Skaill knives are simple flake tools made from sandstone cobbles. They are commonly found in middens associated with settlements of the Late Neolithic in Orkney. Wear traces are often visible on these tools indicating that they had been used prior to deposition. Given the perceived ‘softness’ or fragility of the sandstone the question arose as to what exactly these stone flakes had been [...]
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