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Burial
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Early Bronze Age Burial c. 1700BCE Found in the Olchon Valley, Herefordshire, May 1932. One of two barrow burials, each containing an individual in a stone cist which were brought to the surface by ploughing in the Olchon Valley. This cist was made from slabs of local sandstone, and contained the skeleton of a man aged between 25 and 30. The man was interred in a crouching position, his head facing north. In the grave was a clay beaker and a flint arrowhead of barbed and tanged type. The beaker was probably used as a drinking vessel as well as a burial good, and ritual drinking during the interment could well have been part of the cult.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | |
| Date | 1700BC - 800 |
| Period | Bronze Age |
| Collection | Archaeology |
| Technique | |
| Material | Bone |
| Creator | |
| Name | |
| Locality | Olchon Valley |
| Locality | Llanveynoe Parish |
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