Thesaurus Term/Concept: CROUCHED INHUMATION

Identifier 70033
Class MONUMENT TYPE
Status Preferred
Index? Yes
Scope Note A form of inhumation in which the skeleton is interred, usually on its side, with hip and knee joints bent through an angle of more than 90 degrees.

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Context Record
Monument Type MHG52994 Cist burial - Slacknamarnock, Inverness (Monument)
Monument Type MHG11733 Cists, Achinchanter (Monument)
Monument Type MHG51530 Short cist and burial west of Langwell House, Strath Oykel (Monument)