7th February 2007, 08:21 PM
OK Troll if cant have the results of the dba.
As this mound has a "burial chamber" and a kerb is it actually a bowl barrow - ie a bronze age monument?
We dont know where this mound actually is which is a key piece of infomation.
Round barrows can be neolithic see Ian Kinnes Round Barrows and Ring Ditches in the British Neolithic 1979. If this is the case there is a stong case for NI on grounds of rarity.
In terms of the time to excavate I could see this as being 100, 250 or 500 person days.
If the substantial burial chamber is actually that and has orthostats we are talking of months of excavations for 2-3 people if it has not been excavated already. I cant think of a round barrow rather a cairn with an actual burial chamber.
Peter Wardle
As this mound has a "burial chamber" and a kerb is it actually a bowl barrow - ie a bronze age monument?
We dont know where this mound actually is which is a key piece of infomation.
Round barrows can be neolithic see Ian Kinnes Round Barrows and Ring Ditches in the British Neolithic 1979. If this is the case there is a stong case for NI on grounds of rarity.
In terms of the time to excavate I could see this as being 100, 250 or 500 person days.
If the substantial burial chamber is actually that and has orthostats we are talking of months of excavations for 2-3 people if it has not been excavated already. I cant think of a round barrow rather a cairn with an actual burial chamber.
Peter Wardle