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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Low Hauxley Alternative Name: Druridge Bay
Country: England County: Northumberland Type: Cairn

Map Ref: NU284018
Latitude: 55.309475N  Longitude: 1.55414W
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Low Hauxley
Low Hauxley submitted by Andy B : Beaker from Cist 2 This beaker was found lying on its side at the north end of Cist 2. It lay just below the approximate position of the shoulders of the skeleton. Image credit: Past Perfect (Vote or comment on this photo)
Bronze Age Cists and Cairns in Northumberland. Archaeological deposits eroding from the sand cliffs to the south of Low Hauxley in the northern part of Druridge Bay were first identified in the early 1980s, when a Bronze Age cairn, overlying Mesolithic deposits, was exposed in the cliff; this was found to be part of a more extensive site when further excavation revealed a second cairn.

The cairns lie on a slight ridge of land to the south of a peat deposit exposed below sand dunes, with potential evidence of episodes of later dune stabilisation. The coastline is subject to periods of rapid erosion, high tides, and easterly gales during the winter months which have resulted in intermittent exposure of cists within the cairn structure; subsequent excavation has revealed inhumations, cremations, and a beaker. Inland, the natural depositional sequence has been truncated by large scale opencast extraction.

More in the English Heritage Review for 1994/5, and see also the Excavation Image gallery and Low Hauxley archive reports at Pastscape.

For recent discoveries of a Bronze Age child's burial see our news page.

Note: Site featured in Britain's Bronze Age Mummies, Sunday 2nd March, Channel 4 UK
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Low Hauxley submitted by Runemage : Image credit and thanks to Lance Moore who says "These petrified trees are along a long stretch of the beach north of the archaeological dig. Must be nearly half a mile. Some of the peat had what looked like hoof prints pressed into it." (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Low Hauxley submitted by Andy B : Cist 2 Contents Because the cover stone was in a poor condition, the archaeologists decided to remove one of the end stones of the cist to extract the contents safely. This avoided the chance of the capstone breaking up and collapsing on the finds inside while it was being moved. Inside were a crouched inhumation burial and a complete pottery beaker. The burial lay on a layer of silty loam ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Low Hauxley submitted by Runemage : Low Hauxley. We found these ancient tree stumps in the sand after the tide went out. bronze age stuff? older? Lance Moore (Vote or comment on this photo)

Low Hauxley
Low Hauxley submitted by Runemage : Image credit and thanks to Lance Moore who says "These petrified trees are along a long stretch of the beach north of the archaeological dig. Must be nearly half a mile. Some of the peat had what looked like hoof prints pressed into it." (Vote or comment on this photo)

Low Hauxley
Low Hauxley submitted by Runemage (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Bronze Age burials eroding at Low Hauxley by Jools78 on Tuesday, 01 April 2014
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I was one of the small army of volunteers on this dig and was my first. I really enjoyed my time there and would do it again if the chance arises x
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Britain's Bronze Age Mummies Sunday 2nd March, Channel 4 UK by Andy B on Saturday, 01 March 2014
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This is the site which is the subject of the Time Team Special on Sunday night

Britain's Bronze Age Mummies, Sunday - 2nd March - 8pm - Channel 4

The Time Team cameras followed a spectacular dig in the summer of 2013 on a long-forgotten burial ground clinging to the coast of north east England. It's called Low Hauxley, and back in the Bronze Age it was completely surrounded by water. The whole area may prove to have bodies in it - but one more winter storm and it could be washed away, so archaeologists are racing against time to excavate it before it's too late.

Elsewhere, Tony and fellow Time Team stalwarts Francis Pryor and Phil Harding tour the country to investigate other bizarre recent finds that are changing our understanding of the Bronze Age: holes drilled into human bone, magical objects buried with the dead, and even mummified remains, right here in Britain.

In the Orkneys, they join a dig on a huge site unveiling ancient temples of a scale never before seen in this country.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/time-team-specials/episode-guide
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    Re: Britain's Bronze Age Mummies Sunday 2nd March, Channel 4 UK by 4clydesdale7 on Monday, 03 March 2014
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    Over the years I have enjoyed watching 'Time Team' but I am afraid last Sunday's 'Special' may well be my last - the format is now looking a bit tired and threadbare and that Robinson chap is becoming tiresome - will someone ever give him a rest? - frankly the producers were finding it difficult to 'fill the slot' and I am afraid that MPP leaves me singularly unimpressed - when I see him in the credits I have a strong urge to switch off - come on Time Team you are failing the faithful - pull your socks up!!!

