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This ceramic pot was found during work on the railway near the bridge of Banff in Banffshire. It contained burnt bones, and dates from between 2050 and 1600 BC.

The pot is decorated on the upper part of its exterior with incised lines in a herringbone pattern. The lower part of the body has shallow incised lines running down towards the base. The interior of the rim is decorated with small holes.

By around 1750 BC, in mainland Scotland, cremation had become the favoured funerary custom. Cremated remains were gathered from the funeral pyre, sometimes cleanly, sometimes mixed with pyre debris, and usually placed in a large pottery urn.

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• Online ID: 000-100-034-977-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.EA 11
• Date: Between 2050 and 1600 BC
  
• Material: Clay
  Pottery / food vessel / urn
  
• Dimensions: 12.50" x 11.00"
  
• What: Pottery / food vessel / urn
  
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• Where: Bridge of Banff
  
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• Description: Food vessel urn from Bridge of Banff
  
• References:
  • Cowie, T.G. Bronze Age Food Vessel Urns. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports, British Series 55, 1978, p 112. 
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