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A Mirror Burial at Dorton, Buckinghamshire

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2014

Michael Farley
Michael Farley*
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Buckinghamshire County Museum, Aylesbury, Bucks
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Abstract

The excavation of a ‘Welwyn-type’ burial exposed during pipe-laying is described. The cremation, accompanied by a decorated mirror, was contained within a wooden box. Other grave goods included amphorae, flagons, a cup and an iron ring with associated timber. The grave is the most westerly of its type. It is suggested that the combination of grave goods indicates a synthesis between two elements in late Iron Age society, and a BC date for the burial is proposed. Specialist reports include a study of the decorative technique used on the mirror and of its composition, also of the ceramic, soils and bone, with appendices on conservation and on a possible amphora burial from Aston Clinton.

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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 49 , Issue 1 , 1983 , pp. 269 - 302
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1983

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