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Site name Five Knolls Ring Ditch 4

Site number 1499

Burial codes 4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4053 4065 4075 4084 4092 4098 4104 4111 4123 4143 4153 4181

2500bc-14/1300bc An uninterrupted ring ditch with a pit just off-centre containing burnt human bones, ash and oak charcoal, and a bronze dagger knife 'of the 14th of 15th century B.C.'. A few metres away there was a small pit containing ash and burnt pig bones.

Remains/Period Y4

County Bedfordshire

Region SE

National grid square TL

X coordinate 0

Y coordinate 213

Bibliographic source Matthews 1976

Query

Site name	Five Knolls Ring Ditch 4
Site number	1499
Burial codes	4001 4005 4021 4023 4025 4028 4030 4035 4041 4048 4051 4053 4065 4075 4084 4092 4098 4104 4111 4123 4143 4153 4181
2500bc-14/1300bc	An uninterrupted ring ditch with a pit just off-centre containing burnt human bones, ash and oak charcoal, and a bronze dagger knife 'of the 14th of 15th century B.C.'. A few metres away there was a small pit containing ash and burnt pig bones.
Remains/Period	Y4
County	Bedfordshire
Region	SE
National grid square	TL
X coordinate	0
Y coordinate	213
Bibliographic source	Matthews 1976