From Sollas, North Uist, Outer Hebrides
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Bone
These animal bones were found at a wheelhouse at Sollas on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. They have been split for marrow extraction sometime between 0 and 200 AD.
Bone split for marrow extraction, from Sollas, North Uist, 0 - 200 AD
The splitting of bones for marrow extraction was carried out throughout prehistory. Marrow was a valuable part of the diet.
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland X.1997.103 D |
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0 - 200 AD 0 - 200 AD 0 - 200 AD 0 - 200 AD Between 0 and 200 AD
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Bone; split Bone; split Bone; split Bone; split
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Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist, Sollas Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist, Sollas Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist, Sollas Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist, Sollas
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- Campbell, Ewan. Excavations of a wheelhouse and other Iron Age structures at Sollas, North Uist, by R J C Atkinson in 1957. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 121 (1991), 117-73.
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