Whitehawk

This woman was buried in a ditch at an entrance to Whitehawk Causewayed Enclosure. Small and slight, she probably died in childbirth. Her careful burial at Whitehawk may mean she was part of an important family: She grew up close to Wales, Normandy, Brittany or Spain. Her clothes were made from animal skins. She would have worked hard looking after animals, growing crops and grinding wheat into flour. Most Neolithic people didn't live longer than 35 years.
Buried with her were:
• two small pieces of chalk with holes
• two fossil sea urchins
• half the leg bone of an ox and other animal remains
Whitehawk woman may have lived in a settlement close to Whitehawk Causewayed Enclosure. The local valleys had good soil with water nearby. The farmers would have cleared local woodland so that they could graze animals