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Whitehorse Hill cist, Devon

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Site Name: Whitehorse Hill cist Alternative Name: White Horse Hill cist
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.149 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Devon Type: Cist
 Nearest Village: Chagford
Map Ref: SX6172485476
Latitude: 50.652507N  Longitude: 3.957402W
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3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
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Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by Andy B : Ear studs (librets) have been found during investigations into the bag which was excavated in 2011. They are believed to be the only ones so far discovered in the South West (Vote or comment on this photo)
Small Bronze age cist on Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor Forest. Discovered in the early 21st century and scheduled in 2003. Due to its remote location it represented a rare example of an undisturbed cist on Dartmoor. It was excavated in August 2011.

The monument includes a cist situated near the summit of Whitehorse Hill. The cist was, until 2001, visible in the edge of an irregularly shaped island of peat standing above its surroundings. Only the western edge of the cist was exposed, the remainder, including the cist's original contents, being sealed beneath peat deposits. The cist measures 0.3 meters deep by 0.4 meters wide and its capstone remains in its original position. Early in 2001 a protective drystone wall measuring 3.0 meters long by 0.9 meters high was built in front of the western edge of the cist, which as a result is no longer visible.

The drystone wall is included in the scheduling. This cist stands at a considerable height above sea level and, perhaps as a consequence, no broadly contemporary settlements are known to survive within its vicinity. (Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2003)

The stone cist is 0.6 meters long internally. The eastern end stone, the southern side stones and the capstone appear to be in situ but the northern side stone leans inward and the west end stone has collapsed. (Turner, J. R. 2000)

It is thought to be likely that this cist has not been disturbed due to its remote location. Excavation of the cist in order to save it from severe peat erosion started in August 2011. (Richards, A. F. 2011)

Source: Dartmoor HER

Update December 2019: This cist is featured on the Prehistoric Dartmoor Walks (PDW) website - see their entry for the Whitehorse Hill Cist, which includes a photograph of the cist. The cist is also recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 1376648, as MDV66367 (Whitehorse Hill Cist) on the Devon and Dartmoor HER, and scheduled as Historic England List Entry No. 1020871 (Cist on Whitehorse Hill, 910m south east of Taw Head).

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Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : A photo of an image from the excellent display at Dartmoor National Park Authority's High Moorland Centre at Princetown. This was just a small part of the story of Dartmoor's history. Entry is £1.50 and includes a current exhibition of photography. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by Andy B : Some of the contents of the cist at Whitehorse Hill Photo copyright Dartmoor NPA (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : OS map showing the firing range danger area boundary inside which Whitehorse Hill lies. (c) Crown Copyright and copyright of the Dartmoor National Park Authority who produced this booklet. I doubt they'd mind Meg P using this as a warning to readers planning to visit the site. "Excellent walks may be had by approaching from either the north or south although these should only be attempted ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : Quick look at Whitehorse Hill's position in Dartmoor National Park. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : The great little (36-page) illustrated guide published by Dartmoor National Park Authority. Address: Parke, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9JQ. Phone: 01626 832093 email: [email protected] www.dartmoor.gov.uk (Vote or comment on this photo)

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : An advert for publications and other things available to purchase in the shop downstairs at Postbridge DNP info centre. I have the £2.50 'Whitehorse Hill guide', which makes a fascinating read. It is full of info on the finds.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : One side of the room had info and replicas of artefacts from Whitehorse Hill, and the other side - to left of this view - had the display: 'Life, Death, and Landscape, The story of Prehistoric Dartmoor', with real finds on show.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : The wall panel at Dartmoor National Park's Postbridge Information centre's display. 16.6.17.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : Another view of the replica of a beautiful wrist or arm band found at Whitehorse Hill. Apologies for the blurring effect of photo.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : A replica of the wrist, or arm, band made from braided strands of fibre made from cow hair, and small tin rivets.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : A replica of one of the 32 domed tin rivets that formed a bracelet. This was exceptionally rare to find tin used in decorative objects at prehistoric sites in Britain. (Apparently originally there were 35.)

