Mary Evans Ceremony in a Megalithic burial mound 10238308

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Picture No	10238308
Date	Prehistory
Description	Ceremony in a Megalithic burial mound
Details	A reconstruction drawing by Alan Sorrell designed to give an impression of the ceremonies associated with the holiest part of a Megalithic burial mound - the right-hand recess of the cruciform chamber. It is assumed that the dead chieftain was cremated outside the mound and that his ashes were then gathered together and deposited on the stone basin. Drawing done to illustrate an article about the excavation of the Knowth burial mound by Dr George Eogan.
Source	Drawing by Alan Sorrell in the Illustrated London News, 7 June 1969 p.25 btm right
Credit	© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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