RecordCinerary urn< 1 of 1 > Back From Kettle Farm, Fife
Cinerary urnThis ceramic urn was found in a flat Bronze Age cremation cemetery at Kettle Farm in Fife. It was used to hold cremated human remains sometime between 2000 and 1500 BC. Unusually it was found upright in a pit. The urn has a heavy overhanging rim. It is decorated with incised lines and lines of twisted and whipped cord impressions, arranged in zigzag, lattice and other patterns. By around 1750 BC, in mainland Scotland, cremation had become the favoured funerary custom. Cremated remains were gathered from the funeral pyre and usually placed in a large pottery urn, its top covered by a skin or stone. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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