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Beaver's tooth pendant from Wigber Low

Object glossary

Amulet
An amulet is an object used for good luck or as charm against evil.

Anglo-Saxon
430-1070 AD. The country was divided into a number of warring kingdoms. The richer people liked gold and silver jewellery. They buried their dead in barrows. Christianity was introduced from the continent and gradually replaced older beliefs.

Archaeological context
An object's archaeological context is made up of the material it is found in, it's position, and any other objects found with it.

Cairn
A cairn is made up of stones piled on top of each other. In the Bronze Age, cairns could cover a human burial or cremation.

Excavation
Excavation is the process of digging into the earth, for example to find archaeological remains.

Rivet
A rivet is a nail or bolt for holding metal plates together.

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