The Bronze Age
Domestic
Beaker pottery, Luce Sands
- Period:
- Bronze Age
- Description:
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Fragments or sherds of Beaker pottery collected from the sand dunes at Luce Sands. The pottery has been decorated by pressing twisted cord into the clay. These pieces were found in the 1930s by Rev Anderson of Castle Kennedy.
Beakers are well-made, thin-walled pots decorated with a distinctive impressed design. They were introduced from continental Europe around 2300 BC. Beakers are often found with burials.
- Place of Discovery:
- Luce Sands
- Materials/Media:
- Fired clay
- Dimensions:
- Max width: 30mm
- Source:
- Stranraer Museum
- Accession number:
- WIWMS 1945.462
- Digital Number:
- SMAH001
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
