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Thesaurus Term/Concept: CREMATION
| Identifier |
70028 |
| Class |
MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status |
Preferred |
| Index? |
Yes |
| Scope Note |
A funeral rite in which the human body is burnt, usually on a pyre, leaving fragmentary charred or completely combusted remains. Often found buried, occasionally in a container associated with grave goods. |
Broader Terms/Concepts (1)
Related Terms/Concepts (8)
Narrower Terms/Concepts (1)
Instances/Examples (7)
| Context |
Record |
| Monument Type |
MDE1212 Barrow Group, Bampfylde Hill [outside Park boundary] (Monument) |
| Monument Type |
MMO1 Bratton Fleming Barrows [outside Park boundary] (Monument) |
| Monument Type |
MSO8163 Bronze Age barrow north of Willett [outside Park boundary] (Monument) |
| Monument Type |
MSO6697 Bronze Age barrow southeast of Hartrow Manor [outside Park boundary] (Monument) |
| Monument Type |
MDE1061 Chapman Barrows on the Parracombe/Challacombe Parish Boundary (Monument) |
| Monument Type |
MDE1046 Three Bronze Age barrows northeast of Brockenbarrow Farm (Monument) |
| Monument Type |
MMO65 Two Bronze Age barrows on Bampfylde Hill [outside Park boundary] (Monument) |