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Links: ‘The Orkney dig uncovering Britain’s stone age culture’

Tuesday, February 15, 2022 (9:08 AM)

The Burton Agnes chalk drum, chalk ball and bone pin. (British Museum)

The Burton Agnes chalk drum, chalk ball and bone pin. (British Museum)

A few Ness-related links among the many relating to the Burton Agnes “drum” and The World of Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum.

  • ‘Every year it astounds us’: the Orkney dig uncovering Britain’s stone age culture (The Guardian; Feb 15, 2022)
  • British archaeologists found a 5,000-year-old drum and three children locked in a Neolithic embrace (The Washington Post; Feb 12, 2022)
  • 5,000-year-old chalk drum decorated with motifs was discovered in Yorkshire alongside burial of three children (The Guardian; Feb 10, 2022)

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