RCAHMS
SC 488171
Description RCAHMS
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 488171
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 11826
Scope and Content Three cists at Traigh Bhan, Islay, Argyll and Bute Erosion of sand dunes at the head of Traigh Bhan, Islay exposed three cists. Excavation by RCAHMS in 1980 found two cists held human remains. A build-up of sand to the north-west of the site prevented further investigation. This rather squat vessel is presumed to be a food vessel. However it is unlike many other food vessels as it lacks decoration and because of its shape. In the first cist an older burial was rearranged to make way for a second interment. The remains were found associated with this food vessel -a term derived from the belief by antiquarians that ceramic vessels such as these held food for the dead. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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