Flint knife

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Flint knife, Bronze Age 3,780 - 3,800 years ago.

Field collection: Bractullo Farm, Letham, Angus. Inhumation in a short cist found during ploughing operations in December 1966.

Donated by Mrs MM Watt
Museum number 1969-244-4

Dated from radio carbon tests performed on skeleton.

Part of a grave group. The grave is of a woman over thirty five years old of a robust build. She was about 163cm tall. The knife is oval, with a flat underside and a rounded upper surface.