Ritual Deposition

[Floratang]

what is the meaning of "ritual deposition"?

please look at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/archaeology/research/recent_trent_metalwork.php.

Thanks!

[Mister Micawber]

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There is also a synonymous phrase in the bibiliography: 'Votive Deposits'. The idea is that the bronze weapons, etc, may have been thrown into the river as a part of a ritual or ceremony.
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Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's