Denton, cremation burials

HER Number:
16742

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Denton, cremation burials

Place:
Denton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Religious Ritual and Funerary

Site Type: Broad:
Burial

Site Type: Specific:
Cremation Burial

General Period:
Prehistoric

Specific Period:
Bronze Age

Form of Evidence:
Physical Evidence

Description:
Two shallow features were located during a series of archaeological works at Dene Lodge, Denton in 2010. One was a circular pit (0.4m in diameter x 0.15m deep) and contained a fill of rounded stones and three sherds of handmade Bronze-Age pottery. 1m south of this was a linear gully (0.6m x 0.2m x 0.1m deep) with a fill of sand and a few stones. Another sherd of Bronze Age pottery was recovered from this fill. These finds are consistent with these features being the remains of one or two disturbed Bronze Age urned cremations. Funerary activity of this period is known from the near surrounding area.

Easting:
2004

Northing:
6531

Grid Reference:
NZ20046531

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Services Durham University, 2010, Dene Lodge, Denton, Newcastle upon Tyne - Archaeological Works