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Usualy grave goods were broken when offered up.
These disks range in size from 4cm to 12 cm.
Alastair Whittle found a few at the palasade enclosure and they are now in Cardiff. 11 were found in the ditch at windmill hill with out any burials nearby, they are in the A K museum storage.
I large one was in the forecourt of West Kennet long barrow when Piggott-smith restored it in the 1960's, now in Devizes.
Several have been found around the counrty in long and round barrows and no one has a plausible explaination for them,
loom weights have been put forward before as have fishing weights and spindle weights.
Anyone one else got any other ideas?
PeteG

1. very big coinage for folks with very big neolithic pockets and wallets?

2. Wheels from neolithic hotwheels cars?

3. Gambling chips for neolithic roulette?

4. Paperweights?

5. Frames from neolithic specs?

6. An early attempt at an LP? (that's a bit close to your CD suggestion Pete - soz, I'm getting unoriginal now)