Flax-growing in Orkney from the Norse period to the 18th century
Keywords:
Burial, Brooches Fortyfour Glass Beads, Iron Rivet, Pin, Needles Iron Sickle Bronze Ringed Pin Bronze Buckle, Bone, Grave, Textile Fragments Brooches, Iron Knife Whetstone Bone Needle
Burial, Brooches Fortyfour Glass Beads, Iron Rivet, Pin, Needles Iron Sickle Bronze Ringed Pin Bronze Buckle, Bone, Grave, Textile Fragments Brooches, Iron Knife Whetstone Bone Needle
Period(s):
18th Century, Norse
18th Century, Norse
Abstract
New material from excavations at Pool, Sanday, stimulates an examination of the botany, cultivation, and processing of flax, together with its value in early subsistence economies. Rather than having been introduced in the 18th century, flax cultivation may have taken place from the Norse period to modern times. Au (adp A R)
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Published
30-11-1988
How to Cite
Bond, J. M., & Hunter, J. R. (1988). Flax-growing in Orkney from the Norse period to the 18th century. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 117, 175–181. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.117.175.181
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