ( 2) 1 3 ( 1913) 4 07 C W ( 2) 2 3 ( 1923) 2 21 T hom & T hom ( 1980) 4 4-5, LV8 8 62
M ecklin P ark Q uartz p ebbles, f lint c hip a nd b rushwood c harcoal i n c entral a rea . B eaker s herd f ound i n t renching 4 ft N E o f c entre C larke n o.112 S pence : C W ( 2) 3 7 ( 1937) 1 04-5 C W ( 2) 6 8 ( 1968) f ig .2 .2 F ell ( 1950) n o.12 C arlisle
8 63
M ecklin P ark ' A d isturbed f ood v essel b urial'. N o o ther d etails F ell : C W ( 2) 6 7 ( 1967 ) 1 7-25
5 82
8 64-867 M ill H ill, O ld P enrith ( 1722) L arge u rn o f c oarse p ottery , 2 -ft i n d iameter , w hich f ell t o p ieces, i nside w hich w ere t wo i ncense c ups " full o f b lack e arth" . B oth i llustrated i n H utchinson ( 1794). T here i s a n i ncense c up, o f t he s ame p rovenance, i n t he c ollection o f t he N ational M useum o f A ntiquities a t E dinburgh . T he d ecoration o n t he u pper p art o f t his v essel i s i dentical w ith o ne o f t he i ncense c ups i llustrated b y H utchinson . H owever , a s H utchinson's e xample i s i ncomplete a nd p lain b elow t he t wo h oles, t hese w ould s eem t o b e s eparate e xamples o f t he s ame v essel t ype, p robably f rom t he s ame a rea W . H utchinson : H istory o f C umberland I ( 1794) 4 90 , p l .facing p .481, n o.11 ( incense c ups) B irley : C W ( 2) 5 2 ( 1953) 1 82-3 B AP I I n o.287 , p l .LXXXII S impson & Y oung : C W ( 2) 5 1 ( 1952) 1 71-2, f ig . E dinburgh E D1 8 68
M illom , B eck F arm ( pre-1872) " Urns w ith b ones" . P robably m ore t han o ne o riginally f ound C ross : C W ( 2) 3 9 ( 1939) 2 83-4 , p l .III
8 69
M oor D ivock C LXXXIII G reenwell : C W ( 1) 1 ( 1874) 2 4-5 B B 4 00-1 T aylor : C W ( 1) 8 ( 1886) 3 28-30, n o.4
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1377
8 70
M oor D ivock G reenwell : C W ( 1) 1 ( 1874) 2 4 S impson : C W ( 1) 6 ( 1882) 1 76-82
8 71
M oor D ivock , W hite R aise, " Star F ish c airn" T aylor : O W ( 1) 8 ( 1886) 3 23-47 , n o.10
8 72
M oor D ivock O pposite o ne o f f our l arge u pright s tones p laced i n a r ow i n t he b arrow S impson : C W ( 1) 6 ( 1882) 1 76-82 T aylor : C W ( 1) 8 ( 1886) 3 32-3, n o.5
8 73
N ewton P enrith ( Newton R eigny ) C larke n o.114 ' F ell ( 1950) n o.8 ( Skirwith M oor) C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 08
8 74
C arlisle
O ld C arlisle ( 1791) ' Human b ones o f p ersons o f v ery d ifferent a ge'. N ot r ecorded i f b ones w ere b urnt o r u nburnt . V essel a ppears t o b e a c inerary u rn W . H utchinson : H istory o f C umberland I I ( 1794) 4 09-10 , p l .facing p .409, n o.16
8 75-910 O ld P arks, K irkoswald ' S ome o f t he 3 2 d eposits o f b urnt b ones f ound w ith f ragments o f u rns a nd f iner p ottery . T wo l arge g rave-shaped f eatures o n e ast s ide o f b arrow , o ne, w ith a c remation ( 875), G ift b y aft b y 4if t d eep , t he s econd, s omewhat s maller , a bout t he s ize o f a n o rdinary g rave . 5 83
8 75-910 O ld P arks, K irkoswald ( continued) 8 76 f ragment o f a l arge u rn 8 77 U rn 1 3iins h igh a nd 1 2ins d iam . a t m outh . r ude a nd m uch w orn F erguson : C W ( 1) 1 2 ( 1893) 2 75-6 F erguson : C W ( 1) 1 3 ( 1895) 3 89-9 9 11
O rnament
C arlisle
O rton C LXXVIII I nhumation i n g rave 8 ft b y 5 ft b y 2 ft d eep, e xcavated i nto l imestone B B 3 94-5 R CHM W estmorland, O rton 4 1, p .191 B M 7 9 .12-9 .1374
9 12-916 O rton C LXXIX , L ittle K inman P ossibly p reviously o pened. N ot c lear f rom G reenwell's a ccount i f t he r emains o f t wo b odies f ound s cattered t hroughout t he m ound w ere t hose o f w hich p arts w ere a lso f ound i n t he c ist B B 3 95-6 R CHM W estmorland, O rton 4 2, p .191 I N 7 9 .12-9 .1375 9 17
9 18
O smotherley ( 1954) B arnes : C W ( 2) 5 4 ( 1955) 5 -8
B arrow
P apcastle B AP I I n o.122, p l .LXXIII L ongworth : P PS 2 7 ( 1961) 3 01
B M 7 0 .10-13.2
9 19
P enhurrock C ist s haped g rave c ut i nto t he r ock S impson : C W ( 1) 6 ( 1882) 1 76-82 R CHM W estmorland, C rosby R avensworth 5 1, p .90
9 20
P lumpton F ell
:C W ( 2) 6 7 ( 1967) 2 3
B M 1 04 .12-9 .1
9 21
R aisgill H all C ist a nd i nhumation ' with t he b ones o f s everal o thers r ound a bout' F erguson : C W ( 1) 6 ( 1882) 1 83-5 R CHM W estmorland, O rton 4 3, p .191
9 22
R alfland F orest R CHM W estmorland,
9 23
9 24
9 25
.
S hap r ural 7 9 , p .212
R avenglass ? , D rigg a nd C arleton p arish S pence : C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 11 F ell : C W ( 2) 6 7 ( 1967) 1 7-25, f ig .
C arlisle
R avenglass B AP I I n o.164, p i .Lxxvi S pence : C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 11 H odgson : C W ( 2) 5 6 ( 1957) 9 , n o-4 ( in e rror a s f rom G arlands)
C arlisle
R avenstonedale C LXXVII , H ardrigg B B 3 93-4 R CHM W estmorland, R avenstonedale 3 5, p .200 5 84
B M 7 9 .12-9 .1373
9 26-927 R oanstrees ( Kemps G raves) M aughan : A rch .J . 1 1 ( 1854) 2 30 ( as R oman) C BA G roup 3 N ews ( 1) 7 ( 1974 ) 1 2 9 28
R oose T he e arliest a ccount o f t his c airn s uggests t hat a b ody w as c remated i n s iturw ith t he u rn a nd i ncense c up w hich ' contained n othing b ut e arth' b y t he h ead, t he w hole b eing c overed w ith e arth a nd s tones a fter c remation A rch .J . 3 ( 1846) 6 8 , f igs . F ell : C W ( 2) 5 7 ( 1958) 1 2 E dinburgh E B 8 B arrow
9 29-931 S cales H aggs ( 1803) 9 29 F ound ' under a s mall h eap o f s tones'. R im f ragment o f u rn a bout 1 4ins d iam . " encircled b y ar aised m oulding a nd o rnamented w ith a k ind o f c arving" 9 30-1 A t al ittle d istance f rom ,i n t he s ame f ield . " A t omb h aving a b road f lat l imestone l aid o ver i t , a nd w hich h ad b een p laced u pon t wo u pright s tones a t t he e nds" ( ? c ist) T . W est : T he a ntiquities o f F urness . N ew e d . w ith a dditions b y W illiam C lose ( 1822) 3 92, p l .V .4 F ell : C W ( 2) 5 7 ( 1958) 1 2 9 32
S eascale, H erding N eb " Clay b urial u rn w ith s mall b ones" C .A . P arker ( ed .) : C W ( 2) X V , e xtra s eries ( 1904) 2 9 , 3 5 F air : C W ( 2) 4 3 ( 1943) 5 0 C herry : C W ( 2) 6 7 ( 1967) 5
9 33-937 S hield K nowe 9 36-937 C remations ( at l east t wo i ndividuals) f ound i n o val h ollow , b urnt d eep r ed a nd b rick h ard, w ith c harcoal H odgson : C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 54-66 C arlisle 9 38
S ill H ow , O dendale S impson : C W ( 1) 6 ( 1881-2) 1 76-82
9 39-943 S izergh F ell ' Platform ' o f l arge s tones i n c entre o f c airn . S ome e vidence o f a ll i nhumations ' having b een b uried i n a s mall c hamber' ( ? c ists) M cKenny H ughes : C W ( 2) 4 ( 1904) 2 01-4 R CHM W estmorland, L evens 1 7, p .157 9 44
S izergh F ell F ragments o f c harcoal a nd a f ew b urnt s tones i n m ound C larke n o.1023 M cKenny H ughes : C W ( 2) 4 ( 1904) 7 1-9 , f ig . R OHM W estmorland, L evens 1 7 , p .157 P P
9 45
S kirwith M oor
C arlisle
5 85
9 46
S tainton, R edhills G rave e xcavated i nto r ock T aylor : C W ( 1) 6 ( 1882) 1 13
9 47-949 S tainton H ead, F urness S everal m ore u rns f ound i n s ame a rea , m any s mashed J . B olton : G eological f ragments c ollected p rincipally f rom r ambles a mong t he r ocks o f F urness a nd C artmel ( 1869) 1 39 D obson : C W ( 2) 1 2 ( 1912) 2 82-3 F ell : C W ( 2) 5 7 ( 1958 ) 9 -12, p l . B M 7 9 .12-9 .1780-1783 9 50
9 51
B utler & S mith ( 1956) 5 1. S unbrick , B irkrigg T he r esults o f t he e xcavation o f t his c airn a re a lmost i mpossible t o i nterpret . F ragments o f m any b odies w ere r ecorded, b ut i t i s u nclear i f t hese w ere c remations o r i nhumations . T he m ethod o f e xcavation a dopted m akes i t p ossible t hat d ifferent p arts o f t he s ame b urial m ight b e f ound i n d ifferent t renches, a nd i t i s n ot p ossible t o e stimate t he t otal n umber o f i ndividuals r epresented. T he d etermination o f t he s ex o f a n i ndividual f rom t eeth , o r a s ingle b one f ragment , a s s uggested b y S ir A rthur K eith i n t he o riginal r eport i s c onsidered t o b e u nreliable . T he c airn o bviously c overed m any b urial d eposits, p ossibly f ragmentary D obson : C W ( 2) 2 7 ( 1927) 1 00-9 U llock ( c 1 876) I ncense c ups a nd u rns f ound C ollingwood C W ( 2) 2 3 ( 1923) 2 58 D ickinson : C W ( 1) 3 ( 1878 ) 3 46
9 52-953 W arcop C LXXI _ B B 3 85-6
9 54
W asdale B eck T iny c ist 1 2ins s quare F ell : C W ( 2) 7 4 ( 1974) 3
9 55-963 W aterloo H ill, A glionby ( 1927 ) I n s and p it . U rns i n h ollows, 6 -8ft i n d iam . a nd 3 ft b elow m odern s urface, s urrounded w ith b lack a sh a nd c harcoal a nd m any u n-urned c remations ( unknown n umber). E ncrusted u rn f ound a bout 6 0-70yds f rom o ther b urial d eposits . 9 56 H odgson n o .1 9 57 H odgson n o .2 9 58 H odgson n o.3 : L ongworth : P PS 2 7 ( 1961) 3 34 9 59 " Incomplete f ood v essel" eins h igh , 4 i -ins d iam . a t m outh . L ip h as o ne a nd t he r im s everal h orizontal l ines o f t wisted c ord i mpressions . B ody b eneath r im d ecorated w ith s hort o blique i ncisions . 9 60 ' Urn' 9 61 H odgson n o.4 9 63 E ncrusted u rn : H odgson n o .5 : C owie C UM 5 , f ig.5 S pence : C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 04-5 H odgson : C W ( 2) 5 6 ( 1957) 1 2-17 C arlisle 5 86