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : A replica tin bead of the type found at Whitehorse Hill. One single barrel or cylindrical shaped bead was found.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : Replica of a necklace typical of those times. (1 comment)

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : Replicas of tiny ceramic beads that may have been used as spacers. Over 110 of those were found in varying sizes.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : Unlike these replica amber beads, the ones found at Whitehorse Hill were quite worn, leading archaeologists to believe they were 'heirlooms' at the time of burial.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : A beautiful lump of amber from which seven beads were fashioned and deposited in the cist.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : These are the replica Kimmeridge shale beads, 92 of which were found here.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : A lump of Kimmeridge Shale. 92 beads of this material were found at Whitehorse Hill.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : This is a replica of a possible sash or belt that is unique in N.W. Europe.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : Inner bark from lime trees was used to fashion the basket. Details in the excellent guide book.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : A replica of the wooden studs found here. They were the earliest evidence for wood turning in the UK, and a rare find. More details in the excellent guide book.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : A replica of the basket which contained over 200 beads, two pairs of wooden studs and a flint tool.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : As the sign says, items in this case are replicas of the objects from the burial at Whitehorse Hill.

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : The text page [p.46] of the Whitehorse Hill article in Dartmoor National Park's magazine 'Enjoy Dartmoor', available online: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/visiting/vi-planningyourvisit/guide-to-the-national-park An Archaeologist-led visit to the cist will be made on 21 July 2013 [see p. 25].

Whitehorse Hill cist
Whitehorse Hill cist submitted by AngieLake : Dartmoor National Park's magazine article about Whitehorse Hill, and list of events including an archaeologist-led walk to the cist on Sunday 21 July 2013, listed on pages 24 and 25 of the mag, available online: http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/visiting/vi-planningyourvisit/guide-to-the-national-park

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Preserved in the Peat: an Extraordinary Bronze Age Burial on Whitehorse Hill... by Andy B on Tuesday, 08 October 2024
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Preserved in the Peat: an Extraordinary Bronze Age Burial on Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor, and its Wider Context, Andy M Jones, 2016
www.academia.edu/29273586/Preserved_in_the_Peat_an_Extraordinary_Bronze_Age_Burial_on_Whitehorse_Hill_Dartmoor_and_its_Wider_Context

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Re: Artefacts on Display at The Box, the new Plymouth Museum. by AngieLake on Friday, 25 September 2020
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I just read this on DARTMOOR 365 on Facebook:

"G10 - Whitehorse Hill
I've just been to the Preview Day of The Box, Plymouth, where they have an exhibition about the early Bronze Age objects found in the cist at Whitehorse Hill, and several of the artefacts on display. So excuse the photos; it's the weird museum lighting."
Penny Samuels was the poster.
The group is for enthusiasts and walkers on Dartmoor and they use a special map which is divided into squares for each location.

I occasionally link in our site pages with their lovely photos.
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Re: Whitehorse Hill exhibition to close from 23 Sept til July 2020 by AngieLake on Sunday, 15 September 2019
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Please note that this visitor centre is due to close on 23 September so that a larger and better interpretation centre can be built to house the current exhibition. The article does not state where the Whitehorse Hill artefacts will be taken, or whether they will be displayed at any other centre during the rebuilding period.
See article here:
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/spooky-box-bones-found-dartmoor-3303645
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The Whitehorse Hill Cist, Dartmoor - extraordinary Bronze Age burial? by Andy B on Friday, 08 December 2017
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The Whitehorse Hill Cist, Dartmoor
An ordinary or extraordinary Bronze Age burial?

The excavation of the Whitehorse Hill cist took place in the late summer of 2011. It had been assumed that the most significant aspect of the project would be the environmental recording and that the cist itself would be empty. In the final event, the cist was found to contain one of the most significant Early Bronze Age burials to have been found in southern Britain.

At over 600m above sea level, the Whitehorse Hill cist is located on one of the highest and most remote hills on Dartmoor. There are extensive views over the surrounding landscape and the overall feeling when standing on the mound is of being far removed from the everyday world. But was this perception one which would have been shared by the communities who built the cist in the Early Bronze Age?

