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Description: | Decoration: cord impression Was found at Easter Culbeuchly, close to ABDUA 19726 & 14259
"Urns were the dominant type of pottery used in burials, usually of a cremated body, during the early Bronze Age, about 1450-1250BC. They are found both in cemeteries and as secondary burials in barrows, often with the base uppermost, and may be accompanied by other grave goods. An urn is tall with a flat, often very narrow base, and may be decorated. There are two separate urn traditions, collared and cordoned urns. This small but substantial collared urn is a Primary Series Form IC type. It has a slightly convex body tapering towards the base, which is missing. The neck is defined by a low-relief cordon and the collar is overhanging. The collar is decorated by alternating blocks of horizontal and vertical cord-impressed lines, giving a woven appearance to the pattern. The urn was found with cremated bone at Easter Culbeuchly, Banffshire. At least two other urns were found very nearby, suggesting that this was the location of a cemetery. The Primary Series collared urns are more common in the southern part of Britain, and are unusual in NE Scotland."
Author: Feilden,Rosemary Date: 1999 Purpose: SCRAN
Acquisition source: Cook, Alfred | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1800 BC-600 BC; MBA LBA | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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