Scoop

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This scallop shell is from Cnoc Coig on Oronsay in the Inner Hebrides. It was found on a rubbish heap associated with the early gathering-fishing-hunting communities of the west of Scotland. It would have been used as a scoop.

The shell is worn around its outer edge.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-202-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.1997.101
• Date: 4500 - 4300 BC
  Between 4500 and 4300 BC
  
• Material: Scoop, scallop
  
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• What: Scoop, scallop
  
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• Where: Scotland, Argyll, Oronsay, Cnoc Coig
  
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• Description: Scallop scoop from Cnoc Coig, Oronsay, 4500 - 4300 BC
  
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