Arras Graves
The original excavations by William Watson uncovered over 100 square-barrows, square earthworks several metres long containing a single inhumation grave, often accompanied by grave-goods. Material uncovered in the graves is of particularly high quality and is often unique in Iron Age Britain and includes copper-alloys, iron, animal bone, coral, jet, and enamel. Of the four barrows, most material from the King's Barrow, the Queen's Barrow and the Charioteer's Barrow are accessioned to the Yorkshire Museum and the Lady's Barrow to the British Museum.
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And a time for living and for generation
And a time for the wind to break the loosened pane
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