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Saddle quern and rubbing stone from Orkney

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Postcard of Saddle quern and rubbing stone from Orkney.
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Saddle quern and rubbing stone from Orkney

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: 0035: Early Scottish Shelter - Life in the Prehistoric Home (multimedia essay)
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.BA 49
Date: Between 4000 and 0 BC
Material: Sandstone
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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