grave goods

MGECC-Prov. 6
Object type burial gifts
Culture/period Prehistory
Materials flint, shells
Technique
Mint
Production date -3500 / -2500
Museum Museu de Guissona
Current location Exposició permanent
Archaeological site La plana del Torrent
Township Ribera d'Ondara (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Segarra)
Dimensions
Description
Grave goods documented in the Neolithic burial of “Plana del Torrent”, consisting of mollusc remains and lithic material: three knives from the same light brown flint core, a dark brown flint knife, a piece of unshaped flint, a small votive axe, a whole necklace bead, half a necklace bead and five pierced shells that probably formed part of a necklace. This grave was discovered by chance during agricultural work on a farm in the municipality of Ribera d'Ondara.
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Omeka ID 446