Since the late 20th century it has become customary to consider'Wessex Culture'as a limited social stratum rather than a distinct cultural grouping, specifically referring to the hundred or so particularly richly furnished graves in and around Wiltshire.
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A meaningful element are the glass beads ( of blue, green and white colors ) that are found in this culture and which have been related with similar findings in Egypt ( Amarna ), Mycenaean Greece ( dated in the 14th century BC ), the British Wessex culture ( dated c . 1400 BC ) and some sites in France.
