- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- 10 charcoal fragments. [RH [OPS Move] 29/6/2017]
- Geographical reference
- England East Sussex Lewes Glynde Mount Caburn
- Person
- Maker Unknown Maker
- Field collector Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers
- PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
- Date / Period
- Archaeological period: Iron Age
- Date collected
- 1877 - 1878
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1884
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Charcoal, Process Burnt
- Dimensions
- Depth: max 10 mm largest piece, Width: max 14 mm largest piece, Length: max 22 mm largest piece
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1884.137.170.314 PR no.: ? 250/ 12099 - 285/ 12099
- Research and responses
Note that there are a number of entries in Delivery Catalogue II pages 331 - 334 and 336 - 337 under the title 'Collection from Mount Caburn' which are listed and in many cases given a related fraction number, none of which match fraction numbers given in the accession books. It seems probable that some of the unmatched Mount Caburn objects could be matched to these delivery catalogue entries but until each object is found and given a detailed computerised catalogue entry it will not be possible to match further. Details of the entries on pages 331-4 are listed in PRM possibles file[AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]
Pitt Rivers published his two seasons work at Mount Caburn in the journal Archaeologia in 1881. Full reference: Pitt Rivers, A H L Fox. 1881. Excavations at Mount Caburn Camp, near Lewes, conducted in 1877 and 1878. Archaeologia 46: 423 - 495. [MN 15/06/2009]
The fortifications at Mount Caburn [TQ 4443 0891] are recorded on the English Heritage maintained National Monuments Record under monument no. 405932. The record is accessible online, see http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=405932. [MN 15/06/2009]
- Associated publications
- Lane Fox, A. 1881. Excavations at Mount Caburn camp near Lewes, conducted in 1877 and 1878. Archaeologia 46: 423-495. [Dan Hicks 03/09/2013]
Search terms: Specimen
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