Knife

This flint knife was found at Cleughhead at Bonchester Bridge in Roxburghshire. It was a cutting tool, and could have been used for a number of purposes, including to cut skins, sometime between 3000 and 1500 BC.

The edge has been retouched (small flakes removed) to create a sharp cutting edge.

People have made widespread use of animal skins in Scotland since the first settlers came here. Leather was cut into pieces using a variety of sharp tools over the ages.

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Online ID:	000-100-032-094-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.AA 286
Date:	Between 3000 and 1500 BC
Material:	Flint, speckled dark grey; discoidal; the edge ground round two thirds of circumference
Dimensions:	2.70" x 2.40"
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Where:	Scotland, Roxburghshire, Bonchester Bridge, Cleughhead
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Description:	Discoidal knife of speckled dark grey flint, from Cleughhead, Bonchester Bridge, Roxburghshire
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