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The mound at Petton - a bowl barrow

Ancient burial place
The mound at Petton - a bowl barrow
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The mound at Petton - a bowl barrow is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Bowl barrow, dating to the Early Bronze Age (c. 2000–1500 BCE). It is a significant example of a simple earthen burial mound, commonly used for single inhumations and reflecting early funerary practices in Britain.

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Photo: Jeremy Bolwell · CC BY-SA 2.0