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Pocklington Iron Age burial ground
Pocklington Iron Age burial ground is located in England
Pocklington Iron Age burial ground
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LocationPocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°55′34″N 0°46′05″W / 53.926110°N 0.767918°W / 53.926110; -0.767918
TypeBurial ground
History
Foundedc. eighth–third centuries BC
PeriodsMiddle Iron Age
Site notes
Excavation dates2014–present

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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