Original Message:   Re: 4 mm. diameter is large!

Size is relative I suppose but some of these Neolithic beads are very small and manufactured using stone tools, like microlith drills. They can date to as early as 3,700BC in Ireland although obviously there are far older beads than that. Have added a pic of fairly typical stone pendants from Irish Neolithic Passage Tombs - commonly known as pestle or hammer pendants, and two stone beads. Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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