Accession No
1923.1634.6
Description
Two fragments of limonite and one of limonite converted by heat into haematite.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Mildenhall; Barton Mills; Beacon Hill
Period
Bronze Age
Source
Cawdor, Earl of [excavator and donor]; Fox, Cyril [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.1634.6
Cultural Affliation
Material
?Lumarite; ?Limonite; ?Haematite; Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Physical description)
?Lumarite Haematite
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Excavated in 1923 by the Earl of Cawdor and Dr Cyril Fox, on the Marquess of Bristol's property. From the sandy portion of the barrow.
Event Date 1923
Author: maa
Context (References)
Cawdor, Earl of and Fox, Cyril. 1925. 'The Beacon Hill Barrow, Barton Mills, Suffolk' in Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 26, pp. 19-56.
Event Date 1925
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Two fragments of limonite and one of limonite converted by heat into haematite.
Event Date 22/11/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:21324
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