9 64
9 65
W etheral, C lint H ead F arm S pence : C W ( 2) 3 5
( 1935) 1 73
W hite L yne v alley R ichardson : C W ( 2) 7 4 ( 1974) 2 23-4
9 66-974 N etherhall c ollection ( ? L ocal p rovenance a t M aryport) 9 66 H odgson n o .1 : C owie C UM 3 A , f ig .5 9 67 H odgson n o.2 : C owie C UM 3 B , f ig .5 9 68 H odgson n o .3 9 69 H odgson n o.4 9 70 H odgson n o.5 : H utchinson p l .IV .67 9 71 H odgson n o.6 : L ongworth : P PS 2 7 ( 1961) 3 42 9 72 F rag . o f ?u rn , w ith c arination 9 73 F rag . o f p lain b ase 9 74 F rag. o f p lain b ase W . H utchinson : H istory o f C umberland I I ( 1794) 2 81, p l .IV .67 H odgson : C W ( 2) 5 6 ( 1957) 1 -6, f igs . C arlisle 9 75
N etherby c ollection ( ? L ocal p rovenance) T . P ennant : A t our o f S cotland, a nd v oyage t o t he H ebrides; M DCCLXXII ( 1774) p l .VII .342 ( facing p .84)
9 76
C umberland B AP I n o.182, p l .XV F ell ( 1950) n o.6 C W ( 2) 4 0 ( 1940) 1 12 C larke n o.111
9 77
C arlisle
C umberland ? ?C lass I b r azor B AP I I n o.488, p l .XCVI F ell : C W ( 2) 6 7 ( 1967) 1 7-25, f ig .1 .4a-b B utler & S mith ( 1956) 5 2, a s
' Keswick, N orthumberland' B M
5 87
[ sic ]
T able 1 1
( 1)
( 2)
:B eaker a nd E arly B ronze A ge b urials i n t he n orth o f E ngland
N orth-east
C umbria
B urials w ith g rave g oods o f E BA d ate
2 58 ( 38% )
( 30% )
C omplete E BA v essels, p robably f rom f unerary c ontexts
(9 % )
( 8% )
6 4
9 4 2 5
( 3)
B urials w ith a rtifacts w hich a re i nsufficiently d escribed f or a ccurate c lassification ( e.g. ' pot')
1 30 ( 19% )
5 6 ( 1 8 % )
( 4)
B urials w hich b y r ite, c ontext a nd a ssociation w ith o ther d atable b urials a re p robably a lso o f E RA d ate
2 21 ( 32% )
1 31 ( 42% )
6 73 ( 100% )
3 06 ( 100% )
C onsidering t he a rea a s aw hole ( Cumbria a nd t he n orth-east c ombined), t hen t he n umbers a nd p ercentages o f b urials i n e ach o f t he f our c ategories l isted a bove a re a s f ollows:-
3 52 ( 35% )
w ith g rave g oods
8 9 (9 % )
c omplete p ots a rtifacts i nsufficiently d escribed
1 86 ( 18% )
r ite /context /association p robably E BA
3 52 ( 35% )
T otal
5 88
9 79 b urials ( 100% )
T ype o f s ite
N umber o f s ites N orth—east
A l
f lat c ists I cistst ( no o ther d etails )
C umbria
1 18
7
4 6
3
A 2
m ounds w ith s ingle c ist
6 1
A 3
m ounds w ith s ingle c ist & o ther d eposits
1 2
7
A 4
m ultiple c ist m ounds
2 6
5
B i
f lat g raves
2 7
1 5
B 2
m ounds w ith s ingle b urial d eposit
4 1
2 5
B 3
m ounds w ith m ultiple c remations
1 8
B 4
m ound w ith p it g raves
B 5
m ounds w ith i nhums. & c rems.
6
B 6
m ounds w ith i nhums . o nly
3
7
1
S tone c ircles
2
4 —Poster s tone c ircles
1
R ock—shelters
2
P ot—hole
3
1
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T able
1 3
1 2
:B urial c ontexts i n t he n orth o f E ngland
5 89
3 55
9 5
A A l
B URIALS I N C ISTS F lat c ist g raves 1 2 4 5 9 3 3 3 6 4 4-47
5 7 6 7-71 7 4 8 0 9 7-102 1 05 1 06 1 07 11 14 1 23 1 37 1 39-141 1 45 1 54 1 57 1 59 1 61 1 67-168 1 79 1 82 1 84-186 1 87 1 88 1 89-190 1 95 . 2 33 2 57 2 85 2 86-287 2 93-296 3 02-303 3 04 3 26 3 34-335 3 36-341 3 42-343 3 44 3 52 3 61-362 T able 1 3
S ingle c ists ( no r ecord o f w hether f lat o r c overed b y m ound )
3 63 3 64-368 3 75 3 77 3 78-379 3 89-390 4 28-430 4 31
8 1 0 1 2 1 3 1 4 3 4 6 0 6 1
4 34 4 51 4 52 4 55 4 59 4 99 5 08 5 11 5 14 5 17-524 5 25 5 28-529 5 30 5 34 5 84-586 6 04 6 05 6 06 6 09 6 15 6 20 6 21 6 73 7 23-724 7 36 7 37 7 44 9 30-931 5 12 5 23
6 3 7 5 12 1 58 1 60 1 93 2 29 2 32 2 80 3 07 3 47 3 57 3 91-392 4 05 4 06 4 22 4 39 4 53-454 5 16 5 26 5 73-574 5 75 5 87 5 91 5 97 6 16 6 23-627 6 28 6 42 6 43-645 7 65 8 29 9 64
:C lassification o f b urial s ites a ccording t o c ontext ( Number srefer t o t hose u sed i n t he B urials c atalogue
5 90
& T able 1 0)
A 2 M ounds w ith s ingle c ist o nly 7 1 4 2 5 3 5 6 6 2 6 6 9 0 13 1 35 1 36 1 38 1 46 1 47 1 48 1 56 1 66 1 96-197 2 00 2 19 2 67 2 81 3 08-309 3 45 3 53 3 73 4 10 4 36 4 37 4 38 4 56 4 69 4 70 4 80 4 81 4 92 5 06 5 10 5 13 5 27 5 49 5 50 5 51 5 53
A 3 M ounds w ith s ingle c ist a nd o ther d eposits
6 29 6 65 7 43 7 64 7 94 8 23 8 39 8 41 8 70 8 71 9 38 9 54 9 65
5 4-55 15-122 1 62-164 1 70-177 2 01-207 2 53-255 2 82 3 11-313 3 70-371 4 89-491 4 93-495 4 96-497 5 62-564 7 19-721 7 38-739 7 95-797 8 15-820 8 60-861 9 12-916 9 21 A 4 M ultiple c ist m ounds 1 8-32 4 8-52 5 8-59 7 8-79 8 7-88 9 1-94 1 26-131 2 10-212 2 35-238 2 46-249 2 58-266 2 68-278 3 82-387 4 11-414 4 23-425 4 43-446 4 48-450 4 57-458 4 61-464 5 3 1-533 5 35-546
5 61 5 70 5 68 5 79 5 80 5 83 5 90 6 11 6 12
5 54-558 5 59-560 5 76-578 5 92-596 6 07-608 7 29-735 7 46-747 7 99-814 9 26-927
6 13 5 91
9 33-937 9 39-943
B
B URIALS N OT I N C ISTS
B 1 F lat g raves
B 2
3 8 3 9 1 34 1 42 1 94 1 99 2 09 2 27-228 2 34 2 89-292 3 25 3 27 3 33 3 54-355 3 56 3 88 3 93-404 4 15-417 4 73-475 4 72 5 09
M ounds w ith s ingle b urial d eposit
4 3 7 2 7 3 7 6-77 8 4-85 1 32-133 1 55 1 65 1 83 2 24 2 50 2 51-252 2 97 2 98 3 10 3 58 3 59 3 69 3 72 4 07 4 08 4 32 4 33 4 35 4 47 4 60 4 68 4 71 4 78 4 79 4 83 4 87-488 4 98 5 48 5 52 5 65 5 69 5 82 6 14 6 65 6 85 7 22
5 99-603 6 10 6 30-641 6 46-652 6 54-665 6 72 6 74-676 7 25-726 7 67-793 $ 24-825 8 26-827 8 30-838 8 47 8 58 9 17 9 29 9 32 9 47-949 9 55-963 9 66-974 1 10 4 18
5 92
7 42 7 45 7 48 7 49 7 50 7 56 7 63 7 98 8 40 8 42 8 45 8 46 8 48 8 62 8 69 8 72 9 11 9 19 9 22 9 25 9 28 9 44
B 3
M ounds w ith m ultiple c remations
O ther s tructures S tone c ircles
1 5-17 4 0-41 8 1-83 1 08-109 '1 43-144 1 81(?) 2 13-215 2 16-218 2 20-222 2 99-301 3 14-323 3 28-332 3 48-350 4 20-421 4 26 4 27 4 65-467 5 88-589 6 77-684 6 89-700 7 01-706 7 07-708 8 22 8 64-867 8 75-910
1 98 6 50 7 09-713 8 48 8 49 8 50-857 4 -Poster s tone c ircle 5 72
N atural f eatures R ock-shelters 1 80 2 41-245 P ot-hole 8 21
B 4 M ounds w ith p it g raves 1 49-153 B 5 M ounds w ith i nhumations a nd c remations 6 86-688 7 51-755 7 57-759 7 60-762 8 43-844 B 6 M ounds w ith i nhumations 7 14-718 9 50(?) 9 52-953
5 93
N orth-east
N umber o f c ists
1 -2 A dderstone 3 3-34 Amble 4 4-47 B arrasford 6 7-71 B edlington
2 2 3 o r 4 ,5
7 4 B elford C rag 9 7-102 B laydon 1 06-107 B orewell F arm 12 B rainshaugh 14 B rierton
' several' 5 2 ' several' ' several'
1 39-141 C allaly 1 57 C heswick L inks
3 ' several'
1 67-168 C olwell 1 84-187 1 88-190 2 93-296 3 04-306 3 36-341
2
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3 42-343 H umbleton B uildings 3 61-362 J esmond, C rag H all 3 77 L emmington H all
2 3 4 3 (?) a bout 8 2 2 ' a g reat n umber'
3 89-390 L ilburn H ill
2
3 91-392 4 28-430 5 17-524 5 27-529 5 73-574
2 3 7 2 2
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5 75 T itlington M ount
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6 23-627 W ooperton
5
6 43-645 Y eavering F arm
3
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1 4
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5 94
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1 82 D alton
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1 89 D ilston P ark A
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1 90 D ilston P ark B
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2 25 F ord *
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*
t
t
5 11
t
t
*
*
*
*
t
*
*
*
S acriston
5 23 S eahouses
( 8)
5 27
S hipley
5 30
S malesmouth
5 34
S neep
5 65
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? *
M /3 M /3
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t
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t
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170 Copt Hill (1)
t
t
213 Fawns CCX
t
t
/3
222 Ford Common CLXXXVI
t
t
F/3
i
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t
317-319 321
t t
t t
"
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II
II
t
3
t
3
i
334 Hul'ne Park
t
t
t
364-368 Kelloe Law
t
t
5
424 Low Trewhitt
t
i
456 Otterburn
t
t
512 Sandhoe
t
534 Sneep
t
535 South Charlton
u
bone pin
cJ
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t
t
599 West Hepple, pit A
i
605 West Lilburn
t
'!'able 47
I1
t
t
Wood
314-316 Holystone Common
2B cobble stone
s
244 Goatscrag (3) " (4) 245
280 Hedley
0
� Other grave goods
t
155 Chatten Sandyford, cairn B
268 Hasting Hill " " 278
(1) +J +J
FV
t
t
>,
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121 Broomhill, Ford CLXXXVII t 148 Chatten CXCII
.+J....0 CU s (1)
4
t
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i
F/3
u
bronze frag.
