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Spearhead

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From Bac Mhic Connain, North Uist, Outer Hebrides

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000-100-038-749-C
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Spearhead

This bone spearhead was found at Bac Mhic Connain on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides. It was used on a throwing spear, probably for hunting, sometime between 200 BC and 800 AD.

The spearhead has a notch on either side near the tip, forming a dart-like point.

Four main types of weapons were used to catch and kill land and sea mammals: bows and arrows, throwing weapons, thrusting spears and clubs. Throwing weapons were used on land and at sea. Some had detachable heads and were used with a line.


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Online ID: 000-100-038-749-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.GNB 14
Date: Between 200 BC and 800 AD
Material: Bone; with a notch on either side
Dimensions: 5.50" L
What: Projectile head
Subject:
Who: Beveridge Collection
Where: Scotland, Inverness-shire, North Uist, Vallay, Bac Mhic Connain
Event:
Description: Bone projectile head from Bac Mhic Connain, North Uist
References:
  • HallĂ©n, Ywonne. The use of bone and antler at Foshigarry and Bac Mhic Connain, two Iron Age sites on North Uist, Western Isles. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 124 (1994), pp 205-6. 
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