2.4 Structure And Use Of Shaft Graves

Question 1

What is a shaft grave ?

Answer 1

A grave in which a drop shaft was dug and a chamber created at the bottom for a body, often re used for later burials

Question 2

Which grave circle contained shaft graves ?

Answer 2

Grave circle B
Contained 14 Shaft graves and 10 Cist

Question 3

What was the shaft grave a development of ?

Answer 3

The cist grave
It was both larger and wider allowing the body to lay flat