B
bronze knife,jet button, frag of chalk
7 98 G rey C roft
4 ) m • -
0
t
S ex/age
S ite
4 J e , ,
C remation
0
B ody P osition
7 5
o " i 4 _ ) e 0
› , g i w 4 _ ) o
g,
O ther g rave g oods
f rag. r ing
8 46 K irkby S tephen C LXX
*
9 52
*
W arcop
C LXXI
t 2
6 32
o f
l ignite
e i, '
9 3 B lawearie C C 1 23 B roomhouses,
A ngerton
e
• , i
S ex! a ge
e
C remation
4 ,
B ody p osition
P lace
F lat
M ound
o • , 1
w
( I ) 4 _ ,
f lint k nife
t t
t
O ther c ontexts: O ther g rave g oods
t
F /
b ronze k nife-dagger 2 f lint k nives ' light h ammer o f f lint'
1 81
C rookham D ene
2 22 F ord C ommon C LXXXVI 2 44 G oatscrag
?
?
*
t t
( 3)
t
F /3 Y °
U
j et b utton r ock s helter f lint f lake
Yl ig
t
*
2 83 H epple
p
( Limited d etails o f f ind) F V
t
p
t
t
F V
t
t
" Stoney-vague" n ear t
H um b leton H ouse 3 75 K yloe 4 59 P ark E nd, 5 68 n r.
t he C ruses
S winburne s tandi g
s tone
t
t
5 90 W ark
t
t
5 91
f lint k nife
t
3 10 H olwick 3 45
t
*
2 96 H igh C ocklaw
' other a rticles"
t
W arksburn B ridge ?
6 53 Y eavering
*
t
E U
s mall s quare " cist"
C umbria t
t
7 32 B roomrigg C ( III)
j et b utton a lso i n
M /3
m ound 7 51-755 C rosby G arrett i n b ody o f m ound
t
C LXXVI 7 63 C rosby R avensworth " Dale M oor"
t
t
S S
F rags.
o f " early
B ritish p ottery"
T able
48
B urials w ith j et n ecklaces a nd b eads 6 33
. , 4 0
h . 4
e . , w c n
w 4 . )
O ther c ontexts: o f a -, o ther g rave g oods
F V
N i +
8 63 M ecklin P ark
E
C remation
P lace
4 J
B ody p osition
M ound
0 . ,
" Food v essel b urial" f lint k nife & a rrowhead
'f ragment o f
K irkoswald
I
h e e
8 78 O ld P arks,
I nside i ncense c up
a j et o rnament
7 99-814 H ackthorpe H all E state
T able 49
:
T ypes o f j et n ecklaces a nd b eads
B arrel
S pacer p late n ecklaces
a nd d isc b eads
9 3 B lawearie C C
1 23 B lawearie 1 81
f ound w ith b urials
8 63 M ecklin P ark
C rookham D ene
2 96 H igh C ocklaw B arrel b eads a nd j et
3 10 H olwick
' button'
3 45 H umbleton 2 22 F ord C ommon C LXXXVI
3 75 K yloe 4 59
P ark E nd
5 91
W arksburn
B iconical b eads
7 51-755 C rosby G arrett O ld P arks B arrel b eads o nly N ecklaces
o f u nknown t ype
2 44 G oatscrag 5 68 n r. S winburn 7 99-814 H ackthorpe H all ( frag. o f ' jet o rnament')
2 83 H epple 5 90 W ark D isc b eads o nly 6 53 Y eavering 7 32 B roomrigg C ( III) 7 63 C rosby R avensworth
6 34
N orth-east
e P lace
o
1 49
t
C hatton S andyford B I
2 22 F ord C ommon C LXXXVI
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t
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C / 3
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w
F /3
c
O ther c ontexts: o ther g rave g oods
B
( 2 j et b uttons)
U
w ith j et b eads, f lint
t
t
2 46 G reat T osson
t
6 05 W est L ilburn
t
*
F V/EFV a ntler p ick?
( ) F /3
t
f lake
B
r onze k nife-dagger f lint
f lake
i ece o f c halk 6 21
t
W ooler
t
t
‚711 i
M /3
C umbria
7 29-735
B roomrigg C
i n b ody o f m ound:
t
j et
e ads a lso i n m ound ( No o ther d etails)
M oor D ivock
F ragment o f j et
c up?
N orth-east 2 98 H igh K nowes A ( 3)
J et
t
f lint
s craper
t
i n b ody o f m ound
r ings
7 98 G rey C roft
T able
5 0
:
B urials w ith j et b uttons,
6 35
r ings a nd j et
f ragments
1 •, .
H e
f rags,
.,
f lints
j et n ecklace,
. . , _
h i e H e
O ther g rave g oods
b ronze t
H e
H e
1 23 B roomhouses
S ex/age
I nhumation
_ Ci s t H e H e
H e
H e
5 3 B arrasford
H e
1 8 Amble C CXVI
H e
H e
4 A llerwash
F lat
M ound
P rovenance
w . e w =
, + w C l ) C l ) w > 7 : 1 o o 4 .
f lint
8 c ' light h ammer o f
-„
H e H e r 3 E,
, . 1
H e
H e
H e
*
j et b utton, f lints & f rag. o f c halk
I
h e
6 05 W est L ilburn
h e
4 18 L ow M oralee F arm 4 49 N orth C harlton
H e
H e
H e
3 35 H umbleton
N e
1 56 C heswick
H e
e f i
f lint'
T able
5 1:
D agger a nd k nife-dagger b urials
6 36
i n t he n orth o f E ngland
rt
c i p X
( —i -
v )
G Q 0 0
< C D
0
0 r t 0 9
P ottery
S ex/age
C remation
B ody p osition
, • i
c n ( . . )
I nhumation
p unow
S ite
c d
B RONZE AWLS 2 03 E tall M oor C LXXXIV
t
t
2 32 F owberry
t
7 15 B irkrigg E ast
t
8 47 K irkoswald
/ 3
U
b one p in
F V
t t
p ig i ncisor
t
t M /3
U
t
t
U
B RONZE R AZORS 9 46
S tainton H ead
9 77
' Cumberland'
F V
F RAGMENTS O F C OPPER O R BRONZE 1 66 C oldsmouth H ill 4 41
t B
N orham
5 99 W est H epple,
/ 3,/3 4 / 3,/1 U
p it A
( stain: f lint
a wl?)
f lake
6 03 W est H epple, *
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*
7 42 C arrock F ell
t
8 58 L ittle M ell 9 50 B irkrigg,
( awl?)
*
( frag. t t
t
F ell
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o f b inding?)
3 U
?
*
O BJECT O F U NKNOWN T YPE 3 47
T able
" sword h andle o f b ronze"
*
H umbleton
5 2
:
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b ronze
6 37
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3 o
S ite
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c u m
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4'
, u tu er c ontexts a nd n
g rave g oods
B ONE P INS 4 0 B amborough C XCVIII
t
/ 3
U
B roomhill C LXXXVII
*
/ 3
U
f lint f lake
2 03 E tall M oor C LXXXIV
t
/ 3
U
b ronze a wl
1 21
3 14-316 H olystone C ommon
F /3
C CV
3 F /3
3 21-323
d itto
*
/ 2
4 f lint 2 U
f lakes
2 f lint f lakes
7 51-755 C rosby G arrett C LXXVI
( in b ody o f m ound) I
8 45 K irkby S tephen C LXIX
B ONE AWLS 2 75 H asting H ill
t
t
ovx
/ 3
7 46 C lifton
t
t dr
M ?/3
B ONE T OGGLES 7 21
( 1)
F V
f lint k nife,antler f rag.
