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'Hugely important' iron age remains found at Yorkshire site


Update on an archaeological dig at Pocklington....


Almost 2,000 years after being buried, the remarkably well-preserved remains of 150 skeletons and their personal possessions have been discovered in a small market town at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds.

The remains of the burial ground that contained skeletons of people from the middle-iron age Arras culture in Pocklington, east Yorkshire is being hailed as one of the largest and most significant iron age findings of recent times.

Some of the 75 square barrows – burial chambers – contained personal possessions such as jewellery and weapons. Archaeologists have also discovered a skeleton with a shield.

It is believed the site dates to the iron age, which in Britain lasted from 800BC until the time of the Roman conquest, which started in AD43.

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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/mar/17/hugely-important-iron-age-remains-found-yorkshire-site
moss Posted by moss
18th March 2016ce

Comments (2)

nasty violent attack by nighthawkers, obviously metal detecting on the Pocklington Iron Age chariot burials.


http://woldsweekly.co.uk/2019/04/man-seriously-injured-on-yapham-road/
moss Posted by moss
9th April 2019ce
Bastards spencer Posted by spencer
9th April 2019ce
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