MHG6340 - Burials, Balintore
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- BURIAL (Pictish - 300 AD to 900 AD) + Sci.Date
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH87NE 14 866 758.
In May 1982 two extended inhumations were discovered whilst excavating a trench for a new sewer pipe. They appeared to have been laid out SW-NE with head at SW, and had been covered by a number of flat slabs laid across each body. There were no associated finds. The skeletal material is in Inverness Museum (INVMG 1982.082 and 1982.083)
C Millar, D Ross and G Harden 1985. <1>
Three DNA samples from skeletal material from this site were included in the 'A summary round-up list of Scottish archaeological human remains that have been sampled/analysed for DNA as of January 2019', which is available online through DES. Three radiocarbon dates from the samples were also obtained, producing Pictish dates of 430-597 AD, 433-605 AD and 402-631 AD, calibrated to 2 sigma. <2>
The Acc. Nos. described above (1982.082 and 1982.083) in <1> are different to the Acc. Nos. (1985.082, 1982.049 and 1982.083) given in <2> . The Acc. Nos. for the human remains needs clarifying with IMAG as some listed in these two sources must be in error. GW 09/03/20
The DNA analysis is further discussed in a published article regarding two high-quality autosomal and eight mitochondrial genomes sequenced from individuals associated with the Pictish period of early medieval Scotland. <3>
Sources/Archives (14)
- --- SHG11562 Image/Photograph(s): Balintore : Grave 1.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11563 Image/Photograph(s): Balintore : Grave 1.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11564 Image/Photograph(s): Balintore : Grave 1.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11565 Image/Photograph(s): 1982. Balintore : Grave 1.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11566 Image/Photograph(s): Balintore : Grave 1.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11567 Image/Photograph(s): Balintore : Grave 1.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11568 Image/Photograph(s): Balintore : Grave 1.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11569 Image/Photograph(s): Balintore : Grave 1.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11570 Image/Photograph(s): Balintore : Grave 1.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11571 Image/Photograph(s): Balintore : Grave 1.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG11572 Image/Photograph(s): Balintore : Grave 1.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- <1> SHG234 Text/Publication/Article: Millar, Ross and Harden, C, D and G. 1985. 'Balintore (Fearn p) extended inhumations', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1985, p.23. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 23. 23.
- <2> SHG28225 Text/Publication/Article: Sheridan. A, et al (25 others). 2018. A summary round-up list of Scottish archaeological human remains that have been sampled/analysed for DNA as of January 2019, Discovery Excav Scot, New Series, Volume 18. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 1-23. Online. pp. 19.
- <3> SHG29409 Text/Publication/Article: Morez, A., Britton, K., Noble, G., Günther, T., Götherström, A., Rodríguez-Varela, R. et al.. 2023. Imputed genomes and haplotype-based analyses of the Picts of early medieval Scotland reveal fine-scale relatedness between Iron Age, early medieval and the modern people of the UK. PLOS Genetics 19(4). Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8660 7579 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH87NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | FEARN |
Finds (1)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Pictish - 300 AD to 900 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15248 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
- https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1010360 (View 2023 published DNA analysis article online)
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