Attitudes to Disposal of the Dead - Gazetteer Query Form

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Site name Dorset Cursus, Down Farm, Woodcutts

Site number 67

Burial codes 5002 5005 5021 5023 5025 5028 5030 5031 5035 5036 5042 5045 5051 5065 5075 5084 5092 5104 5111 5125 5127 5143 5151 5181

3500bc - 2500bc In the west ditch (Zone 1 of Bradley 1985) of the Cursus, in 2 secondary layers were the bones of animals including wild cattle, domestic cattle, red deer and pig. and 2 human bones from 2 persons. The last were in a layer containing Peterborough ware.

Remains/Period Y5

County Dorset

Region S

National grid square SU

X coordinate 6

Y coordinate 149

Bibliographic source Atkinson 1955, Bradley, Cleal, Gardiner, Legge, Raymond and Thomas 1985

Query

Site name	Dorset Cursus, Down Farm, Woodcutts
Site number	67
Burial codes	5002 5005 5021 5023 5025 5028 5030 5031 5035 5036 5042 5045 5051 5065 5075 5084 5092 5104 5111 5125 5127 5143 5151 5181
3500bc - 2500bc	In the west ditch (Zone 1 of Bradley 1985) of the Cursus, in 2 secondary layers were the bones of animals including wild cattle, domestic cattle, red deer and pig. and 2 human bones from 2 persons. The last were in a layer containing Peterborough ware.
Remains/Period	Y5
County	Dorset
Region	S
National grid square	SU
X coordinate	6
Y coordinate	149
Bibliographic source	Atkinson 1955, Bradley, Cleal, Gardiner, Legge, Raymond and Thomas 1985