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Description: | Early Roman cremation. The find consists of an incomplete cream-coloured Nene-Valley ware flagon with cremated human remains inside it.The flagon has a pedestal base, wide globular body and an incomplete narrow neck. The vessel has been partially restored by the landowner. The bone is mostly well cremated however there are a few larger broken bones, some of which do not appear to have been burnt. One of these bones in particular displays two short cut marks across the surface of the bone, suggesting that some degree of butchering has taken place. It is possible that these larger unburnt bones may in fact be animal bones, possibly offerings, that have become mixed in with the human remains either during or after the firing.The vessel was discovered circa 5 feet down in sandy soil by workmen digging a soakaway. The find was reported 1 year after discovery during a Finds Day.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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