Knife

Title

Knife

Identifier

ABDUA:64504

Description

Large knife made on a flake of black volcanic rock, perhaps pitchstone. It has a keeled back, and has been ground over the whole surface, with extra polishing/grinding to sharpen blade down one side. Parallel grooves visible on blade - maybe use marks. Found in the Bog of Fintray, Fintray, Aberdeenshire along with other well made flint tools. The pitchstone does not come from Aberdeenshire, indicating that the raw material, if not the tool was brought from elsewhre in Britain.

Date

Early: -2900 Late: -1800 Period: LNEO EBA

Format

stone pitchstone, knapped polished, L: 49 mm W: 12 mm TH: 3 mm

Coverage

Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Bog of Fintray Fintray Aberdeenshire

Type

Physical Object

UUID

c42989e8-056e-45f9-80da-8030d45ee7f1