Thesaurus Term/Concept: CONTRACTED INHUMATION

Identifier	70032
Class	MONUMENT TYPE
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	A form of inhumation in which the skeleton is interred, usually on its side, with the knees brought up against the chest. This is a more extreme form of crouched inhumation.

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Context	Record
Monument Type	MNN15923 Possible Bronze Age Cemetery (Monument)
Monument Type	MNN25077 Possible Neolithic cist burial (Monument)