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Saddle quern and rubbing stone from Orkney
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A saddle quern was used for grinding grains and seeds. This saddle quern was found in Orkney. It could date any time between 4000 and 0 BC.
The lower quernstone has been worn to a small hollow from the action of rubbing with a rubbing stone.
The earliest type of quern, the saddle quern, was used from around 3800 BC. They were simple to use: the grains or seeds were placed on the lower stone, and a rubbing stone was pushed backwards and forwards over it.
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- Online ID: 000-000-136-601-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
Early Scottish Shelter - Life in the Prehistoric Home (multimedia essay)
Project description View all records in project - Ref: National Museums Scotland X.BA 49
- Date: Between 4000 and 0 BC
- Material: Sandstone
Saddle quern - Dimensions: 19.50" x 10.50"
- What: Saddle quern
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- Where: Scotland, Orkney
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- Description: Saddle quern of sandstone, from Orkney
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