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Description: | Roman pot with cremation. The Romans used both cremation (burning the body) and inhumation (burying the body) to dispose of their dead. The graves were dug near the roads leading out of settlements such as towns and forts, as only babies could be buried close to where people lived. These were sometimes buried inside people's houses (Arbeia Roman Fort).
Material: clay, earthenware | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.britisharchaeology.249840 | Go to resource |
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