Mesolithic cremation burial, east of Stammer's Farm (EHER 81951)

Archaeological excavation in 2014 recorded the first positively identified Mesolithic cremation from Britain. Any cut features from this period in Britain are extremely rare and human remains are also very unusual finds. The cremated bone represents the partial remains of at least one adult individual.

March 2014. Archaeological excavation. A single feature was dated with certainty to the Mesolithic, a cremation deposit. In addition, many flints of Mesolithic dated were recovered from natural features and as residual finds in later features. Any cut features from this period in Britain are extremely rare and human remains are also very unusual finds. The Mesolithic cremation represents the first positively identified Mesolithic cremation from Britain. The cremated bone represents the partial remains of at least one adult individual. Three, probably residual, flints were recovered from the fill of the feature, and a large quantity of charcoal, probably the remains of the pyre. <1> <2>