Disc shaped quartz pebble. Part of a grave group from Bractullo, Letham.

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Disc shaped polished quartz pebble, Bronze Age 3,780 - 3,800 years ago.

Field collection: Bractullo Farm, Letham, Angus. Short cist inhumation found during ploughing operations in December 1966

Donated by Mrs MM Watt
Museum number: 1969-244-3

Dated from radio carbon tests performed on skeleton.

Part of a grave group.This was the grave of a woman over thirty five years old of a robust build. She was about 163cm tall. The woman may have used this pebble as a charm. Quartz is often found in prehistoric burials, and may have had ritualistic significance. The woman may have also used the pebble to smooth clay in making pottery or in preparing skins in making leather.