Material culture

Tony Pollard (Author)

Robert Squair (Contributor)

Tony Pollard (Contributor)

Catherine Smith (Contributor)


Keyword(s):
Copperalloy Pin, Nails, Pottery, Bone, Sherds
Period(s):
Medieval, Neolithic

Abstract


The pottery assemblage comprised approximately 350 sherds of various dates (Neolithic, Norse, medieval and tentatively post-medieval) indicating that the caves were a focus for sporadic activity if not continuous occupation over several successive periods in the past. A small group of well preserved bone and antler items were recovered although Antler Cave had only antler tines. Iron nails included clench nails which have a strong association with boat construction but not of any specific period. A copper-alloy pin from Wetweather Cave could have been Norse or medieval in date.

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Published
01-01-2005
How to Cite
Pollard, Tony, Robert Squair, Tony Pollard, and Catherine Smith. 2005. “Material Culture”. Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports 18 (January), 15-21. http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/sair/article/view/960.