Mersea Tumulus
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Mersea Tumulus by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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Mersea Tumulus
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 14 Sep 2014
This is the inner chamber of Image the glass vessel is a modern jar about the size of the funerary jar currently residing in Mersea Museum http://www.merseamuseum.org.uk/ You can see a picture of the real one at www.merseamuseum.org.uk/mmphoto.php?pid=MOR_129_003&hit=27&tot=47&typ=cat&syn=all&cat=433,222,434 . You can learly see the layers of soil that were brought to the site by the builders of the monument. Behind the jar is a tile, all that remains of the brick tomb http://www.merseamuseum.org.uk/mmphoto.php?pid=MOR_129_002&hit=26&tot=47&typ=cat&syn=all&cat=433,222,434 you can also take a look Image
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Image Location
Latitude
51.791044
Longitude
0.931402