NGR: SS 1470 9688
NPRN: 310531
SMR: 7396
CCR: 1067
Excavation: J. Van Nedervelde, 1969.
Curation: National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (88.71H).
Burials: MNI: 1 (adult).
Finds: Leaf-shaped arrowhead.
Date: Neolithic (1)
14C: 4660 bp (OxA-7743) on human bone.
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