Cist
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In archeology, a cist (Template:IPAc-en; also kist Template:IPAc-en;[1][2] ultimately from Template:Langx; cognate to Template:Langx) or cist grave is a small stone-built coffin-like box or ossuary used to hold the bodies of the dead. In some ways, it is similar to the deeper shaft tomb. Examples occur across Europe and in the Middle East.[3][4][5][6] A cist may have formerly been associated with other monuments, perhaps under a cairn or a long barrow. Several cists are sometimes found close together within the same cairn or barrow. Often ornaments have been found within an excavated cist, indicating the wealth or prominence of the interred individual.
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Regional examples
- England
- Teffont Evias, England[11][12]
- Estonia
- Jõelähtme (Rebala) stone-cist graves, Harju County
- Guatemala
- Mundo Perdido, Tikal, Petén Department
- Ireland
- Israel
- Tel Kabri (Area A), Upper Galilee
- Latvia
- Scotland
- Balblair cist, Beauly, InvernessScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Dunan Aula, Craignish, Argyll and Bute
- Holm Mains Farm, Inverness
- Nether Mill, Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire
- Sri Lanka
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- ↑ Merriam-Webster Unabridged (MWU). (Online subscription-based reference service of Merriam-Webster, based on Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002.) Headword cist. Accessed 2007-12-11.
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- ↑ sv:likkista
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- ↑ Roman Cist Found At Teffont Quarry. Date: 1950s Location: Teffont, Wiltshire. Reference: P35140. Type: Photograph (Print) https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/P35140
- ↑ Date: 1940. Location: Teffont, Wiltshire. Reference: P35139. Type: Photograph (Print) https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/P35139
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