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The Journal of the Jamestown Rediscovery Center

Volume 1


More Than "A Few Blew Beads": The Glass and Stone Beads from Jamestown Rediscovery's 1994-1997 Excavations

Heather Lapham
University of Virginia


Figure 11. Descriptions of the stone beads (n=14).

Bead Description

Greatest
Diameter

Greatest
Length

Round, faceted, quartz crystal bead (n = 3)

12.5 mm

9.8 mm

Round/circular, faceted, quartz crystal bead (n = 1)

11.9 mm

7.8 mm

Oblong barrel, faceted, quartz crystal bead (n = 2)

17.3 mm

9.2 mm

Round, faceted, black jet bead (n = 2)

11.1 mm

11.4 mm

Oblong barrel, roughly faceted, carnelian bead (n = 1)

10.3 mm

20.2 mm

Irregular nugget-shaped, possibly faceted, carnelian bead (n = 1)

7.9 mm

5.3 mm

Round, milky white agate bead (n = 1)

9.8 mm

8.8 mm

Tubular, pale pinkish-orange agate bead (n = 2)

*

*

Tubular, dark grey striated agate bead (n = 1)

*

*

*Bead broken, no measurements possible.








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