B
( ?) t
B leaberry H aws C
p
f lint
s aw
7 51-755 C rosby G arrett ( in b ody o f m ound)
C LXXVI
B ONE C HISEL 7 51-755
( in b ody o f m ound)
C rosby G arrett
C LXXVI
' BONE R ING' 7 99-814 H ackthorpe H all A NTLER
( in b ody o f m ound)
E state
' PICKS'
2 46 G reat T osson 2 75 H asting H ill I f
T able
"
5 2
( VII) ( IX)
t
t h )
t
t
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F V/EFV
/ 3
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lint k nife,bone a wl F V f
1 , . 0
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H
t
I ron H ill
P ottery
r z i
g
c n
S ex/age
• 1 4
n i
C remation
, i
O ther c ontexts a nd g rave g oods
X
4
a nimal b ones
X
M ound
S ite
8 39
e
4
B ody p osition
o
. 1 I 4
a nimal b ones
Z
4
c n •H
w
o
P ottery
S ite
4
a l , +
C remation
0
B ody p osition
"1 : 1
I nhumation
t
C LXVII
S ex/age
8 42 K irkby S tephen
O ther c ontexts a nd g rave g oods
AMBER B EAD 5 06 R ugley
C LAY B EADS f lint f lake & s craper , w
7 03 B anniside M oor C 9 25 R avenstonedale C LXXVI
G LASS B EAD ( in b ody o f m ound)
7 95-7 G rayson -Lands
m m
A lnwick
, w
5 27 S hipley,
e
2 00 E llsnook
7 04 B anniside M oor D 9 50 S unbrick,
T able
B irkrigg
5 2
:O ther g rave g oods:
e d
w
R ED O CHRE
b eads a nd o chre
6 39
c r )
" C
• , 1 r . . )
t
t
t
4
4
, i
W ( 1 0
w r n
P ottery
c d
, + g r .
C remation
punoN
S ite
B ody p osition
o 4
O ther c ontexts a nd g rave g oods
BATTLE AXE 5 25
S eghill
C HISEL 4
9 12 O rton C LXXIX
O M
( disturbed)
M /3
WHETSTONES t
2 29 F oulden 3 28 H owick H eugh
( 1)
3 72 K irkhaugh
( 1)
t
3 73 K irkhaugh
( 2)
t
7 99-814 H ackthorpe H all
F /3
t
/ 1
U +ss B
f lints,
g old e arring
t E U
t
9 63 W aterloo H ill
.
C OBBLE S TONE,
• t
3 6 Amble P ier 9 33-934
S hield K nowe
*
t
t
t
t
t
t
*
t
M /3
lint-flake 2 B f 2 FV
' PEBBLE H AMMERS' t
1 23 B roomhouses
4 62 P itland H ills
( 1)
*
g r zz
' POUNDER A ND P ERFORATED S TONE' 7 99-814 H ackthorpe H all
T able
5 2
t
:O ther g rave g oods:
s tone
6 40
f lint k nives, j et b eads, b ronze k nife
F /
M /3
F V
S ite a nd n umber
1 8-32
R elation t o o ld g round s urface
A mble
1 431A4 C atcherside C CXI
b elow
o n
F V+bronze k nife F V E FV
F V
C oldsmouth H ill
F V
E FV
1 49-153 C hatton S andy-f ord
1 66
a bove
E FV f lint f lake
f lint k nife
b ronze f rag .
1 70-177 G op k- H ill
E PV p robably a bov e F V
2 01-207 E tall M oor
U + b one p in + b ronze a wl
B ( frags .)
U +I
2 13-215 F awns C CX
f lint f lake
2 58-266 H arbottle P eels C CII
' pot !
F V F V F V F V
F V F V
2 68-278 H asting H ill
F V F V+flint k nife + bone p in + antler
F V+flint f lake
3 14-323 H olystone G ammon C CV
b one p in f lint f lakes
p ot + I p ot F V E FV F V ,scraper+flake
f lint f lakes p ot b one p in 2 U ( possibly a ssociated)
4 61-464 P itland H ills
p ot
F V+pebble h ammer E U+flint k nife
4 93-494 R osebrough 7 01-706 B anniside M oor
U +sherd
c lay b ead s herds+haematite
7 29-735 B roomrigg C
i ncense c up j et b eads ( below g .s.?)
j et b utton b ronze f rag .
P able 5 3
E BA b urial s ites w ith a rtifacts i n s tratigraphic r elationship
6 41
2200 •
Beakers 2100 .
2000. • •
1900.
1800_
1 700
.
1600
.
•
• •
bc 1500•
1 400_
•
1300_
•
1200-
1100_
•
1 000
900
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c :
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› , H H . H 4 0 c d C
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( 1 . ) › , > , i d H . 1 U ) W d H C
› , H H , i D d C
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Table
54
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0 ' 1 ( Z > a C O H W ,A t ü ) u l , 4 c ) S . b . 0 d W « I , O C , C > O ( 1 ) 0 Z r z •
> a P I i l l H ,A 0 0 , 4 g-4 d Z : 1 0 d , d • C W • H H 4 > P • H H 4 4 • , • c d c t l• • 1 . X I g e l r t • r .J
r x .
Radiocarbon
0 2 » 0 m 0 c c0 < . . i W Nc _ 7 CO ,c 1 c0
u-\ N It * p a , -1 J I
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dates
• c e. 1
for
c . ) *
EBA
6 42
Z c n C ( 2 O : 1 N H U ) I H Z r 1 d 0 3 I 4 W 0 0 4 ) b e 0 0 4 ) • H ( f ) " s d g . 0 0
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ceramics: Beakers
0 > 0 t O . u )
‹ e
1900 _ - Food
vessels
Urns
1800 -
• •
1 700
1600
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1 500 _ •
• •
•
1 400 _
•
•
bc 1 300
• •
•
•
•
•
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•
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1200 •
1100 •
1000 _
900
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W H g . c d r l
i
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5 4
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n
C D H ( 1 4 • 4 )
m m H H C V t I H -e \0 4 N- I c 0 f a , c I C O _ . 2 Z ON C 4 I ON . ,e t 4 t a 0 I ( 1 ) r 4 m i • , . • c C in f 4 _ / . c d H a ) c r ) 4 0 > H H 0 . 4 0 f a . . 1 4 ) m i $ • > > 4 a ) 0 3 c d ( 1 . ) 0 g . c l . )
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I
g . • , I c d C. ) n c l 0
x r = t z r i n Z a . E 1 c n 3 z
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H H
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dates
f or
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6 43
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r .
c a
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3
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g . 4
c d r i i
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a ) t o + , • , 1 a i - 0 4 0 4 , C D . 1 g . C D
=
4 .,
C d
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r d 1 : 5 G . ) P 2
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P i 0 N J C. N I H „ s 4 I c d 2
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vessels
T able 5 5
R eferences f or B eaker r adiocarbon d eterminations i n T able a nd c hronology o f B eaker t ypes, T able
5 4
5 6
A mesbury G .51, W ilts. R adiocarbon 1 8 ( 1976) 1 7 A ntofts, Y orks. A rchaeological S ite I ndex ... 3 J .1 A shgrove, F ife H enshall ( r966) 1 74 B albirnie, F ife R itchie ( 1975) 6 -7 B al lynagilly ,The C orbie R adiocarbon 1 3 ( 1971) 1 05-8 1 5 ( 1973) 2 18-9 S mith A .G . e t a l. ( 1971) 9 7-102 J RSAI 9 9 ( 1969) 1 65-8 A pSimon ( 1969) 3 5 B renig
C alliswold,
L ynch & A llen ( 1975) 1 3 -3 7 B arrow 2 75
R adiocarbon 2 1 ( 1 .979) 3 76
C hatton S andyford, N orthumberland J obey ( 1968) 5 -50 C hippenham , b arrow 5 , h earth V III , C ambs . L eaf ( 1940) 5 6-7 , f ig .20 C ooks t on, A irlie R adiocarbon 1 6 ( 1974) 3 48 D iscovery a nd e xcavation i n S cotland 1 970, 3 D urrington W alls, W ilts . ongworth ( 1971) W ainwright & L 1967) 1 66-84 A nt .Jour . 4 7 ( 1959) 2 89-90 A ntiquity 3 3 ( t t 4 2 ( 1968) 2 0-6 F ifty F arm , M ildenhall F en L eaf ( 1934 ) 1 06 27 F ochabers ( Boghead M ound), S peymouth F orest D iscovery a nd e xcavation i n S cotland 1 972, 3 0
K nap H ill, W ilts.
I t
I t
t
I t
I t
1
( 1961 e xcavations) W AN 6 0 ( 1965) 3 , -23 A ntiquity 4 3 ( 1969) 3 04 . . . .5 6 44
1 974 , 8 4 1 975 , 3 3
K nowth , M eath R adiocarbon 1 8 ( 1976) 3 3 -4 L etchworth , p it I , H erts . R adiocarbon 1 1 ( 1969) 2 88-9 L ion P oint , s ite 14 , a rea 2 , E ssex P PS 2 ( 1936) 1 78-90 A rchaeolozical S ite I ndex .. 3 J .1 L ittle P ond G round, W olverton, B ucks. D . C larke i n G reen ( 1974 ) 1 17-8 R adiocarbon 1 9 ( 1977) 4 03 M ount P leasant, D orset W ainwright ( 1979) 1 86 N ewgrange A ntiquity 4 6 ( 1972) 2 26-7 N orthton, S outh H arris S impson ( r976) A ntiquity 4 7 ( 1973) 6 1-3 P inhole C ave,
D erbys. G ilks ( 1974) 8 -15
S awdon M oor I
Y AJ 4 5 ( 1973) 6 7 -8
U dal, N orth U ist R adiocarbon 1 7 ( 1975) 4 6-7 W attisfield
( Cottage F ield), S uffolk R obertson-Mackay ( 1961) 1 02 P roc . S uffolk I nst . A rch . 2 7 ( 1958) 1 17
W indmill H ill, W ilts.
R adiocarbon 3 ( 1961) 4 2 S mith I .F . ( 1965) 1 1, 8 0-2
Y sgwennant R adiocarbon 1 1 ( 1969) 2 68 S avory ( 1972a) 1 7-50
R eferences f or f ood v essels
H a llynagilly S mith A .G . e t a l .
