Pocklington Iron Age burial ground
Middle Iron Age burial ground, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Pocklington Iron Age burial ground
53.9261° N, -0.7679° E
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The Pocklington Iron Age burial ground is a prehistoric cemetery discovered in 2014 on the outskirts of Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Excavations carried out on an ongoing basis since then, have uncovered more than 160 skeletons and more than 70 square barrows thought to date to the Middle Iron Age that are attributed to the Arras culture, an ancient British culture of East Yorkshire. A variety of grave goods have been found along with the human remains, including weapons, beads, pots, and a rare chariot burial.
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Site dating
8th to 3rd–4th centuries BC
Site discovered during development
2014
Warrior burial revealed
2016
Chariot burial uncovered
2017
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