Thesaurus Term/Concept: CIST

Identifier	70071
Class	MONUMENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	Generally rectangular structure normally used for burial purposes, and formed from stone slabs set on edge, and covered by one or more horizontal slabs or capstones. Cists may be built on the surface or sunk into the ground.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Context	Record
Monument Type	MEX1038518 Late Iron Age/ Roman evidence from the Colchester Garrison Project, Colchester (Monument)
Monument Type	MEX14970 Late Iron Age/Early Roman cist near Church of Peter and Paul, Stondon Massey (Monument)
Monument Type	MEX19832 Possible 3rd century drain or cremation burial with cist on the east side of Caesaromagus, 61 Mildmay Road, Chelmsford (Monument)
Monument Type	MEX1036040 Possible Iron Age to Roman cemetery at Widdington (C-MG3) (Monument)
Monument Type	MEX5459 Probably Roman stone coffin, near Waltham's Cross (Find Spot)