This interpretation is supported by several aspects of the evidence.

The care with which the modified bones were returned to anatomical position suggests that whoever performed these actions was invested in maintaining something of the woman’s bodily integrity — that the purpose was not to discard or consume her remains but to transform them in specific ways while preserving the overall structure of her body.

The return of the modified bones to the burial suggests that the burial itself was understood as a meaningful destination for her remains — a place where her reassembled body would remain in a form that carried significance for the community.

The ancestor veneration interpretation fits within what is known about Iron Age British practices more broadly.