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Thesaurus Term/Concept: CREMATION PIT
| Identifier |
70040 |
| Class |
MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status |
Preferred |
| Index? |
Yes |
| Scope Note |
A pit over which a corpse has been cremated on a pyre into which the remains and debris, and sometime grave goods, collapse and are buried. Generally confined to the Roman period. |
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Instances/Examples (1)
| Context |
Record |
| Monument Type |
MDR8502 Burial cairn (T5), Stanton Moor (Monument) |