Hundreds of fragments of a rare transparent type of quartz called 'rock crystal' suggest Neolithic people used the mineral to decorate graves and other structures at a ceremonial site in western England, archaeologists say.
Hundreds of fragments of a rare transparent type of quartz called rock crystal were used to decorate Neolithic graves and other structures at a ceremonial site in the west of England, archaeologists
Distinctive and rare rock crystals were moved over long distances by Early Neolithic Brits and were used to mark their burial sites, according to groundbreaking new archaeological research. Evidence for the use of rock crystal - a rare type of.