NMS Archaeology Object 605540: X.1995.93.22 - Human remains
Description
Summary
Cremation remains of an individual estimated at 18-25 years of age, from the short cist cemetery at West Water Reservoir, West Linton, Peeblesshire, Early Bronze Age
Accession Number
X.1995.93.22
Other references
Classification number | X.EQ 1048 |
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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 1048]. Cremation, cist 8. Mass 1228 g. The skeletal age at death of this individual is estimated as young (18-25). All the bones used for ageing were fused (one proximal articulation seemed to be fusing), and no metaphyseal surfaces were found. The permanent teeth had erupted and the roots closed. A few fragments of the skull had split due to burning, similar to those of cist 7, and none of the sutures had begun to close, suggesting a young individual. For sexing the bones of the cranium and pelvis were used. Part of the right superciliary arch was less prominent than that of a male; the right upper orbital border was sharp (female) rather than blunt (male); and the right sacro-iliac articulation was elevated (female) rather than flat. These criteria indicate a female individual. However the vertical diameter of a femur head measured almost 46 mm (even after shrinkage in the pyre) which corresponds to a male (>45.5 mm). Furthermore the proximal fused articulation of the right radius seemed much larger than that of a female skeleton. Due to this inconsistency the sex cannot be accurately determined.
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
Identifiers and Links to Other Records
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Identifier / External Link | Linked Record | Status | Comment |
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Canmore Site Id: 72107 | WEST WATER RESERVOIR - LINTON (TWEEDDALE) - CIST(S) (PERIOD UNASSIGNED), AWL (COPPER), BEAD(S), BEAKER(S), DISC(S) (CANNEL COAL), FOOD VESSEL(S) | Definite | West Water Reservoir cists/grave goods |
NMS Accession Number: X.1995.93.22 | No linked record | Identifier supplied by NMS |
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