From Jarlshof, Shetland
This slate knife was found at Jarlshof in Shetland. It could have been used in butchery sometime between 2500 and 1500 BC.
The large knife was manufactured from a slate flake.
The inhabitants of Jarlshof used the abundant local supplies of stone to made crude-looking but effective tools.
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