Two Bronze Age cremation cemeteries excavated between 1968 and 1975 are
reported and discussed. At Coneygre Farm, Notts., fifty-one cremations were
excavated, thirty-one in pots, six in cists, and fourteen uncontained.
Cremations were deposited in a roughly linear arrangement and no barrow was
found. At Pasture Lodge Farm, Lincs., twenty-seven pots were found, of which
twenty-five had associated cremations, and fifteen further sherds could
represent burials. Vessels in this cemetery form a small cluster. Pottery
from these two cemeteries is broadly similar to Deverel-Rimbury ware and
with vessels from other sites in the region is considered to form an East
Midlands group of Bronze Age pottery. Vessels of this type from Frieston and
Grantham, Lincs., are illustrated for the first time. Examination of thin
sections of the pottery from the two cemeteries suggests that most, although
not all, of the materials used could have been found locally. Organic
remains found in thin sections provide environmental information. The effect
of soils on durability of pots and their probable function is discussed. A
direct relationship is noticed for the first time between the age of the
cremated individual and the capacity of the pot in which the cremation was
deposited.