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from White Moss, Shapinsay, Orkney

Possible yoke
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This wooden object, possibly a yoke, was found in a peat bog at White Moss on Shapinsay in Orkney. It was used sometime between 1516 and 1253 BC.

The wooden yoke has two holes at either end for attaching the reins.

Wood was plentiful and early people used it skilfully, employing a range of axes and other tools for different tasks. Wooden objects survive only where conditions are favourable, and few therefore survive to indicate the range of objects made.

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