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Stylus
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From Newstead, Roxburghshire
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A stylus is a needle-like implement for writing, often used on wax tablets. The sharp end was used to write with, the blunt to rub out mistakes. This iron example comes from the site of the Roman fort at Newstead in Roxburghshire.
Iron stylus from Newstead
Brought to Scotland by the Romans, writing was a vital part of the bureaucracy generated by the army. The most common writing materials were wax and wooden tablets, inscribed with a stylus, and tablets of thin leaves of wood written with ink.
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- Online ID: 000-100-037-187-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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National Museums Scotland
Project description View all records in project - Ref: National Museums Scotland X.FRA 702
- Date: Between 80 and 180 AD
- Material: Iron
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- Who: Newstead Collection
- Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead
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- References:
- Curle, James. A Roman frontier post and its people: the Fort of Newstead in the parish of Melrose. Glasgow: Maclehose & Sons, 1911
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