DATASHEET 29
The possible use of fish and cattle bones as rosary beads
by
Sue Stallibrass
School of Archaeology, Classics and Oriental Studies, University of Liverpool,
Hartley Building, Liverpool L69 3GS
The site of a demolished medieval chapel at
Chevington, Northumberland, was excavated
in 1997 by the Archaeological Practice of
Newcastle University in advance of total
destruction by open cast coal mining. The site
lies 5 km from the coast of the North Sea.
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to the author. © Sue Stallibrass 2002
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