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Bowl from Cow Low

Object glossary

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.

Barrow
A barrow is an earthen mound, usually containing at least one human burial or cremation inside.

Bronze Age
2500-900 BC. In this period most people were farmers. They built stone circles, and wealthier people were buried with objects in round burial mounds. The working of bronze was developed over many centuries.

Excavator
An excavator is a person who digs into the earth, for example to find archaeological remains.

Peak District
The Peak District National Park is between Sheffield and Manchester, and covers parts of six counties. It was established as the first National Park in 1951.

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