✨ 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 & 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀: 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗮𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘅𝘀𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗲 ✨  
In 2022, our team uncovered a 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 at Walton, Suffolk, revealing Early Neolithic pits, 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀, six barrows, and 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. Among these discoveries were two remarkable finds that hint at life and rituals from millennia ago.  

🧵 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 – 𝗔 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗹 An 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲 spindlewhorl, discovered in a barrow ditch, suggests spinning and weaving might have taken place on this sandy upland site. But was it wool, flax, or something else being spun here? The absence of water raises questions about wool processing, while flax – thriving in sandy soils – remains a likely contender. 𝘞𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘣, 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘪𝘭? For now, the spindlewhorl keeps its secrets!  

💎 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 – 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 Recovered from a Beaker pit, these delicate beads (4–5mm wide) were likely made from lignite, jet, or shale. Dated to 2050–2150 BC, they may once have adorned necklaces, garments, or other funerary items. Their presence in isolation is intriguing, sparking curiosity about their significance in this context (𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥, 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯?).  

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