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Thesaurus Term/Concept: FUNERAL PYRE

Identifier 104253
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A structure consisting of combustible material, typically wood, on which a body is placed and then cremated, sometimes with accompanying grave goods. Use only when evidence of structure exists.

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Instances/Examples (3)

Context Record
Monument Type MEX16940 Early Bronze Age inverted cremation burial and funeral pyre, below a flint cairn, at Bordeaux Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1032423 Prehistoric features, Martell's Quarry (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1038156 Royal Grammar School, 6 Lexden Road, Colchester (Monument)