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ANGLO-SAXON OXFORDSHIRE
ANGLO-SAXON BURIALS AT YARNTON
During the excavations of a gravel pit at Yarnton in 1876 a number of Anglo-Saxon burials were found by Prof. George Rolleston.
The site was first discovered in 1854 when 'urns and human remains' were uncovered. Then in 1861 Boyd Dawkins collected some Iron Age pottery sherds near to this site. This prompted Prof. Rolleston to re-examine the original gravel pit during 1875 and 1876. He excavated a probable ring-ditch, found a quantity of Iron Age pottery together with some late Anglo-Saxon and medieval pottery.
The finds from the Anglo-Saxon burials included shield bosses, spearheads and knives. A number of which are now held by the Ashmolean Museum.
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REFERENCES:
Proceedings of Oxford Architectural and Historical Society,(New Series) I, p 114.
J S P Bradford (1942) "An Early Iron Age Site at Allens Pit, Dorchester", Oxoniensia VII, p 56.
"Notes and News" (1945) Oxoniensia X, pp 97-99.
