| Title: |
Account of the Discovery of a Cinerary Urn with other Relics, near Marchhouse, Muirkirk, and the Excavation of an Earth-house at Yardhouses, Carnwath.
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| Issue: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 58 |
| Series: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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| Volume: |
58
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| Number of Pages: |
392 |
| Page Start/End: |
333 - 343 |
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| Licence Type: |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
The urn, on discovery by workmen, was in an inverted position, covering a large deposit of burnt bones, and containing as well a small urn of the incense-cup type, an unburnt bone pin polished and pointed at one end, a bronze awl pointed at one end and flattened at the other, and an unworked flake of chert. Detailed investigation revealed a second urn with burnt bone. Both had been buried within a cairn, now almost totally denuded. The stone-built earth-house comprised a single chamber and a passageway. The roof of the chamber had not survived. Pottery, charcoal and animal bone were recovered. |
| Year of Publication: |
1923
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Burnt Bones (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Cairn (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Bone Pin Polished (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Roof (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Animal Bone (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Urn (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Burnt Bone (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Pottery Charcoal (Auto Detected Subject) |
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| Source: |
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| Created Date: |
15 Dec 2013 |
