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).
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Bead
Description
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Greatest
Diameter
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Greatest
Length
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Round, faceted, quartz crystal bead (n = 3)
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12.5 mm
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9.8 mm
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Round/circular, faceted, quartz crystal
bead (n = 1)
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11.9 mm
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7.8 mm
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Oblong barrel, faceted, quartz crystal
bead (n = 2)
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17.3 mm
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9.2 mm
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Round, faceted, black jet bead (n =
2)
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11.1 mm
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11.4 mm
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Oblong barrel, roughly faceted,
carnelian bead (n = 1)
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10.3 mm
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20.2 mm
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Irregular nugget-shaped, possibly
faceted, carnelian bead (n = 1)
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7.9 mm
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5.3 mm
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Round, milky white agate bead (n =
1)
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9.8 mm
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8.8 mm
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Tubular, pale pinkish-orange agate bead
(n = 2)
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*
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*
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Tubular, dark grey striated agate bead
(n = 1)
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*
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*
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*Bead broken, no measurements possible.