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Some of the ancient Bronze Age finds made at Pitty Close Farm in Drighlington, Leeds. As well as the cremated remains of a child and three adults, the dig uncovered fragments of a decorated clay urn.

Some of the ancient Bronze Age finds made at Pitty Close Farm in Drighlington, Leeds. As well as the cremated remains of a child and three adults, the dig uncovered fragments of a decorated clay urn, part of a pin which was carefully carved from a piece of animal bone and the shattered blade of a delicately honed flint knife.

Kat Baxter, Leeds Museums and Galleries’ curator of archaeology, with some of the ancient Bronze Age finds made at Pitty Close Farm in Drighlington, Leeds. As well as the cremated remains of a child and three adults, the dig uncovered fragments of a decorated clay urn, part of a pin which was carefully carved from a piece of animal bone and the shattered blade of a delicately honed flint knife.

Kat Baxter, Leeds Museums and Galleries’ curator of archaeology, with some of the ancient Bronze Age finds made at Pitty Close Farm in Drighlington, Leeds. As well as the cremated remains of a child and three adults, the dig uncovered fragments of a decorated clay urn, part of a pin which was carefully carved from a piece of animal bone and the shattered blade of a delicately honed flint knife.

Some of the ancient Bronze Age finds made at Pitty Close Farm in Drighlington, Leeds. As well as the cremated remains of a child and three adults, the dig uncovered part of a pin which was carefully carved from a piece of animal bone and the shattered blade of a delicately honed flint knife.

Kat Baxter, Leeds Museums and Galleries’ curator of archaeology, with fragments of a decorated clay urn found at Pitty Close Farm in Leeds.

Kat Baxter, Leeds Museums and Galleries’ curator of archaeology, with part of a pin which was carefully carved from a piece of animal bone, one of the Bronze Age finds made at Pitty Close Farm.

Kat Baxter, Leeds Museums and Galleries’ curator of archaeology, the shattered blade of a delicately honed flint knife, one of the Bronze Age finds made at Pitty Close Farm in Leeds.

Fragments of a decorated clay urn found at Pitty Close Farm in Leeds.

Archaeologists excavate the site at Pitty Close Farm in Leeds. As well as the cremated remains of a child and three adults, the dig uncovered fragments of a decorated clay urn, part of a pin which was carefully carved from a piece of animal bone and the shattered blade of a delicately honed flint knife. Photo credit WYAAS.

Archaeologists excavated the site at Pitty Close Farm in Leeds. As well as the cremated remains of a child and three adults, the dig uncovered fragments of a decorated clay urn (pictured), part of a pin which was carefully carved from a piece of animal bone and the shattered blade of a delicately honed flint knife. Photo credit WYAAS.

Archaeologists excavated the site at Pitty Close Farm in Leeds. As well as the cremated remains of a child and three adults, the dig uncovered fragments of a decorated clay urn, part of a pin which was carefully carved from a piece of animal bone and the shattered blade of a delicately honed flint knife.