[{"id": 141190, "created": "2020-06-16T07:54:56.695732", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84713, "user_id": 580, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-06-16T08:22:49.135813", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "NH 817;926", "Site": "HIGHLAND;EMBO;BOSTON HOUSE", "CollHist": "National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, Edinburgh\r\nEQ 611 (Item 8)\r\nEQ 612 (Item 4-5)\r\nEQ 613 (Item 10)\r\nEQ 614-5 (Item 11)\r\nEQ 631 (Item 12)\r\nEQ 632 (Item 6)\r\nEQ 633 (Item 7)\r\nEQ 634 (Item 9)\r\nEQ 635 (Item 1)\r\n(No Acc. Nos given for items (2-3) or (13-14)\r\nHistory\r\nItems 8, 4, 10 and 11 from 1956 finds ;\r\nItem 5 added to 4 from 1960 finds\r\nItems 12, 6, 7, 9 & 1 from 1960 excavations", "Contents": "Metal\r\n(1) Fragments of a bronze blade reconstructed as part of a razor (Class 11a).\r\n(2) Central portion of a bronze blade, probably part of a razor (Class 1)\r\n(3) Speck of corroded bronze\r\nOther\r\n(4) Sherd of a Beaker\r\n(5) Four sherds of the same Beaker as (4)\r\n(6) Sherd of an unusually large Beaker\r\n(7) Rim, wall & base sherds of a Beaker (Clarke's A.O.C. Group).\r\n(8) Food Vessel\r\n(9) Sherds of a Food Vessel\r\nOther.\r\n(10) Knife of grey flint\r\n(11) One barrel and thirteen disc-beads (jet)\r\n(12) One barrel and one disc-bead jet\r\n(13) Flat whorl of grey sandstone\r\n(14) Animal bones", "comments": "", "ArchiveEtc": "Rec. S.H. 1.3.82.", "ContextType": "2a GRAVE", "BiblioSources": "(a) Henshall (1956-57) 225-227\r\n(b) Henshall & Wallace (1962-63a) 9-36\r\n(c) Coles (1963-64) 149\r\n(d) Clarke II (1970) 463, 522 Nos 1786.1F : 1786.2F", "Circumstances": "In 1956 a Mr J.W. Mackay, digging for stones, came across some human bones in the cairn. He continued to explore the cairn and uncovered Cist I and the surrounding area. The discovery was reported and an investigation of the disturbance was made by A.S. Henshall. Many bones had been removed but those thought to have come from the cist represented the inhumation of an adult woman, at least one bone of another adult and part of a foetus. A Food Vessel ( ) and some beads ( ) were found with bones in the cist; a beaker sherd (4) and a flint knife ( ) were found either in the cist or in the disturbed area around it. In 1960 a rescue excavation was carried out by Henshall and J.C. Wallace in advance of the removal of the removal of the cairn to make a carpark. It was found that the cairn had covered the remains of a chamber entered from the south, in which had been found the cist (Cist 1) discovered in 1956. A ruined second chamber, entered from the north had been disturbed to ground level in comparatively recent times. A second Cist had been inserted between the chambers. Cist II contained the bones of two infants, a speck of corroded bronze ( ) four Beaker sherds ( ) and sherds of a Food Vessel ( ). Two cremations were found in a cutting SE of Chamber 1; cremation II being accompanied by fragments of a razor (1). Chamber 1 contained two series of human bone deposits separated by a layer of black infilling (sterile). Beaker sherds (5-6) were found with the upper bone deposit but could have arrived during the 1956 disturbance. Two further jet beads (12) were found in disturbed material outside chamber I. At least six further cremations were found in 1961 on the eastern side of the cairn when workmen were clearing wairn material. One of the cremations was accompanied by a razor fragment (2). In the cairn material a flat whorl of red sandstone (13) and numerous animal bones were found.", "FindAltSiteRel": ""}}, {"id": 