( 1971) 9 9
C oney I sland, L ough N eagh R adiocarbon 1 3 ( 1971) 1 04 U JA 2 8 ( 1965) 7 8-101 D unfermline,
c ist 3 P SAS 1 04 ( 1971-2) 1 35 6 45
D yrsgwylfa F awr, P onterwyd, C ardiganshire G reen ( 1980) 1 37 , n ote E arls F arm D own, A mesbury , W ilts . P PS 3 3 ( 1967) 3 36-66 H arland E dge R iley ( 1966) 3 1-53, 1 15-7 K nockenny F arm , G la nds R adiocarbon 1 6 ( 1974) 3 48 D iscovery a nd e xcavation i n S cotland 1 965, 3 M ount P leasant W ainwright ( 1979) R eswallie M ains F arm R adiocarbon 1 6 ( 1974) 3 48 D ISCOVB17 a nd e xcavation i n S cotland 1 967, 3 T allington, s ite 1 6 S impson W .G .
( 1976) 2 15-39
R eferences f or u rns
B arbrook I I D AJ 8 6 ( 1966) 1 15-7 A rch . J . 1 23 ( 1966) 1 -26 B edd B ranwen A rch . C amb . 1 20 ( 1971) 8 2-3 B renig 5 1 B renig 4 4 B renig 4 5
) ) )
L ynch & A llen ( 1975) 1 3-37 L ynch e t a l . ( 1974) 9 -64
erbys . B rown E dge, T otley M oor , D L ewis ( 1966) 1 15-7 C ity F arm , O xon . C ase e t a l .
( 1966) 2 1
C otton V a lley F arm R adiocarbon 1 9 ( 1977) 4 04 D evil's R ing, B rightwell R adiocarbon 1 2 ( 1970) 1 84 E riswell , S uffolk R adiocarbon 1 1 ( 1969) 2 85 P roc . S uffolk I nst . A rch . 3 0 ( 1966) 2 78 F engate
P ryor ( L976) R adiocarbon 1 9 ( 1977) 4 05-6 6 46
G randtully A ntiquity 4 3
( 1969) 2 16-7
G reat A yton„ Y orks . P ierpoint ( 1979) 2 24-5 H arpley , N orfolk E ast A nglian A rch . 2 ( 1976) 6 2 R adiocarbon 1 9 ( 1977) 41 H owick H eugh J obey & N ewman ( 1975) 1 -16 K irkhill, W est H epple M iket ( 1974) M eadowlands P ollock & W aterman ( 1964) 3 1-58 M ount P leasant W ainwright ( 1979) N ant M aden, P owys R adiocarbon 2 1 ( 1979 ) 3 43 -4 P ond C airn, M id-Glamorgan R adiocarbon 2 1 ( 1979) 3 43 R oxton , B eds .
R adiocarbon 2 1 ( 1979 ) 3 58 -9
S nail D own, E verleigh B urgess S warkestone
T regiffian
( 1974) 2 26
R adiocarbon 5 ( 1963) 3 6 G reenfield ( 1960) 1 -48
R adiocarbon 1 8 ( 1976) 3 9
W arren F arm A rch . J . 1 31 ( 1974) 7 5-139 W easenham L yngs, b arrow G .7 R adiocarbon 1 8 ( 1976 ) 3 9 W hitestanes M oor, D umfries ( pygmy c up) T rans . D umfries & G alloway 4 2 ( 1965) 5 1-60 W ykeham F orest
Y AJ 4 5
( 1973) 9 2
6 47
T able 5 6
:B eaker t ypes
( Clarke's n omenclature) f rom d ated c ontexts
P re-2000 b c B allynagilly
f ine w ares — c ombed a nd i ncised d ecoration c oarse w ares — p lain a nd f inger—nail d ecoration — c hequer a nd l ozenge p atterns —n o c ord d ecoration
P inhole C ave
3 4
c2 000-1750 b c F ifty F arm
f inger—nail d ecorated, c ombed, s cored, r usticated, a nd h andled v essels
C hippenham
S 2, F P
K nap H ill
S 3
L ion P oint
F P , S H4,
A ntofts
A OC
A mesbury G 51
S 2
L ittle P ond G round
p ossibly l ate E
B W ,
E .Ang ., F N ( unknown w hich t ype w as d ated)
( W)
c1 750-1500 b c M ount P leasant
A OC, N 1/D , S 2-3, 3 4 ( same l ayer i ncludes E , W /MR, N /MR, F N, F P u ndecorated a nd s troke o rnamented s herds)
C hatton S andyford
NAR
D urrington W alls
r usticated
W attisfield
F P , 3 4, S H4
W indmill H ill
F N, r usticated, E ? a nd p robably N orthern a nd S outhern t ypes
B renig 5 1
c ombed a nd i ncised d ecoration
N orthton
N .B ritish t ypes
S awdon M oor
S 3
Y sgwennant
S outhern t ypes
6 48
( with s tylistic c hange)
c1 500 b c a nd l ater B albirnie
S 4
M ount P leasant
N /MR
A shgrove, F ife
S 4
S ummary o f c urrency o f B eaker t ypes) a s k nown f rom d ated c ontexts
a lE2 F N F P r usticated B W E .Ang . A OC l ate E . S 2 S 2(W) 3 3 S 4
W AR N /MA NA IR N 1/ 1 ) N 2-N4
l ate 3 rd m ill.
b c
c2 000 b c
c1 750 b c
c1 500 b c
C opper
C opper a xes e tc .
L ater N eolithic
b ronze f lat B z A l a xes e tc . E BA f langed a xes
B z A 2
e tc
A cton P ark
?1 6th c entury B C
( A3)
B z B i B 2
M BA
T aunton
B z C
1 300 B C
D
P enard
H a A l A 2
1 000 B C W a llington— W ilburton
H a B l 9 00 B C
E vart P ark
H a B 2 8 00 B C B 3
L BA
7 00 B C H a C
H a C
I ron A ge
T able 5 7
:C hronological s cheme u sed f or m etalwork f rom t he n orth o f E ngland.
6 50
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p al
d e
m i . p os
d e l
T as -f lp p a2urj ,
4 .
l uau lge . . 13 ap n . [t a
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T i m
a viloo p apunou
*
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( including Y orkshire)
4 1
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a ri -t oo qe iä
* 1
4
* 4
2 u -fp inom a id -pi d e
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I
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' 3 44
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d f i
d e l
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1a) 1. 3c ' S d e r l
a pe iq p al l auur in
p adeqs—jual
d e
d e l
'p adrqs—jual
d e l
d e i
d e l
d e
d e
d e l
d e l d e l
p adooi — ar . du -fse
4 1
K ilnhurst
d e l
H aydon B ridge
d e l
2 uTuado p alDag o ld
d e l
Wallington
d
d e l
.
D oncaster
p a
.
C arr Moorside
7 --Spearheads---Spearhead f ragments
* 4
t radition'
> 4
al may
*
avi n uue ua d
4 A
sPl aTIIS
axe
ant-Is -re d
pal a) p os
re uo31 -!s ue ll ,
4 A
4 A
pea qle a ds pa 2 2 a d
4 t +
e
A
d e l
r i c i
4 1
pa de qs — Te a l
C l ) 4 _ J
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a ) -0
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( 2 1 ) e c e a ) c 11 4 w e a ) s a . c n
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pa de qs
ap pi q
4 A
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4 4
4 A
pal ' a u ue qp
r g i
t 4 c +
pe a qau a ds pa dool —apT s
4 A
4 A
pe a qa p a ds
, t e 1
e
f i c +
4 A
4, 4
pa dool —a1 2 u3 s
pe a qa v a ds 2 uT u a do pe a ql e a ds
pa do oT —l es e q
al nia ag
pa gol o u
laT d e l
pa
S
Teo -plo p
qlT m
p .10 MS
1 31° M
Pa
4 A
4 e 4
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*
pas e q-11 12T e aq s
nq
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pal o al oa d
mq
4 A
4 1 1
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l o . l os
4 e 1
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4 A
A
m
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e o , . c o
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( I )
a )
0
C O C A
C P
' 2
c d
g i . 1 ) C U 0 b p I 1
C ) o
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• C O G ) ,1 , C,
7 1
0 4 i, 3
• , , c 0
0 0
Ö a
/ / i
,
e> c
ee ,c >o c 2
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D e
0
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C2
C 1 C7
C >
V
o
,
0
•
D
\
, . . . . . . \
P ca iC (7 ;
. . 0 0. /
1 ) o t ./ H UH / 1) 1 1 ) 1 1M M ) I 1 \ \ \ \ \ \ t e ,
c7 0 0
0 30
Standing in
s tone
3 0 f t
s itu
Stump
of
s tanding
stone Displaced
Skelmore
s labs
Heads
( after
Powell
1963)
Disturbance Compact and
1 Adult grave 2 Adult
cairn
stones
soil
male
with
goods male
( disturbed)
3 Adult grave
male
4 Scattered of
two
with
goods remains
adults
and
child
5 Cremations bones in
( 12 +
various
and
unburnt
individuals) parts
of
cairn
Crosby
Garrett
description
Fig. 54
by
CLXXIV
(from
Greenwell
Neolothic
burials
1877)
1
0
7 07
3 0 f t
• •
G rave 1
1 : 2
A
1 : 2
1 : 1
. A t a G rave 3 F ig.55
Crosby
Garrett
1 : CLXXIV
grave
7 08
goods
( Kinnes
1979)
3 0 f t
0
•
Charcoal
and
Wood
and
l imestone
over
burials
Traces
F ig.56
Copt
of
Hill
burnt
earth s tacked
burning
' crematorium'
deposit
7 09
( after
Trechmann
1914)
Fig. 57
Chatton
Sandyford
cairn
7 10
E
( after
Jobey
1968)
N
0
0
0
0
0
T
00 a �o O 0� �
D
o
C
0 CJ
a
0 C)
0
0 c:::>
0
D
0
0
(;)
a
0
a
()
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
� C
c,
• Long Meg( 12ft high)
0
50
0
0
0
oO
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
200ft
Fig.58 Long Meg and her Daughters (after Thom & Thom 1980)
711
0°
0 0 cs a
0
0
0 s t .
