Cleaver

This slate cleaver or chopper was found at Jarlshof in Shetland. It dates from between 950 and 400 BC. It would have been useful as a butchery tool, for dismembering carcasses.

The large handled cleaver is made from a large flake of slate. It has a straight back and short handle.

The inhabitants of Jarlshof made use of the abundant local supplies of stone to make crude-looking but effective tools.

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Online ID:	000-100-042-982-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.HSA 3335
Date:	Between 950 and 400 BC
Material:	Slate; flaked; large; straight back and handle
Dimensions:	17.80" x 5.60"
What:	Cleaver / chopper
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Where:	Scotland, Shetland, Sumburgh, Jarlshof
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Description:	Large handled flaked slate cleaver or chopper, from Jarlshof
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