Bowl

Description: The clay of this bowl contains traces of fat which show that it held milk products. This is the earliest evidence for dairying in Britain. The bowl was found beside the Sweet Track and dates from about 3800 BC.
Accession Loan No.: TTNCM : 130/1986/2452
Collection Class: Prehistory
Common Name: bowl
Simple Name: bowl
Period Classification: Neolithic (4500-1500 BC)
Production Date: 3800 BC
Production Country: England
Production Continent: Europe
Material: pottery
Collection Site Name: Sweet Track
Collection Town: Shapwick
Collection County: Somerset
Collection Country: England
Collection Continent: Europe

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On Display: Museum of Somerset

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