Add to albumThese objects provide evidence of daily life at the hillfort site of Aitnock near Dalry in Ayrshire. They include a sherd of Roman samian ware pottery, a piece of a sandstone spindle whorl, a piece of perforated antler, a hammerstone, a pebble and a whetstone. They probably date from between 0 and 200 AD.
Whetstones were used to sharpen metal tools or weapons. The sandstone example here is shaped like a plough coulter (the blade mounted before the shares of a plough).
Spindle whorls are also common settlement finds, hung at the end of a strand or ball of wool, to act as a flywheel as it was spun into yarn using a spindle. The function of the piece of antler is unknown.
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- Online ID: 000-000-136-632-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
Early Scottish Shelter - Life in the Prehistoric Home (multimedia essay)
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland X.HH 322
- Date: Between 0 and 200 AD
- Material: Deerhorn
Oval
Sandstone
Sandstone
Ware
Antler / fragment
Fragment
Hammerstone
Pebble
Whetstone
Whorl
- Dimensions: 1.5 x 1 x 0.69"
1.63" D, 0.63" thick
2.31" L
2.75 x 2.13 x 1"
7.5 x 2.25 x 0.81"
- What: Antler / fragment
Fragment
Hammerstone
Pebble
Whetstone
Whorl
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- Who:
- Where: Scotland, Ayrshire, Dalry, Aitnock
Scotland, Ayrshire, Dalry, Aitnock
Scotland, Ayrshire, Dalry, Aitnock
Scotland, Ayrshire, Dalry, Aitnock
Scotland, Ayrshire, Dalry, Aitnock
Scotland, Ayrshire, Dalry, Aitnock
- Event:
- Description: Hammerstone
Whetstone
Pebble
Whorl
Fragment
Fragment of an antler from Aitnock, Dalry, Ayrshire
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