The Folkton Drums are a very rare set of three decorated chalk objects in the shape of drums or solid cylinders dating from the Neolithic period. Found in a child's grave near the village of Folkton in northern England, they are now on loan to Stonehenge Visitor Centre from the British Museum.[1] A similar object, the Burton Agnes drum was found 15 miles away near Burton Agnes in 2015,[2] and another example, the Lavant drum, was excavated in 1993 in Lavant, West Sussex.[3]
Their purpose remains obscure. They were given the name "drum" to describe their shape, rather than from any thought they might be percussion instruments.
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The FolktonDrums are a very rare set of three decorated chalk objects in the shape of drums or solid cylinders dating from the Neolithic period. Found...
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