Bronze Age pits and hearths associated with a settlement

Description of this historic site

The site of Bronze Age pits and hearths possibly associated with a settlement or funeral pyres. The site lies 500m east of Frizmore Hill, Harbury.

Notes about this historic site

1 Bronze age pits and hearths were identified at Sharmer Farm in 1972. It is suggested the features represent either a pot boiling site or funeral pyres (WA 7440).
2 No positive dating was recovered during excavation but two radio carbon samples gave dates to c. 1000 BC.
3 Plan and section.
4 Field survey.
5 Letter from Mr Ellis in 2000 to Time Team proposing further investigation,

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