Decorated vessel used to hold the cremated remains of an individual when buried in the ground.

The early Anglo-Saxons made pots by coiling and then fired them on a bonfire. They did not use potter's wheels or kilns.

Decorated vessel used to hold the cremated remains of an individual when buried in the ground.

The early Anglo-Saxons made pots by coiling and then fired them on a bonfire. They did not use potter's wheels or kilns.

During pond-digging in 1823 Anglo-Saxon urns and grave goods were found at Stapleford Park, Saxby. During the construction of the railway in 1891 further burials and a large quantity of finds were recorded (both inhumations and cremations).

Decorated vessel used to hold the cremated remains of an individual when buried in the ground.

The early Anglo-Saxons made pots by coiling and then fired them on a bonfire. They did not use potter's wheels or kilns.

Vessel used to hold the cremated remains of an individual when buried in the ground.

The early Anglo-Saxons made pots by coiling and then fired them on a bonfire. They did not use potter's wheels or kilns.