0 e2 C :3 0 CliC)
0
C 3 L )
03
;
0
Fig.59
Castlerigg
1 0
s tone
2 0
3 0
c ircle
7 12
4 0
( after
5 0ft
Thom
& Thom
1 980)
0
C I D
I o
F ig. 60
Grey
Croft
( after
Thom
1 0i
s tone
20i
30'
40
c ircle,Seascale
& Thom
1980)
50ft
( restored)
I
0 . 6 ) 4 o °
C 2 ) Ocv Q
0
o
0
00 0
h
C
P
09 c7
C 3C 3
°
I 0
F ig. 61
Swinside
I 10
stone
20
circle
30
( after
7 14
40
Thom
50ft
& Thom
1980)
I 0
Fig. 62
Gunnerkeld
10
stone
3 0
20
circle
7 15
1
4 0
( after
I
5 0ft
Thom
& Thom
1980)
c KD0
, 0
ö
0
C S
0 0
o
°
. e 3
0
0
1 0
F ig. 63
Oddendale
10
s tone
20
3 0
c ircle
40
( after
7 16
1 5 0ft
Thom
& Thom
1 980)
t
N .
w e . /4 , 07
. 10
" ea
. .•
, • . n a r Ti ./«. . 7Z
•
K
_ . . . .-"" ‘
1
• :. . . . . . . . . ••'
—. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .
, . . , . . "
•„7, , „ . . ., -e" . , , . . t .. , . . 1 . 1 11 -1 ( 1r 0 . . . . ,. .,
. .
•
, . . .,
-,-'`' .
• • • ,
. ' -
Z s i
;
s v•
j
: •
: e
-
-
• • •
F ig.64
Henges
near
Penrith
(Pennant
1769)
•
Fig. 65
King two
Arthur's of
the
Round
three
Table
henges
and
near
the
Little
Penrith
Round
( Stukeley
Table: 1776)
F ig.66
Henges ( after
in the Milfield Miket 1976)
basin, north
7 19
Northumberland
1
4
W
I cm
9 F ig. 67
Battle
axes
and
mace
( 3) Kirkwhelpington ( 6) Birdoswald
heads
( 4) Cambo
( 7) Twizell
( 1)Seghill
( 8) Rothbury
7 20
( 2) Barras
Bridge
( 5)Threlkeld ( 9) Wolsingham
1
-
-
4 W
I
J
7 F ig.68
Battle
axes
( 4)Stockton
( 1) Kendal
( 2) Lanton
( 5) Holystone 7 21
( 3) Dunmallet
( 6)Shilbottle
( 7)Stanhope
----
J g l I
F ig. 69
C II I IE Z IN IO
Class
3
CM
I axe
hammers
( 1) Kirkbride
( 3)Buttermere
7 22
( 2)Egglestone
F ig.70
Class
I axe
hammers
( 1) Halton
( 3) Doddington
7 23
( 2) Keswick
1
1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1( 11 1 13 1 cm
2
3 F ig. 71
Class
I axe
Ravensworth
hammers
( 1) Allithwaite
( 3) Larkrigg
7 24
( 2)Crosby
1
M
I
cm
3
F ig. 72
C lass
I axe
( 3) Haydon
hammers
Bridge
(1) Ayside
( 4) Rusland
7 25
( 2)Borrowdale
F ig.73
C lass
I axe
hammers
( 1) Whickham
7 26
( 2) Kendal
( 3)Wigton
1
3
F ig.74
Class
II
axe
hammers
( 1) Gunnerton
( 3) Burradon
7 27
( 2) North
Sunderland
•
. S ec iion - on -A .ß . Lo a r zn q outh ._ . .S
0 0® a Poundi a lan -o farapeshon ey,z i pp er ara t2 4 7 . S cale
n ch t o I_F o c i7 7
•
4
. r a-4, ••
o
;
-
a r ound P lan 6 1 76 7u r rshan zno
F ig. 75
Cremation
pit
H ill
(Moffatt
Farm
with
I tI lli t7
e »r ularlY Z e .
' inscribed' 1 885)
7 28
s tone
at
Lilburn
6 62
CM
6 60
E e 2 Fig.(6
Pottery
from
burials
at
Yeavering
7 29
( Hope-Taylor
1977)
F ig . 71
Chatton
Sandyford
Cairn
7 30
1
( Jo -b ey
1968)
4 7)
1 :1 B 2
1 50
1 5 1
\\ "• " .•
z r/z/z /z/ZZ77,
C l
1 52 F ig.78
Chatton
Sandyford: pottery
and
burials
in
1968)
Cairn
1
(Jobey
7 31
jet
buttons
from
B IRKR IGG
4
•
c +u r n
l u
4
•
•
•
d r
( l b
4 C cremation
•
1 0
20
3 0
4 0
50ft
L EACET H ILL
I x
• • 0
F ig.79
5
Stone and
10
circles
Robinson
X
Urns
found
20ft
with
burials
& Ferguson
( after
1881)
7 32
G elderd
& Dobson
1912
Fig. 80
The
Three
burial
pit
Kings: 4-Poster ( Burl
& Jones
7 33
stone 1972)
circle
with
probable
V V V 7 7 7 V V V 7 V
F ig. 81
Goatscrag ( after
A rock
Burgess
shelter
1972)
7 34
burial
s ite
C
M
I
4 5 1
Uo m if i r i l lm gw !
4 52
1 07
Fig. 8 2
Beakers ( Jobey
found 1975
in
association
& Tait
7 35
1965)
in
graves
ei l i i/ 111111 1
d hON I AP
_ e e l7 7/
1 89
l im i =1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = M 1 1
1 90
7 47
7 46 F ig.83
Beakers f ound i n a ssociation ( Tait 1 965 & C larke 1 970)
7 36
i n
graves
Cm
3 72
1 :3
1 : 3 Fig. 84
' Ric h' (Tait
g raves M & aryon
Beaker 1965
( 372)Kirkhaugh 1 936) 7 37
( 605 ) West
Lilburn
7 A ) . / 7( ,
0 000000000o0 7 22 2 °e / t ie - e a % go
W r > 7 e z7/ 7 / 7 /e 7 , ,- „ c .0 6
M
o o .0 0 d \o
\
00, -
o oD
c ö i -
0
g
/( )
. 4 9 1 1i1 .1#1 , ef f // AY ‘‘ ‘‘‘‘‘ 8 .ed ege > ,, 1 / I f
11
111 1
•
1 96 — 7 I
/ it/ /I/
M
t e .
CM .
D O D O O b b0 0
0 6.0 0oo n 0 b b 0
00
7
0
00 0
00 0
0 ODD O P
b a p( ) 0 000 D r i öl ‚o
D ODO
O Db 0 0°
° °
3 56
3 05 M IM I
M IM I
CM
4 76
4 72
2 75 . 87
' Local' food vessels (Gibson 1978, Hardy 1885-6
7 40
& Tait
1965)
00
3 04 U l 00
0 . e E t cd i oc .
e r 4 .
r o-T r i " r o e g •
3 24
2 25
W
I
Cm
1 4
3 F ig.88
z «e .
Atypical
' Beakers'
( 389)( 182)(30
Clarke' s
N /NR
( 225)(324)( 14)
type
7 41
4
) and ( Tait
Beakers 1 965)
of
• r
».•
i ä
m o u
l . p 011 ....C . 0.3 0 .3 . U p m a D O D
1 3
F ig.89
Food
vessels
( 11) Alnwick
( 61 ) 4 ) Whittingham
7 42
( 477) Ratcheugh
( 13) Alnwick
eZ e4 e /t ee, ,Ner
›ae ,2) )
5 %» i e N N e N 9
*
WA/
h Mw e 4
W O W/ e f il MN ed WA t e efee,,d e l
2 :5
c ( Y c
1 8
2 3
2 2
\ % .
c o rr a o i na t f ü e lM 8 4 1 8 g 1 0 0 8 r a t ee t W e 2 , 3 9 e 2 e 9 W ee9 6 . 477 77 " ,
2 4
1 1 1• = 1 1 1 1 1 1
F ig. 90
Grave
2 6
C I I I III Cm
goods
(Gerloff
from
1 975
burials
& Gibson
at
1978)
7 43
Amble
CCXCVI
2 9
30
F ig. 91
Grave goods from burials at ( after G . H. Thompson 1882-4)
7 44
Amble
CCXCVI
i t e i ? e w a m w A y 00o6d & o
e •
e pee 1 92 . 0% ‘ .0
1 1
6 5 2 62
3 63
1 1 1 11 1
= 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 cm
40
1 78
F ig. 92
C 1 1 1 1 1 1 11
Food
vessels
( 363) Jesmond (Greenwell
65)Bolton ( 262) Harbottle (111)3owsden ( 1 78) Corbridge ( 440 ) New castle (
, Tait 187 7
1969
7 45
& G ibson
1978)
0
0 00
00 0 0 0
0
0 C
0 0 C c 0 0 C
C 00 0 0 o ct 2 C O C CC
1 69
66 • 1 041
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from
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at 7 49
South
Charlton
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1978)
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Food
vessel
urns
( 610) Whickham
( 348-9) Humbleton
( Cowie
1978)
7 50
Hill
( 226) Ford
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k e l o t et t
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vessel
urns
from
Goatscrag
7 51
( Cowie
1978)
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7 52
CXCVII 1 877)
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Urns
found
in
( 124-5) Broom
association House
Farm
( 322) Holystone
( 132-3)Broomridge
( Gibson
1978)
6 78 -9
7 07- 8
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11:2 8 47 F ig. 101
Urns
0 1 1 :3 11 1EI CI IE: 1 1 11 3
f ound
in
association
( 707-8)Barnscar ( Barnes
CM
( 678-9) Appleby
Slack
( 847) Kirkoswald
197°a, Walker
1965a
7 54
and
C lough
1972)
F ig. 102
Bronze drawing
Age by
pottery ' T. B.'
( K. S. Hodgson
from an
Garlands: a
inmate
1957)
7 55
of
the
contemporary asylum
7 77
7 84
7 83
7 85
7 80 F ig. 103
Urns
from
Garlands
(K. S. Hodgson
7 56
1 957)
7= 1
J
7 69
7 74
7 73
7 9 1 7 80
7 90
/
A A A , .
9 56
9 58
9 63 F ig. 104
Urns
from
Garlands
and 7 57
Waterloo
Hill
( K. S. Hodgson
1957)
B izz i c m=
cm
1 : 2
1 : 1
9 47 -949
9 25 F ig. 105
( 947-9)Stainton
Head
( 925) Ravenstonedale
urns urn 7 58
and
and
bronze
clay
bead
razor
1-
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2 03-4 cm
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2 05
1 :2 Urns ( Tait
and
Beaker
1965
0 .
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4
F ig. 106
e
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from
& Gibson
Etall 1978)
7 59
Moor
CLXXXIV
1 65 1 1 13 11 1 1 1. 1 1 1
= I I
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cm
1 66
7 45
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1 9 1
9 12-6
F ig. 107
( 745)Castle
Carrock
( 191) Doddington (Greenwell
CLXIV
( 165-6)Coldsmouth
( 715)Birkrigg
1877,Craw
1931
7 60
( 912-6) Orton
& D avey
& F orster
Hill CLXXIX 1975)
3 10
CM .
