Thesaurus Term/Concept: CONTRACTED INHUMATION
| Identifier | 70032 |
|---|---|
| Class | MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status | Preferred |
| Index? | Yes |
| Scope Note | A form of inhumation in which the skeleton is interred, usually on its side, with the knees brought up against the chest. This is a more extreme form of crouched inhumation. |
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Instances/Examples (7)
| Context | Record |
|---|---|
| Monument Type | MKE97616 Bronze Age Barrow with Secondary Burials and Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Bay Hill, St Margaret's-at-Cliffe (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE80283 Bronze Age burial mound, Neats Court (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE19909 Crouched inhumation burial, Sarre (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE2259 Prehistoric burials and cremations, Epps Farm (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MWX19390 Probable Iron Age Contracted Inhumation (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MWX20647 Romano British Ditch & Pits, Gravesend & North Kent Hospital (Monument) |
| Monument Type | MKE1536 Site of barrow (contracted primary; 5 secondary burials), cropmark (Monument) |