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Bone knife

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From Jarlshof, Shetland

Postcard of Bone knife.
000-100-042-826-C
© National Museums Scotland

Bone knife

This bone knife was found at Jarlshof in Shetland. It had probably been used for filleting and carving carcases between 950 and 400 BC.

The knife is made from a finely polished ox scapula rounded to a crescent shape.

The tools used for skinning, dismembering, filleting and carving carcasses were simple but efficient, often made from whatever natural resources were at hand. Some are not very different from tools used today.


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Online ID: 000-100-042-826-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.HSA 3097
Date: Between 950 and 400 BC
Material: Bone, scapula, ox; rounded to crescent shape; sharp edge; finely polished
Dimensions: 8.00" x 1.80"
What: Knife
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Where: Scotland, Shetland, Sumburgh, Jarlshof
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Description: Knife of finely polished ox scapula rounded to a crescent shape, from Jarlshof
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