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This ceramic pot was found in a cist burial at West Water Reservoir. It was placed within a grave, probably containing an offering of food or drink, sometime between 2200 and 1650 BC.

Food vessel from cist 7, West Water Reservoir, Peeblesshire, Early Bronze Age, 2200 - 1650 BC

From around 2500 BC, individual burial, usually in a cist, a rectangular stone box-shaped grave, became popular over much of Scotland. In most cases, the only item to be buried with the dead was a pot containing an offering of food or drink.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-314-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.1997.1035
• Date: 2200 - 1650 BC
  Between 2200 and 1650 BC
  
• Material: Ceramic
  Food vessel
  
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• What: Food vessel
  
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• Where: Scotland, Peeblesshire, West Water Reservoir
  
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