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ALTON 13

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A possible bowl barrow, designated Alton 13 by Grinsell. It was excavated in 1939 by CW Phillips, who discovered a primary crouched inhumation on the old ground surface. Neolithic "Windmill Hill" type potsherds were found in the mound. Although there is a possibility that the barrow may be of Neolithic origin, the incorporation of Neolithic material in a mound constructed in an area of Neolithic activity is not entirely surprising. It has been suggested (by Connah 1965, among others) that this barrow is in fact to be identified with Alton 10 (SU 16 SW 171). However, it was clearly stated in contemporary reports that Phillips had "opened a small barrow, not marked on the ordnance map", while Grinsell (citing Phillips as a source) stated that the barrow was south of the Knap Hill causewayed enclosure (SU 16 SW 22). If so, it cannot have been Alton 10 that Phillips dug into. This barrow was formerly recorded as part of SU 16 SW 23. That record should be consulted for additional sources and further information.

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