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A mace-head from near Stonehenge

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Half a mile south of the religious site of Stonehenge, a Bronze Age leader was buried under a mound in the richest prehistoric grave found in Britain. The gold objects buried in his grave allow the exploration of power and status in this period and of the far-reaching network of contacts between Britain and Europe.


From

Bush Barrow, near Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England


Date

1900 – 1700 BC


Culture

Early Bronze Age


Material

stone – a fossilised sponge


Dimensions

length: 10 cm
width: 4.4 cm
height: 4 cm


Museum

Wiltshire Museum

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