REPORT ON GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY, 1995 HINXTON QUARRY, HINXTON, CAMBS.
Author(s): Paul Linford, Neil Linford
During an excavation at Hinxton quarry, undertaken by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit prior to borrow pitting for gravel extraction, an Iron Age cemetery containing eight cremation burials was discovered, near the south eastern edge of the excavated area. The Ancient Monuments Laboratory was asked to carry out a geophysical survey in farmland adjacent to the excavation to determine whether the cemetery continued into the neighbouring field. Unfortunately, conditions at the site were not particularly favourable for the detection of the subtle anomalies usually produced by these types of remains and it was not possible to conclusively deduce whether or not the cemetery continued into the surveyed field. Nevertheless, a number of pit-like anomalies were detected in another part of the field which exhibited properties characteristic of deliberate burning.
- Report Number:
- 59/1995
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 15
- Keywords:
- Geophysical Survey Magnetic Susceptibility Magnetometer
