A food vessel found at Greenoakhill in Mount Vernon in 1928. Three pottery vessels were found on the summit of a ridge but only one, shown here, has survived.
Further exploration showed that the site had been a Bronze Age cemetery containing a number of burials. Five of the graves contained bodies laid to rest in stone cists. Another skeleton was found buried in what may have been a wooden coffin. A deposit of cremated bone was also found.
During the Bronze Age (2300-700 BC) the dead were often buried with items such as jewellery, weapons, food or pottery. Food vessels date to the earlier Bronze Age (2300-1400 BC) and were often made specially for burial with the dead.
Reference: 1928.43.d
Reproduced with the permission of Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Museums
Keywords:
archaeology, bowls, Bronze Age, burials, cemeteries, cremations, food vessels, grave goods, pottery, tableware
You have 1 image in your photo album.