    This MP site could have revealed 10x the information in a quarter of the time and in a much more interesting manner - you don't believe me - well try typing in Ness of Brodgar or Low Hauxley in the top left box and clicking on Search - far more rewarding -
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      Re: Britain's Bronze Age Mummies Sunday 2nd March, Channel 4 UK by Estrela on Thursday, 06 March 2014
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      I agree that Tony Robinson can be annoying -my husband walks out of the room if he is talking. But it is not what he says (except for the program format of finding cliff-hangers between segments to be essential) but his voice that we both dislike. Someone should teach him how to project his voice without raising it, and to modulate his words better, it is harshly unmusical!
      However I do think that Time Team's strength is in the variety of approaches and personalites.
      It is the format I would like to see relaxed, so that occasionally a dig that needs it can be given some more time.
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    Re: Britain's Bronze Age Mummies Sunday 2nd March, Channel 4 UK by Sunny100 on Monday, 03 March 2014
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    I agree Tony Robinson can be annoying at times what with his talkative native and cheesy smiles, but it is "his" style and "his" way of narrating these programmes. I think that without Tony, Time Team would come to an end, forever. Everybody has their own styles - Phil Harding has his own way, while Francis Pryor has a different way of doing things. So I think Time Team should keep Tony Robinson, but this is just "my" opinion.
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Funding for further investigation of site revealed from the corroding Northumberland by Andy B on Thursday, 08 November 2012
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Mesolithic remains, an early Bronze Age cemetery and ancient peat beds are just some of the heritage wonders due to be excavated from the cliffs at Low Hauxley, Northumberland, thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant of £285,900, announced last week.

Run by the Northumberland Wildlife Trust, the project, Rescued from the Sea, will engage a small army of volunteers to meticulously uncover the extremely rare and nationally important archaeological finds that are currently hidden within the cliff face. Local volunteers will be specially trained in the necessary skills to accurately record and preserve their findings. They will be trained in excavation skills, photography and small find recording amongst others.

The site at Low Hauxley is rapidly eroding, more so with each high-tide, so this project has come to fruition just in time. According to the English Heritage funded North East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment – the site is of high importance and extremely vulnerable. Mesolithic settlement sites, such as middens, hearths and structural remains, are very rare making these discoveries and this project all the more vital.

Ivor Crowther, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund North East, said: "Rescued from the Sea will give people a fantastic insight into life in Northumberland through the ages. These exceptional finds will be carefully conserved and made accessible for everyone. The volunteers taking part will help shed light on the artefacts and piece together parts of our heritage that no one has seen before. We at the Heritage Lottery Fund are delighted to be a part of this special project and can’t wait to see the results."

Informative and interactive classroom sessions will be offered to 400 school children to help them understand and get inspired by the array of history that surrounds them. A series of guided tours and talks will be provided ensuring as many people as possible have the opportunity to see and hear about the work taking place at Low Hauxley. Hard to reach audiences, including young offenders from HMP Northumberland, will also be given the chance to get involved with the activities including workshops and site visits.

Steve Scoffin, Northumberland Wildlife Trust’s Druridge Bay Development Manager, said: "Without the HLF funding, this site would be lost to the sea, a part of our heritage gone before it was completely understood. This is a rare opportunity for professional archaeologists and enthusiastic volunteers alike to come together and we have to thank the local communities, Northumberland County Council and Natural England in particular for their fantastic support in making this happen. The importance of this project to the Druridge Bay area cannot be underestimated. It is not just about the archaeology and its context, but of people being inspired by, and working together to understand, their past and their landscape, and particularly the contribution this can make to the local economy."

All finds and recordings will be archived at the Great North Museum.

Source: Heritage Lottery Fund
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Bronze Age burials eroding at Low Hauxley by coldrum on Thursday, 01 October 2009
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An amateur archaeologist, Jim Nesbitt, has discovered that coastline erosion at Low Hauxley has caused a cist containing cremated human bone to be eroded from the cliff face close to where an earlier stone lined cist burial had been discovered.
A cist is best described as a stone-lined burial chamber which, in this case, contained cremated human remains.

He contacted Archaeological Research Services but by the time archaeologists arrived on the site, rising tides had already removed some of the stones from the front of the burial box. It appeared as a stone built box in the cliff face and was at risk of complete destruction.

Once excavated, the small cist box was found to contain fragments of human bone as well as a layer of cremation debris at its base.

A second cremation was found nearby and was also being eroded. It contained a number of burnt human bone fragments as well as the remains of a broken pottery vessel. Both features were carefully excavated, photographed, drawn and recorded and the finds were carefully packaged to avoid damage.

This site is important as it could shed light on early Bronze Age occupation in the coastal area of Northumberland. Coastal erosion is having a considerable impact along many areas of the North East coast and we are keen to monitor this erosion.

The high quality of the archaeology found at Low Hauxley, along with the damage that it had already sustained, highlights the impact that coastline erosion is having on such sites. If you notice any archaeological remains on the coastline that you think may be significant and that are subject to erosion please do not hesitate to contact Archaeological Research Services Ltd.

The erosion does not always allow adequate time for the recovery and recording of archaeological sites. The North East coast, in particular, has a high number of sites that are being threatened.

http://www.theambler.co.uk/current/58.pages/Bronze%20Age%20Burials.htm
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