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Tool Storage
Careful recording of the finds from excavations at Mound 1, Bornais, S Uist has given some indication of how the stone tools were used and stored during the occupation of this Iron Age roundhouse. Many of the stone tools were clearly deposited in groups; three discrete groups formed tight concentrations of 50cm to 60cm in diameter [...]
– January 14, 2010
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Rotary Querns and Stone Weights
Rotary querns and stone weights were the most common finds at the excavation of an Iron Age homestead at Black Spout, Perth and Kinross. They were all made from the locally available garnetiferous schist. For more information go to www.pkht.org.uk/Projects/Black-Spout-Homestead-Pitlochry/
– January 13, 2010