Flint waste

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Eight pieces of flint waste, Bronze Age 3,780 - 3,800 years ago.

Field collection: Bractullo Farm., Letham, Angus. Short cist inhumation uncovered in December 1966 during ploughing operations.

Donated by Mrs MM Watt
Museum number 1969-244-8=16

Dated from radio carbon tests performed on skeleton.

Part of a grave group. This was the grave of a woman over thirty five years old of a robust build. She was about 163cm tall. Two of the peices of flint became blunt with use and were re-shaped so that they could continue to be used.