Modelled radiocarbon dates indicate that the burial took place in the period circa 1690–1620 cal BC, although some of the objects are likely to be older and the cremated bone may well have been curated prior to its deposition in the cairn.

More at
https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/research/Whitehorse-Cist-Dartmoor/

Part of the newly released Issue 7 of ‘Historic England Research’ digital magazine https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/research/ is now available. it
features designed landscapes, maritime heritage, archaeology, heritage science and introduces our Historic England's new Research Agenda.

You can also read the magazine as a PDF
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/historic-england-research-7/

I'm told a good reason for looking up the PDF version is that - what with the festive season coming up - there are details of how to get a 20% discount for the Historic England online bookshop.
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Re:Whitehorse Hill Community Play, Bellever on 23rd and 24th Sept by AngieLake on Wednesday, 30 August 2017
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See article here:
http://www.devonlive.com/whats-on/music-nightlife/woodland-tale-difference-401085
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Video: Prehistoric Dartmoor, life on Dartmoor in the Bronze Age by Andy B on Sunday, 20 December 2015
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A short film about life on Dartmoor in the Bronze Age. Find out more about the exciting 4,000 year discovery on Northern Dartmoor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqieJmIuR14



Make sure you watch or whizz forward until about 4:30 when the 'prehistoric' lady appears!
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Re: Whitehorse Hill Burial - official Dartmoor National Park info page by AngieLake on Sunday, 13 September 2015
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I don't believe we have a recent link to this informative page:

http://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/lookingafter/laf-culturalheritage/whitehorse-hill-burial
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Re: Whitehorse Hill community play - 19th/20th September 2015 by AngieLake on Sunday, 13 September 2015
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Excerpt from Mid Devon Advertiser Friday September 11th 2015:

"Following the exciting archaeological discoveries at Whitehorse Hill, a new play is set to be performed on Dartmoor later this month." [later this week!]
"Working with local communities, Md Theatre (Moretonhampstead) have been developing an open air performance that will bring to life seven different periods of history, all inspired by key events from central Dartmoor's past, beginning with the Bronze Age remains that were recovered from the Whitehorse Hill cist.
Taking place in Bellever Forest, the performance will invite the audience to make a journey through time, accompanied by lantern bearers from Princetown Primary School.
The project has been developed in partnership with the Dartmoor National Park's Moor Than Meets The Eye scheme, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Performances are free to attend and will take place on September 19 and 20 at 6pm."

Moor Than Meets the Eye:
http://www.moorthanmeetsthee...

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Re: Dartmoor Teeming with Bears (Whitehorse Hill Cist) by AngieLake on Monday, 08 September 2014
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It's been discovered that bears lived on Dartmoor during this period.

http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Dartmoor-teeming-brown-bears-experts-reveal/story-22893173-detail/story.html

The article from the Herald Express in South Devon says Dartmoor was 'teeming with them'.

The item was also on the local Spotlight south west BBC news tonight. I was not able to concentrate properly as a friend was visiting but am sure it links in with Whitehorse Hill.

The programme 'Inside Out' starts at 8pm on BBC1 and the news of the bear skin is due to be included.
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Re: Prehistoric burial on Dartmoor reveals its secrets by Anonymous on Wednesday, 05 March 2014
the 30' documentary is being repeated on BBC2 this sunday 9th March 2014 at 1830!!!
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'Mystery of the Moor' Whitehorse Hill on BBC iPlayer by AngieLake on Friday, 07 February 2014
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This was shown on Friday evening at 7.30pm (7th February 2014), on BBC 1 South West about the excavations at Whitehorse Hill on Dartmoor.
Dartmoor National Park have a web-page about the programme here:
http://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/aboutus/news/au-geninterestnews/mystery-of-the-moor

(Excerpt):
"Academics and scientists alike were fascinated by the well preserved findings from this prehistoric cremation burial which allowed them one of the best glimpses into life in Bronze Age southern England that they have ever had.

The finds included prehistoric jewellery, an animal pelt and finely worked personal possessions. Most remarkable of all are beads made of tin – the earliest hard evidence of tin production found in the south west.