1 3 1 1 1 1 13 1 1
C:ZI M I I I M I
7 5 1-5 F ig. 108
( 93)Blawearie
CC
( 751-5)Crosby
Garrett
( 310)Holwick
7 61
CLXXVI
(Greenwell
1877)
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6 53
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F i g. 109
a m m
= 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
= 1 1 1
M
CM
p % O (A0 0 0
( 269) High.Cocklaw
( 653) Yeavering
7 62
( Hope-Taylor
1977)
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0
3 75 F ig. 110
Kyloe of
jet
food
vessel
necklace
and
suggested
(Gibson
7 63
1 978
reconstruction
& Newman
1976)
3
5 3 1 56
MC
R iver
11 .
6 05
Tyne
-
4 18
3 35 ,
. 1C
4
_ I Fig. 111
Daggers (Gerloff
and
4 49
knife-daggers
1975,Brewis
1923
7 64
from
R . Tyne
& Newman
and
& Miket
from
burials
1973)
4
3 C
6 F ig. 112
Copper
and
( 2) Durham ( 4) Hedgley
bronze ( after Moor
f lat
axes
Britton
( 1)Skelton
1963)
( 5) Wallsend 7 65
( after
( 3) Ramshaw
( 6) Greystoke
M ill
C lough
1 972)
2
3
I m i cz 1M 1 1 1 1= = M i cC l
5 F ig. 113
Bronze
axes
( 1) Morpeth
( 5)Stargate 7 66
( 2-3)Corbridge
( 4)Newcastle
-
---
cm 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
F ig. 114
. ,
1 =3 1 1 1 C3 1 1 1 1 1 1
( 1)Corbridge ( 4)Brough
( 2)St. John' s
( 5) Whittington 7 67
Vale F ell
( 3 ) Temple
Sowerby
4
3 F ig. 115
( 1) Haberwyn
R igg
( after
O ' Riordain
( after
Jones
( after 1937)
1978) 7 68
C lough
M
1 969)
( 3) Helsington
I cm
( 2) Maryport ( 4) Burnhope
1 3. SCALE A S IZE "
Ab
Aa ,
Fig. 116
Stone
moulds
from
Croglin
7 69
(M. W. Taylor
1 884)
af r az . _
I• 4 , •I . 4 _ 1 1 I I 1
I
Fig. 117
Ambleside
hoard
(Fell
7 70
(21 - z, •€ .4e.
&
Coles
1965)
cm
F ig. 118
Wallington
hoard
( Burgess
7 71
1 968a)
. 1 1 1 1 1 1.
Wa l l ington h oard 1 111 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 : 1 1 cm
Medoms ley
C orbr idge
F ig. 119
( Burgess
1 968a)
7 72
mi l l e 1 1 1 1»
. 1 13 1 1.
«Z.
j 8
1 2
;
F arn ley h oard cm
1 111: 1 1 11E: e l l
N e therby h oard
,
F ig. 120
( Burgess
1 968a)
7 73
1
4 Cm
F ig. 121
MBA
palstaves
( 3&6) Penrith
M
I
( 1) Keswick
( 2) Temple
Sowerby
( 4)Brampton
( 5)Seaton
( 7)Branthwaite
1
3
5 Fig. 122
MBA
' other'
( 3) Carwinley
axes Beck
( 1) Berrier ( 4) Milburn
7 75
Kettles
( 2) Temple
( 5) Castletown
Sowerby
( 6)Bxampton
1
2
3
W
I
4
Cm
6 5 F ig. 123
MBA
' other'
axes
( 1)Birtley
( 2) Halton
( 3) Elsdon
( 4) Chollerton
( after
( 5) Wigton
( after
1969)
C lough
Chesters
Burgess ( 6) Little
& M iket
1 97 '4)
Langdale
C
C umbe r land
1 1 11 =
p = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = MED
CM
S a l ta Moss F ig. 124
Solid-hilted
swords
( after
1961
Coles
7 77
and
F ell
& Coles
1 965)
3 . r n ie l li s-
N4
2
CM MI I IZ IZ IKZ
M I
. 4 1 1 1 1 8r .
1
Y
4 Fig. 125
MBA
rapiers
( 5) Page ( after
5
-me
Bank
6
( 1-2) R. Tyne ( 6) Vale
Burgess
1968b
of and 7 78
( 3)Blyth S t. John Davey
7
. 4 1 1 10,
( 4) Carham ( 7) Kilham
& F orster
1 975)
cm
8
7 F ig. 126
MMIC :7 7Z IK = 1 1 •1 1
MBA
spearheads
( 4)Swinside Furness Fair
9 ( 1-2) Angus
( 5) Alnmouth
( 8)Elford
1 946
and
Well
( 3) Milbourne
( 6) Furness
( 9) Alston
Davey
6
& Forster
7 79
( 7) Dalton
(Rowlands 1 975)
i n
1976, Cowen
1966
1 Cm
1 1 1
M 1 1 1 1
= 1 1
M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4
3
F ig. 127
5
1 :2
( 1)Chesterhope
gold
beads
( 2) Flodden,Blinkbonney
(Alnwick
Catalogue)
ear-ring
( 5) Grange-over-Sands
(Davey
& Forster
( 3) Furness
1975)
7 80
1 : 2
( 4) Dinnington
gold
1
CMS
6 5
7
— 1 2
1 7
1 3
1 8
1 9
2
2 0
1
F ig. 128
Heathery
Burn
C ave
22
Q3
( Britton • 1968)
7 81
2 4
2 5
2 6
0 3 5
0 3 7
3 6
2 7 '
3 9
3 8
4 0
1 CMS
4 1
4 5
F ig. 129
Heathery
Burn
Cave
( Britton
7 82
1 968)
CMS
1
F g . 130
Heathery
Burn
1
Cave
( Britton
7 83
1 968)
CMS
F ig. 131
Heathery
Burn
C ave
( Britton
7 84
1 968)
CMS
5 9
F ig. 132
Heathery
Burn
Cave
( Britton
7 85
1 968)
CMS -I
7 0
F ig. 133
Heathery
Burn
Cave
( Britton
7 86
1 968)
CM S
-C>
0
9 0
— e ;S MZ : 5 : '-92
E j 8 9
9 3
9 4
Fig. 134
Heathery
Burn
Cave
( Britton
7 87
1968)
O O
O oc
Q
-G
-
1 07
1 00
1 0 1
1 02 1 04
9 6
9 7
9 8
9 9 1 05
1 06
1 08
CMS
19
1 42
F ig. 135
Heathery
Burn
Cave
( Britton
7 88
1968)
—
1 5 1
C MS
1 67
t zW 5 '
0 1 70
t i 1 7 1
1 65
Fig. 136
Heathery
Burn
Cave
( Britton
7 89
1968)
4
S n % Ss 7 '
1 76
1 77
1 79
1 78
1 80
1 81
CMS
1 83
1 93
0
5 0 1 5
F ig. 137
1 00
1 50
3 0
4 5
Heathery
2 00 f eet 6 0 metres
Burn
Cave
( Britton
7 90
1968)
F ig. 138
Eastgate
hoard
c . 2: 3
s cale
( Wilson
1 822)
N ewb igg in h oa rd
cm
M I
C a r t ing ton Fig. 139
( after
Dixon
Wounda le R a ise 1903
and
Fell
7 92
1950a)
0
J F ig. 140
Whittingham
hoard
( after
7 93
Hardy
1885-6)
cm
0
cm
Ewar t F ig. 141
( after
P ark Cowen
B u tts 1 933,Burgess 7 94
1 969
and
B eck Davey
& F orster
1 975)
0
3
1
0
cm W
I
2
F ig. 142
( 1)Blakehope ( after
( after
Burgess
Hardy
1 968a)
1 885-6)
( 3) Naworth
7 95
( 2) Ovington ( after
Evans
1881)
2
3
1 1 1 1 1 = ME
1 F ig. 143
4
( 1) Bowsden
Moor
( 4) Wolsingham ( after
Jones
= I I M cm
5
( 2) Middleton
in
Teesdale
( 3)Barrow
( 5) Penrith 1978,Clough 7 96
1 969, Davey
& Forster
1 975)
o
o
1
2 W
3 F ig. 144
q
I cm
4
Ewart Park s words ( 1) Rothbury ( 2)Ebchester ( after Burgess 1 968a). Hallstatt C swords ( 3-4) R. Tyne ( after
Evans
1 881
and
NCH)
U lgham
Carlisle
Cm
F ig. 145
I
7
M I
( 1) Alnwick
( 2) R. Tyne
( 5) Greystoke
( 3) Hesleyside
( 6)?Ewart 7 98
Park
( 4) Ainstable
( 7)Brough
F ig.146
Skelmore
Heads
hoard
( Davey
7 99
& Forster
1975)
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m
SCOTLAND
>2 00m
0
o recam e B aykm
Map
5 0 1
1
Northern
8 00
England
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50 km
II
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I
Boulder
geology c lay
and
morainic
dri ft
Peat
Map
2 Solid
geology,drift
( Quaternary
Map
8 01
of
deposits the
United
and
peat
Kingdom
1977)
5 0
0
km " Glacial
sand
Lacustrine alluvium
Map
3 Glacial, lacustrine (Quaternary
Map
8 02
of
and
gravel
clays,silts
and
r iver
and
alluvial
the
United
and
gravels,
terrace
deposits
deposits
Kingdom
1977)
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developed
geology ‚ now Soils
developed
drift ‚ impeded Soils
4 s oil ( Soil
on
glacial
on
glacial
drained
50km
0
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solid
drainage
developed
dri ft,better
on
degraded
types Map
8 03
of
England
and
Wales
1974)
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and
dai rying
D R earing
and
other
E Mainly
reari ng
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f armi ng
w ith
substantial
rearing
mixed
f arming of
small
I
farming
Survey
8 04
f arming based
usage
1 942)
on
arable
agricultural
km
0
(Ordnance
grazing
w ith
X Land
Contemporary
sheep
farming
L M ixed
5
and
enterprises
F Mixed
H General
Map
l i vestock
.
value
5 0
2 00m
••• •0
0
5 0 km
Map
6
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with
8 05
pollen
evidence
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0
5 0 km
Map
7
Pre-Zone
8 06
VIIb
peat
formation
< 6 0m 6 0 —2 00m >2 00m
•
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with
pre-Zone A
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vegetation
Zone
V IIa-b
0 I
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8
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8 07
of
PlaI ltago
VIIb
5 0 ,
open
k m
I
vegetation
at
transition
a
< 6 0m 6 0 - 2 00m >2 00m
0 Pre-elm
decline
activity
a Pre-elm
decline
erosion
0
5 0 km
Map
9
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8 08
decline
disturbance
< 6 0m 6 0 - 2 00m >2 00m
..
