Warden Law N. barrow, urned cremation
Warden Law N. barrow, urned cremation
HER Number
256
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Warden Law N. barrow, urned cremation
Place
Warden Law
Map Sheet
NZ35SE
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Burial
Site Type: Specific
Cremation Burial
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Bronze Age -2,600 to -700
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
In 1979 an urned cremation was discovered by chance in the side of a quarry at Warden Law. It had originally been buried in a short cist which had been covered by a mound. The site was subsequently excavated. The cremated remains of an individual aged 3 - 6 years were found.
Easting
437200
Northing
550500
Grid Reference
NZ437200550500
Sources
<< HER 256 >> Excavation report, W, Ford & R. Miket, 1982, An Urned Cremation from Warden Law, Tyne and Wear, Archaeologia Aeliana, 5, X, pp. 53-59
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 71, no. 5
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 71, no. 5