Social:Adabrock Hoard
The Adabrock Hoard is a collection of Late Bronze Age artefacts deposited at Adabroc, Isle of Lewis, Scotland around 1000-800 BC.[1] The artefacts comprise two bronze socketed axeheads, a spearhead, a gouge, a hammer, three razors, as well as fragments of decorated bronze vessel, two whetstones and beads of glass, amber and gold.[1][2] The hoard was discovered in peat, at a depth of 9–10 feet, by Donald Murray in May 1910.[3][4] The hoard was acquired shortly after discovery by the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (now National Museums Scotland) and is accessioned as X.DQ 211-227.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Discovery
The Adabrock Hoard was discovered by Donald Murray while cutting peat for fuel in May 1910.[3] The hoard was excavated by the finder, who described the artefacts as being 'all in one group, the smaller things above and the heavier below'.[3]
Bronze Age gold, amber and glass beads found in the Adabrock Hoard
Bronze Age tools found in the Adabrock Hoard
See also
- Bronze Age Britain
- Atlantic Bronze Age
- Bronze Age Europe
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gold object of the week No. 11: The Adabrock bead" (in en). https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/our-research/featured-projects/prehistoric-gold/gold-object-of-the-week/gold-object-of-the-week-11/.
- ↑ "Socketed axe" (in en). https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Anderson, Joseph (1911-11-30). "Notice of a Hoard of Bronze Implements recently found in Lewis" (in en). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 45: 27–46. ISSN 2056-743X. http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/psas/article/view/7207.
- ↑ "Lewis, Adabrock | Canmore" (in en). https://canmore.org.uk/site/4438/lewis-adabrock.
- ↑ "Gouge" (in en). https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/gouge/128306.
- ↑ "Spearhead" (in en). https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/.
- ↑ "Hammer" (in en). https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/.
- ↑ "Blade" (in en). https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/.
- ↑ "Piece / bronze, sheet" (in en). https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/.
- ↑ "Bead" (in en). https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/.
- ↑ "Bead / portion" (in en). https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/.
- ↑ "Piece / sandstone" (in en). https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/.
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