Notes on the Discovery of a Cist at Stairhaven, Wigtownshire

With a Report on the Bones

R S G Anderson (Author)

Thomas H Bryce (Contributor)


Keyword(s):
Flint Scraper, Cremated Human Bone
Period(s):
Early Iron Age

Abstract


A feature thought to be a hut circle proved to be a dilapidated cairn. A short cist was located just off centre. It contained a Food Vessel, a deposit of cremated human bone, three quartz pebbles and a flint scraper. The remains were identified as an adult of uncertain sex.

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Published
30-11-1921
How to Cite
Anderson, R., & Bryce, T. (1921). Notes on the Discovery of a Cist at Stairhaven, Wigtownshire. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 55, 53-54. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.055.53.54
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