Summary

Cremation remains of an individual estimated at 17-19 years of age, probably a male, from the short cist cemetery at West Water Reservoir, West Linton, Peeblesshire, Early Bronze Age

Accession Number

X.1995.93.15

Other references

Original description

Finds from excavations at West Water Reservoir, West Linton, Peeblesshire. Type of site: Short cist cemetery. Date: Early Bronze Age. Finds from the Early Bronze Age cemetery (area A). [EQ 1041]. Cremation, cist 7 (= sf 37). Remains of a male aged 17-19. Mass 1210 g. The skeletal age at death of this individual is estimated at 17-19. Some epiphyses were fused, some fusing and others unfused. The sutures of the maxillae showed varying stages of obliteration, while the skull vault sutures had not begun to close. Parts of the skull vault had fragmented into tabular layers, typical for juvenile and senile individuals. All the permanent teeth except the third molars had erupted. For sexing, the small surviving portion of a supraorbital ridge (brow ridge) was found to be slightly prominent. Supraorbital ridges are more prominent in males than in females. No other skeletal elements were suitable for sex estimation. In can therefore only be tentatively suggested that the body was that of a male.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Excavated

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

West Water Reservoir, West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1995

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Agent

Image

None