This absorbing programme highlights ground-breaking work by internationally renowned archaeologists as they get to grips with how this discovery is painting a picture of early Bronze Age society; and as a consequence, how north Dartmoor is being...

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    Re: 'Mystery of the Moor' Whitehorse Hill on BBC iPlayer by AngieLake on Saturday, 08 February 2014
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    Someone edited this to make it look as if I put up the message after the programme was aired, when my original comment appeared around 5pm, in plenty of time for anyone coming home from work to plan their evening's TV watching.
    (Only saying.. as I made a comment last night on Forum which would otherwise not make sense!) ;-)
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Re: Whitehorse Hill cist by Anonymous on Tuesday, 19 February 2013
Dartmoor burial site gives up its 4,000-year-old secrets

http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Dartmoor-burial-site-gives-4-000-year-old-secrets/story-18182242-detail/story.html
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Re: Prehistoric burial on Dartmoor reveals its secrets by Andy B on Monday, 18 February 2013
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More info in our forum here
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forum&file=viewtopic&topic=5593&forum=1&start=0
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Re: White Horse Hill amazing finds on TV programme 18th Feb 2013 by AngieLake on Monday, 18 February 2013
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"'Amazing' bronze age burial site treasures on Dartmoor" is the title of the article on the BBC News England web page, and includes a clip with great footage from tonight's programme ('Inside Out South West' at 19.30 GMT, and nationwide on iPlayer for seven days after) showing another Dartmoor site, and the excavation of White Horse HIll cist, and comments from the laboratory on the unique ear studs found inside the cist.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21445658
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Re: Latest on White Horse Hill Cist contents by AngieLake on Monday, 18 February 2013
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" 'Amazing' treasures revealed in Dartmoor bronze age cist."

Just heard a clip on the local radio about the amazing finds in a Bronze Age grave on Dartmoor. Googling brought up this story from BBC News, which I suspected was going to be White Horse Hill:
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"A rare and "amazing" burial discovery dating back 4,000 years has been described as the most significant find on Dartmoor and has given archaeologists a glimpse into the lives of the people who once lived there.

The discovery of a bronze age granite cist, or grave, in 2011 in a peat bog on White Horse Hill revealed the first organic remains found on the moor and a hoard of about 150 beads.

As the National Park's archaeologists levered off the lid they were shocked by what lay beneath.

The park's chief archaeologist, Jane Marchand, said: "Much to our surprise we actually found an intact cremation deposit [human bones] which is actually a burial alongside a number of grave goods.

"What was so unusual was...

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Dartmoor Early Bronze Age remains will be X-rayed at Salisbury by bat400 on Wednesday, 06 June 2012
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Early Bronze Age remains from a burial site in Dartmoor National Park will be X-rayed at Salisbury District Hospital.

The items were found in a burial cist, a stone chest containing the ashes and belongings of a dead person.

Senior conservator, Helen Williams, said: "We have a real opportunity to research these finds and potentially discover more about the individual buried there."

The items, which include a woven bag, will be scanned at the spinal unit.

The burial cist was excavated from Whitehorse Hill in August 2011. Archaeologists found cremated human bone, burnt textile, and a delicate woven bag inside. The bag contained shale disc beads, amber spherical beads and a circular textile band.

Once the X-ray work is complete, further analysis will be made of the peat surrounding the cist. Archaeologists believe this will give an insight into evidence of the vegetation and climate at the time of the burial.

Thanks to neolithique02 for the link. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk...

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Re: Prehistoric burial on Dartmoor reveals its secrets by AngieLake on Thursday, 29 December 2011
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An update on the reinstatement of a stone that was removed during the excavations at Whitehorse Hill cist:

http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/Whitehorse-monument-reveals-ancient-secrets/story-14251782-detail/story.html

It ends:
"While the contents of the cist remain a subject of scientific study at Wiltshire Conservation Service laboratory in Chippenham, the site and its stones can now be seen by walkers happy to make the trek out to the site."

