RecordPot (fragment)< 1 of 1 > Back from Midhowe, Rousay, Orkney
Pot (fragment)This fragment is the most complete example of six ceramic pots found with a flint knife in the large chambered cairn at Midhowe on Rousay in Orkney. The tomb was used as a communal burial place, and contained remains of over 25 individuals. Part of the rim and lower body of the fine, decorated 'Unstan' bowl survive. The collar-like rim is decorated on its exterior with incised horizontal and vertical lines. The pot's surfaces had been burnished to make them both shiny and liquid-tight. Many of Scotland's early farming communities buried their dead in imposing communal tombs. Midhowe is a large 'stalled' cairn, with 12 compartments. The pots had been deposited, probably containing foodstuffs, as gifts for the dead in the afterworld. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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