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The Excavation of Cairns at Blawearie, Old Bewick, Northumberland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2014

Ian Hewitt ,
Stan Beckensall ,
J. Gale ,
J. Turner  and
S. Nye
Ian Hewitt
Affiliation:
14, Hamble Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 3NL
Stan Beckensall
Affiliation:
4 Leazes Crescent, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 3JX
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Abstract

Blawearie Cairn was first excavated by Canon William Greenwell in 1865. His findings indicated that the cairn was a cist cemetery of the Early Bronze Age. Recent excavation has demonstrated that the cairn was originally a kerb circle and that funerary rites were not necessarily its prime function.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 62 , 1996 , pp. 255 - 274
Copyright
Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1996

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