Ceramic urn

This ceramic pot was found at Uddingston in Lanarkshire. It was used to hold cremated remains, sometime between 2050 and 1600 BC.

The urn is decorated with impressed lines and zigzags above the shoulder.

By around 1750 BC, in mainland Scotland, cremation had become the favoured funerary custom. Cremated remains were usually placed in a large pottery urn, its top covered by a skin or stone. The urn was then buried upside down in a cist or pit.

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Online ID:	000-100-035-005-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.EA 109
Date:	Between 2050 and 1600 BC Middle Bronze Age
Material:	Clay; impressed lines and zigzags above shoulder
Dimensions:	12.50" x 9.50"
What:	Pottery / food vessel urn
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Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Bothwell, Uddingston
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Description:	Clay food vessel urn with impressed lines and zigzags above shoulder, from Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Middle Bronze Age
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