144771, "created": "2020-07-26T23:55:46.588294", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84713, "user_id": 658, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-07-27T00:35:44.799527", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "NH 817 926", "Site": "Highland, Embo, Boston House", "CollHist": "Collection: \r\nNational Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, Edinburgh\r\nEQ 611 (Item 8)\r\nEQ 612 (Items 4-5)\r\nEQ 613 (Item 10)\r\nEQ 614-5 (Item 11)\r\nEQ 631 (Item 12)\r\nEQ 632 (Item 6)\r\nEQ 633 (Item 7)\r\nEQ 634 (Item 9)\r\nEQ 635 (Item 1)\r\n(No Acc. nos. given for items (2-3) or (13-14))\r\n\r\nHistory:\r\nItems 8, 4, 10 and 11 from 1956 finds;\r\nItem 5 added to 4 from 1960 finds;\r\nItems 12, 6, 7, 9 & 1 from 1960 excavation.", "Contents": "Metal:\r\n(1) Fragments of a bronze blade reconstructed as part of a razor (Class IIa)\r\n(2) Central portion of a bronze blade, probably part of a razor (Class I)\r\n(3) Speck of corroded bronze\r\n\r\nOther:\r\n(4) Sherd of a Beaker\r\n(5) Four sherds of the same Beaker as (4)\r\n(6) Sherd of an unusually large Beaker\r\n(7) Rim, wall, base sherds of a Beaker (Clarke's A.O.C. Group).\r\n(8) Food Vessel\r\n(9) Sherds of a Food Vessel\r\n\r\nOther:\r\n(10) Knife of grey flint\r\n(11) One barrel and thirteen disc-beads (jet).\r\n(12)( One barrel and one disc-bead, jet.\r\n(13) Flat whorl of grey sandstone\r\n(14) Animal bones.\r\n", "comments": "", "ArchiveEtc": "Rec.: S.H. 1.3.82", "ContextType": "2a Grave", "BiblioSources": "(a) Henshall (1956-57) 225-227\r\n(b)  Henshall & Wallace (1962-63a) 9-36\r\n(c) Coles (1963-64) 149\r\n(d) Clarke II (1970) 463, 522 Nos. 1786.1.F:1786.2F", "Circumstances": "In 1956, a Mr. J.W. Mackay, digging for stones, came across some human bones in the cairn. He continued to explore the cairn and uncovered Cist I and the surrounding area. The discovery was reported and an investigation of the disturbances was made by A.S. Henshall. Many bones had been removed but those thought to have come from the cist represented the inhumation of an adult woman, at least one bone of another adult and part of a foetus. A Food Vessel (  ) and some beads (  ) were found with bones in the cist; a beaker sherd (4) and a flint knife (  ) were found either in the cist or in the disturbed area around it. In 1960, a rescue excavation was carried out by Henshall and J.C. Wallace in advance of the removal of the of the cairn to make a carpark. It was found that the cairn had covered the remains of a chamber entered from the south, in which had been found the cist (List 1) discovered in 1956. A ruined second chamber, entered from the north had been disturbed to ground level in comparatively recent times. A second Cist had been inserted between the chambers. Cist II contained the bones of two infants, a speck of corroded bronze (  ), four Beaker sherds (  ) and sherds of a Food Vessel (  ). Two cremations were found in a cutting SE of Chamber 1; cremation II, being accompanied by fragments of a razor (1).Chamber 1 contained two series of human bone deposits separated by a layer of black infilling (sterile). Beaker sherds (5-6) were found with the upper bone deposit but could have arrived during the 1956 disturbance. Two further jet beads (12) were found in disturbed material outside chamber 1. At least six further cremations were found in 1961 on the eastern side of the cairn when workmen were clearing cairn material. One of the cremations was accompanied by a razor fragment (2). In the cairn material, a flat whorl of red sandstone (13) and numerous animal bones were found.", "FindAltSiteRel": ""}}]