0 1
.
.
.
5 0 1
km
Map
10
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8 09
in
herbs
at
elm
d ecline
. . t ,J 1 p < 6 0m 6 0 - 2 00m >2 00m
. e."
a e le •
7
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dates
a Tranchet
axes
h Harpoons 0
5 0
I km
Map
11
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8 10
activity
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
• Cumbrian
axes
'
A Variants
0
5 0 km
Map
12
Cumbrian
8 11
axes
and
variants
< 6 0m 6 0 - 2 00m >2 00m
0 I
.
. km
Map
13
Cumbrian
8 12
c lubs
.
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 - 2 00m >2 00m
0 I
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Map
1)4 Non- Group
8 13
VI
axes
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m
I
>2 00m
I V Rough-outs A
Polished
axes
• Both 0
5 0 km
Map
1 5
Axe
hoards
8 14
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
• Single • In
hoards
0
5 0
L _ km
Map
16
Rough-outs
8 15
f inds '
Map
17
Distribution
of
Group
VI
8 16
rough-outs
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 I
.
.
. km
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18
Flint
axes
8 17
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 - 2 00m >2 00m
0 I
.
i km
Map
1 9
L eaf
a rrowheads
8 18
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 - 2 00m >2 00m
0
1
Map
20
Transverse
8 19
5 0
1
k m
arrowheads
< 6 0m
. . . . . . 6 0 -2 00m
E
>2 00m
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& tanged
arrowheads A L arge
0 I
.
I
km
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21
EBA
arrowheads
8 20
projectile
5 0 I
points
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0
5 0 km
M ap
2 2
Flint
s catters
8 21
Eskmeals Williamson' s Moss)
A Tarnflat B
Rottington
C Car
D South E Pow
B
park cliff
Beck
A North
beach
B South
beach
C S . E. beach D Skelda E East
Hill
ridge
F N . E. slope
A Seascale B Bai ley
village
Ground
C A crelands D Burnt
Moor
E Hallsenna F Moorside G Whitriggs H Stony
How 0
Map
2 3
Flint
work
sites
on
the
8 22
Cumbrian
coast
lkm
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m
I
>2 00m
E l G rimston-Lyles
' Hill
A Decorated • G rooved
ware
0 1
5 0 •
. km
Map
2 4
Neolithic
8 23
pottery
1
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
A
Long
mounds
h . Oval
mounds
•
Round
B Bog M
burial
Mortuary
0
2 5
Neolithic
8 24
burial
enclosure 5 0
km
Map
mounds
s ites
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
•
Over
A
Under
26m 26m
0 . km
26
Stone
circles
8 25
diameter
5 0
I
Map
diameter
I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
• Mace
heads
A Battle
axes
5 0
L km
Map
2 7
Mace
heads
8 26
and
battle
axes
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 1
5 0 .
k m
Map
2 8
Axe
hammers
8 27
I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
A Cist
0
5 0
k m
Map
29
Cists
8 28
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
Map
30
C ist
c emeteries
8 29
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
3
0
5 0 km
Map
31
Mounds
8 30
with
s ingle
cist
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 I
.
.
.
5 0 I
km
Map
32
Mounds
with
8 31
c ist
& other
deposits
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
,
0 L
5 0 .
I km
Map
33
Multiple
8 32
c ist
mounds
I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
A Single • Multiple WTree
0
3 4
Flat
graves
8 33
coffins
5 0 km
Map
trunk
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 I
.
. km
Map
3 5
Mounds
with
8 34
s ingle
deposit
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0
5 0
k m
Map
36
Mounds
8 35
with
multiple
cremations
< 6 0m 6 0 - 2 00m
on
Sandyford
>2 00m
• Mounds and
A Mounds p Pot
with with
hole
C Stone
O ther
8 36
burial
• R ock
shelter
5 0 km
3 7
inhumations
c ircles
0
Map
inhumations
cremations
s ites
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 Single
L Multiple
Beakers
A Multiple
burials
s ame
0 I
38
Beaker
context
.
5 0 I
.
8 37
burials
in
burial
km
Map
burial
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 No
0 1
context
5 0 .
.
I
km
M ap
3 9
Other
8 38
Beakers
I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 I
5 0 .
i
I
km
Map
40
Beaker
burials
8 39
with
grave
goods
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 I
«
« km
Map
41
Northern
8 40
Beakers
(N/NR, N2,N3)
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
7
A N /MR
AN 1/D ,
• Southern A FP
0 1
• AOC
L
. km
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) 42
Beaker
8 41
types
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
• Yorkshire K . Irish
vase
• ' Local'
0 I
43
Food
8 42
vessel
food
vessel
5 0 &
I
I
k m
Map
vase
types
I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
. , • Single
vessel
K Multiple
0 I
.
.
. km
Map
4 4
Food
vessel
8 43
burials
'
vessels
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 ? burial • No
0 I
.
context
,
. km
Map
45
Other
8 44
food
vessels
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
• Inhumation A C remation \ Both
0 I
. km
M ap 4 6
Food
vessel
8 45
burial
rite
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 I
5 0 .
.
I
.
k m
Map
47
Food
vessel
8 46
burials
with
g rave
goods
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
• Enlarged
food
• Encrusted
0 I
.
urn
5 0 I
. km
M ap
4 8
Enlarged encrusted
8 47
food urns
vessels
vessel
and
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
• With • No
0 I
burial
context
.
. km
M ap 4 9
Urns
8 48
5 0 1
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 I
.
.
. km
Map
50
(? )
Urns
8 49
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0
5 0
I
, km
Map
51
Incense
8 50
cups
I
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A Large arrowhead
� Plano-convex knife
x Other knife type
0
• Assemblages km
Map 52
so I
Flint artifacts with burials
851
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
B Spacer Beads;
plate
n ecklace
0 d isc A barrel A biconical
J ' Jet 0 I
•
n ecklace' •
. km
Map
5 3
Jet
artifacts
8 52
.
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 Knife
dagger
A Dagger
0 I
5 0 . _
. km
Map
5 4
EBA
burials
8 53
with
daggers
< 6 0m 6 0 - 2 00m >2 00m
0
5 0
k m
Map
5 5
Copper
8 54
metallurgy
r i
2 00m
• Mould M I Hoard
.
A Single • With 0 1
4 1 .• ' Westmorlandi
Map
5 6
EBA
metalwork
8 55
f ind
burial 5 0
•
a . ' km
1
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
I Mould • Hoard • Single
f ind
h . G old 0 I
.
.
. km
Map
5 6a
MBA
metalwork
8 56
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 1
.
. km
Map
5 7
Wallington
8 57
hoards
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
• Hoard • Single
f ind
I l Gold
0 I
5 0 .
. km
Map
5 8
L BA
metalwork
8 58
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
I Hoard A
0 I
Map
5 9
Hallstatt
8 59
Single
.
.
C bronzes
f ind
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
. .
H Hoard
0 I
M
Mould
\
Plain
A
D ecorated
L
. km
' Westmorland'
Map
6 0
EBA
f lat
8 60
axes
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
I N Hoard 0 Plain A
Decorated
0
5 0 km
Map
61
EBA
f langed
8 61
axes
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
A Halberds •
Tanged
spears
5 0 km
Map
62
Ualberds
8 62
and
tanged
spears
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
A
In
hoards
\ S ingle
0
5 0 km
Map
63
M BA
palstaves
8 63
f inds
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
7
0
5 0 km
M ap 6 4
MBA
other
8 64
axes
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
A
Kite
s haped
1 . Side
looped
•
Basal
0
5 0 km
Map
6 5
MBA
s pearheads
8 65
looped
6 0m 6 0 -2 00m
I
, >2 00m
A
Rapiers
I l Solid
0 I
.
hilted
. km
3 1' Cumberland '
Map
6 6
MBA
rapiers
8 66
and
swords
swords
M I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
• In
hoard
• Single
0 1
.
.
. km
Map
67
LBA
s ocketed
8 67
axes
f ind
5 0 1
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
• Plain
I Baggy
• Yorkshire N Faceted • D ecorated 0 I
5 0 •
1
.
km
Map
6 8
LBA
s ocketed
8 68
axes
I
,
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
1
Lunate
•
O ther
openings
A
Plain
leaf
0
69
LBA
spearheads
8 69
shaped
5 0 km
Map
openings ,
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
A
In
hoards
•
Single
0 I
5 0 '
. km
Map
7 0
Ewart
8 70
Park
f inds
swords
I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
•
Knives
A
Buckets
I
Harness
0
5 0 km
Map
' Ti
LBA
bronzes
8 71
mounts
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
•, . • LBA
burials
• ? LBA
burials
( doubtful)
0 I
.
.
. km
Map
72
LBA
burials
8 72
5 0 I
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0
5 0 km
Map
7 3
Cairns
8 73
and
cairnfields
2 00m
Expansion Sporadic ' ,/'
of
of
grasslands
evidence
c learance
Clearance
a ctivity
C ereals 0
5 0 km
Map
7 4
Summary
of
earlier
4th
8 74
environmental millennium
bc
evidence:
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
Clearance c
a ctivity
C ereals Expansion
of
grassland
0
5 0 km
Map
7 5
Summary late
8 75
of
environmental
4th-3rd
millennium
evidence: bc
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
C learance G
a ctivity
C ereals Expansion
0 I
.
of
.
grassland
5 0 I
km
Map
76
Summary 2nd
of
environmental
millennium
8 76
bc
evidence:
Map
7 7
D istribution ( Boundaries
of
Group
shown
are
V I
axes
Implement
8 77
Petrology
Group
areas)
GROUP XV •p e r fo ra ted I mp lemen ts .a xes
k ms 1 00
Map
78
D istribution of Group ( Boundaries shown are
XV products Implement Petrology
8 78
Group
areas)
GROUP XV I I I •p er fo ra ted i mp lemen ts
Map
7 9
D istribution ( Boundaries
of
Group
shown
are
XVIII
products
Implement
8 79
Petrology
Group
areas)
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
t o,
. . . 0
5 0 km
Map
80
Neolithic
8 80
axes
< 6 0m 6 0 -2 00m >2 00m
0 I
5 0 . km
Map
81
Beaker
8 81
and
EB A
burials