I Dig Sheffield | Digging around Sheffield and the Peaks

Necklace from Galley 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.

Disturbed burial
A disturbed burial is one that has been damaged or altered in some way from its original state.

Garnet
Garnet is a type of stone. Its deep red variant is used as a gemstone.

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.

Thomas Bateman
1821-1861. A gentleman antiquarian, from Middleton, Derbyshire, and son of William Bateman. He excavated many barrows in the Peak District and surrounding area. Many artefacts from his personal collection were bought by Weston Park Museum in 1893.

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