Folkton Drums
In 1889, a round prehistoric barrow was opened by the scholar and amateur archaeologist William Greenwell near Folkton in North Yorkshire. Inside, he found a neolithic grave dating to the time of Stonehenge, estimated to be between 2600 and 2000 BC. The remains of several bodies were unearthed, one of whom was a child beside which the three drums were found. The rarity of this find (no other similar artifact is known from Europe) suggests that the child came from an elite group in society. Four years after the discovery, the drums were donated by Greenwell, along with other parts of his collection, to the British Museum.
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Folkton Drums
In 1889, a round prehistoric barrow was opened by the scholar and amateur archaeologist William Greenwell near Folkton in North Yorkshire. Inside, he found a neolithic grave dating to the time of Stonehenge, estimated to be between 2600 and 2000 BC. The remains of several bodies were unearthed, one of whom was a child beside which the three drums were found. The rarity of this find (no other similar artifact is known from Europe) suggests that the child came from an elite group in society. Four years after the discovery, the drums were donated by Greenwell, along with other parts of his collection, to the British Museum.
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Die Folkton-Trommeln (engl. Fo ...... weniger als einen Meter hoch.
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In 1889, a round prehistoric b ...... ection, to the British Museum.
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P&EE 1893 12-28 15-17
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Folkton Drums as currently displayed in the British Museum
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Die Folkton-Trommeln (engl. Fo ...... weniger als einen Meter hoch.
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In 1889, a round prehistoric b ...... ection, to the British Museum.
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Folkton Drums
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Folkton-Trommeln
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