Sarre Grave 81

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posted on 2021-11-10, 15:41 authored by Helena HamerowHelena Hamerow

LXXXI. Disturbed ; the deepest grave opened at Sarr, being six feet from the surface. Its length was nine feet, and its width nearly five. At the head of the grave was a small bronze pin, a spear-head with its ferule, both broken, and apparently before burial; part of a shield-brace. A small piece of yellow clay, about the size of a walnut, was found on the chalk floor of the grave.

History

Grave title

Grave

Date excavated

between September and December 1863

Reference

Brent 1866

Page number

170

Sonia Hawkes description

Disturbed. Length: 9 feet, Width: nearly 5 feet, Depth: 6 feet.A small piece of yellow clay is found on chalk floor of grave.a. small bronze pin, b. spearhead and ferule, both borken, c. part of shield brace.