Element record MNT27884 - Horse Burial

Summary

The skeletal remains of a horse within a cut grave

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Grid reference Centred SK 69803 67937 (7m by 6m)
Map sheet SK66NE
District Newark
Civil Parish Kirton, Newark

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Full Description

The skeletal remians of a horse deliberately deposited within a deliberately created sub rectangular pit. The grave contained no other artefacts. The good condition of the bones suggests a modern burial and possibley represents a field death with the animal buried in situ. (1)


<(1)> Network Archaeology, 2013, Archaeological Watching Brief
Kirton Quarry, New Best Red Quarry and Cream Quarry extension (Document). SNT5346.

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  • <(1)> Document: Network Archaeology. 2013. Archaeological Watching Brief Kirton Quarry, New Best Red Quarry and Cream Quarry extension.

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Record last edited

Jun 25 2024 4:37PM

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