Excavation of Bronze Age burial on land at Buckton Fields (Phase 2), Northampton, Northamptonshire

Excavation was undertaken following the unexpected discovery of human skeletal remains during construction works. MOLA recovered human remains from construction work spoil heaps and machine excavated trench before opening up a small excavation area to identify any surviving features. The excavation area was opened up with use of a mechanical excavator operating under constant archaeological supervision. The surviving part of the grave was excavated and recorded following best practice. The partly disturbed remains of a Bronze Age burial were recorded. Only the skull and part of the spine remained in-situ with the remainder of the human bones and some associated beaker pottery recovered from the nearby disturbed spoil heaps.