England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton |
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- Status- Accepted
- Type- Burial
- Find date- Excavated in 2004
- Bodies- 4 men and 2 women
- Dated to- AD 900-950
- Publications-
Grave 1. Female
- 2 oval brooches- type P51
- 1 glass bead (near skull)
- small knife and iron key (near waist)
- iron-bound wooden box - containing:
- lead spindle whorl, glass linen smoother, shears, antler comb, sewing needle, possible metal needle case
Grave 2. Female
- belt: buckle with plate - tinned copper alloy, and strap end - copper alloy. (near waist). Traces of seal pelt found between the plates.
- necklace: 6 glass beads, 1 chain-link - copper alloy. 2 other beads were also found any may have belonged to the necklace.
- finger ring - oil-shale
- arm ring - oil-shale
- chain-link - copper alloy (near waist). Possibly part of a suspension strap for a drinking horn along with the other chain-link identified as also being part of the necklace (Paterson 2014, p.72)
- drinking horn mount - copper alloy and fragments of horn.
- sickle, shears, antler comb (found together)
Grave 3. Male
- ringed pin
- 6 glass beads, 1 amber bead, 2 silver finger rings, 1 silver suspension loop (near neck). May have been in a bag or a necklace
- sword - type U
- knife
- folding knife (near waist)
- whetstone (near waist)
- 2 buckles and strap slides (near foot). For spurs
Grave 4. Male
- belt: buckle with plate - copper alloy, and strap end - copper alloy
- ringed pin
- glass bead
- sword - type L. remains of scabbard including traces of a small buckle
- spearhead - type K, with part of wooden shaft - ash
- axehead - type E, part of haft - boxwood. possibly butt hafted
- shield boss - R564/R562, estimated 80-95cm shield diameter
- possible strike-a-light
- knife
Grave 5. Male
- buckle with plate - copper alloy, and strap end - copper alloy
- pair of iron prick spurs, with attached plates. Also with an associated buckle and strap guide.
- a glass bead and an amber bead (near neck)
- sword - type X, and scabbard - sheep lined, poplar or willow wood lathes, covered in leather
- 2 strap ends - possibly part of a sword baldric or possibly a 'peace tie'.
- spear - Type K
- Seax with a silver inlaid horn handle and some traces of the leather sheath, along with copper-alloy binding strips
- drinking horn rim mount (near head)
- folding knife
- flints, a silver coin, a glass disc, a knife, and a ringed pin (near left hip). possibly all in a pouch
- iron chain
Grave 6. Male
- buckle with plate - copper alloy
- spearhead - type G but with a longer socket and no mid rib
- knife with horn handle
from the plough soil
- oval brooch - maybe belonging to grave 2
- buckle - copper alloy - maybe belonging to grave 1
- ringed pin - copper alloy - maybe belonging to grave 6, or even graves 1 or 2
- large amber annular bead
- 4 glass beads
- sword - type L - maybe belonging to grave 6
- spearhead - too damaged to type
- spearhead - type I
- spearhead - possibly a type G
- possible seax
- key - copper alloy
- possible antler comb
- possible folding knife
- possible folding knife
- knife blade
- spur fragments
- buckle - iron
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