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Prehistoric Dartmoor burial reveals nationally important remains by Andy B on Thursday, 17 November 2011
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An excavation, co-ordinated by Dartmoor National Park Authority, has discovered a nationally important collection of Early Bronze Age remains in a burial site situated in Dartmoor National Park. The discovery could prove to be one of the most important archaeological finds of the last 100 years nationally.

The excavation has revealed that cremated human bone and burnt textile was placed within an animal hide or fur on top of a very thin leather and textile object, itself placed above a mat of plant material. At one end of the fur/ hide was a delicate woven bag or basket with fine stitching still visible. The contents inside included beautifully preserved shale disc beads, amber spherical beads (see image bottom right) and a circular textile band. A further layer of matted plant material covered these objects.

The burial cist was excavated in August 2011 and was located on Whitehorse Hill, northern Dartmoor, on land owned by the Duchy of Cornwall. The work was carried out by...

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Re: Whitehorse Hill Prehistoric burial reveals its secrets by AngieLake on Thursday, 17 November 2011
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A friend alerted me to the fact that there had been news coverage on this discovery today on local radio (and I think on TV), but I had missed it. Having googled for info, I found these items:

http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/aboutus/news/au-geninterestnews/prehistburial

and

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/nov/16/bronze-age-relics-found-dartmoor

'Prehistoric Dartmoor burial reveals nationally important remains'

and

'Bronze age relics found on Dartmoor - Woven bag filled with amber and shale beads among items unearthed in isolated Devon peat mound'

were the titles of those two pieces dated 15th and 16th November 2011.
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Archaeologists investigate Dartmoor prehistoric burial by Andy B on Friday, 26 August 2011
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A prehistoric burial cist, situated high up on Whitehorse Hill on northern Dartmoor has been excavated by archaeologists working for Dartmoor National Park Authority. The cist was discovered 10 years ago when its end stone fell out of the peat hag which had been concealing it.

A temporary wall was erected in front of this area in an attempt to protect the archaeology which it may still contain. The cist is particularly unusual because of its situation within peat and its apparent isolation from other known archaeological sites.

Over the last 10 years the peat surrounding and overlying the cist has eroded away because of its exposed condition and the decision was taken to excavate it in order to recover any surviving archaeological and environmental information which it might contain. It is well over 100 years since a burial cist was excavated on Dartmoor.

It is hoped that analysis of buried pollen, insects and charcoal within the peat will help establish detail of the...

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New Dartmoor Archaeology book published by Andy B on Tuesday, 23 August 2011
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English Heritage, in partnership with the Dartmoor National Park Authority, The Ministry of Defence and National Trust, are publishing a new field survey of the archaeology of Dartmoor. The Field Archaeology of Dartmoor by Phil Newman describes and narrates Dartmoor’s landscape history from 4,000 BC to the present, analysing and summarising archaeological and historical studies from the 19th century onwards.

Dartmoor is southern England’s largest tract of upland and its diverse natural qualities assured its designation as one of England’s first National Parks in 1951. Despite the acknowledged natural appeal of Dartmoor as wild, rugged and beautiful, this landscape is not a place comprised only of natural spectacle. The human dimension has pervaded the natural environment for thousands of years – people have adapted and exploited Dartmoor for its natural resources, since at least the Mesolithic period, while settlement and farming has occurred here since the early 2nd millennium...

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Prehistoric burial on Dartmoor reveals its secrets by Andy B on Tuesday, 23 August 2011
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An exciting discovery was made by archaeologists working for Dartmoor National Park Authority on Dartmoor earlier this month while excavating a prehistoric burial situated at over 600 metres above sea level on the north moor.

The cist, a Scheduled Monument at risk, was set within an eroding island of peat and was first discovered over 10 years ago. Attempts to prevent its further deterioration failed because of its exposed location and the excavation was crucial to help record the important fabric and content of the monument before they are totally lost. It is thought to be over a century since a burial cist on Dartmoor was excavated.

Late on Wednesday 10 August archaeologists lifted the top stones of the cist and found what appears to be part of the contents of the burial surviving above the base stone of the cist, these include bone fragments, a shale bead and organic remains. Two sharpened stakes were also found outside the cist, one lay horizontally but the other was...

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