A restorable "A" beaker and "B" beaker sherds were found 8in below the surface, when part of Clumber Lake bank collapsed in 1961. (1)
Excavations by Sheffield Museum for Worksop Arch Soc revealed a ditch like feature cut into the subsoil in which the beakers almost certainly occurred. No further finds. Soil analysis pending. The find spot occurred within part of a subcircular depression, broken by the lake edge; another similar depression is visible to the S of the site. Beakers now in WKM. (2)
Depression has a max diameter of 9.5m, depth 0.8m. The "ditch" is not visible. No surface finds were made either at the site or in the adjacent lake edge. Sherds are crated in museum, not seen. (4)
The beakers have been restored and are now on display in Retford Museum. (5)

<1> EMAB eds, 1961, East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, p 13 (Published document). SNT155.

<2> EMAB eds, 1962, East Midlands Archaeological Bulletin, p 20 (Published document). SNT156.

<3> Clarke DL, 1970, Beaker Pottery of Britain and Ireland, p 493 (Published document). SNT562.

<4> Colquhoun FD, 1974, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT582.

<5> Baddeley V, 2002, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1520.