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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.

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Instances/Examples (5)

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)