Thesaurus Term/Concept: CREMATION PIT

Identifier	70040
Class	MONUMENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	A pit over which a corpse has been cremated on a pyre into which the remains and debris, and sometime grave goods, collapse and are buried. Generally confined to the Roman period.

Broader Terms/Concepts (1)

Related Terms/Concepts (2)

Narrower Terms/Concepts (0)

Instances/Examples (4)

Context	Record
Monument Type	MCC3052 Roman burials, 1 Queens Road (Handford House, now ‘Handford Place’), Colchester (Element Group)
Monument Type	MCC10200 Roman burials, Former Garrison Area H2 (former Royal Artillery Barracks), Colchester Garrison (Element Group)
Monument Type	MCC2807 Roman burials, Former Garrison Area J1 North (former Royal Artillery Barracks), Colchester Garrison (Monument)
Monument Type	MCC2828 Roman cremation burials and ?bustum, 15 West Lodge Road, Colchester (Element Group)