Chariots, Swords and Spears : Iron Age Burials at the Foot of the East Yorkshire Wolds

This volume brings together recent excavations at two sites in Pocklington, East Yorkshire. The main focus of the volume will be examining Iron Age burials, which included chariots, sword and spears and will also include earlier Prehistoric and later Roman activity. The excavations have enabled further scientific evidence for migration and mobility in the Iron Age population and secure chronologies for artifacts. New evidence from osteological analysis gives support for Warrior Graves and burial rites. The Pocklington shield has been described as one of the most significant pieces of Iron Age art. The exceptional Finds including a dismantled chariot with horses and an upright chariot also with horses captured the worlds media and the public imagination. The excavations at Pocklington in 2017 & 2018 were featured on BBC 4’s Digging for Britain series and was voted Current Archaeology Rescue Project of the Year 2018. The Anglian elements will be included in an additional volume. Cover 1 Contents 6 List of figures 9 List of tables 12 List of contributors 13 Summary 14 Acknowledgements 15 Abbreviations and glossary 16 Chapter 1 - Introduction 18 Chapter 2 - The landscape and archaeological background to the excavations at Burnby Lane and The Mile, Pocklington 24 Chapter 3 - The early prehistoric landscape 34 Chapter 4 - The Iron Age cemetery at Burnby Lane 37 Chapter 5 - Other Iron Age features and the post-Iron Age landscape 110 Chapter 6 - Iron Age barrows at The Mile 114 Chapter 7 - The shield from The Mile chariot burial 127 Chapter 8 - An Iron Age weapon burial from Burnby Lane 139 Chapter 9 - Other Iron Age weaponry from Burnby Lane and The Mile 145 Chapter 10 - The chariot fittings from Burnby Lane and The Mile 151 Chapter 11 - Iron Age brooches and bracelets from Burnby Lane and The Mile 156 Chapter 12 - Other Iron Age finds 176 Chapter 13 - Osteological analysis, Burnby Lane and The Mile 185 Chapter 14 - The animal bone from Burnby Lane and The Mile 209 Chapter 15 - Summary of carbonised plant macrofossils and charcoal from Iron Age contexts at Burnby Lane 212 Chapter 16 - Chronological framework: the radiometric and typological dating evidence from Burnby Lane and The Mile 219 Chapter 17 - Diet and mobility: stable isotope analyses of the Iron Age population at Burnby Lane and The Mile 228 Chapter 18 - The significance of circular barrows of the Arras culture – warrior graves or just a local tradition? 248 Chapter 19 - Synthesis of the Iron Age landscape 258 Chapter 20 - Conclusion 293 Bibliography 295 Index 303 This volume brings together recent excavations at two sites in Pocklington, East Yorkshire. The main focus of the Volume will be examining Iron Age burials, which included chariots, sword and spears and will also include earlier Prehistoric and later Roman activity. The excavations have enabled further scientific evidence for migration and mobility in the Iron Age population and secure chronologies for artefacts. New evidence from osteological analysis gives support for Warrior Graves and burial rites. The Pocklington shield has been described as one of the most significant pieces of Iron Age art. The exceptional Finds including a dismantled chariot with horses and an upright chariot also with horses captured the worlds media and the public imagination. The excavations at Pocklington in 2017& 2018 were featured on BBC 4’s Digging for Britain series and was voted Current Archaeology Rescue Project of the Year 2018. The Anglian elements will be included in an additional volume. This volume brings together recent excavations at two sites in Pocklington, East Yorkshire. The main focus of the volume will be examining Iron Age burials, which included chariots, sword and spears and will also include earlier Prehistoric and later Roman activity. The excavations have enabled further scientific evidence for migration and mobility in the Iron Age population and secure chronologies for artefacts. New evidence from osteological analysis gives support for Warrior Graves and burial rites. The Pocklington shield has been described as one of the most significant pieces of Iron Age art. 0The exceptional Finds including a dismantled chariot with horses and an upright chariot also with horses captured the worlds media and the public imagination.The excavations at Pocklington in 2017& 2018 were featured on BBC 4's 'Digging for Britain' series and was voted Current Archaeology Rescue Project of the Year 2018 Brings together findings from the significant recent excavations at two sites in Pocklington, East Yorkshire.