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Thesaurus Term/Concept: MORTUARY ENCLOSURE

Identifier 70089
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A subrectangular earthen enclosure defined by a ditch, usually with an internal bank, assumed to have been used for the primary exposure or burial of human remains in the Neolithic period prior to secondary burial elsewhere.

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Instances/Examples (20)

Context Record
Monument Type MEX28487 Chelnmer village (Monument)
Monument Type MEX36270 Colchester-Stanway gravel pits (Monument)
Monument Type MEX39793 Cropmark N of Little Palmer's Shaw (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1031606 Cropmark of a long mortuary enclosure, Stratford St Mary (Monument)
Monument Type MEX39806 Cropmarks in grounds of South Ockendon Hospital (Monument)
Monument Type MEX9788 Cropmarks of Neolithic long barrow and Bronze Age ring ditches, East of Foxash Estate (Monument)
Monument Type MEX23080 Cropmarks of Neolithic long mortuary enclosure and Bronze Age barrows, 460m north-west of Mill Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MEX37282 Cropmarks of possible Neolithic long barrows, east of Rolls Farm, Tollesbury (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1049755 Cropmarks of undated enclosure, Sheepcote Farm (Monument)
Monument Type MEX38227 Great Dunmow; Chequers Lane: Roman (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1049204 Late Iron Age - Early Roman agricultural landscape around London Road/ south of Mark Hall School (Monument)
Monument Type MEX41425 Late Iron Age to Roman cremation cemetery at Carters Farm, Hilly Field (Monument)
Monument Type MEX37972 N of Rose Cottage, Chadwell St Mary (Monument)
Monument Type MEX38190 North Shoebury: Iron Age (Monument)
Monument Type MEX28329 Possible neolithic long barrow at Colemans Farm, Rivenhall (Monument)
Monument Type MEX28191 Probable Neolithic mortuary enclosure and two Bronze Age round barrows, north-west of Feering (Monument)
Monument Type MEX18581 Roman cemetery at Buckenham's Field, Billericay (Monument)
Monument Type MEX38165 Roman settlement including double ditched enclosure and industrial zones, Mucking (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1036054 Stansted Airport Long stay Car park Phase 2- Multi-period (Monument)
Monument Type MEX1036033 Stansted Airport Long stay Carpark - Phase 1 - Iron Age (Monument)