01 December 2020, Starts: 19:30

Poolewe: The Last Bronze Age Hoard in Scotland?

Online talk by Dr Matthew Knight (NMS)

Organised by Gairloch Museum. The talk will be live streamed via Zoom, so if you'd like to participate, please get in touch by email and we'll add you to the invitation list. You'll be sent a clickable link and access code to join the talk.  If you have any concerns about the technology, please get in touch and the museum will do their best to find a way for you to be able to view the talks. Further details on Gairloch Museum website

Description:

In 1877, a hoard of nine bronze objects was recovered from a peat bog at Poolewe, Scotland, including axeheads, rings and an ornament. This hoard was probably deposited around 800-600 BC, around the conventional transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age. Until recently, the significance of this hoard has never been fully investigated and here I present new research on the hoard, including an overview of the objects, a new radiocarbon date and metallurgical analysis. The place of the hoard in Scotland and Britain is considered and it can be suggested that the Poolewe hoard may in fact represent the last vestiges of the Late Bronze Age hoarding practice in Scotland.