Cunliffe, B. (1992). Pits, preconceptions and propitiation in the British Iron Age. Oxford J Archaeol 11 (1). Vol 11(1), pp. 69-83.

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Title:		 Pits, preconceptions and propitiation in the British Iron Age
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Issue:		 Oxford J Archaeol 11 (1)
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Series:		 Oxford Journal of Archaeology
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Volume:		 11 (1)
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Page Start/End:		 69 - 83
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Publication Type:		 Journal
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Abstract:		 Large pits have long been known to be a characteristic of the British Iron Age. Originally they were thought to be habitations but since the 1930s they have been assumed to have served as grain silos. This paper reviews our changing conceptions and then considers a range of new data for special burials within the pits. A model is developed which sees the storage of seed grain in pits as a deliberate act designed to place the grain in the protection of the chthonic deities. The chronological and spatial implications of pit storage in Britain are briefly considered. Au
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Author:		 Barry Cunliffe
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Year of Publication:		 1992
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FUNERARY SITE (Monument Type England)
British Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
PIT (Monument Type England)
Seed Grain (Auto Detected Subject)
PIT (Monument Type England)
PIT (Monument Type England)
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Created Date:		 20 Jan 2002