Ceramic pot, flakes of flint, and a human bone

This undecorated ceramic pot was found at Slap at Turriff in Aberdeenshire in a cist grave. It had probably contained a food offering. Included in the photo are six unburnt flint flakes which were buried as grave goods and one of the bones of the corpse.

Pottery / Beaker

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:	000-100-035-738-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.EQ 146
Date:	Between 2400 and 1800 BC
Material:	Flint Flint Flint Flint Flint Flint Plain
Dimensions:	6" x 5.5"
What:	Flake Flake Flake Flake Flake Flake Pottery / Beaker
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Where:	Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Turriff, Slap Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Turriff, Slap Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Turriff, Slap Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Turriff, Slap Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Turriff, Slap Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Turriff, Slap Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Turriff, Slap
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Description:	Flake Flake Flake Flake Flake Flake
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