Bronze age barrow and anglo-saxon cemetery : archaeological excavations on land adjacent to Upthorpe Road, Stanton Suffolk. November 2013 - March 2014 / Chris Chinnock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chinnock, Chris, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology).

Mounds--History--To 1500.

Mounds.

Cemeteries--History--To 1500.

Cemeteries.

Stanton (Suffolk, England)--Antiquities.

Stanton (Suffolk, England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2023]

Summary:

Archaeological investigations by MOLA on land adjacent to Upthorpe Road, Stanton (2013-2014), revealed the remains of a prehistoric round barrow and a cemetery containing the remains of 67 inhumations with associated grave goods. This book provides detailed analysis of the archaeological features, skeletal assemblage and other artefacts.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright page

Contents Page

List of Figures

Introduction

Figure 1.1. Site location

Figure 1.2. All features plan

The excavated evidence

Figure 2.1. Ring ditch, looking south-west

Figure 2.2. Ring ditch [5180], irregularly eroded profile, looking north-east

Figure 2.3. Ring ditch [5168], showing grave the grave cut for Burial (5150), looking west-south-west

Figure 2.4. Illustrative figure showing the proposed broad stratigraphical sequence for the barrow ditch

Figure 2.5. Distribution of levels of bone preservation

Figure 2.6. Plan of burials

Figure 2.7. Phased burial plan

Figure 2.8. Radiocarbon date analysis of nine burials from the Stanton cemetery

Figure 2.9. Burial 5004

Figure 2.9 continued. Burial 5004

Figure 2.10. Burial 5007

Figure 2.10 continued. Burial 5007

Figure 2.11. Burial 5010

Figure 2.11 continued. Burial 5010

Figure 2.12. Burial 5013

Figure 2.12 continued. Burial 5013

Figure 2.13. Burial 5016

Figure 2.14. Burial 5019

Figure 2.15. Burial 5023

Figure 2.16. Burial 5028

Figure 2.17. Burial 5031

Figure 2.18. Burial 5034

Figure 2.18 continued. Burial 5034

Figure 2.19. Burial 5041

Figure 2.19 continued. Burial 5041

Figure 2.20. Burial 5047

Figure 2.21. Burial 5049

Figure 2.22. Burial 5053

Figure 2.23. Burial 5056

Figure 2.24. Burial 5058

Figure 2.25. Burial 5063

Figure 2.26. Burial 5066

Figure 2.27. Burial 5070

Figure 2.28. Burial 5073

Figure 2.29. Burial 5076

Figure 2.30. Burial 5081

Figure 2.31. Burial 5083

Figure 2.32. Burial 5093

Figure 2.33. Burial 5098

Figure 2.34. Burial 5103

Figure 2.35. Burial 5105

Figure 2.36. Burial 5107

Figure 2.37. Burial 5122

Figure 2.38. Burial 5133

Figure 2.39. Burial 5140

Figure 2.40. Burial 5143

Figure 2.41. Burial 5150.

Figure 2.42. Burial 5160

Figure 2.43. Burial 5170

Figure 2.43 continued. Burial 5170

Figure 2.44. Burial 5190

Figure 2.45. Burial 5191

Figure 2.45 continued. Burial 5191

Figure 2.46. Burial 5196

Figure 2.46 continued. Burial 5196

Figure 2.47. Burial 5199

Figure 2.47 continued. Burial 5199

Figure 2.48. Burial 5208

Figure 2.49. Burial 5211

Figure 2.50. Burial 5214

Figure 2.50 continued. Burial 5214

Figure 2.51. Burial 5250

Figure 2.52. Burial 5253

Figure 2.52 completed. Burial 5253

Figure 2.53. Burial 5256

Figure 2.53 continued. Burial 5256

Figure 2.54. Burials 5259 and 5261

Figure 2.54 continued. Burials 5259 and 5261

Figure 2.55. Burial 5307

Figure 2.56. Burial 5309

Figure 2.57. Burial 5310

Figure 2.57 continued. Burial 5310

Figure 2.58. Burial 5313

Figure 2.59. Burial 5319

Figure 2.59 continued. Burial 5319

Figure 2.60. Burial 5320

Figure 2.61. Burial 5323

Figure 2.61 continued. Burial 5323

Figure 2.62. Burial 5326

Figure 2.62 continued. Burial 5326

Figure 2.63. Burial 5329

Figure 2.64. Burial 5331

Figure 2.65. Burial 5337

Figure 2.66. Burial 5340

Figure 2.67. Burials 5345 and 5346

Figure 2.67 continued. Burials 5345 and 5346

The prehistoric and Roman finds

Figure 3.1. Sherd of early Bronze Age domestic Beaker

Figure 3.2. Sherd of probable early Bronze Age food vessel

Figure 3.3. Early Iron Age body sherd with horizontal fingernail impressions

Figure 3.4. Decorated rim from perforated vessel of the early to early-middle Iron Age

Figure 3.5. Perforated vessel of the early to early-middle Iron Age

Figure 3.6. Scored ware vessel of the middle Iron Age

Figure 3.7. Bronze sword fragment

The early medieval finds

Figure 4.1. Anthropomorphic pin, SF207

The human bone assemblage.

