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© Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles
Omeka ID 3557
Dolmen del turó de Sant Dalmau
Prehistory

variscite beads

MACB 659-010

Object type
bead
Production date
-2700 / -2000
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles
Culture
Prehistory
Discovery location
Dolmen del turó de Sant Dalmau
Materials
stone
Township
Palol de Revardit
Technique
polishing, openwork
Where is it?
-
Dimensions
14 mm de diàmetre (la dena més gran)
Description
Variscite discoid beads found during the excavation of the dolmen on Sant Dalmau Hill, in 1974. In this megalithic tomb people of both sexes and all ages, from children to the elderly, were interred, apparently in primary burials since parts of the whole skeleton have been detected. The various grave goods found indicate that its use extended from the late Neolithic to the Bronze Age. Apart from the variscite beads, of a very characteristic greenish colour, beads of steatite were recovered as well as others of a white stone, in this case cylindrical. The beads were probably worn in necklaces and bracelets that were deposited together with the deceased as an offering.

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