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Thesaurus Term/Concept: RITUAL PIT

Identifier 70178
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A pit which appears to have been dug for, or which contains, objects apparently deposited for reasons other than storage, disposal or extraction. Index with principal object types.

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Instances/Examples (7)

Context Record
Monument Type MEX38285 1st-4th century pits, gullies, fences, structures and human remains (inside Second Walled Enclosure) at All Saints Churchyard, Great Chesterford (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031966 Kelvedon temple (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031973 Late Iron Age and Roman Settlement at Elms Farm, Heybridge (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031211 Late Iron Age shrine and Roman temple within palisaded (and later walled) precinct, 'Great Chesterford Roman Temple', East of Walden Road (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1052651 Late Roman small town at Elms Farm, Heybridge (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1033082 Latest Roman to Early Saxon transition settlement at Elms Farm, Heybridge (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1038515 Prehistoric evidence from the Colchester Garrison Project, Colchester (Monument)