Figure 6.1. Skeletal preservation

Figure 6.2. Skeletal completeness

Figure 6.3. Burial (5190), copper-alloy staining on the right shoulder

Figure 6.4. Distribution of aged individuals

Figure 6.5. Adult age at death distribution by sex

Figure 6.7. Platycnemic index (mean)

Figure 6.8. Interparietal bone, skull of adult male (5133), scale 5cm

Figure 6.9. Crude prevalence of dental disease by age

Figure 6.10. True prevalence of caries and corrected caries by adult age category

Figure 6.11. True prevalence of periodontal disease and sub-gingival calculus by age

Figure 6.12. Sacra: Adult male (5007) and adult female (5076). Scale 2cm

4cm

Figure 6.13. Adult male (5320) 2nd and 3rd lumbar vertebrae lateral and inferior view

Figure 6.14. Adult male (5103), 1st and 2nd lumbar vertebrae superior view of L2

Figure 6.15. Distal articular surface of left and right first metacarpal, scale 2cm

Figure 6.16. 1st lumbar vertebra of adult male (5007), superior,scale 2cm

Figure 6.17. Anterior view of right and left tibiae from adult male (5103), scale 4cm

Figure 6.18. Skull of adult male (5214), showing location of sharp-force trauma, scale 7cm

Figure 6.19. Right side of skull of adult male (5016), showing location of sharp force trauma, scale 4cm

Figure 6.20. Left side of skull of adult male (5053) showing the extent of the traumatic lesions and associated radiating fractures, scale 5cm

Figure 6.21. True prevalence of Schmorl's nodes by vertebral joint

Figure 6.22. Prevalence of spinal joint disease by age

Figure 6.23. Adult male (5208), anterior aspect of ankylosed left radius and ulna (scale 5cm)

Figure 6.24. Adult male (5049), medial view of right 1st metatarsal with graphic showing the extent of the pathological lesion.

Figure 6.25. Adult male (5007), showing the proximal ends of both femora, scale 4cm

Figure 6.26. Adult male (5049), showing the proximal ends of both femora, scale 7cm

Figure 6.27. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope data of humans and fauna from Stanton

Figure 6.28. Mean carbon and nitrogen values for Anglo-Saxon humans from Stanton and other sites in East Anglia: Bergh Apton (Hull 2008), Bloodmoor Hill (O'Connell and Lawler 2009), Burgh Castle (Hull, 2008), Buttermarket Ipswich (Bayliss et al 2013

Mays

Figure 6.29. Boxplot of δ18O values for individuals from Stanton (n=11)

Figure 6.30. Map of modern δ18O values of ground water in Britain. Data drawn from British Geological Survey material © UKRI 2022 under an Open Government License (Darling et al 2003

Evans et al 2018)

Discussion

Figure 8.1. Topographic map showing key landscape features

Figure 8.2. Cropmark evidence for further barrows in Stanton

Figure 8.3. Barrows/ring ditches and other Bronze Age funerary sites

Figure 8.4. Early medieval sites

Figure 8.5. Ixworth Cross, Image © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Figure 8.6. Sub-phase 1.1

Figure 8.7. Sub-phase 1.2

Figure 8.8. Sub-phase 2.1

Figure 8.9. Sub-phase 2.2

Figure 8.10. Sub-phase 2.3

Figure 8.11. Burial (5320), prone burial of adult male, looking north-west

Figure 8.12. Burial (5329), prone burial of non-adult, looking north-north-east

Figure 8.13. Burials 5345 (left) and 5346 (right), looking west

Figure 8.14. Burials (5259) (left) and (5261) (right), looking west-south-west

Figure 8.15. Burial (5103) with associated postholes, looking west

Figure 8.16. Demography

Figure 8.17. Non metric traits distribution plots

Figure 8.18. Non metric traits distribution plots

Figure 8.19. Individuals subjected to stable isotope analysis.

Figure 8.20. Distribution of shields and spears

Figure 8.21. Distribution of beads, brooches and wrist clasps

Figure 8.22. Distribution of knives

Figure 8.23. Shield boss (SF197) resting on the skull of adult male (5196)

Figure 8.24. Complete accessory vessel (SF193) associated with Burial (5191)

Mineral preserved textile catalogue

Figure A.1. Textile fragment TF2 from annular brooch &lt

114&gt

Figure A.2. Textile fragment TF1 on shield grip &lt

170&gt

Figure A.3. Textile fragment TF1 on shield grip or stud &lt

261&gt

List of Tables

Table 2.1: Summary of archaeological activity

Table 2.2: Proposed phasing for the cemetery

Table 2.3: Radiocarbon date determinations

Table 3.1: Summary of worked flint

Table 3.2: Quantification of prehistoric pottery

Table 3.3: Quantification of Roman pottery

Table 4.1: Quantification of Anglo-Saxon pottery

Table 4.2: The distribution of the shield fittings by burial and component

Table 4.3: Attributes of the shield bosses and grips, ordered by type, dating and burial (for shield form types see Table 4.4 and text)

Table 4.4: Correlation of shield boss classifications

Table 4.5: The distribution of the spear fittings from Stanton

Table 4.6: Weapon and knife positions and dating, by burial

Table 4.7: Suggested bead chronologies

Table 4.8: The distribution of the different bead forms, by burial and bead groups (after Brugmann 2004

2012a)

Table 4.9: The broad distribution of the glass beads by burial and to the nearest colour

Table 4.10: Correlation of brooch classifications with dating as currently understood

Table 4.11: The positions of beads, brooches and other items of personal ornament by burial, with combined dating.

Table 4.12: The distribution and classification of the buckles, by sex, burial and form.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9781803273198

1803273194

OCLC:

1371754637