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Pottery vessel, macehead, haematite, boar tusks, and axeheads from Liffs Low
Copyright Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust
Pottery vessel, macehead, haematite, boar tusks, and axeheads from Liffs Low
Dimensions : Tusks: length 8.1 and 7.1cm. Haematite: length 2.6 and 2.2cm. Macehead: length 7.6cm, width 7.2cm. Pottery vessel: height 10.9cm. Axeheads: length 18.8 and 14.5cm.
Site name : Liffs Low
Site type : Burial site
Time period : Neolithic
Material : Bone or antler; Baked clay; Flint; Haematite; Stone
Object type : Grave goods; Tool; Weapon; Personal item
Museum number : J93.54; J93.55; J93.550; J93.569; J93.757a
This group of Late Neolithic objects is one of the most important found by Thomas Bateman. They were excavated at Liffs Low in 1843.
The finds are unique as a group. However, similar objects have been found in other Late Neolithic burials in Britain. The antler macehead is one of several known in this country. The small pot is unique. Dating it has been very difficult. This is always a problem with unique finds. Comparisons are made with similar finds instead.
Bibliography :
Barnatt, J. , 1996c
Bateman, T. , 1848
Glossary:
AMS
Barrow
Cist
Excavation
Haematite
Macehead
Neolithic
Primary burial
Thomas Bateman
Related objects
Pot from Liffs Low
Two boar tusks and two pieces of haematite from Liffs Low
Macehead from Liffs Low
Two pots and a bone pin from the barrow at Arbor Low
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