What is recorded here
The pit (F) (dims. 0.52m x 0.4m; D 0.3m), which was the only one within the flat cemetery (WX020-001----) that was completely excavated, contained a cremation and charcoal, but no pottery vessel. (Rynne 1966, 44-5)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 31 May, 2012
Pit-burial in Scarawalsh is a Neolithic funerary feature, likely dating to the 4th–3rd millennium BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early cremation practices and burial customs in the region, despite the absence of associated pottery.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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