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Mesolithic bloodstone artefacts from Camas Daraich, Skye
07 August 2020
Bloodstone microlith blades © Beverly Ballin Smith Bloodstone is a form of jasper (chalcedony) which outcrops on the island of Rum, to the south of Skye. It was used in prehistory, ...Full Story
Samian Pottery from Dun Flodigarry, Skye
01 July 2020
© Talla Hopper This sherd of pottery was found during excavations of a Complex Atlantic Roundhouse (broch) at Dun Flodigarry, Skye. There were few finds from the excavation in the 1980s, b...Full Story
Slag from Dun Creich, Sutherland
01 June 2020
Slag from Dun Creich © Historylinks Image Archive Iron slag is a common find in the Highlands. These examples were found at Dun Creich, a vitrified hillfort in East Sutherland on the Dorn...Full Story
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07/08/2020 - Mesolithic bloodstone artefacts from Camas Daraich, Skye
Bloodstone microlith blades © Beverly Ballin Smith Bloodstone is a form... More >>