Source/Archive record SDR7350 - 'The Bronze Age Round Barrow at Swarkeston, Part II', The environmental evidence and some considerations on the Prehistory of South Derbyshire

Title	'The Bronze Age Round Barrow at Swarkeston, Part II', The environmental evidence and some considerations on the Prehistory of South Derbyshire
Author/Originator	Posnansky, M
Date/Year	1956

Abstract/Summary

Examination of soil chemistry from the ditch suggested possible human occupation in th vicinity. Analysis if the pollen from the old ground surface, the turves and the ditch suggested an open grassy area. Indicaing much of the area was under cultivation

Description

Derbyshire Archaeological Journal, Vol 76 (1956), 10-26

Location

Referenced Monuments (2)

MDR4378 Swarkestone Lowes Barrow Cemetery and Field System (Scheduled Monument)
MDR7300 Swarkestone Lows Barrow 2, Lowes Lane, Swarkestone (Scheduled Monument)

Referenced Events (1)

EDR5077

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Referenced Designations (1)

Scheduled Monument 1019060: SWARKESTONE LOWS ROUND BARROW CEMETERY AND PART OF AN AGGREGATE FIELD SYSTEM 300M NORTH WEST OF THE LOWES FARM

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