Knife

This flint knife was found at Hedderwick at Dunbar in East Lothian. It could have been used for a number of purposes, including skinning an animal. It dates from between 3800 and 1500 BC.

The elongated oval knife, has a flat undersurface and a convex upper surface. Such knives are known as 'plano-convex' or 'slug' knives. The upper surface has had small flakes removed at the edges.

Simple flint knives were used for various purposes throughout prehistory. Plano-convex (or 'slug') knives tend to be Early Bronze Age in date, although specimens from the Neolithic Age are known.

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Online ID:	000-100-102-419-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.BM 123
Date:	Between 3800 and 1500 BC
Material:	Flint; plano-convex
Dimensions:	1.80" L
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Who:	Earl of Haddington (Item donated with his permission)
Where:	Scotland, East Lothian, Dunbar, Hedderwick
Event:
Description:	Plano-convex knife of flint, from Hedderwick, Dunbar, between 3800 and 1500 BC
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